Nogales border officers: Jalapeño load hid $1.6M in pot

More than the peppers made a shipment of jalapeños recently intercepted by border officers at Nogales hot.

2 teens arrested in separate marijuana smuggling attempts

Two 16-year-old boys were arrested Saturday in separate marijuana smuggling attempts at the Douglas port of entry.

Officers in Nogales find $1M worth of pot hidden in bags of charcoal

More than $1 million worth of marijuana hidden in a shipment of charcoal was seized at a Nogales port of entry on Friday, officials said.

More than ton of pot seized in Nogales, Ariz.

Federal agents seized more than 2,300 pounds of marijuana and arrested three suspects Wednesday during a surveillance operation in Nogales.

Douglas border officers find 200 pounds of pot in car

A 24-year-old woman was arrested Friday after border officers found 144 packages of marijuana hidden in the Dodge sedan she was driving into Douglas from Mexico, officials say.

2 arrested in separate border pot-smuggling incidents

Two people were arrested Tuesday in separate incidents at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry for trying to smuggle about $304,000 worth of marijuana into the United States, a federal official said.

Man growing pot turns himself in to Tucson cops

A 42-year-old man turned himself in to Tucson police Thursday after investigators located a sophisticated marijuana growing operation in his house and a warehouse.

Cannon used to shoot marijuana over border

MEXICALI, Mexico — A powerful improvised cannon was used to hurl packets of marijuana across a border fence into California, police in the border city of Mexicali say.

Manslaughter case against marijuana smoker to move forward

Judge Howard Hantman has decided prosecutors have not violated the rights of a woman charged with killing a teen in a DUI-related crash.

Defense attorney says client in fatal crash wasn't driving recklessly

In order for someone to be convicted of manslaughter, prosecutors need to prove the defendant was behaving "recklessly" during the crime. Jeff Rogers believes the state is going to fall short in the Joan Laidlaw case.

2 Arizona pot busts worth $2.25M

Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents seized nearly 4,500 pounds of marijuana worth about $2.25 million in two separate incidents Friday, officials said.

Nogales border agents display 7-ton pot seizure

Federal agents in Nogales today showed off about 14,000 pounds of marijuana that’s believed to be the largest pot seizure at an Arizona border crossing.

Feds: Huge marijuana bust at Nogales border crossing

Agents recently made a huge marijuana seizure at a commercial truck crossing point on the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales, Ariz., federal authorities say.

Cash, marijuana seized at Douglas border crossing

Two Mexican nationals were arrested this week in unrelated smuggling incidents at the Douglas border crossing.

2 arrested in Sierra Vista marijuana-smuggling case

Two people were arrested in Sierra Vista Wednesday in connection with a cross-country marijuana dealing operation.

Arizona border agent jailed until pot-smuggling trial

A U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of smuggling marijuana earlier this month while on duty in southwestern Arizona will remain in jail while he awaits trial.

Sierra Vista cops bust medical pot ‘cultivator’ for too many plants

A medical marijuana card holder in Sierra Vista was arrested last week after officers found more plants on her property than she was legally allowed to have.

A history of marijuana in the United States

SEATTLE — The grass is no greener. But, finally, it’s legal — at least somewhere in America. It’s been a long, strange trip for marijuana.

Judge upholds Arizona medical marijuana law

PHOENIX — State and county officials cannot refuse to process applications for medical marijuana dispensaries just because the drug remains illegal under federal law, a trial judge ruled today.

Border agents: Douglas woman’s car filled with pot

A Douglas woman was arrested while trying to drive into Arizona when border agents say they found 199 packages of marijuana hidden in the car she was driving.