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A Black Hawk helicopter used by Border Patrol sits on the tarmac at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

Touring Arizona's Border in a Black Hawk Helicopter

Border Patrol uses the helicopter to help agents on the ground and to conduct rescues.
The Pima County Sheriff's headquarters on E. Benson Highway.

Pima Supervisors to Vote on Grants Targeting Illegal Immigration, Drug Trafficking

The board is considering more than $2 million in federal funding for the sheriff's department, including Operation Stonegarden.
Border Patrol Tucson Sector Chief Rodolfo Karisch speaks to the media June 13, 2018 about a shooting that wounded an agent on the border near Arivaca the day before.

Border Patrol Gives Few Details of Agent Shooting

Morning news conference sheds no new light
A barbed-wire fence located on the Chilton Ranch in Arivaca, Arizona.

Border Patrol: Agent Wounded in Shooting Near Arivaca

Rancher Jim Chilton says it happened on his cattle ranch in an area frequently used by smugglers.
A Border Patrol agent sits in his vehicle, June 2018.

CBP Spending Millions to Keep Applicants Interested in Border Jobs

Following application, the hiring process is long and rigorous.
A police line around a crime scene.

Arizona Expands Electronic Search-Warrant System for DUI Cases

The system, which sends warrant requests electronically to judges, will be available to all law enforcement in the state.
Border Patrol Tucson Sector Chief Patrol Agent Rodolfo Karisch.

Border Patrol Tucson Sector Chief on Agency's Challenges

Rodolfo Karisch says control over region is "fragile."
A Border Patrol vehicle at the fence on the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales.

2 Tucson Residents Arrested for Smuggling Mexican Nationals

A 39-year-old woman and 28-year-old man, were arrested following a car chase Tuesday.
Illustration for the "Bundyville" podcast by Zoë van Dijk.

Taking a Trip to "Bundyville"

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Legal battles on the border over the separation of families; and Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman talks about life, death, and having fun in between.
A Border Patrol vehicle travels along a stretch of fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.

BP Sector Chief: Border Under 'Fragile' Control

Rodolfo Karisch warns of shifts in traffic that can ripple down the international line.
The drug fentanyl is 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Feds Seize Thousands of Fentanyl Pills in Arizona Indian Country

Interior Department sasys the street value of the different drugs seized was nearly $4.8M.
Many people rely on opioids to manage chronic pain.

Congressional Panel Offers Mixed News on Arizona's Opioid Crisis

Prescribing of opioids is down, but smuggling from Mexico is up.

CBP Officer Used Government Credit Cards to Buy Gas for his Vehicles

Juan Fernando Barajas admitting to buying gas for personal vehicles with 13 stolen cards.
Five-year-old Luis Jr. and 6-month-old Kahmila Ramirez were last seen May, 4, 2018 during a supervised visit with their parents, who are accused of kidnapping them.

Tucson's Latest Amber Alert Differs From Most Other Missing Kids Cases

It is one of two unresolved Amber Alerts in the state since 2002.

Former Border Patrol Agent Who Aided Smuggling Sentenced

Alberto Michel previously pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to traffic in marijuana and bribery.
The border of Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico is separated by a large brown metal fence.

Mexico Catches Sinaloa Drug Cartel Operator in Nogales

Josue Ivan Torres Gonzalez and others were arrested in a series of raids in the Mexican city.

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