AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Two charged with smuggling dozens of exotic reptiles across the border in pillowcases
Federal agents arrested two suspects in a yearslong wildlife trafficking ring after border officers found 69 protected reptiles, including venomous pit vipers and caimans, stuffed into taped pillowcases inside a hidden vehicle compartment at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Georgina Bribiesca Chavez, 66, of Tijuana, Mexico, pulled up to the busiest land border crossing […] The post Two charged with smuggling dozens of exotic reptiles across the border in pillowcases appeared first on American Almanac .
Federal agents arrested two suspects in a yearslong wildlife trafficking ring after border officers found 69 protected reptiles, including venomous pit vipers and caimans, stuffed into taped pillowcases inside a hidden vehicle compartment at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Georgina Bribiesca Chavez, 66, of Tijuana, Mexico, pulled up to the busiest land border crossing in the Western Hemisphere on Aug. 10 and told a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer she had nothing to declare. She did not mention the knotted, taped pillowcases crammed behind the rear bench seat of her red Volkswagen, pillowcases that held 60 abronia lizards, four venomous yellow-blotched palm pit vipers, three caimans, a baby crocodile, and an indigo snake. CBP…Open
AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - U.S. loosens Iran's travel restrictions for next World Cup match
The Iranian soccer team will be allowed to travel to the U.S. two days before its next World Cup match in Seattle. Why it matters: There are strict travel restrictions on the Iranian delegation during the tournament, which is co-hosted by the U.S. - For Iran's first two matches in Los Angeles, Iranian players were allowed to enter the U.S. the day before they played each match, White House FIFA Task Force executive director Andrew Giuliani told AP last week. - That represented a softening of the initial policy, which would have required Iran to fly to the U.S. on the same day as they played. - There are no direct flights to Seattle from Iran's World Cup home base in Tijuana, Mexico. The latest: "For the Iranian team's third match in…
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Iran World Cup team ordered out of US right after opener
The coach of the Iranian soccer team said that his team had to leave the U.S. shortly after its 2-2 draw against New Zealand to open the FIFA World Cup. Amir Ghalenoei said that officials did not give his team time to “recover” from the match before ordering them to return to Tijuana, Mexico. The Iranians are staying in Tijuana, which is a short flight from southern California — where the team played on Monday and will compete in its second game against Belgium on Sunday. Read More: https://thehill.com/policy/sports-gaming/5925843-iran-world-cup-travel-issues/ #iran #usa #worldcup
HUFFPOST - Iran's World Cup Team Approved To Play Games In The U.S.
Problems with processing visas had earlier led Iran to move its training base from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana, on Mexico’s border with California.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Cartel Tunnels Could Be Under Your Home | Bradley on the Border
An elaborate cross-border underground tunnel running from Tijuana to San Diego, and believed to be used to move cocaine and other contraband between Mexico and the United States, has been discovered by federal investigators. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office say the passageway wasn’t a dirt tunnel, but a well-lit passageway equipped with a ventilation system and an electronic rail track capable of moving cargo over the border. Officials say that the tunnel may be an underground smuggling superhighway used by one of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels to easily move massive amounts of illicit drugs and possibly humans and weapons across the southern border illegally. In this episode of "Bradley on the Border," Ali Bradley…
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Feds Bust Secret $45M Cocaine Tunnel Run by Mexican Drug Cartel
Federal investigators have discovered an underground tunnel stretching between Tijuana and San Diego that was allegedly used by Mexican drug cartels to traffic cocaine into the United States. NewsNation's Ali Bradley reports on the passageway, which one cartel expert says has been a common tool used by transnational criminal organizations for years. #cartels #cocaine #Mexico Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Connell McShane. Weekdays starting at 3p/2C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Ali Bradley) - Tunnel linking Tijuana, San Diego moved $45M in cartel cocaine: Feds
Mexican officials discovered what appeared to be a retail store that was moving cocaine through the tunnel to the U.S.
AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - Mexican Authorities Uncover High-Tech Tunnel Linked to Cross-Border Trafficking
Mexican authorities have uncovered a sophisticated underground tunnel near the US-Mexico border that officials believe may have supported large-scale cross-border trafficking operations between Tijuana and […] Source
DAILYCALLER (Christine Sellers) - Tijuana Sewage Exposes Thousands In US To Toxic Air
'Every day that this isn't fixed, more people are getting sick'