Nogales Border News
Selected News from the Planet of NogalesNogales 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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Nogales Mexico Pharmacy Employee Prosecuted for Drug Smuggling and Money Laundering
Español Pharmacy Employee Made Thousands in 2010-11 Friday, April 21, 2017 The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona announced yesterday that a 45-year-old woman from Nogales, Mexico was sentenced this week to three years in prison for money...
Expect Heavy Pre-Easter Traffic at Nogales Border Crossings
Northbound Traffic Increase from April 8 until Easter Friday, April 7, 2016 is the last day of school for children in Nogales and other parts of Sonora, ahead of the annual Semana Santa (Holy Week) spring vacations. It is a very popular time for families to...
Mexican Man Apprehended in $105k Nogales International Border Bust
35 Pounds of Meth Seized with Passenger Vehicle February 7, 2017 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials stopped a suspected drug smuggler on Saturday, February 4 and seized a large amount of methamphetamine that was hidden in his vehicle. A 33-year-old Mexican...
Report of No More “Senior Line” at Nogales Border
February 4, 2017 UPDATE: Shortly after publishing this, we received reports that once again there are two lines at the turnstiles to enter the DeConcini Border Crossing; seniors to the right and everyone else to the left. After having previously reported that senior...
American Senior Citizen Murdered in Nogales, Mexico
Video of Calle Internacional in Nogales, Mexico, where the body of American Richard Miller was found. Source: Hiram Gonzalez Machi Body Found Near...
Three Days of Nogales Border Drug Busts Net $578k in Hard Drugs
120 Pounds of Coke, Meth and Heroin Seized February 1, 2017 From Friday through Sunday of last week, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials stopped two U.S. citizens and one Mexican national accused of smuggling illegal hard drugs in their vehicles at the...