Qué Pasa?
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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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Haitian Immigrants Begin to Arrive in Nogales
Video of Haitian Refugees by MegaNoticias Nogales Group of Haitians Seeking Work in U.S. October 21, 2016 The Sonoran newspaper El...
Three Friday-Saturday Smuggling Attempts Yield $500k in Hard Drugs
Four Mexicans arrested in vehicles with meth, cocaine October 20, 2016 A half-million dollars in methamphetamine and cocaine were seized during three attempted Nogales drug smuggling attempts on October 14 and 15. Four Mexican nationals were arrested in connection...
Tucson Woman and Phoenix Man Attempt Nogales Drug Smuggling
Middle-aged Arizonans in vehicles with cocaine, meth October 13, 2016 A 58-year-old woman from Tucson and a 63-year-old Phoenix man were arrested in separate incidents where they allegedly attempted to smuggle $268,000 in hard drugs across the Nogales international...
Four Nogales Weekend Drug Seizures Intercept $318k in Hard Drugs
October 8-9 seizures of meth and heroin October 10, 2016 Over the weekend of October 8-9, Port of Nogales Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted four shipments of heroin and methamphetamine with a combined value of $318,000 and arrested three Mexican...
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...
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...
Nogales Youth Attempts to Smuggle Meth in Xbox Gaming System
More than $10,000 in drugs hidden in gaming system September 15, 2016 A 16-year-old boy who was crossing the border on foot at the DeConcini pedestrian port of entry attracted the attention of a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drug-detection dog. A subsequent...
