Drugs articles
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Eye on Texas: An Unwinnable Drug War
I was born and raised in Mexico and lived at the Texas-Mexico border for eight years. As a professor at the University of Texas at Brownsville, now the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, I began to research Mexican organized crime groups that operate transnationally. Since 2009, I have studied illicit networks involved in U.S.-bound […]
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Man arrested on drug possession charges
LA FERIA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man was arrested after authorities found a large amount of cocaine, stolen handguns and a large sum of money at his residence while executing a search warrant, deputies say. Manuel "Manny" Martinez, 60, was charged with manufacture/delivery of a substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana, []
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Charlotte Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking
A Charlotte man was sentenced to 25-30 years in prison on drug trafficking charges after leading police on a high-speed vehicle chase in 2023.