FBI and DEA Chasing the Dragon Showing

Phoenix, Arizona - Opioid addiction knows no boundaries. Next week, the FBI and DEA are teaming up to raise awareness of the dangers of opioids and opioid addiction. The two agencies are inviting the media and members of the public to attend a free screening of ‘Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict’, followed by a panel discussion. This event will be held in Phoenix on August 15, 2018.

Somerton Resident Busted for Smuggling Meth by Yuma Sector Border Patrol

Yuma, Arizona - Agents assigned to the Wellton Station Interstate 8 Immigration Checkpoint arrested a Mexican national Lawfully Admitted for Permanent Residence after he attempted to smuggle $150K in methamphetamine Wednesday.

Vice President’s Call with Cardinal Pietro Parolin

Washington, DC - Vice President Mike Pence spoke Friday with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, to discuss their mutual concern about the on-going political crisis in Nicaragua. Vice President Pence recognized the Catholic Church’s leadership and the Pope’s calls for mediation and the process of national dialogue made earlier this year.

ICE executes federal search warrants in Nebraska, Minnesota and Nevada

Grand Island, Nebraska - During a multi-state operation led by special agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a series of criminal arrest warrants were executed Wednesday for 17 individuals connected to an alleged criminal conspiracy to exploit illegal alien laborers for profit, fraud, wire fraud and money laundering in Nebraska and Minnesota.

Stores, Factories Lead This Year’s Unexpected Hiring Boom

Washington, DC - Economists expected hiring to slow in 2018 because a tight labor market—consistent with a sub-4% unemployment rate—would make it difficult for businesses to find workers. The opposite has occurred, largely due to a resurgence in two categories that had been contracting, retail and manufacturing.