Border task force seizes pot, ATVs in Arizona desert

Some 1,700 pounds of marijuana, multiple two-way radios and four ATVs were seized last week in joint agency operations that focus on smuggling groups operating in southern Arizona’s west desert, border officials said in a news release.

S. Arizona border agents seize 3,000 lbs. of pot

Border Patrol agents made several large marijuana seizures over the weekend in Southern Arizona.

Border Patrol seizes $1 million in drugs

Tucson Border Patrol agents arrested three people, including a U.S. citizen, and seized more than $1 million worth of drugs over the weekend, a news release said.

Border Patrol: Shuttle rider had nearly two pounds of meth

An 18-year-old shuttle van passenger was arrested on suspicion of smuggling drugs after Border Patrol agents at a checkpoint south of Tucson found her carrying methamphetamine.

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.

12 smugglers with 1,250 lbs of pot caught SW of Tucson

A dozen drug smugglers carrying 1,250 pounds of marijuana were arrested Tuesday night by Border Patrol agents southwest of Tucson.

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.

Arizona border officers seize date-rape drug

NOGALES, Ariz. — A Mexican woman has been arrested at the southern Arizona border for allegedly possessing animal tranquilizers often used in the commission of “date rape” sexual assaults.

Feds eradicate fewer pot plants nationwide

SEATTLE — Federal data shows the number of live marijuana plants eradicated in outdoor and indoor grow operations has dropped in most states over the past three years, while the amount of bulk processed marijuana seized has doubled in that time.

2 border drug tunnels discovered

This is the entrance to the tunnel discovered Saturday in a vacant strip mall storefront in San Luis.

2 border drug tunnels discovered

Two drug-smuggling tunnels outfitted with lighting and ventilation systems have been discovered along the Mexican border, the latest signs that cartels are building sophisticated passages to escape heightened surveillance on land.

DEA: Border drug tunnel found in Southern Arizona

Authorities say they have discovered a major cross-border drug tunnel that is linked to a commercial building in San Luis.

Arizona-based Sinaloa Cartel-linked cell busted

TEMPE — An elaborate drug trafficking cell in Tempe that is linked to the deadly Sinaloa Cartel from Mexico has been busted, officials say.

Border agents find pot in Nogales produce shipment

Border Patrol agents in Nogales have seized a big rig with more than 1,700 pounds of marijuana hidden within a shipment of produce.

Student forgotten for days in Calif. jail says he saw cartoon characters

SAN DIEGO — A college student who was picked up in a drug raid and was forgotten in a holding cell says he had hallucinations of Japanese-style cartoon characters that told him to dig into the walls to find water.

Feds seize $2M of cocaine in Nogales

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

Arizona border agents find $1.2M of pot

Border agents working in the southwestern Arizona desert recovered $1.2 million worth of marijuana.

Major drug ring busted in Arizona

TEMPE - Arizona authorities have arrested some 200 people, and seized $7.8 million in cash and more than 1,200 pounds of drugs following an investigation they say has dismantled an "extensive" drug trafficking cell tied to the powerful Sinaloa cartel, federal and state authorities announced …

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.