1,200 pounds of weed worth $2.4M hidden in paper towel shipment seized

BUFFALO, N.Y. – If you need a “quicker picker upper”, marijuana is definitely not your first choice, but paper towels are. This weekend, Border Patrol agents found over one thousands pounds of…

Pittsburgh’s Pirates lose their eye patches after feds seize shipment

PITTSBURGH – A shipment of Chinese made pirate eye patches heading for the Pittsburgh area have been seized and confiscated by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents. It’s not sure exactly where…

Biden official asked Senators who visited child detention camps to delete pictures

A top-level official in the administration of President Joe Biden asked a group of GOP Senators visiting the U.S. child detention centers reopened by the president to delete pictures they took inside…

Trump to Biden: Finish Building the Wall Before It’s Too Late for America

Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump today said President Joe Biden should finish building the wall he started. Trump lashed out at the significant rise in child sex trafficking around the border…

Feds Seek Tips from Public to Identify Smugglers of 13 who Died in Crash

SAN DIEGO, CA – Federal officials are asking for the public’s help in identifying the smugglers whose actions led to the deaths of 13 Mexican and Guatemalan nationals in a crash of…

Man Sentenced in Ft. Pierce to over 12 Years in Prison for Smuggling Migrants by Sea ahead of Hurricane

MIAMI, FLORIDA – Yesterday, a federal judge in Ft. Pierce sentenced a Bahamian man to 151 months in prison for trying to smuggle migrants into the United States on a poorly-equipped and…

Police use fishing net to subdue missing, aggressive woman on homemade raft on the Niagara River

LEWISTON, N.Y. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Niagara Falls Station, the U.S. Coast Guard and several local first responders rescued a 54-year-old United States Citizen on the lower Niagara River.…

Unaccompanied children from all over the world being smuggled into U.S. in groups of 100 and more, USBP says

EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley are commonly encountering families and unaccompanied alien children being smuggled into the country in groups of more than 100. On…

Breaking Bad: Fireman caught operating meth lab out of mobile home

SELLS, Ariz. – A Tohono O’odham Nation member and active firefighter was one of two people arrested Monday for operating a methamphetamine lab at a mobile-home located in the remote area of…

Brazilian Citizen Who Ran Smuggling Organization Pleads Guilty To Human Trafficking

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Tiago Mello-Lima, 34, a Brazilian citizen living in Canada, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy to bringing…

Man admits role in smuggling 149 undocumented immigrants from Laredo

LAREDO, TEXAS – A 54-year-old resident of Fort Meade, Florida, has pleaded guilty in Laredo federal court to conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Joseph Winslow…

200 Illegals, 50 Pounds of Pot Caught Entering U.S. in Texas on Tuesday

MARFA, Texas — The number of apprehensions continues to climb throughout Big Bend Sector. Yesterday, agents apprehended large groups near Van Horn, Texas and seized over 200 pounds of marijuana. Agents from…

COVID-19 positive illegals dropped at Texas bus stop heading for New Jersey, Maryland

The Biden administration is releasing thousands of illegal immigrants into the city of Brownsville, Texas and many have been tested positive for COVID-19. Felipe Romero, a spokesperson for that town said today…

New Yorker charged for smuggling illegal aliens after driving vehicle into snowbank

PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK – Kyle Thompson, age 28, of Hogansburg, New York, was arrested on February 17 and charged by criminal complaint with alien smuggling in connection with a failed smuggling event.…

McAllen man sent to prison for meth distribution

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – A 29-year-old legal permanent resident of McAllen has been sentenced following his conviction in Corpus Christi federal court of conspiring to possess and distributing over 21 kilos of…

New Mexico State Police Officer Killed by in Shootout at Routine Traffic Stop

Las Cruces, NM – A New Mexico State Police Officer conducting a routine traffic stop was shot and killed on Thursday. New Mexico State Police Chief Robert Thorton said the officer, Darian…

Five Charged in El Paso for Smuggling Drugs and Illegal Aliens

EL PASO, TEXAS – Today in El Paso, federal authorities filed two criminal complaints charging five individuals for smuggling an estimated $5.4 million worth of marijuana and methamphetamine and 77 illegal aliens,…

Mexican Immigrant Caught Harboring Illegal Aliens in Laredo

LAREDO, Texas – A 43-year-old Mexican national who illegally resided in Laredo has been charged with harboring undocumented aliens at her residence and conspiracy to do so, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K.…

Dominican Illegal Alien Sentenced for Trafficking Kilos of Heroin and Cocaine

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND – A Dominican national that led a conspiracy that imported at least ten kilograms of heroin and five kilograms of cocaine from California, and who conspired with others to…

Salvadoran Citizen Arrested for Alien Smuggling

PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK – Douglas Quintanilla-Soriano, age 26, and a citizen of El Salvador, was arrested on January 17 and charged in connection with a failed smuggling event. The announcement was made…

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