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3 Accused of Trying to buy Stinger Missiles, Anti-Tank Weapons for Sinaloa Cartel

Mar 24th, 2011 | By Michel Marizco | Category: General News, Organized Crime

TUCSON – Three people are accused of trying to buy anti-tank weapons in Arizona for a drug cartel in Mexico. Federal indictments were recently unsealed in Phoenix. Court documents show the three also tried to buy a Stinger missile.

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The accused were trying to buy the military weaponry for the Sinaloa Cartel. Court documents show they used pounds of crystal meth for a down payment on the weapons.

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Tags: Arizona, ATF, carrillo, chapo guzman, cocaine, crime, DEA, desmadre, drug trafficking, drugs, guns, homeland security, immigration and customs enforcement, marizco, missiles, Sinaloa, Sonora, Stinger, trafficking, violence, Zetas Posted in General News, Organized Crime | 25 comments

Hundreds Gather to Honor Murdered Border Agent

Jan 21st, 2011 | By Michel Marizco | Category: General News, Organized Crime, Politics

The U.S. Border Patrol held a memorial service in Tucson on Friday morning, paying homage to one of its elite agents, Brian Terry, who was killed during a gunbattle with bandits in a canyon along the Arizona-Mexico border. He was a man who friends called “Super-Cop.” (Click inside for slideshow of images.)

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Tags: Arizona, border, border patrol, Brian Terry, drug trafficking, homeland security, kjzz, marizco, Sinaloa, Sonora, tucson Posted in General News, Organized Crime, Politics | 24 comments

Posts Tagged ‘ homeland security ’

3 Accused of Trying to buy Stinger Missiles, Anti-Tank Weapons for Sinaloa Cartel

Hundreds Gather to Honor Murdered Border Agent

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