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Qué Pasa? Nogales News and Information
Meaning “what’s up?” in Spanish, this page is our official news feed. Here you will find details about local places of interest, images, events and whatever other information may be of interest to those who are considering a visit to Nogales.
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Featured articles include information about the dental tourism industry in Nogales, Mexico and how you can find a competent Nogales dental professional, information about Nogales pharmacies and what you need to know if you are planning a trip to Nogales to buy medications, traveler safety warnings about visiting both sides of the border in Ambos Nogales, information about places of interest to visit on both sides of the border and other general news stories and opinion of interest to the Nogales traveler.
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Protests Grow in Nogales: Shots Fired at the Border
Video of border protests posted by Hiram Gonzalez Machi Anger Erupts in Nogales, Mexico January 8, 2017 A video of Nogales, Mexico police firing...
Travel Advisory: Protests Close Downtown Southbound Traffic into Mexico
Video of border protesters posted by BorderLinea.com.mx Protests Decry Spike in Gas Prices Following National Deregulation Update: Nogales,...
Busy First Week of November 2016 for Nogales CBP Officers
Seven busts yield more than $1 million in meth and cocaine November 13, 2016 From November 1 to November 7, 2016, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials intercepted approximately 170 pounds of hard drugs valued at $1.05 million and arrested three Arizona women,...
Summary Info for $3.2 Million in October Nogales Drug Seizures
Seizure values increased over August and September totals November 2, 2016 United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers kept more than $3.2 million worth of illegal hard drugs off of America’s streets in October 2016 by finding and seizing them at the...
Halloween Nogales Drug Bust Closes Month with a $266k Seizure
Hard drugs found in vehicle of Sonoran man November 1, 2016 A 34-year-old man from the town of Altar, Sonora attempted to cross the Nogales international border at the DeConcini Port of Entry on October 31. He was not successful. After arriving at the initial...
Two Americans Busted in Separate Nogales Meth Smuggling Attempts
62-year-old Man Caught with Meth in His Tortillas November 1, 2016 A Nogales border pedestrian drug bust on Friday and a vehicle drug bust on Saturday yielded a confiscated total of 29 pounds of methamphetamine valued at $87,000 in late-October 2016 smuggling...
Two Wednesday Nogales Border Seizures Net $650k in Hard Drugs
October 26 seizures of cocaine, meth and heroin October 28, 2016 A woman from California and a man from Nogales, Sonora both failed in separate attempts to transport a total of $649,000 worth of hard drugs across the Nogales international border on October 26. A visit...
Haitians Wait Patiently at the Nogales Border
Video of Haitian Refugees by Meganoticias con Loredmy Argüelles Español As Many As 40,000 Haitians May Be Traveling to the U.S....
Two Women Killed on Subsequent Sundays in Nogales, Mexico
Video of the area where the woman's burned body was found: Source: Facebook - Cesar Barron N. Español Nogales Women Found Beaten, Burned in Separate...
Big Money Nogales Drug Busts on Tuesday and Wednesday
Two vehicular, two pedestrian attempts totaling $655k October 21, 2016 Four individuals were apprehended in as many drug smuggling attempts at Nogales international ports of entry on Tuesday, October 18 and Wednesday, October 19, 2016. The total value of drugs seized...
