Drug War

Border & Immigration

Border Patrol Seizes Drug-Laced Lollipops At San Clemente Checkpoint

Quinn Owen

U.S. Border Patrol agents seized approximately 23 pounds of drugs with a value of $160,000 at the San Clemente checkpoint Wednesday.
Border & Immigration

Border Patrol Agents Intercept $630,000 Of Narcotics In Temecula

Quinn Owen

In two separate incidents Monday, US Border Patrol agents seized more than 46 pounds of narcotics and arrested three U.S. citizens.
KPBS Midday Edition

Arrest Of Sinaloa Kingpin "El Chapo" Won't Reduce Drug Trafficking Through San Diego

Maureen Cavanaugh

Peggy Pico

Megan Burke

Drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is in a maximum security Mexican prison following his capture. His prosecution on dozens of charges could last for years. But experts say it won't stop the flow of drugs across the border.
Border & Immigration

Mexico's Sinaloa Drug Chief Arrested

Associated Press

A senior U.S. law enforcement official said Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was taken alive overnight in the beach resort town.
KPBS Midday Edition

Path From Pain Pills To Heroin Addiction Nothing New In San Diego County

Maureen Cavanaugh

Peggy Pico

Megan Burke

Addicts who abuse prescription drugs like Oxycontin have been switching to heroin for a number of years now. While tragedies like the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman remain shocking, they are not actually surprising to those who track the epidemic of opiate abuse in the Unites States.
Border & Immigration

Mexicans Lured To Border By Faint Hope Of Asylum

Jill Replogle

Residents of embattled towns in Mexico's Michoacán state are fleeing to the U.S.-Mexico border in search of asylum. But experts say their chances of getting it are slim.
Health

45 San Diego Gang Members Charged With Meth, Gun Crimes

Jill Replogle

The U.S. Attorney's Office announced indictments for methamphetamine and gun charges against 45 people involved with six criminal gangs in San Diego.
Border & Immigration

Mexican Pop Singer Tries To Distance Herself From Drug Lord Father

Jill Replogle

Pop singer Melissa Plancarte tries to salvage her career after evidence surfaces of ties to her drug lord father.
Military

San Diego-Based USS Rentz Intercepts $10 Million Worth Of Cocaine

Beth Ford Roth

The San Diego-based Navy frigate USS Rentz intercepted roughly 313 kilograms (690 pounds) of cocaine in the month of December, while taking part in counter drug trafficking operations in the coastal waters off Central America. The street value of all that cocaine? About $10.4 million.
Economy

What Has NAFTA Done In Its Twenty Years?

Jill Replogle

On NAFTA’s 20th anniversary, many are lauding its accomplishments in boosting commerce, but almost half of Mexico’s population still lives in poverty.