EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia worked alongside Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Loera for years, up until Guzmán’s capture and extradition to the United States in 2016 Zambada then assumed the lead of the Sinaloa Cartel until his arrest in El Paso on Thursday. Former U.S. Marshal Robert Almonte said this
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVIA) — U.S. President Joe Biden released a statement Friday addressing “the Arrest of Two Drug Trafficker Leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel.” As ABC-7 reported, the Mexican drug kingpins Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, were arrested Thursday in El Paso. “Yesterday, the Department
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA and ABC) — Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia made his initial appearance in federal court in El Paso before District Judge Anne Berton Friday morning, according to court records. The filings show Zambda Garcia plead not guilty to at least 12 felony counts including kidnapping and murder, drug trafficking, racketeering and
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Editor’s Note: A previously attached video has been deleted due to copyright concerns. Cartel co-founder lured to the US under guise that he would be visiting a property for sale, sources say From CNN’s Polo Sandoval and Mark Morales in New York City, and Evan Perez in Washington, DC SSA/Elizabeth Hartfield & Adam Levine Two
Continue Reading EL PASO (KVIA) — The Justice Department has released a statement on the arrest of the co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, who was taken into custory in El Paso, TX on Thursday. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada helped found the Sinaloa Cartel alongside of Chapo Guzman, who’s son was also arrested. In a release, the Justice
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — Border Patrol agents in Santa Teresa assisted in apprehending five migrants and a smuggler following a Texas Department of Public Safety state trooper pursuit that ended with the smuggler’s truck crashing into a storage shed. US Border Patrol El Paso Sector Chief Anthony “Scott” Good posted the pictures of
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The tent migrant shelter in Juárez that opened in October 2023 was shut down on Tuesday by the City of Juárez and Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM). The shelter was originally intended to be opened for only two months when the latest migrant surge hit the Juárez – El Paso border
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By Aaron Katersky July 23, 2024, 12:42 PM Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon will stand trial beginning Dec. 9 on charges he defrauded donors to an online effort to raise money for a wall along the U.S. southern border. During a brief hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors said they would take three to four days to present evidence.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Monday, the County of El Paso approved an item that authorized El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego to seek reimbursement for state inmates detained through Operation Lone Star. The County could receive up to $5 million, which will reimburse the $3 million the County has spent housing state inmates.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The County of El Paso approved today an item that authorized El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego to seek reimbursement for state inmate’s expenses paid by the County this year. If approved, the County could receive up to $5 million, which will reimburse the $3 million the County has spent
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KVIA) — A federal court sentenced 25-year-old El Pasoan Roberto Esquivel to 19 years in prison today for the attempted murder of a Border Patrol agent. Esquivel pleaded guilty to attempted murder in February 2024. Federal officials say Esquivel tried to smuggle undocumented migrants. He was driving on a rural section of
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Regular border crossers continue to cut the line at the different ports of entry in the El Paso area, officials say. Now, Juárez Road Safety Coordination agents are fining some of them. Last weekend, a video on social media showed an agent trying to take a man out of the line
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In a story published July 18, 2024, about a Justice Department lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs Inc., The Associated Press erroneously reported the age of an alleged victim and the location of the suspected abuse. The alleged victim was 15 years old, not 11 years old, and the reported abuse happened
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner Troy A. Miller will be in El Paso for an operational visit and engagements with law enforcement partners and the CBP workforce today. According to a news release sent out by U.S. CBP, Acting Commissioner Miller will
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Two new maquiladoras opened their doors in Juárez yesterday, the City of Juárez attended the events along with the city’s mayor. One of them is a Taiwanese business called IEC Technologies, S.A. de C.V. opened its third plant in Juárez and it is set to bring around 7,000 new jobs. Juárez
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Associated Press EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — A prominent aid group along the U.S.-Mexico border asked a Texas judge on Wednesday to push back on a widening Republican-led investigation into nonprofits that help migrants, weeks after a separate court rejected efforts by the state to shutter an El Paso shelter. Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Four men were found guilty of attempted murder, and damages against police officers in the Black Thursday attacks that took place in Ciudad, Juarez on August 12th, 2022. Manuel Alfredo L. G., Jorge Adrián V. L., Ezequiel A. C., and Víctor Hugo L. T. are the men found guilty. In
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector has seen a decline in migrant encounters along the Southwest Land Border this Fiscal Year 2024, which started in October of last year. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s data: In Fiscal Year 2021, the El Paso Sector saw 193,918 encounters. In 2022:
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Originally Published: 16 JUL 24 10:28 ET By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story July 16, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign has received a significant boost with the release of new data showing a dramatic decrease in border arrests. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is appealing the dismissal of his lawsuit against Annunciation House, an El Paso-based NGO that provides temporary shelter and assistance to migrants. Paxton’s office started looking into Annunciation House’s operations in December 2022, before filing a lawsuit in February 2024. A judge blocked the process in
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juárez Road Safety Coordination agents carried out “Operation Fast and Furious” on 4 Siglos and Costa Rica Boulevard, in the El Chamizal area, as well as Margarito Herrera and Ramón Rayón, in Plaza Sendero Las Torres. The objective was to stop street racing in Juarez. They secured 108 cars, 35 in
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The family members of Némesis Giselle Aguirre Castrejón will gather today and tomorrow at a Juárez funeral home to say their last goodbye to the 16-year-old girl. In June, Némesis, along 13-year-old Ashley Daniela, and 14-year-old Ixchel Angelica, were killed in a car crash in Juárez allegedly caused by 45-year-old El
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Gas prices in Juárez saw an increase this week as residents were paying 18.99 Mexican pesos for regular gas per liter. Juárez local media outlets are reporting the gas price in Juárez is 25 percent more expensive than in any gas station in its sister city, El Paso. If you do
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector’s Confined Space Entry Team (CSET) was created over two decades ago to combat subterranean human smuggling threats on the border. They sweep, operate, and supervise the storm drain system which has been used by human smugglers to cross migrants illegally into the United States.
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Search and rescue crews with the Sunland Park Fire Department were looking for a woman lost in the desert off Memorial Pines Lane and Las Flores Street this morning. They conducted an extensive search, but could not find the woman. @SunlandParkFire and Sunland Park Police on a search and
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — 54 migrants were rescued from a portion of the Rio Grande inside Sunland Park, New Mexico on Tuesday by several local and federal agencies. Some of the agencies involved were the EPFD, SPFD, Montana Vista Fire Department, Horizon Fire Department, and U.S. Border Patrol. ABC-7 reached out to the
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UPDATE: El Paso Fire Department finished rescue operations at the water near Doniphan at around 8:05 p.m.. 54 people were rescued from the water. No injuries were reported. 30 divers from EPFD, Sunland Park Fire Department, Montana Vista Fire Department, Horizon Fire Department, and U.S. Border patrol worked to rescue those in the water. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Razor wire has been re-installed on the border by the Chihuahuita area on July 9. U.S. authorities took down the razor wire last week due to maintenance in the area. It has not yet been confirmed which agency placed the wire back on the border.
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Update (July 9, 2024): A Texas DPS spokesperson says the pursuit started near Bassett Mall after troopers determined the car was involved in human smuggling. The car sped off and crashed into a truck at the intersection of Gateway West Boulevard and Airway Boulevard. The truck then crashed into another car. The driver and passenger
Continue Reading Update (July 9, 2024): Our news partners in Juarez, Channel 44, reports the quinceañera, Helen, and her mother, Guadalupe, were just released from the hospital. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The three girls killed in a crash in Juarez were heading to pickup dresses for a Quinceañera that was happening this weekend. Henry Raygoza of El
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