Douglas, AZ

Columbus, OH

Jefferson County, NY

The Independent

 A former border patrol agent was arrested for allegedly demanding women seeking entry into the US undress during virtual processing, according to authorities.Shane Millan, 53, of Jefferson County, New York, was taken into custody on four counts of deprivation of rights under color of law, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York announced in a statement.Officials allege that Millan forced three women to expose their “bare chests” to him over a webcam and a fourth to expose her breasts to him while her bra remained on. The officer allegedly told the women the searches were...

Border Patrol agent accused of forcing women to expose ‘bare chests’ to him

Alabama State

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Centre, AL

The World Around Jae and Beyond

(Alabama)- On August 15, 2024, the Alabama Department of Justice reported a former police officer was charged with participating in a scheme to plant drugs on innocent motorists to fabricate drug arrests.

Former Alabama Officer Charged in Drug-Planting Scheme Targeting Innocent Motorists

Syracuse, NY

Connecticut Public

Authorities in upstate New York arrested a border patrol agent for allegedly forcing multiple women to expose their chests during virtual processing to enter the U.S. Shane Millan, 53, was arraigned Thursday in Syracuse on charges that he violated women's constitutional right to to be free from unreasonable searches. He faces four counts of a misdemeanor, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of New York.

Border Patrol agent arrested for allegedly forcing women to undress during processing

Nogales, AZ

Fox News

A federal appeals court has overturned a murder conviction in the killing of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, whose death exposed the botched Obama-era “Fast and Furious" operation.

Brian Terry murder: Border Patrol agent's previously convicted killer's sentence overturned

Latin Times

The capture of SInaloa Cartel leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada has dominated the public conversation both in the U.S. and Mexico, not only due to the magnitude of the arrest, but also the murky and contradicting details of the event. "El Mayo" has linked what he has described as his...

Full Letter: Read Sinaloa Cartel leader El Mayo's claim that Mexican officials are disputing with damning video evidence

Mississippi State

New York Post

An illegal immigrant from Mexico allegedly raped a 10-year-old boy in Mississippi.

The Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Department said its deputies arrested “illegal alien” Filiberto Gonzalez, 34, at his area home Aug. 12 for the alleged rape.



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Gonzalez remains in the sheriff’s custody pending his upcoming hearing on two charges of rape.

It remains unclear when and where Gonzalez entered the US.

The sexual assault is only among the latest in a slew of alleged migrant-perpetrated sex crimes. Over a recent two-week period, there were at least three such...

Illegal immigrant accused of raping 10-year-old boy in Mississippi

Denver, CO

The violent Tren de Aragua gang, running rife across the Big Apple, is expanding its reach across the US — and is being tied to a brutal Colorado jewelry store heist in which two female staffers were pistol-whipped and threatened with death.

The Venezuelan prison gang was tied to the caught-on-camera Denver heist from June 25 when a suspect, Jean Torres Roman, 21, was arrested in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and turned over to the Denver County Sheriff’s Office last week.

Roman crossed the border illegally in 2023 — but was only identified as a member of Tren de Aragua early last...

Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua eyed in Denver jewelry store robbery as group expands reach across US

El Paso, TX

Two sons of the notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán – one in prison in the US, the other free in Mexico – carved out an agreement together before one took a consequential flight last month from Mexico to El Paso, Texas, according to a Mexican security official.

Two sons of ‘El Chapo’ made agreement before one flew to the US and was arrested, Mexican official says

Douglas, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

A man out on probation for drug charges less than a year ago and a woman from Douglas were recently arrested following a search at a local apartment. On August 7, 2024, at around 1:00 PM, Detectives from the Coffee County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit were conducting a proactive narcotics patrol in Douglas. During their patrol, a detective spotted 30-year-old Christopher Lamar Hawkins, who had outstanding warrants for fleeing police and methamphetamine possession, driving a white 2021 Kia Sorento. Hawkins was stopped in front of apartment 203/204 on N Wheeler Ave, where two detectives approached him. Breanna Henderson, 33, then came out of apartment 203 to "investigate what was going on with Hawkins" and appeared to whisper with Hawkins during his arrest. The report states that Henderson, who temporarily lived with Hawkins, began whispering with him "presumably about nefarious activities due to Hawkins's previous history with drug distribution and evading law enforcement."

