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US Border Agents arrest spotter for Mexican drug cartel on Wild Cat Peak, in Pinal County, Arizona
Acting on a tip from a pilot, Border patrol agents arrested a man, who they say was acting as a spotter for Mexican drug smugglers. The man was identified as Hiram Rendon - Rios, a Mexican national was holed up in a cave and had food,
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Sheriff Calls For More Federal Help
Arizona City :: AZ :: USA | over 2 years ago
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An Arizona sheriff whose county is at the end of a smuggling corridor between Tucson and Phoenix is calling for more federal help to battle the problem. Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu says smugglers are making the rugged mountains near some rural
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Sheriff: Drug Spotters Living In Ariz. Caves
Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | over 2 years ago
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An Arizona sheriff said illegal immigrants have been living in caves and operating as drug spotters. Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeau said deputies recently found communications equipment, a supply of food and binoculars in a cave near Sawtooth
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Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu seeks new unit to prevent crimes
Chandler :: AZ :: USA | over 2 years ago
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The Arizona Republic A debate is brewing over Sheriff Paul Babeu's request that Pinal County supervisors fund seven new law-enforcement positions to battle escalating violence associated with illegal immigration and drug smuggling.
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Uncertainties cloud Pinal County's vision for Superstition Vistas
Apache Junction :: AZ :: USA | over 2 years ago
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The Arizona Republic Like an ever-elusive desert horizon, Arizona's vision for Superstition Vistas is a moving target. The 275-square-mile chunk of state land in northern Pinal County is still being framed as the possible site of one or more
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Judge: Pinal County has rights to river crossing
Flagstaff :: AZ :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010 3:00 am (0) Comments Font Size: A federal judge has ruled that Pinal County has the legal right to continue using a San Pedro River crossing that was disputed by the federal government. The county argued it effectively
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Pinal County Sheriff Wants Anti-Smuggling Taskforce
Mexico City :: Mexico | over 2 years ago
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Pinal County has seen its share of violence due to illegal border crossings. A deputy was allegedly shot by an illegal immigrant, and two weeks later, heavily armed cartel members shot and killed each other over drugs and turf. "We need to take
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Pinal County man sentenced in PCP case
Chandler :: AZ :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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The Arizona Republic A Casa Grande man was sentenced to more than nine years in prison for selling drugs...Walsh said Willie Henry Stringfellow, 28, pleaded guilty selling narcotic drugs. Stringfellow was the third defendant to be sentenced in a
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NC sheriff seeks to learn from Pinal lawmen
Page :: AZ :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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The Arizona Republic The president of the North Carolina Sheriff's Association paid a visit to southern Arizona this week to witness how authorities are combating illegal immigration...On April 30, Puroll was wounded in a gunfight with suspected drug
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Recall effort vs. Pinal County supervisor Bryan Martyn starts
Chandler :: AZ :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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The Arizona Republic A recall effort is under way for Pinal County Supervisor Bryan Martyn on the premise that he hasn't made good on his campaign promises and is forcing his will on the people he represents. Apache Junction resident Kenneth Baker
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