Imperial
Two Arrests in Child Sexual Abuse Charge
Ruben Vizcarra and Edward Vizcarra WESTMORLAND – Two Santee residents were recently arrested and charged with incidents of child sexual abuse that occurred in this small community of 2,200.
Border Patrol Bags Two Bundles of Pot
EL CENTRO – The effort to prevent illegal drugs from being smuggled across the border and into our country never ends. This week, a recent success story involves U.S. Border
Snagged at the Border with $369K of Cocaine
CALEXICO – Authorities must remain constantly vigilant along the U.S./Mexico border for various infractions of the law. Among such infractions are the numerous attempts to smuggle drugs into America. Tuesday
Tico Finds Meth on Pico Avenue
EL CENTRO – A routine traffic stop on Pico avenue in El Centro turned into a not-so-routine drug bust, with the assistance of K-9 officer Tico. Police observed and stopped
Another Unsuccessful Attempt to Smuggle Drugs into Prison
CALIPATRIA – Your boyfriend is in prison and what are you going to do? He needs his weed, so you try to smuggle 4 ounces of it into prison. Such
Chicago Man Arrested for Carrying Nearly 14 Pounds of Narcotics across the Border in Suitcase
CALEXICO- Discovering 11 pounds of methamphetamine and 3 pounds of cocaine in a suitcase carried by a Chicago man crossing the Calexico downtown Port of Entry, U.S. Customs and Border
Man Who Died in Police Custody Suffered a Drug Overdose, Family Suing
EL CENTRO – According to a Coroner’s report, an El Centro man who died in the back of a squad car, ingested a lethal amount of methamphetamine. On Thursday, the
Two Smugglers Busted with Large Amounts of Currency and Drugs
CALEXICO – Smugglers arrested in two large currency and narcotics busts at the Calexico downtown port of entry last week. On Monday, March 10, around 3:20 PM, a man driving
Five Years in Prison for Man Who Took Drunken Drive through Busy Softball Field
CALEXICO – A Calexico man who hit several parked cars and drove through a girls’ softball clinic last year is now facing five years in prison. In January 2013 on
Thirty-Six Fugitives Making a Run for the Border Land in Jail
IMPERIAL VALLEY – A joint agency operation targeting high-risk, violent felons, seeking more than 102 criminals in Imperial County Wednesday netted 36 wanted fugitives in an arrest sweep. On Wednesday,
