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The architect and the opera singer: a tale of two drug mules
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Dec 26, 2012
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The architect and the opera singer: a tale of two drug mules
One offense that could easily land you in prison: drug smuggling. Prosecutions for the offense can vary between state and federal court.Fronteras Desk reporter Erin Siegal looks at what happens when accused smugglers say they were forced to work as drug mules.
A member of the US Customs and Border Protection searches for illegal inmigrants in El Paso, Texas, on April 6, 2011 as security in the border with Mexico has been tightened due to the soaring drug-related violence over control of lucrative drug smuggling routes into the United States between between the Zetas -- a ruthless cartel run by former Mexican anti-drug commandos -- and their former employers, the Gulf Cartel. Seven major drug gangs are operating in Mexico and their bloody clashes with each other and the authorities have left over 34,600 people dead from December 2006 and 2010.
A member of the US Customs and Border Protection in El Paso, Texas, on April 6, 2011.
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One offense that could easily land you in prison: drug smuggling. Prosecutions for the offense can vary between state and federal court.Fronteras Desk reporter Erin Siegal looks at what happens when accused smugglers say they were forced to work as drug mules.

One offense that could easily land you in prison: drug smuggling. Prosecutions for the offense can vary between state and federal court.

Fronteras Desk reporter Erin Siegal looks at what happens when accused smugglers say they were forced to work as drug mules.