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State lawmaker seeks restrictions on colleagues caught drinking and driving

An Inland Empire lawmaker announced today he’s proposing restrictions on state legislators’ use of taxpayer-funded vehicles if they’re charged or convicted of driving under the influence. Assemblyman Bill Essayli, R-Norco, introduced Resolution 51, which would mandate that any member of the Assembly who is arrested and charged with DUI lose — until his or her

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17 indicted in multi-state drug trafficking & money laundering scheme involving Palm Springs airport

17 people have been indicted in a massive multi-state drug trafficking and money laundering scheme dating back six years.  So far, the Drug Enforcement Agency has seized more than 250 pounds of drugs (mostly methamphetamine and fentanyl), according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Check Out the Full News Conference Below: According to court records, over

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Mexicali man convicted of setting up smuggling trip that killed 13 in Imperial County gets 15 years in prison

BY JULIE WATSONPublished 4:39 PM PDT, July 13, 2023 SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a man to 15 years in prison for coordinating a smuggling trip in which two dozen migrants were stacked into a Ford Expedition that crashed into a tractor-trailer, killing 13 people outside a California desert town. Jose

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