Alleged marijuana smugglers jailed after raid and arrest
U S Customs Special Agents and other law enforcement arrested Vincente Garcia 28 and Danny Puente Jr 20 after surveillance near the Rio Grande. A large bale of marijuana in a Chevrolet led to four more bales found in a Kennedy Street garage totaling 287 pounds with an estimated street value of at least 287000. Garcia faces possession with intent to distribute while Puente faces conspiracy to possess and distribute.
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Val Verde County
Customs Service Drug Enforcement Administration
Texas Department of Public Safety
Rio Vista Drive
Kennedy St
Vincente Garcia
U.S
Kennedy Street
Danny Puente Jr
Garcia
Puente
Three Del Rioans indicted in drug conspiracy case
A federal grand jury in Del Rio indicted a local woman Deyanira Santillan 22 and two men David Robles 18 and Raymon Valadez 35 for conspiring to distribute more than 200 pounds of marijuana and for possession with intent to distribute. Bonds posted range from 25 000 to 50 000 with court appointed attorneys noted. Also indicted were Adan Gloria Munoz 31 Nicolas Santiago Acencio 27 Jesus Gomez Rodriguez 27 and Oscar Luis Iruegas 40 all of Piedras Negras Mexico arrested December 20 after U S Border Patrol seized 239 8 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of 191 840. The group faces conspiracy to import and importation charges.
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Deyanira Santillan
Dennis Drive
David Daniel Robles
E. Gregory Drive
Raymon Valadez
Northill
Santillan
Robles
Valadez
Adan Gloria-Munoz
Nicolas Santiago-Acencio
Jesus Gomez-Rodriguez
Oscar Luis-Iruegas
Piedras Negras
Coahuila
Mexico
U.S
Terrorist threat levels ease at Laughlin Air Force Base
Terror threat condition Alpha is lifted at Laughlin Air Force Base after 17 months of heightened security tied to the 1998 embassy bombings. Officials say the likelihood of direct attacks by Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden appears reduced, though links to Saddam Hussein's regime are noted in a Chicago institute report.
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United States
Osama bin Laden
FBI
Laughlin Air Force Base
bin Laden
al Qaeda
U.S
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
Nairobi
Kenya
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Emergency Response and Research Institute of Chicago
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Newsweek Magazine
Hussein
Coworkers hold benefit for Harris Surles families
Coworkers of Terry Harris and Crys tal Harris and Doug Luker hosted a benefit luncheon to aid Harris and Surles families facing funeral and medical expenses after crimes linked to Tommy Lynn Sells. Proceeds support the victims as Sells awaits an $800,000 bond and indictment. East Inc. Laughlin's civil service team organized the fundraiser at the Barn near the main gate.
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Crystal Harris
Kaylene Harris
Doug Luker
Krystal Surles
Tommy Lynn Sells
Sells
East Inc
Laughlin
Civil Service
Snowstorm Threatens Super Bowl Travel in Deep South
A storm dumped heavy snow across Oklahoma and spread into the Deep South, delaying flights in Atlanta and threatening travel to the Super Bowl between the Titans and Rams. Delta Airlines pledged to help affected passengers reach the game as Atlanta braces for up to 3 inches of snow and potential icing.
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Deep South
Arkansas
Georgia
Oklahoma
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Weather Channel
Robyn Halecki
Delta Airlines
Tennessee Titans
St. Louis Rams
John Farmer
Delta
Nashville
Tenn
Free VA health care offered to Valor Verde veterans
Val Verde and Kinney counties veterans service office urges honorably discharged former active duty members to enroll in free medical benefits through the Veterans Administration. VA primary care for general health at local center, with acute care at Kerrville Hospital and Audie Murphy in San Antonio.
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United States
Val Verde
U.S. Veterans Administration
Veterans’ Hospital
Mireles
Veterans Primary Care Center For General Health
Kerrville
Audie Murphy
San Antonio
Nick Villanueva
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