Fentanyl Street Price Plummets While Country Faces High Prices Under The Biden Administration

Fentanyl Street Price Plummets While Country Faces High Prices Under The Biden Administration Jennie Taer and Harry Wilmerding on February 28, 2022 As Americans face some of the highest costs on consumer…

AMO Secures New Orleans Mardi Gras Parades from Air and River

NEW ORLEANS–U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO) are conducting security operation to help secure Mardi Gras 2022. After canceling last years’ festivities due to the pandemic, the famous Mardi…

Smugglers Caught In California With $3M Of Meth Disguised As Onions

American border authorities found $3 million of methamphetamine disguised as onions during an inspection in California, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP officers referred a 46-year-old driver who claimed…

Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- February 2022

United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the February 2022 Federal Grand Jury B. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned…

Houston Police release video of suspect wanted for killing young girl on Valentine’s Day

HOUSTON, TX – Houston police have released surveillance video of a robbery suspect wanted in the investigation into the fatal shooting of a juvenile female at 2900 Woodridge Drive about 9:45 p.m.…

Guatemalan National is Extradited on International Cocaine Trafficking and Maritime Smuggling Charges

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Suspected drug trafficker Rafael Orlando Ramirez Barillas, a Guatemalan national who was extradited to the United…

San Diego CBP Officers Catch Fugitive Wanted for Attempted Murder

SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in San Diego Monday caught a fugitive accused in May 2021 of attempted murder in San Diego. “CBP officers have the crucial responsibility of…

AMO, Law Enforcement Partners Intercept Vessel with over 1,400 Pounds of Cocaine near St. Croix

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents, along with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), intercepted Sunday a vessel…

Holy Cow! Cop attacked, chased by cow

SUSANVILLE, CA – This story is no bull. A California Highway Patrol officer was assaulted and chased by a cow during a routine call of an animal roaming near the highway. “Our…

Baltimore Police officer shot After “Ambush-Style Attack”

BALTIMORE, MD – On December 16, 2021, at approximately 1:35 a.m., Southern District officers received a report of a vehicle crash in the 4400 block of Pennington Avenue. Upon arrival, the officers…

Guatemalan man who was extradited to Ohio sentenced to 140 months in prison for Colombia-to-United States cocaine conspiracy

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Guatemalan man was sentenced in federal court here for distributing at least five kilograms or more of cocaine on the high seas. In March 2020, Jose Luis…

Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting over 100 Pounds of Methamphetamine

FRESNO, Calif. — Randal Jason Newell, 41, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, on Dec.…

Human smuggling, forced labor among allegations in south Georgia federal indictment

Photo courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia David H. Estes, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, speaks during a news conference Nov. 22, 2021, to announce…

Fort Pierce Marine Unit Opens New Facility

FORT PIERCE, Fla — After a multi-year effort, Air and Marine Operations (AMO), Ft. Pierce Marine Unit has relocated and opened their new facility. The new 7,200 square foot facility has been renovated from…

Biden Administration Says It Doesn’t Release Migrants Without Court Dates Anymore

The Biden administration said it’s no longer releasing migrants into the U.S. without court dates, CNN Politics reported Tuesday. Migrants will be issued formal notices to appear in an immigration court when…

Thousands Of DHS Employees Won’t Be Vaccinated Before The Federal Deadline

Around 30% of Department of Homeland Security employees won’t be fully vaccinated before the federal deadline, My RGV reported on Tuesday. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees needed to receive their second…

11 Central Ohio men convicted of conspiring to illegally smuggle hundreds of guns to Canada for profit

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Eleven defendants have been convicted and sentenced in a conspiracy to smuggle at least 200 firearms from Ohio to Canada for tens of thousands of dollars. Abdulwahab Sharif…

Sixteen indicted in multi-state drug distribution ring

Seattle – A series of arrests over the last ten days has disrupted a multi-state methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution ring. The drugs were coming up from California and were being distributed in…

Migrants Sleep Outside Immigration Offices To Check In With ICE

Migrants are sleeping outside immigration offices waiting to check in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, the Houston Chronicle reported on Friday. Migrants started spending the night outside the Greenspoint Immigration and…

Driver escapes fiery crash on I-95

MARTIN COUNTY, FL – An early Sunday morning crash shut down parts of I-95 near the Kanner Highway exit after the driver of a car lost control of the vehicle and crashed…

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