McAllen, TX: Roma woman to pay cops' medical bills after smuggling illegals

McAllen, TX: Roma woman to pay cops' medical bills after smuggling illegals
A Roma woman pleaded guilty to an illegal [alien] smuggling ring and will pay nearly $6,000 in medical expenses for two police officers injured while she tried to flee authorities. -- Elvia Elvira Uriegas, 27, pleaded guilty Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez to conspiring to transport illegal aliens...

http://www.themonitor.com/articles/roma-51467-cops-smuggling.html

TX: Two detained following McAllen shooting

TX: Two detained following McAllen shooting...Police detained two men accused of pointing a gun at U.S. Border Patrol agents just moments before opening fire at an intersection where police officers here were responding to a traffic stop Monday morning...Enrique Yanez, 24, and Luis Julian Valladares, 24. Both are believed to be U.S. citizens? McAllen officers are now working with U.S. Border Patrol officials to determine what type of charges the suspects will likely face

http://www.themonitor.com/articles/mcallen-51449-shooting-detained.html

Alton, TX: Local authorities find Mexican national who escaped federal custody

Alton, TX: Local authorities find Mexican national who escaped federal custody...Victor Arriaga Chavez, 20, had been on the run since he fled federal custody two months ago as he was about to face human smuggling charges in U.S. District Court in McAllen..Prior to his escape, Border Patrol agents apprehended Arriaga a total of 10 times, with groups that ranged from 3 to 38 people, court records state. During each of those incidents, Arriaga told agents he was a minor and he avoided criminal charges. Arriaga is now expected to face federal escape charges in addition to the original human smuggling charges

http://www.themonitor.com/articles/escaped-51195-federal-find.html

McAllen, TX: (Texas) Border Patrol agents involved in a shootout near Mission

McAllen, TX: (Texas) Border Patrol agents involved in a shootout near Mission..U.S. authorities are investigating a shooting between U.S. Border Patrol agents and an unidentified man who fired at them from the Mexican side of the border near Chimney Park The shooting happened near the winter Texan RV park about 11:50 p.m. after border patrol agents from the McAllen station saw a group of people trying to smuggle marijuana into the country on two rafts...

http://www.themonitor.com/articles/mission-50338-patrol-shootout.html

Falcon Lake, TX: Battle With Mexican Gang at Texas-Border Lake Kills 13

Falcon Lake, TX: Battle With Mexican Gang at Texas-Border Lake Kills 13... Mexican navy said Monday that marines patrolling a lake along the border with Texas discovered a drug gang camp on an island, provoking a gunbattle Sunday that left 13 people dead. about 45 miles northwest of McAllen, Texas. Zetas were smuggling marijuana from the camp into Texas by speedboat.

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-237415.html

McAllen, TX: Mayor Richard Cortez Speaks at Meeting on Border Security

McAllen, TX: Mayor Richard Cortez Speaks at Meeting on Border Security...wants more investment from the government at the international bridges. He told committee members the southbound lanes are not efficient in stopping criminals headed south. He said there is no communication in place between local law enforcement and anyone at McAllen-owned bridges..He calls it an imbalance Congress must help to correct.

http://www.krgv.com/news/local/story/McAllen-Mayor-Speaks-at-Meeting-on-Border-Security/QnLAIFfNsEyauUNQ5t_5IQ.cspx

TX: Border Patrol Agent Opens Up About Vicious Attack

TX: Border Patrol Agent Opens Up About Vicious Attack...One of the suspects hit him in the face with a concrete rock. It was the size of a football. The injuries to his face were severe. It required multiple surgeries and he was out of work for months. I was ambushed by about 20 different subjects on our river banks with concrete rocks. They damaged my unit, broke my windows out."

http://www.kveo.com/news/border-patrol-agent-opens-up-about-vicious-attack