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,…

February 2, 2021

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Mexican Immigrant Caught Harboring Illegal Aliens in Laredo

Police Blotter

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.…

January 29, 2021

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Dominican Illegal Alien Sentenced for Trafficking Kilos of Heroin and Cocaine

Police Blotter

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…

January 25, 2021

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Salvadoran Citizen Arrested for Alien Smuggling

New York News·Police Blotter

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…

January 22, 2021

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Texas man admits to smuggling 3 dozen illegals in refrigerated truck

Police Blotter

LAREDO, TEXAS – A 41-year-old resident of San Antonio has entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. On Oct. 20, 2020, Rodrigo Sanchez…

January 15, 2021

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St. Thomas man carried 6 plastic bags of marijuana in carry-on bag at airport

Police Blotter

St. Thomas, USVI – Trevon Richards, 31, of St. Thomas, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller and entered a guilty plea yesterday to one count charging him with possession with intent…

January 14, 2021

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Aroostook man smuggled meth from Canada by snowmobile

Police Blotter

BANGOR, ME – An Aroostook County man pleaded guilty today in federal court to importing methamphetamine into the United States from Canada, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced. According to court records,…

January 12, 2021

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4 sentenced for roles in illegally harboring over 100 immigrants

Police Blotter

McALLEN, TEXAS – Four Starr County residents have been handed significant sentences following their respective convictions involving the harboring of 104 illegal aliens in harsh conditions, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.…

January 4, 2021

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Adios! ICE returns illegal alien, murderer wanted in El Salvador back to his own country

Massachusetts News·Police Blotter

BOSTON — Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Boston, Massachusetts, removed an unlawfully present Salvadoran national wanted by law enforcement authorities in El Salvador…

December 30, 2020

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Fisherman catches 74 pounds of cocaine

Florida News·Police Blotter

KEY WEST, FL – A fisherman in a boat off the Florida Keys on Friday found 74 pounds of cocaine just floating in the water. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office,…

December 27, 2020

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Trump issues pardons to 15 people, commutes 5 sentences

Politics

Today, President Donald J. Trump granted Full Pardons to 15 individuals and commuted part or all of the sentences of an additional 5 individuals. Alfonso Costa — President Trump granted a full…

December 23, 2020

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Women get 6 years for trying to smuggle meth into the US in car tires

Police Blotter

MCALLEN, TEXAS – Two local women have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of conspiring with each other to import approximately 50 kilograms of 99% pure meth from Mexico, announced…

December 21, 2020

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Pennsylvania man smuggled endangered parrots into the US

Massachusetts News·Pennsylvania News·Police Blotter

VERMONT – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Jafet Rodriguez, 40, of Hazleton Pennsylvania, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William K. Sessions…

December 15, 2020

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Mexican citizen arrested for smuggling illegal aliens into the US

New York News·Police Blotter

PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK – Mario Flores-Arias, age 32, and a citizen of Mexico, was arrested on December 5 and charged by criminal complaint with alien smuggling. The announcement was made by Acting…

December 10, 2020

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Eight Puget Sound Drug Dealers Busted

Police Blotter

Seattle, WA – Eight people are indicted today in a wide-ranging drug investigation that resulted in the seizure of significant quantities of suspected fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Brian T.…

December 2, 2020

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Zapata man sentenced after attempting to smuggle 18 bundles of marijuana

Police Blotter

LAREDO, Texas – A 44-year-old U.S. citizen has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiring to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K.…

November 25, 2020

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Man Who Ran Scout for Tanker Truck Full of 23 Illegal Aliens in Texas is Also Going to Prison

Police Blotter

LAREDO, Texas – A 20-year-old Laredo man has been sentenced after he admitted to conspiring to transport aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Luis Alberto Puente pleaded guilty Jan. 10, admitting…

November 19, 2020

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Houston Cuban National Used Fake FedEx Truck to Transport Illegal Aliens into Texas

Police Blotter

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Corpus Christi federal jury has convicted a legal permanent resident who resided in Houston for transporting illegal aliens in a vehicle disguised as a FedEx truck, announced…

November 19, 2020

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Two Men Caught Kidnapping 13-Year-Old Girl, Transporting Her to Texas for Sex

Police Blotter

McALLEN, Texas — Two men are set to appear in McAllen federal court on various charges related to the kidnapping and transportation of a minor across state lines, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan…

November 12, 2020

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Rochester Man Shot at Cops, Rival Drug Dealers During Shoutout

New York News·Police Blotter

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Obed Torres Garcia, 23, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine…

November 9, 2020

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