Three Individuals Charged in Orleans County Drug Conspiracy

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated two individuals were arrested on February 15, 2022, in Westfield, Vermont on federal charges relating to the distribution of…

Three Separate Vehicle Pursuits and a Vehicle Stop leads to 17 Migrants Arrested

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted four migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 17 arrests. On Feb 11, RGV agents working near Encino, Texas, attempted to initiate…

BORTAC conducts Selection and Certification Course

EL PASO, Texas – The U.S. Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) is currently conducting it Certification Course at Ft. Bliss, Texas, Jan. 30 to March 16. The BORTAC Selection Course was conducted…

VIDEO RELEASE: Air and Marine Operations Aircraft Locate and Rescue a Lost Migrant in the Baboquivari Mountains

TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents use multiple aircraft to locate and rescued an injured migrant in distress from a remote location in…

Migrant Smugglers Continue to Disregard Public Safety

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted five migrant smuggling attempts that resulted in 34 arrests. On Feb 10, McAllen Border Patrol Station agents observed a Dodge…

Multiple Criminal Migrants Arrested in the RGV

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol agents arrested several migrant criminals this week. On Feb. 7, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents arrested a Salvadoran national near Mission,…

Lehigh County Father and Son Charged With Unlawful Possession of More Than a Dozen Machine Guns and Nearly as Many Silencers

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Joseph Raymond Berger, 67, and Joseph Paul Berger, 32, of Bethlehem, PA, were arrested and charged by Indictment this week with multiple…

Guilford County Man Sentenced for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges

GREENSBORO – Arthur Alexander McQueen, Jr., also known as “Tubb”, 36, was sentenced on February 9, 2022, to 292 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and to 120…

Guatemalan Man Pleads Guilty to Entering the United States After a Prior Removal

BANGOR, Maine: A Guatemalan man pleaded guilty in federal court today to entering the United States after a prior removal, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. According to court records, in December…

Migrant Smuggler Hits School Bus

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol agents disrupted four migrant smuggling attempts that resulted in 73 arrests. A migrant smuggler collided with a school bus, occupied by only…

Smugglers Utilize Social Media to Recruit Minors

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol are seeing a trend of Transnational Criminal Organization’s (TCO) using social media to recruit minors for their smuggling operations. RGV agents have…

87.4 Lbs. of Meth Seized on Interstate 10

INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle methamphetamine Tuesday morning. At approximately 3 a.m., agents conducted a vehicle stop on a silver…

132 migrants rescued inside a tractor trailer in far east El Paso

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents of the El Paso Sector discovered 132 migrants inside a commercial trailer during a human smuggling attempt in far east El Paso, Feb. 7.…

Larry Junior Hillbroom of Hope, Idaho, Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

COEUR D’ALENE – A Hope, Idaho man was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to evidence presented in court, in 2015 and 2016, Larry Junior Hillbroom,…

Buffalo man gets 150 hours of community service, mental health evaluation for beating 8-week-old puppy

BUFFALO – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 23-year-old Navier Rodriguez of Buffalo was sentenced this afternoon before Acting State Supreme Court Justice Debra Givens to a conditional discharge. As part…

Human smuggling coordinator pleads guilty in Nogales following ICE HSI investigation

TUCSON, Ariz. – A Nogales area man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday in connection to his role as the coordinator for a human smuggling organization operating in southern Arizona. This case…

Two Lost Migrants Rescued in the Mountains Over the Weekend

OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued two undocumented individuals in the Jacumba Wilderness region near Ocotillo, in two separate events. The first rescue was initiated at…

Agents Seize Over $202K of Meth in Over the Weekend

IMPERIAL, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen and a Border Crosser Card holder attempting to smuggle methamphetamine in two separate events. The first incident occurred…

Convicted Sex Offender Arrested Attempting Illegal Entry

OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an undocumented individual Saturday night with a prior sexual offense conviction. At approximately 11:56 p.m., agents encountered…

Mexican Mother and Four-Year-Old Son Rescued

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol agents disrupted three migrant smuggling attempts that resulted in 10 arrests. In one event, a mother and her son were rescued from…

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