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Illegal pot grows on the rise in California

Written on 10 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

Though California is becoming increasingly tolerant of marijuana usage and cultivation, there has been a recent surge of large-scale illegal grows in the state, particularly in national forests. Officials say the grows are killing wildlife, polluting the environment, using mass... (Continue reading)

Drug tunnel connected California home to Mexico

Written on 25 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Federal agents uncovered a drug smuggling tunnel that connected a home in Calexico, California to a restaurant in Mexicali, Mexico. Agents also seized more than a ton of marijuana and arrested four people in connection with a Mexican drug cartel... (Continue reading)

Feds look for links between Rabobank and drug cartels

Written on 4 Feb, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE Federal law enforcement agencies are investigating Rabobank over questions about whether the bank overlooked signs of money laundering by customers with connections to Mexican drug cartels. For more than a year, investigators have interviewed current and former... (Continue reading)

Cartel hit man cops to nine murders in California

Written on 14 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

A Mexican drug cartel hit man confessed last week to killing more than 30 people, nine of whom he murdered in California. [LA Times] Jose Manuel Martinez, 51, allegedly told investigators in Alabama that he has worked for a Mexican... (Continue reading)

15 arrested in SLO County drug ring with ties to Mexican cartels

Written on 5 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Special Operations Unit arrested 15 members of a suspected drug trafficking ring with ties to Mexican cartels during a bust Wednesday morning. The bust spanned three counties and concluded a five-month investigation into a... (Continue reading)