Battle for the Border
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Battle For The Border: Anzalduas Bridge
Posted 11:50 PM 2/28/2012
MISSION - CHANNEL 5 NEWS continues to watch the federal ports of entry and learn what happens when the bridges close. In November, we showed you two that appeared to be unmanned overnight. No one (More)
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Battle For The Border: Unmanned Bridges Revisited
Posted 11:35 PM 2/28/2012
WESLACO - Some challenges aren't listed in a Donna Pump House worker's job description. One of them is working a stone's throw away from the violence in Mexico. A man who goes by the name of "Raz" (More)
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Battle for the Border: Coast Guard
Posted 10:07 PM 2/15/2012
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND - The open water on our border is a gap in protection; the door is wide open for criminal activity. A U.S. military branch stands guard but is limited.
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Battle for the Border: Officer Says Cartels Starting to Retaliate on Law Enforcement
Posted 12:44 PM 1/27/2012
WESLACO - It's been six years since CHANNEL 5 NEWS spoke with members of Los Zetas. Back then, they told us they were already in the United States and it was only going to get worse. Now CHANNEL 5 (More)
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Group Says International Bridges Don't Have Necessary Manpower
Posted 6:11 PM 1/12/2012
RIO GRANDE VALLEY - The Texas Border Coalition says its new border security report shows the government isn't getting the return on billions of dollars spent to secure the border. (More)
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Battle for the Border: Psychological Effects of Border Violence
Posted 11:43 PM 11/22/2011
RIO GRANDE VALLEY - People in Mexico are caught in the middle of a drug war. They're traumatized much like people in war-torn countries. But it doesn't stop with them. (More)
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Battle for the Border: Federal Spillover Definition
Posted 11:19 PM 11/21/2011
WESLACO - The federal government says Mexico's drug war is Mexico's problem and not in the U.S. yet. The top security leaders deny the Valley is at risk.
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Battle for the Border: Police Trying to Stay Ahead of Cartels
Posted 11:59 PM 11/17/2011
SAN JUAN - Police are being forced to shift their tactics to keep up with the changing times. They know street gangs are now tangled up with organized crime.
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Battle for the Border: Spillover Violence Changes the Way Police Work the Street
Posted 11:55 PM 11/17/2011
SAN JUAN - A 600-pound marijuana bust in San Juan led police to a small home. They were looking for a 17-year-old who lived in the home. They suspected he was not only (More)
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Battle for the Border: La Familia has Large Presence in Austin
Posted 11:05 PM 11/16/2011
AUSTIN - Police in Austin tell CHANNEL 5 NEWS there are three major Mexican drug cartels operating in their city. But years of immigration have made La Familia the most (More)
