war on drugs

  • Jul 06, 2009

    Will Corruption Cross the Line?

    The rumors about Margarita Crispin started soon after her first day as a customs officer in El Paso, Texas. In March 2003, Crispin started working the line at the Paso Del Norte bridge, across from Ciudad Juárez. Nearly one-fifth of all drugs seized coming across the border enter through the El Paso-Juárez area, and the region is viciously contested by Mexican cartels. So when Crispin waved off the dogs that sniff out drugs in the long line of cars waiting to enter the United States, saying she didn't like them around her, it raised a few eyebrows.

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  • Mar 19, 2009

    New Migrant Class Flees Mexican Drug War

    As a drug war rages throughout Mexico and along its northern border, an increasing number of Mexicans are crossing into the United States to flee the killings, extortion and kidnappings that have plagued places like Juárez and Tijuana.

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  • Nov 06, 1993

    Holding the Line

    The U.S. Border Patrol is the last line of defense against drug smuggling on the Mexican border. But in the 'war on drugs,' tensions run high and renegade agents sometimes shoot first and ask questions later. Reporter Tina Plaza explores racial profiling in El Peso, Texas, revealing that just looking Latin can be a crime.

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  • Aug 31, 1993

    America's Secret Police

    The U.S. Border Patrol is the last line of defense against drug smuggling on the Mexican border. But in the 'war on drugs,' tensions run high and renegade agents sometimes shoot first and ask questions later. Reporter Tina Plaza explores racial profiling in El Peso, Texas, revealing that just looking Latin can be a crime. CIR-assisted with this report for Spin Magazine.

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  • Mar 31, 1993

    'Let's See Some Papers' - In El Paso, Looking Latin is a Crime

    The U.S. Border Patrol is the last line of defense against drug smuggling on the Mexican border. But in the 'war on drugs,' tensions run high and renegade agents sometimes shoot first and ask questions later. Reporter Tina Plaza explores racial profiling in El Peso, Texas, revealing that just looking Latin can be a crime. CIR assisted with this story.

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