Douglas Man and Woman Arrested Following Drug Bust and Search at Apartment

New York City, NY

Abdul Ghani

A local source has learned that a Senegalese immigrant who came to the US illegally has been caught and charged with raping a woman in New York City. On August 5, police say Papa Diop, 38, "brutally" struck a woman in the South Bronx. He was charged with first-degree rape by the New York Police Department. He was caught on Saturday.

Police Arrested An Illegal Migrant Who Is Facing First-Degree Rape Charges

Maine State

Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

A source from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reportedly informed Mexican newspaper El Universal that Ovidio Guzmán, son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, has entered the U.S. Witness Protection Program under the custody of the U.S. Marshals. The source added that Guzmán will not be presented publicly as his case is classified.

DEA Source reportedly confirms Ovidio Guzmán, El Chapo's son, entered U.S. Witness Protection Program

Border Report

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Alleged Sinaloa cartel drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada confirmed in a detailed statement that he was kidnapped from Mexico and brought to the United States against his will when he was arrested on July 25 at the Doña Ana County International Jetport in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. As KTSM […]

‘El Mayo’ confirms kidnapping, provides more details

  The strange saga of how two Mexican drug lords were detained after landing in a plane in the United States in July just got stranger.The Mexican government now says it is bringing charges against Joaquín Guzmán López, but not because he was a leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel founded by his father, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.Instead, Mexican prosecutors are bringing charges against the younger Guzmán for apparently kidnapping Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada — an older drug boss from a rival faction of the cartel — forcing him onto the plane and flying to an airport near El...

Mexico to bring charges against capo, not for drugs, but for turning over another drug lord to US

Texas State

CBS DFW

The murders of at least 10 people in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa appear to be linked to infighting in the dominant drug smuggling cartel there, confirming fears of repercussions from the July 25 detention of two top cartel leaders.Last month, Joaquín Guzmán López, a capo from one faction of the Sinaloa cartel - the Chapitos or "Little Chapos," the sons of imprisoned cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán - turned himself in to U.S. authorities. However, he allegedly abducted the leader of the rival faction, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, forcing him on to the same flight to El...

10 murders appear linked to arrests of drug cartel leaders in U.S.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A former member of the Alabama National Guard on Thursday pleaded guilty to human smuggling. Derrick Terelle Sankey, who was initially arrested while wearing his military uniform and driving a Border Patrol vehicle with around two pounds of cocaine on Sept. 13, 2021, will be sentenced on a yet to be determined date, court records show.

Former Alabama National Guard soldier pleads guilty to human smuggling

Arizona State

California State

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A multi-agency operation led to the indictment of a major transnational criminal organization based in Guatemala smuggling thousands of foreign nationals through Mexico into New Mexico and throughout the United States.
                In the U.S., the organization primarily operated in New Mexico, Arizona, California and western Texas in the El Paso region. Once in border states, illegal foreign nationals were smuggled to Virginia, Florida and other states thousands of miles away, facilitated through the U.S. banking system.
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Feds crack down on half billion-dollar Guatemalan smuggling operation

Georgia State

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

Quitman, MS

Clarke County, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. Memory Smith, a former bookkeeper for Quitman High School, has been charged with embezzlement following an investigation by the State Auditor’s office.

Former High School Bookkeeper Charged with Embezzlement in Clarke County

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

After Curtis Wallace was sentenced to 46-years-to-life in prison nearly two decades ago, for a shooting he has always maintained he did not commit, he made his family a promise: one day he would make it home in one piece.

‘I’m Innocent:’ He Was Stabbed In Prison After Nearly 20 Years, Will D.A. Gascón’s Policies Help Free Him Before It’s Too Late?

Pirtleville, AZ

Bisbee, AZ

Naco, AZ

Elfrida, AZ

Big Country News

NewsBreak

Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent Found Guilty of Federal Civil Rights and Kidnapping Charges

After two days of deliberation, a jury has found former U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent Aaron Mitchell guilty of both a federal civil rights offense...

Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent Found Guilty of Federal Civil Rights and Kidnapping Charges

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