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SAN YSIDRO, Calif., — Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry intercepted the transportation of $44,148 in unreported currency hidden within a vehicle during an outbound examination last Wednesday. On January 8, at approximately 12:30 p.m., CBP officers conducting outbound operations at the San Ysidro Port of Entry encountered a 27-year-old woman driving a 2024 sedan traveling southbound into Mexico from the United States. CBP officers referred the driver and the vehicle for a secondary examination. In secondary, a CBP K-9 unit screened the vehicle and alerted officers to examine a white plastic bag containing food items. Upon further inspection of the white plastic bag, officers discovered a brown package that contained a total of $44,148 in unre...

Los, Angeles, CA- Durante eventos de emergencia, el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) trabaja con sus socios federales, estatales, locales, y no gubernamentales para apoyar las necesidades de personas en las áreas que puedan ser afectadas. A la luz de estas circunstancias, el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de los Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Servicio de Aduanas y Protección de Fronteras de los Estados Unidos (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) recuerdan al público que los sitios que proporcionan respuesta y ayuda de emergencia se consideran áreas protegidas. En la medida de lo posible, ICE y CBP no llevan a cabo actividades de aplicación de la ley de inmigración en áreas protegidas, tales como a lo largo de las rutas de e...

Yuma, AZ - Yuma Union High School District has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the No Kid Hungry Foundation to enhance student access to breakfast and boost participation in its no-cost meal programs. The grant will support the purchase of new outdoor breakfast carts for Kofa High School and Gila Ridge High School, along with marketing materials aimed at increasing awareness of the district’s Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program, which provides no-cost breakfast and lunch to all students. “We’re optimistic that this effort will not only boost participation, but also help students realize the importance of eating breakfast,” YUHSD Executive Director of Student Nutrition Elena Hildreth said. “Each step brings us closer to ensuring every student has access to nutritious meals...

The following is the statement the Arizona Republican Party Chair Gina Swoboda released recently, after President elect Donald Trump was sentenced. “While New York spirals with unprecedented crime and theft, Democrats spent millions of taxpayer dollars and years of government resources to push a sham Witch Hunt. This blatant political weaponization to attack the leading candidate – and now the incoming President – is a disgrace to our nation. This failed case was never about justice - it was about silencing the one man who puts America first. The outcome of unconditional discharge proves that there was NEVER a legitimate case but a ploy for the Radical Left to call him a “convicted felon.” This weaponization of our judicial system and attack on political opponents is one of many reas...

On Thursday 1/8/2025, at around 3:45 pm, the Yuma Fire Department answered a mutual aid request from California authorities regarding a “single resource deployment” to the “Pacific Palisades Fire” burning in Los Angeles County. The Yuma Fire Department dispatched an Engine Company and four personnel to the incident. Historically, the Yuma Fire Department responds as a part of a Strike Team. A Strike Team consists of several firefighting apparatus with personnel and a team leader drawn from various departments. The request for the “Pacific Palisades” incident was different, requesting a specific apparatus with fire fighting foam capability. The Yuma Fire Department employs multiple apparatus with this capability and fulfilled the request. We have limited information about what specifi...

PIMA COUNTY  – Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that a Pima County Grand Jury has indicted Baltazar Quintero Bueno and Dalia Rodriguez De-Padilla on multiple felony charges for their involvement in selling and possessing over 75 pounds of fentanyl pills in the Tucson area last year. On January 2, 2025, a Pima County Grand Jury indicted Bueno on 13 felony offenses and De-Padilla on three felony offenses for their involvement in the possession and sale of fentanyl pills from May to December of 2024 in southern Arizona. On December 23, 2024 Bueno was arrested by the Arizona Department of Public Safety for transporting 4.65 pounds of fentanyl pills with the intent to sell and for possessing .00134 pounds of cocaine. When detectives executed a search warrant on his residence, they seize...

Yuma, Ariz. – The City of Yuma is excited to unveil the newly improved Kennedy Memorial Park (23rd St. and Kennedy Lane) with a ribbon cutting ceremony and celebration on Saturday, January 4, starting at 11 a.m. This event will showcase the park’s upgraded skate park, enhanced sand volleyball courts, and improved inline hockey rink. The festivities will start with remarks by members of the Yuma City Council, Parks and Recreation Director Eric Urfer, project team members, and representatives from the skating community. Highlighting the event will be professional skateboarder Ryan Lay, riding for New Balance and Sci Fi Fantasy, co-founder of the nonprofit @skateafterschool and founder of community skateboard event slowimpactaz. Lay, who has ties to Yuma through his mother w...

CAMPO, Calif., — U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Campo station seized a cloned delivery service van and arrested a U.S. citizen transporting nine undocumented individuals.  On Tuesday, December 17, agents observed a white van with delivery service logos approaching Tierra Del Sol Road near Highway 94. The logos and window coverings on the vehicle were inconsistent with those typically seen on an authentic delivery van.  Agents conducted a vehicle stop, approached the van, and observed nine individuals lying on the floor and seats in the rear. While interviewing the individuals, it was determined they did not possess the proper documents to be legally present in the United States. The agent placed the driver and nine passengers under arrest and transported them to ...

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Agents assigned to the U.S. Border Patrol’s San Clemente Station made another significant cocaine seizure last week on Interstate 5. The event began Friday afternoon when agents stopped a vehicle along I-5 near the Basilone Road exit. After speaking with the driver of the vehicle, agents believed the driver was a possible scout for narcotics smuggling. Around this same time, agents encountered another vehicle at a rest area on I-5. Agents spoke with that driver and had a Border Patrol K-9 team trained to detect the presence of concealed people, narcotics, and other contraband, conduct a non-intrusive search of the vehicle. The K-9 alerted agents to search the vehicle further. Agents discovered plastic-wrapped packages in an aftermarket compartment undernea...

Calexico Police Department Officers responded to a criminal threats incident at a residence on the 1000 block of P. Mendoza Street. During the investigation of the event registered on December 1, 2024, officers seized an unregistered firearm from the property. Investigators later obtained a search warrant for the residence, leading to the discovery of additional contraband. A 48-year-old resident, identified as Esteban Santos, was taken into custody. Santos, a convicted felon, faces multiple felony charges, including being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was subsequently charged and booked into Imperial County Jail.