Florida Couple Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Evade $42 Million in Duties for Illegally Importing and Selling Plywood

A Florida husband and wife, Noel and Kelsy Hernandez Quintana, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to import plywood contrary to the Lacey Act and customs laws, and to selling plywood products that…

California Man Fined $50,000 for Illegally Importing Carvings Made from Sperm Whale Teeth and a Walrus Tusk

Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Pedro Huertas, 69, of Pasadena, California, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of unlawfully importing wildlife parts (carvings from sperm whale teeth…

Caught on Video: Child Struck by Vehicle Running Stop Sign in North Bergen

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – A child crossing the street in North Bergen was struck by a car that failed to yield to him while he was in the crosswalk at a stop…

County to Spend $3.4 Million to Restore ‘Historic’ Money Pit into Public Bathroom

BARNEGAT – Usually when the government spends millions of dollars to refurbish a historic home, the home has local history. Sometimes, it was the scene of a famous battle or historical incident.…

Trump Announces Endorsement In Pivotal West Virginia Senate Race

Trump Announces Endorsement In Pivotal West Virginia Senate Race Harold Hutchison on October 18, 2023 Former President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia for U.S. Senate on Wednesday.…

‘Keep Bombing Hamas’: GOP Reps Respond To Disruptive Pro-Palestinian Protest At Capitol Office Building

‘Keep Bombing Hamas’: GOP Reps Respond To Disruptive Pro-Palestinian Protest At Capitol Office Building Harold Hutchison on October 18, 2023 Republican members of the United States House of Representatives reacted on Wednesday…

Firearms Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Supplying Weapons and Ammunition to Sinaloa Cartel

NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 18, 2023 SAN DIEGO – Alfredo Lomas Navarrete, a prolific firearms trafficker, was sentenced in federal court today to 15 years in custody for his role in…

CBP officers seize $927K worth of methamphetamine at Gateway International Bridge

BROWNSVILLE, Texas— U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged methamphetamine valued at approximately $927,038 hidden within a 2019 Dodge. “This significant seizure is…

GUTTED! Eviscerated Goat Discovered at Chicago International Airport

CHICAGO—U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists (CBPAS) at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) stop countless prohibited items foreign guests try to introduce into the U.S., whether it is fruits, vegetables, plants,…

Second Largest Seizure in Arizona of Protected Totoaba Swim Bladders Discovered in San Luis, Arizona Port of Entry

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists at the Port of San Luis seized 109 pounds of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild…

CBP officers seize over $10 million in methamphetamine at Pharr International Bridge

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the Pharr International Bridge this week seized $10.7 million in methamphetamine from a shipment of fresh jalapeño peppers. “Our…

CBP reminds traveling public of prohibited agricultural items during upcoming Día De Los Muertos holiday

SAN DIEGO – As the U.S.-Mexico border community prepares for the upcoming All Souls Day (Día de los Muertos) holiday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are advising the traveling public that…

Mission man imprisoned for trafficking cocaine in truck dashboard

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 43-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison for trafficking cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. A federal jury convicted Juan Pablo Ramirez July 12 following…

American Citizen Sentenced to Life in Prison for Providing Material Support to ISIS That Resulted in Death

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, 46, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, was sentenced to life in prison for providing material…

Cuba, Missouri, Man Sentenced to 120 Months’ Imprisonment for Drug, Gun Offenses

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Cuba, Missouri, man, Raymond Toth, 65, was sentenced on October 13, 2023, to 120 months in federal prison, consisting of 60 months’ imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine…

Last of 17 Defendants Pleads Guilty in Southeast Washington Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

WASHINGTON – Corenzo Mobery, 40, of Washington, DC, pleaded guilty today to participating in a drug trafficking network based in Southeast Washington that sold cocaine, crack…

‘We’ve Seen The History’: Wisconsin Rep Has ‘Zero Confidence’ Biden Admin Will Vet Gaza Refugees

‘We’ve Seen The History’: Wisconsin Rep Has ‘Zero Confidence’ Biden Admin Will Vet Gaza Refugees Harold Hutchison on October 16, 2023 Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin ripped President Joe Biden Monday,…

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Jackson, Miss. – A Houston, Texas man pleaded guilty today to conspiring with others in the Southern District of Mississippi to possess with intent to distribute approximately one pound of a substance…

Guilty Plea Reached After Over 50 Kilograms of Cocaine Interdicted in New Kent County

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Durham, North Carolina, man pleaded guilty today to attempted possession of more than 50 kilograms of cocaine. According to court documents, on August 2, Jose Arellano-Rodriguez, 26,…

CBP to Resume Vehicle Processing at Bridge 1 in Eagle Pass, Texas

Beginning October 16, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will resume vehicle processing operations at Bridge 1 in Eagle Pass, Texas. CBP will continue to assess operations and plans to execute contingency measures to support…

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