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Federal officials have caught three times as many teenagers so far this year compared to last, trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border with drugs duct-taped to their bodies. In the second part of this two-part series, KPBS border reporter Amy Isackson looks at how law enforcement is trying to deal with the problem which is complicated by a certain "cool factor." -
Drug smugglers along the U.S. Mexico border are using a new tactic to sneak their contraband into the United States. They're recruiting junior high and high school students, some as young as thirteen years old. -
San Diego was once known as the "meth capitol of America." The author of the new book METHLAND joins us as we examine the progress of methamphetamine abuse across the USA. -
Mexico has replaced its entire force of customs inspectors in order to catch more contraband that's smuggled into that country. The shake up is part of a bigger effort to root out corruption in Mexican customs and increase vigilance at border crossings. -
San Diego law enforcement authorities are searching for eight men who are allegedly part of a Mexican drug ring that tortured, kidnapped and killed nine people in San Diego County. The 17 members of the group were indicted Thursday. -
San Diego law enforcement authorities say they've dismantled a Mexican drug trafficking ring that operated in San Diego and killed nine people.
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The Mexican military discovered ten tons of marijuana hidden inside a tractor trailer headed to Tijuana. Mexican soldiers discovered the marijuana during a routine revision at a checkpoint on the highway from Mexicali to Tijuana. -
San Diego's Alan Bersin is now the Department of Homeland Security's Special Representative for Border Affairs. This is Bersin's second reign as border czar. He says the United States and Mexico share a historic opportunity to combat drug and human smuggling together by jointly addressing border issues at their root. -
U.S. Border czar Alan Bersin says the US and Mexico share an historic opportunity to confront drug and human smuggling together. Bersin kicked off a tour of the Southwest border in San Diego Monday. -
The Drug Enforcement Administration has released a new poster looking for information on 10 members of Tijuana's Arellano Felix Drug Cartel. Joining us on Morning Edition is KPBS Border Reporter Amy Isackson.
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