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AMARILLO, Texas (AP) —
Two Amarillo men face up to life in prison after being caught with more than 80 pounds of liquid methamphetamine smuggled in the gas tank of an SUV.
Officials say 42-year-old Richard Madrigal and 37-year-old Damian Erik Alcala pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Both remain in custody pending sentencing by a federal judge in Amarillo. The pair could each be fined $10 million.
Law officers learned that an SUV, registered in Chihuahua, Mexico, would be arriving from El Paso. Federal prosecutors say Madrigal on July 17 drove the SUV to home in Amarillo. Alcala arrived by car.
A search led to discovery of crystal meth in the kitchen and two pistols. Authorities say the SUV's fuel tank yielded 84 pounds of liquid methamphetamine.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) —
GOP presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina has escaped injury when a backdrop of curtains collapsed on her as she appeared in San Antonio.
Fiorina continued her speech Sunday following the accident during the National Association of Women Business Owners convention.
Fiorina was on stage at a podium when the towering backdrop, made up of sections of curtains with metal at the top, crashed down around her. Security personnel rushed to make sure nobody was hurt.
The accident happened at the Marriott Rivercenter hotel in San Antonio. Fiorina resumed her speech shortly after the incident.
A message left with the hotel was not immediately returned Monday.
MEXICO CITY (AP) —
Mexican investigators say they have found 14 pounds (6.35 kilograms) of heroin in a hidden container aboard a passenger bus.
Experts say Mexico's passenger bus lines have become a preferred method for smuggling heroin into the United States.
The federal Attorney General's Office said Monday that the bus had started its run in Mexico City and was headed for the border city of Nuevo Laredo, across from Laredo, Texas.
The bus was stopped for a search in the northern-central state of Queretaro and the heroin was found in a metal container disguised to look like a spare part. The container was covered in grease and heroin wrapped in plastic was stuffed inside.