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• Top Mexican ‘drug queen’ Sandra Avila extradited to the US
• Gallup Poll: People Think TSA Does A Good Job
• Indian man escapes from Al Qaeda-linked militants in Philippines

Top Mexican ‘drug queen’ Sandra Avila extradited to the US Posted: 10 Aug 2012 09:38 AM PDT Mexico has extradited to the United States a woman accused of setting up some of the first drug smuggling routes up the Pacific coast into California. Sandra Avila Beltran, dubbed Queen of the Pacific, has been handed over to the American authorities to face cocaine trafficking charges. Mexican prosecutors accuse her of having played a [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Top Mexican ‘drug queen’ Sandra Avila extradited to the US

Gallup Poll: People Think TSA Does A Good Job Posted: 10 Aug 2012 09:37 AM PDT Surprisingly, despite all of the negative Internet commentary and Congressional complaining about the Transportation Security Administration, the majority of U.S. travelers have a positive opinion of the agency. Not only that, but people who fly, and who are exposed to TSA screening, have an even more positive opinion than people who rarely or never fly [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Gallup Poll: People Think TSA Does A Good Job

Indian man escapes from Al Qaeda-linked militants in Philippines Posted: 10 Aug 2012 09:32 AM PDT An Indian man has escaped from al-Qaida-linked militants after nearly 14 months in captivity in the southern Philippines.Sulu provincial police chief Antonio Freyra says Bijo Kolara Veetil escaped before dawn Friday as his Abu Sayyaf captors were preparing breakfast. Read More This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Indian man escapes from Al Qaeda-linked militants in Philippines