Border agents seize 26 lbs. of cocaine at Nogales port

A 29-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for attempting to smuggle 26 pounds of cocaine into the United States through the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Ariz, officials said.

Border officers find drug assortment in Mexican woman’s pickup truck

A 54-year-old Mexican woman was arrested Wednesday after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Naco Port of Entry said they found about 150 pounds of assorted drugs.

Couple killed in Nogales, Sonora

Two people were shot to death Monday night in Nogales, Sonora, according to police reports.

Whitney Houston’s mother has words for Bobby Brown

NEW YORK — Cissy Houston has a few words, and a few more, for Bobby Brown.

Jail time for 'cure' involving ozone

A Tucson construction worker was sentenced to one year in jail Wednesday by a judge who said she was unwilling to risk the safety of any probation officer who might be assigned to his case.

Border officers find cocaine in transmission of Tucson man’s truck

A Mexican man living in Tucson was arrested Sunday at the Dennis DeConcini Port in Nogales after officials say they found about five pounds of cocaine stuffed into the transmission of the car he was driving.

Man linked to slaying in 2000 gets 16 years

A Tucson man linked to a murder by a cellphone seven years after the fact was sentenced Friday to 16 years in prison on a second-degree murder charge.

Port officers in Nogales seize 27 lbs. of cocaine, arrest man

A 66-year-old Mexican national was arrested in Nogales on Saturday for attempting to smuggle more than 27 pounds of cocaine into the United States through the Dennis DeConcini Port, officials said.

Eating champ Bill “El Wingador” Simmons clipped on drug charge

William T. Simmons, the five-time Philadelphia wing-eating champion known as “El Wingador,” was arrested in New Jersey on a charge of cocaine distribution.

Arizona border agents find cocaine in man's wheelchair seat

Just over 7 pounds of cocaine was found hidden in the cushion of a wheelchair of a man crossing the border into Arizona this weekend, officials said.

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41 pounds of cocaine seized in Nogales

A Mexican man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle nearly 41 pounds of cocaine into Arizona, federal authorities say.

Feds seize $2M of cocaine in Nogales

More than 180 pounds of hard narcotics has been seized at Nogales, border agents say.

Whitney Houston died from drowning, coroner says

LOS ANGELES — Whitney Houston died from drowning in a hotel bathtub, but coroner’s officials said Thursday that heart disease and chronic cocaine use were contributing factors to the singer’s death.

12 suspected members of Naco drug ring arrested

Twelve of 26 suspected members of a large-scale cocaine and marijuana trafficking organization have been arrested, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne says.

Border agents seize cocaine at Nogales port

NOGALES, Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers say they’ve seized more than 29 pounds of cocaine in southern Arizona.

S.C. man dies after eating cocaine tucked in brother’s butt

CHARLESTON, S.C. — North Charleston police are charging a man with involuntary manslaughter after they say he told his brother to eat cocaine to destroy evidence.

Man gets prison in Tucson cocaine case

An illegal immigrant from Cuba has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison after being convicted in an Tucson cocaine case.

Man sentenced in Tucson cocaine case

A man has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine in Arizona.

DEA: Mich. driver, 87, had cocaine ‘bricks’ in pickup

DETROIT — An 87-year-old Indiana man arrested in Michigan with 104 bricks of cocaine in his pickup truck has told a judge he was forced at “gunpoint” to carry the load.