One illegal immigrant found dead, others rescued in Pinal desert

Border Patrol agents and Pinal County sheriff’s deputies rescued several men who had been walking in the desert for about six days with little food or water.

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.

Woman with heroin in bra among pair of border busts

Two people trying to smuggle drugs inside their underwear were arrested by border officers this week in separate incidents.

5 killed in Border Patrol chase east of Tucson

Five people were killed Saturday night when an SUV being pursued by U.S. Border Patrol agents crashed east of Tucson, officials said.

Tucson jury: Border agents violated smugglers’ civil rights

Two Border Patrol agents were found guilty of violating the civil rights of four drug smugglers in 2008.

How the immigration reform bill relates to Arizona

Senators introduced Tuesday night a long-awaited immigration bill that seeks to reform what many from both sides of the debate call a broken immigration system. The legislation invests billions of dollars in border security; mandates that all employers verify the legal status of their employ…

Tucson Border Patrol agent arrested

A U.S. Border Patrol agent in Tucson has been arrested on suspicion of structuring bank transactions to evade reporting requirements.

Sophisticated smuggling tunnel found near Nogales

Mexican authorities have found a sophisticated smuggling tunnel equipped with electricity and ventilation not far from the Nogales port of entry, U.S. officials say.

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.

Border Patrol: Cannon used to shoot marijuana into Arizona

YUMA — Smugglers have come up with yet another creative way to get drugs in the country — a cannon.

Border agent shoots man near Gila Bend

A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and injured a man Tuesday evening south of Gila Bend.

Feds probe border agent’s fatal shooting of man SW of Tucson

A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man Sunday in the Baboquivari Mountains on the Tohono O’odham Nation, federal officials confirmed 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.

New Border Patrol station to open in Why

WHY — U.S. Border Patrol officials are opening the doors to their newest station in southeastern Arizona.

Nogales border agents: Truckload of piñatas filled with marijuana

A Tucson man was detained at the Nogales border crossing after a U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed-out marijuana inside a truck carrying a load of piñatas, officials said.

Autopsy: Border Patrol agent was shot in head

A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed by friendly fire near the Arizona-Mexico border died from a gunshot wound to the head, an autopsy report released Wednesday concluded.

Smugglers fail in ramp attempt over border fence

YUMA — Federal authorities in southwestern Arizona say suspected smugglers tried to drive over a 14-foot-high border fence using a makeshift ramp.

Arizona border agents find 108 packages of pot in VW car

A dad traveling with his two kids was arrested at the Douglas border crossing after agents sat they found 108 packages of marijuana stashed in his Volkswagen sedan.

Hundreds in Utah remember slain border patrol agent Nicholas Ivie

OREM, Utah — Friends, family and colleagues of a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot last week in Arizona remembered him Thursday as a loving family man and member of a unique group committed to protecting America and serving others.

US border agent kills rock-thrower in Nogales, Mexico

An agent opened fire on a group of people throwing rocks across the fence with Mexico in Nogales, Ariz., killing one of them, El Imparcial newspaper reported.