Prosecutors are compiling a growing dossier on Eduardo Luna, identified as an alleged former member of the powerful Gulf Cartel.
Jay Root, The Texas Tribune
Reporter, The Texas Tribune
Posted inAccountability, Border Patrol, Criminal Justice, Immigration, National Security
Indicted Border Patrol agent’s brother strikes deal
The brother of a U.S. Border Patrol agent charged with capital murder in an alleged Mexican drug cartel hit struck a surprise deal last week to help prosecutors build their case against his siblings.
Posted inBorder Patrol, Immigration, National Security
Corruption at the border: Sex, drugs and rolling through inspection
The circumstances of their crimes differ, but prosecutors say defendants in 140 cases have something in common: The corrupt actions they’re accused of weakened the U.S. borders and ports of entry they were assigned to protect.
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Posted inBorder Patrol, Immigration, National Security
A Texas beheading, a Mexican cartel and the border agent facing charges
A headless body is found in a Texas bay. The case bears the familiar markings of mafia muscle and hardball tactics associated with cartel warfare. But