Tag: border crime
Gunrunner Gets 15 Years for Cartel Pipeline
⏱ 3 min read Jose De La Cruz-Cardoza, 52, is trading the Rio Grande for a federal cell after a judge slapped him with 15 years for running guns to a Mexican drug cartel. Federal agents busted Cardoza at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry on July 12, 2025, trying to shove eight handguns and…
Border Blitz: Meth & Coke Ring Falls
⏱ 3 min read Two Colorado women and a man are facing serious time after a massive drug shipment was intercepted in New Mexico. Reymondo Maldonado, 43, Ebajelina Silva, 41, and Tania Maldonado, 42, allegedly ran a pipeline funnelling meth and cocaine from Mexico through New Mexico starting in November 2023. The operation was finally…
Quebec Man Gets 2 Years for Sickening Child Porn
A routine border crossing turned into a nightmare for a 25-year-old Quebec man last week, as Anthony Hamel was sentenced to two years in federal prison for possessing a horrifying collection of child sexual abuse material. The sentence, handed down by Judge Mary Kay Lanthier on March 17th, barely scratches the surface of the depravity…
Border Surge: 133 Cases Filed in One Week
⏱ 3 min read San Diego federal prosecutors are drowning in border cases. This week alone, the U.S. Attorney’s Office filed 133 charges stemming from the chaotic 140-mile stretch of border shared with Mexico. The offenses range from simple reentry after deportation to serious smuggling and drug trafficking. The volume puts the Southern District of…
