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Kidnapped by the Zetas: Survivors Speak Out
As Mexican soldiers fight in the streets, one man says he was fighting for his life.
The Anzalduas International Bridge opened Tuesday, becoming the state 's 24th border crossing with Mexico and the fifth in Hidalgo County.
Kidnapping cases often pose challenging for authorities, investigators say
Within hours of masked gunmen abducting Roberto Bautista in October, his family told investigators that they already knew who the suspects were.
Anzalduas Bridge set to open Tuesday
Everything is ready for the opening of the first new U.S.-Mexico bridge in the past 10 years.
Cocaine Seized at Texas-Mexico Border
An 18-year-old Mexican man is facing charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered nearly $1.9 million worth of cocaine inside his pickup truck late last week.
Teen accused of smuggling nearly $2M of cocaine into U.S.
Authorities arrested an 18-year-old Reynosa man suspected of smuggling nearly $2 million worth of cocaine across the U.S.-Mexico border Friday afternoon.
CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge Seize $1.9 Million in Cocaine
December 08, 2009: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge seized approximately 60 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of close to $1.9 million last Friday afternoon.
Authorities identify suspects in Nuevo Progreso shooting
Authorities identified three men suspected of participating in a deadly weekend shooting along this community's bustling main strip.
Holiday border crackdown targets fruit, raw pork
The mountain of oranges, tangerines, lemons and more exotic fruits piled in the customs office at the Hidalgo international bridge in Texas on Thanksgiving Day would have made any grocer proud.
Bigger ball, party will drop downtown on New Year's Eve
McAllen will expand its annual New Year's Eve Bash, including more people, a larger party space and a bigger ball.
Mexico's Zetas gang buys businesses along border in move to increase legitimacy
The Zetas, Mexico's notoriously brutal group of paramilitary thugs, are expanding their role as bully businessmen along the Texas-Mexico border, branching out from traditional criminal enterprises such as extortion and drug trafficking and buying legitimate businesses, U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officials say.
Progreso bridge closed to southbound traffic after shooting on Mexican side
The international bridge here was closed to southbound traffic Saturday afternoon after a shooting across the border in Nuevo Progreso.
Anonymous tip leads Mexican soldiers to big drug bust
An anonymous tip led the Mexican army to a staggering 11-ton stash of marijuana last weekend.
U.S. court jails Mexico drug kingpin for 27 years
A U.S. federal judge sentenced a kingpin of Mexico's powerful Juarez drug cartel to 27 years in prison for smuggling at least 200 tons of cocaine into the United States, authorities said on Wednesday.
McAllen man kidnapped, held in Mexico returned to U.S. soil
U.S. federal authorities continue to question a man who was kidnapped from a local coffee shop and held for ransom in Mexico for nearly a week.
FBI Questioning Kidnapping Victim
The FBI is questioning a Valley kidnapping victim who was rescued in Mexico. Federal agents are trying to figure out exactly what happened.
Six-ton coriander shipment denied entry at Pharr bridge
A two-ton coriander shipment was denied entry to the United States at the Pharr bridge Wednesday after customs officials discovered it carried a pest known for transmitting citrus greening disease.
Boston Scientific to close plant, send 1,400 jobs to Costa Rica
By Scott Andron, McClatchy Newspapers Medical-products manufacturer Boston Scientific will close its plant in Doral, Fla., eliminating 1,400 jobs by 2012, Miami-Dade economic development officials said Friday.
Kidnapping Suspect, Victim Could be Heading to Reynosa
Authorities say a teen and her suspected kidnapper could be heading to the Valley.
Illegal Weapons Trafficking Grows in Mexico
The Intelligence Group of the Mexican Army Zone operating in northern Mexico, especially in the Gulf Coast, and those who patrol the border with Guatemala, are among the few who have heard of the Arabs.
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