A man who was caught transiting over 2 tons of marijuana in a tractor trailer was sentenced to 13 years and 9 months in prison on Thursday, June 19th. Roy Eduardo Cuevas Sánchez was caught in August of 2011 by …

The unfinished tunnels recently found in Tijuana, which were intended to smuggle narcotics, allegedly belonged to El Chapo and the Sinaloa Cartel. Alfonso Duarte Mujica, the commander of the Second Region Military, stated that Army intelligence was able to successfully …

Statistics released by the state of Baja California reported that 55 foreign criminals were apprehended, by the international unit of the state police, in the first 6 months of 2012. Alfredo Arenas Moreno, Coordinator General of the International Liaison of …

Three murders were reported across Tijuana on Saturday, July 28th. Two of the murders allegedly occurred when two young men rescued their wives from kidnappers. 19 year old Cristina Alejandra Olivares Sánchez and a 16 year old only identified as …

According to Tijuana municipal authorities, one of the young men who killed two alleged kidnappers while rescuing his wife has admitted to killing another person earlier this month. 21 year old Juan Alfredo Díaz García was part of a crew …

17 people were arrested in Southern California last Wednesday during a drug sweep that dismantled a heroin, speed, and cocaine network. The Spanish News Agency EFE reported that the bust was the result of a 10 month investigation by Homeland …

The El Mexicano News reported that a large amount of cash and methamphetamine was seized near the U.S. and Mexican border on Wednesday, July 31st. Elements of the state police made the seizure in Tijuana, after spotting suspicious activity. An …

Mexico’s President, Felipe Calderon, announced at the 33rd session of the National Public Security Council that the countries murder rate has dropped around 7% in the first 6 months of 2012, compared to the same months in 2011. The Spanish …

La Policía Estatal Preventiva (PEP or The State Preventive Police) arrested two men wanted in the United States on various charges over the weekend. The arrests occurred separately in Playas de Rosarito and Tijuana. The two alleged criminals are not …

According to a United States government report recently released, a weapon from the "Operation Fast and Furious" was seized in Tijuana from a group intending to assassinate Julián Leyzaola, who was the chief of police at the time. The firearm …

Executives at the Downtown San Diego Partnership have been busy making their rounds, appearing at community group meetings in search of support for the renewal of downtown's Property-Based Business Improvement District (PBID). On Thursday August 9, executives will make their …

An environmental program between the United States and Mexico was signed into agreement between representatives of both nations in Tijuana today, August 8th. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website, the U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program (Border 2012) will …

An alleged human trafficker who is originally from Puerto Rico was arrested in Tijuana on Friday, August 10th. Rafael Antonio Vélez Vargas, the alleged 41 year old human trafficker, was initially stopped for suspicious activity. State authorities displayed the suspect …

A stash of weapons and ammunition, which included a grenade launcher, was seized in Tijuana in an operation that was conducted over the last week. According to state authorities, the weapons are believed to belong to Sinaloa Cartel members whom …

On Friday, August 10th, four Mexican citizens were arrested in Madrid, Spain for attempting to smuggle a large amount of cocaine into the country. The Associated Press reported that the FBI and Spanish police worked together in apprehending the four …

An estimated 55% of state and local police in Baja California are yet to take mandatory evaluations that were implemented in 2010. The Centro de Evaluación y Control de Confianza (CECC or Center for Evaluation and Reliability Control) of the …

A wanted drug trafficker from Romania was apprehended near Calexico while trying to enter the United States on Saturday, August 11th. The 31 year old man was with a group of eight Romanians attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. Border …

A group of eight migrants became trapped in a sewer in Tijuana while they were attempting to cross into the United States on Wednesday, August 15th. A fire department official stated that someone in the group called for help around …

A man who threatened to blow up the federal courthouse in San Diego was apprehended in Tijuana on Sunday, August 19th. Georgiy Chipunov, the 28 year old suspect, sent threatening emails which were traced to a tourist complex in Tijuana. …

A new report that was done by the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI or National Institute of Statistics and Geography) backed up the dropping number of homicides in Baja California. The study, which is believed to be more …