Nogales Border News
Selected News from the Planet of Nogales
Nogales Border News
News items of interest from the border city of Nogales, Sonora and the border town of Nogales, Arizona.
Lots of things happen on the Nogales international border, from the massive border drug busts to local stories of interest on both sides of the border. And if you are thinking about making a visit to Nogales, you should review the latest information about what is happening in the area.
We don’t cover the information of interest only to citizens of the local community, our perspective will be broader and deeper – what are border trends, what are the potential implications of events that happen here, how does what happens in Nogales have an impact on other border areas and the two countries as a whole.
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October 2016 Starts with Four Nogales Seizures for $478k in Three Days
October 3-5 Nogales seizures of meth and heroin October 6, 2016 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials were busy during the first three days of the first week of October. From Monday, October 3 to Wednesday, October 5, CBP officials made three vehicular and one...
September 2016 Nogales Drug Seizures Exceed $3.1 Million
September 30 drug arrests and the September wrap-up September 30, 2016 The last two September Nogales border drug busts occurred on the last day of the month. A 59-year-old Mexican national driving a Nissan sedan was flagged for secondary inspection at the DeConcini...
Nogales Film Festival to Host Film Location Tours this Weekend
Saturday and Sunday outings to San Rafael Ranch, Mescal October 17, 2016 The Santa Cruz County International Film Festival, in celebrating its fifth season, has announced two guided tours to famous Southern Arizona motion picture and television filming locations this...
Nogales Arrests of Four Mexican Nationals Yield $410k in Hard Drugs
September 22 seizures of cocaine, meth and heroin September 22, 2016 Four Mexican nationals, three from Nogales, Mexico and one from the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, were arrested at the DeConcini and Mariposa Ports of Entry on Thursday, September 22 and charged with...
Two Vehicular, Two Pedestrian Nogales Drug Busts on September 20 and 21
Nearly $385,000 in heroin and meth seized September 22, 2016 There were two pedestrians and two vehicle operators arrested for attempting to smuggle illegal drugs into Nogales, Arizona on Tuesday, September 20 and Wednesday, September 21. The total amount of...
September 17 Nogales Drug Busts Seize $236k in Drugs
Three Vehicular Drug Seizures at DeConcini and Mariposa September 17, 2016 Three vehicular drug seizures and subsequent arrests of three Mexican nationals on September 17 netted a total of more than $236,000 in methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana. Two of the...
