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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Murder Victim Found Beaten, Shot and Wrapped in Blankets
40th Homicide of 2018 in Nogales, Mexico According to published reports, at approximately 7:00 a.m. yesterday morning a resident of the Colonia Jardines de la Montaña neighborhood in Nogales, Mexico reported a body located under an oak tree on Lago Azul Street. From...
Sonora Will Only Ban Alcohol Sales on July 1
“Ley Seca” Dry Law will only be applied on July 1 Sonora’s Director General of Alcoholic Beverages Zaira Fernández Morales has announced that the “ley seca” (dry law) that bans alcohol sales on the day of and the day before a federal election will only be...
Prescription Drug Smuggler Arrested at Nogales International Border
Pills Found in Soda Bottle, Underwear A 58-year-old woman was detained on June 2 after customs agents noticed abnormalities in a soda bottle she carried as she was trying to cross the border from Nogales, Mexico into the United States at the DeConcini Port of Entry in...
May 2018 Nogales Border Drug Busts: 12 Arrests in 10 Days
CBP May Drug Seizures Total Nearly $2.1 Million Summary and Analysis During the month of May 2018 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) made 12 arrests for alleged drug smuggling during 10 days at the Nogales international border ports of entry. Six women and six...
Nogales Travel Advisory – July 2018 Mexican Elections
Impact on border traffic not known Update: On Thursday, June 28, Sonora’s Director General of Alcoholic Beverages Zaira Fernández Morales announced that the dry laws would be further amended to ban the sale of alcohol only on Sunday, July 1. Bars, clubs,...
22-Year-Old Man Gunned Down with AK-47 in Nogales, Mexico
Assault weapon used in street slaying A 22-year-old Nogales man was found dead at 6:40 p.m. on June 24 in the Arivechi Street and Avenida del Pino area in the Colonia Pueblo Nuevo neighborhood of Nogales, Mexico. The victim, identified as “David F.S.,” was killed by a...
