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25 Suspected Illegal Immigrants Arrested In Palos Verdes Panga Landing

More than two dozen people were arrested Monday morning after their panga boat was spotted off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/12/10

1 Arrested Following Meth Bust At Checkpoint In Indio

Authorities say a driver was arrested at a checkpoint in Indio on Friday after U.S. Border Patrol agents seized about 23 pounds of methamphetamine.

2012/08/24

2 Border Patrol Agents Accused Of Engaging In Sex Act During Cirque Du Soleil Show

An investigation is under way following allegations that two Border Patrol agents engaged in a sex act in public and attacked a woman who asked the pair to stop.

2012/06/10

22 Pounds Of Meth — Worth About $445K — Seized In OC Minivan

U.S. Border Patrol agents say they’ve seized more than 22 pounds of methamphetamine a man was smuggling in the body of a minivan in Orange County.

2012/06/01

5 Indicted In Human Smuggling Ring That Used Black, Non-Spanish Speaking Drivers

Five people have been indicted for for allegedly masterminding a human smuggling scheme federal agents say relied on non-Spanish speaking African Americans to drive illegal immigrants from the border and into the Los Angeles area.

2012/02/02

Marcos Manzano Sr. is serving six and a half years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.

Ex-Border Patrol Agent Sentenced For Harboring Drug-Dealing Illegal Immigrant Dad

Marcos Manzano, 27, was sentenced to 180 days in a halfway house and placed on two years of supervised release.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/12/02

Group Caught Crawling Into US Via Abandoned Pipeline Returned To Mexico

It was a narrow escape for a group of immigrants who tried to enter the U.S. illegally from Mexico via an abandoned gas pipeline.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/11/03

Small Boat Found Off Leo Carrillo State Beach

A panga boat has been found in the waters off Leo Carrillo State Beach.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/08/26

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Border Patrol Agent, 39, Accused Of Sexual Battery

A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been arrested and charged with kidnapping and sexual battery in connection to an alleged encounter with a Mexican woman two years ago.

2011/05/05

Border Protection Agent Accused Of Sexual Assault

Authorities arrested a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent Thursday on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in Garden Grove last November.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/03/31

Mexican National Accused Of Running Over Border Patrol Agent

The trial of a Mexican national who was trying to flee from a Border Patrol agent when he ran down the officer with a drug-loaded Hummer began Tuesday.

2011/03/29

Prosecutor Suggests Willie Nelson Sing To Resolve Drug Charges

A Texas prosecutor says Willie Nelson can resolve marijuana possession charges by agreeing to plead guilty, pay a fine — and sing “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” for the court.

2011/03/29