Mexican Drug Kingpin Pleads Guilty to 3 Conspiracy Charges in San Diego Federal Court
A major Mexican drug cartel leader admitted in San Diego federal court Thursday that he…
San Diego-Area CBP Agents Seized $5 Million in Drugs over Weekend
Customs and Border Patrol agents monitoring San Diego’s ports of entry from Mexico intercepted nearly…
Alleged Heroin Trafficking Leader Makes First Appearance in Court
The alleged leader of a Mexican heroin trafficking organization made his first appearance in federal…
Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Import Truckload of Meth, Cocaine, Heroin
A man who made arrangements to send tractor-trailers loaded with drugs from Sinaloa, Mexico, to…
Year in Jail for Man Who Sold Heroin in Woman’s Fatal Overdose
A man who sold heroin to a woman at an East County taco shop, leading…
Teen Suspected of Smuggling $328K Worth of Heroin, Cocaine in Tire Well
A 19-year-old Mexican national was nabbed Tuesday after border checkpoint agents allegedly discovered bundles of cocaine…
Border Patrol Seizes $1.7M in Heroin and Fentanyl; 2 Arrested
The U.S. Border Patrol arrested two drivers and seized more than $1.7 million worth of…
Border Patrol Stops Ford Focus Carrying $800,000 in Narcotic Drugs
Border Patrol agents patrolling the Interstate 15 corridor seized $800,000 worth of narcotics from a Ford Focus…
Scripps Vaccine Blocks Heroin ‘High,’ May Be Key to Opioid Crisis
The Scripps Research Institute of La Jolla announced Tuesday that a vaccine it developed effectively…
Border Patrol Finds $1.1M of Narcotics in Chula Vista Storage Unit
A 42-year-old man is behind bars after Border Patrol agents discovered him in possession of…
55 Charged with Supplying Heroin, Meth in North County Gang Crackdown
A number of reputed major heroin and methamphetamine suppliers in North County have been arrested…
Report: 248 Prescription Drug Deaths in San Diego County Last Year
Prescription drug deaths in San Diego County have leveled off, officials reported Thursday. The county’s…
Mother Arrested on I-8 for Carrying Opium, Heroin and Meth
U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 8 checkpoint arrested a woman Thursday morning who…
Man Gets 6 Years for Using Kids to Smuggle Heroin into U.S.
A man who used children to smuggle heroin into the United States from Mexico through…
