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Irvine couple suspected in steroids ring
A joint investigation by local and federal law enforcement uncovered a large-scale steroids ring in Irvine that may have distributed the drugs locally and internationally, Irvine police announced this week. Carlos Hernandez, 27, and his wife, Roxanne,...
Tags: National Security
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Valley Police Beat: Name of woman killed in collision Monday released
Staff WritersIMPERIAL - The name of the woman killed Monday on Aten Road was released by the Coroner’s Office on Wednesday. The woman was 80-year-old Micaela Govea of Imperial. She was hit by a vehicle as she crossed Aten Road west of Highway 86. An autopsy was...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Drug Trafficking, U.S. Border Patrol
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Radar shows U.S. border security gaps
WASHINGTON — A sophisticated airborne radar system developed to track Taliban fighters planting roadside bombs in Afghanistan has found a new use along the U.S. border with Mexico, where it has revealed gaps in security. Operated from a Predator...
Tags: Organized Crime, Mexico, National Security, DARPA, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Manhunt on Canadian border after shots fired at U.S. agents
SEATTLE -- A massive manhunt along the U.S.-Canada border ended early Wednesday with the arrest of a suspected drug smuggler believed to have fired shots at U.S. border agents in a remote, mountainous valley widely used for illicit trafficking. The...
Tags: Shootings, Organized Crime, Police Arrests
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CBP cuts to be reevaluated
Staff WriterU.S. Customs and Border Protection are reevaluating and postponing proposed cuts resulting from sequestration that would have translated to a more than 35 percent pay cut for the roughly 1,200 Border Patrol agents working in the Valley. In a statement...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Labor Legislation, U.S. Congress, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Study ranks Hagerstown Regional Airport high in economic impact
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comAn economic impact study released Monday by the Maryland Aviation Administration ranked Hagerstown Regional Airport third out of 35 public-use airports in the state for 2012. Throughout the state, nearly 8,700 jobs can be traced to the aviation...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Business, Air Transportation Industry, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Smartphone app speeds up border crossings
SAN YSIDRO — Two eternal truths about crossing the Mexican border: It's worth the drive to Rosarito Beach for Tacos El Yaqui. And coming back is hell. In the last several years, crossing the border from the Mexican side has become a test of...
Tags: National Security, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Disneyland Park, Computer Science
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Mikulski announces $43 million in funding for more multirole enforcement aircraft
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comStanding in front of a newly modified Hawker Beechcraft surveillance plane, U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski on Tuesday announced $43 million in federal funding recently approved by Congress devoted to outfitting two additional multirole enforcement aircraft...Tags: U.S. Congress, Personal Data Collection, Drug Trafficking, Interior Policy, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Senators asked to back P3
Staff WriterEfforts to rally political support for the so-called P3 continues, as the county Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to urge California senators to back the bill that allows private funding for port of entry expansions. U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer and...Tags: U.S. Senate, Henry Cuellar, Juan Vargas, Dianne Feinstein, Company Privatization
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Lawmakers pessimistic about budget deal
South Bend TribuneThough not set to take effect until Friday, the automatic cuts to defense and domestic spending known as the sequester, negotiated back in 2011 as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling, already are having an effect on the economy and national security,...Tags: U.S. Senate, National Security, John Boehner, Republican Party, Justice System
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Man accused of molesting relative arrested after skipping court
A North Hills man accused of molesting a family member was due in court Monday after he was taken into custody for failing to appear at a previous court hearing, officials said. Regino Murrillo-Martinez, 54, was arrested Thursday by Los Angeles police...Tags: Sex Crimes, Trials, Abusive Behavior
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U.S. Customs dog sniffs out opium in boxes of 'traditional medicine'
A drug-sniffing dog helped federal officers find more than 30 pounds of opium-soaked cloth and wood chips in four packages from Laos Monday, according to U.S. Customs officials. The dog, Shadow, an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois with U.S. Customs and...
Tags: Laos, O'Hare International Airport
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