Gulf cartel boss arrested in Mexico City report
Reforma newspaper says Salvador Gomez known as El Chava, leader of the Gulf cartel, was arrested by federal agents in Matamoros and flown to Mexico City with two lieutenants. Authorities did not confirm the report.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Gulf Drug Organization
Reforma
Federal Attorney General’s Office
Salvador Gomez
el Chava
Matamoros
Attorney General’s Office
Gomez
Gulf cartel leaders amid drug smuggling crackdown
A report claims 15 tons of cocaine were smuggled into the United States by Gulf cartel figures, with seized cash and weapons cited. The Gulf group, once Mexico's second-largest smuggling network under Jan Garcia Abrego, has faded as authorities arrest leaders including the Amezcua brothers and Amado Carrillo Fuentes’s faction.
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United States
Garcia Abrego
Gulf Organization
Mexico
Arrellano Felix
Tijuana
Amado Carrillo Fuentes
Amezcun Brothers
Clinton Faces New Perils If He Testifies
Washington report notes uncertainty over accumulated evidence and warns of a possible perjury trap if President Clinton testifies in the Monica Lewinsky inquiry. Legal observers say prosecutors may compare his sworn testimony with hidden facts, while Lewinsky gains new defense counsel seeking limited immunity from prosecution.
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Washington
Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Ms. Lewinsky
Plato Cacheris
Jacob Stein
William Ginsburg
Starr
Stephen Gillers
New York University
Lewinsky
Charles Bakaly
Summer boredom pushes Brownsville kids to Sunrise Mall
The piece notes that early summer vacation leaves Brownsville students restless and describes 13 year olds Emily Younger and Cynthia Akatugba at Sunrise Mall arcade seeking distraction. Younger wishes to visit San Antonio or Austin but stays local for now seeking quicker time passage with video games and riding machines.
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Brownsville
Sunrise Mall
Emily Younger
Cynthia Akatugba
Younger
San Antonio
Austin
Don Pedro
County Enforces Stricter Septic Rules for Developments
Cameron County commissioners voted unanimously to require developers to install septic tanks on each lot or post a one year performance bond before final subdivision approval. County Commissioner Carlos Cascos cited state law and Hidalgo County as influences guiding the policy.
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Cameron County
Carlos Cascos
Hidalgo County
AirCare trio dies doing job they loved in Rio Grande Valley
Three AirCare crew members—flight nurse Carlos De La Fuente Sr, pilot Anthony Martinez, and paramedic Brenda Leinweber—died in a helicopter crash while responding to a truck collision in Jim Hogg County. The crash destroyed the black box and left authorities to determine the cause after a 30 hour search. Memorial services were pending.
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Brushy Ranch Country
Jim Hogg County
Valley AirCare
Shannon Wilks
Valley Baptist Medical Center
Bill Elliott
Leinweber
South Padre Island
Brownsville Ems
Harlingen Ems
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Bill Aston
Harlingen Community Emergency Care Foundation Inc
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de la Fuente
San Benito
Brian Gates
Harlingen
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Cindy Brown
Monitor
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Brownsvilleherald.com
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