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U.S. Firearms Freedoms Again Being Blamed for Mexican Cartel Violence

by David Codrea

This was exactly the rhetoric when Operation Fast and Furious “gunwalking” got its start...

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House Dems press border states to curb gun trafficking to Mexico

by Chris Eger

A group of 18 Democrats have signed a letter asking the governors of states along the international border with Mexico to help stop illegal guns moving south.

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CA couple arrested after Customs agents find dead toddler in duffel bag (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

They said the child was not theirs, but authorities are unsure to whom the little girl belonged, how she died or why they were taking the body to Mexico.

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Wrong turn near Mexican border lands FBI’s most wanted fugitive in custody

by Jennifer Cruz

After winding up at the US border, Policarpio gave authorities with a fake name and no identification, before a fingerprint search revealed he was wanted.

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Feds take down huge border tunnel, grab more than a ton of cocaine (VIDEO PHOTOS)

by Chris Eger

The Department of Justice last week released photos and video of a California-to-Mexico drug tunnel so complex it included a hidden elevator, lights and a rail system.

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Feds find 2,600-foot drug smuggling tunnel through US border, 12 tons of pot

by Jennifer Cruz

The tunnel, which is the length of eight football fields, has been under watch by authorities since May and no drugs are believed to have made it through.

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Lawmakers ‘confident’ in release of Marine jailed in Mexico (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

Following tearful pleading from Jill Tahmooressi and Montel Williams in front of Congress Wednesday, lawmakers feel "confident" Mexican authorities will free jailed Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi.

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Psychiatrist to evaluate Marine vet imprisoned in Mexico for PTSD soon

by Jared Morgan

A Marine veteran who claims he made a wrong turn from the U.S. into Mexico and was arrested after several firearms and ammunition were discovered in his truck is waiting for the Mexican court to hear testimony on whether he is fit to serve a sentence in Tijuana prison.

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Mexican drug kingpin fatally shot by gunman dressed as clown

by Brent McCluskey

Former drug kingpin 63-year-old Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix was fatally shot by a gun-wielding clown at a family gathering in the tourist area of Cabo San Lucas. According to CNN, the attack was carried out by two men, one of whom was reported to have been dressed like a clown. Felix was shot in the […]

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