Español Friday afternoon drug bust in Nogales, Sonora Troops of the Regional Coordination 4 unit of the Mexican National Guard discovered and seized more than 200 kilos (441 pounds) of marijuana at approximately 2:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon, while on patrol in the...
Español Action to mitigate spread of Coronavirus outbreak on the Nogales border In response to an active coronavirus outbreak, the city of Nogales, Sonora announced mandatory face coverings on June 23 as a measure to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The...
Español Both cities see record highs of coronavirus cases Falling in line with record novelcoronavirus case levels in Arizona and Sonora, the adjoining border cities of Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora are seeing rapidly increasing coronavirus cases....
Held at gunpoint for $15k ransom The Arizona Republic reported yesterday that a couple from Tucson was kidnapped and held against their will by “several men” in Nogales, Sonora last week. Kidnappers demanded a ransom, but the kidnap victims were...
CBP July Drug Seizures Total More than $2.26 Million During the month of July 2018 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Border Patrol made 15 arrests for alleged drug smuggling during 12 days at the Nogales international border ports of entry and in...
Nogales included in Sonora travel advisories The U.S. State Department updated its Sonora, Mexico travel advisory twice in August. The state of Sonora continues to have a Level 3 warning level (Reconsider Travel, due to crime), and as before the advisory starts with...