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…

Golden Meadow Man Sentenced to 135 Months Imprisonment for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that EVERETT J. DILLON (“DILLON”), age 34, of Golden Meadow, Louisiana, was sentenced on February 8, 2022 for Possession of Materials…

Republicans Demand Answers From DHS On Why Texas Synagogue Hostage Taker Was Allowed To Enter US

Republican House members urged the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to answer questions about why the Texas synagogue hostage taker was allowed to enter the country in a Wednesday letter. “Last month,…

CBP Officers at Hidalgo Bridge Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Indecency with a Child

HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge apprehended Dionisio Perez Campos, a male United States citizen from Mission, Texas who had an arrest…

Philadelphia man sentenced for role in drug trafficking enterprise

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Tyrone Kareem Thomas, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 57 months of incarceration for his role in a drug distribution enterprise, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.…

US-Guatemala investigation leads to the arrest of 10 human smugglers with ties to the murder of 19 foreign nationals headed for the US

WASHINGTON – An investigation by U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), HSI Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit (TCIU), Guatemalan National Police (PNC), and Guatemalan Prosecutor for Illicit Migrant Trafficking…

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…

Southern Arizona law enforcement agencies execute gang-related warrants

TUCSON, Ariz. – Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) partnered with multiple state and federal law enforcement agencies under the FBI’s Southern Arizona Violent Crime and…

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…

Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office Continues to Fight Fraud Related to the Covid-19 Pandemic

Baltimore, Maryland – Today Maryland United States Attorney Erek L. Barron announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has entered into a memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Special…

Agents Arrest Wanted Felon with 2 “Ghost Guns”

CHULA VISTA, Calif. – This week, San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to San Clemente Station arrested an individual with an active felony warrant. On Wednesday afternoon, Border Patrol agents on…

Dominican Republic National Operator of The Underground Nightclub in St. Thomas Sentenced to Six and a Half Years and Ordered to Pay Over $900,000 in Restitution

St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Yohanna Gonzalez-McFarlane, 40, of the Dominican Republic, appeared before Chief District Court Judge Robert A. Molloy and was sentenced…

Inmate Sentenced to 15 Months for Conspiring to Launder Drug Trafficking Proceeds

PITTSBURGH – Mario Allen was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to launder drug-trafficking proceeds between 2017 and 2019, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.…

U.S. Citizen Arrested in An Attempt to Smuggle Meth in Spare Tire

INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle 35 pounds of methamphetamine Thursday night. At approximately 9:10 p.m., agents conducted a vehicle stop…

Agents Arrest Undocumented Individual Wanted for Homicide

CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an undocumented individual wanted for homicide. Agents assigned to the Calexico station encountered two undocumented individuals who illegally…

Yuma Border Patrol Agents/AMO Break up Smuggling Ring

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents, aided by an aircrew from Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Yuma Air Branch, intercepted a human smuggling attempt Wednesday in Yuma, Arizona. Late…

CBP Memphis, HSI and Gwinnett County Georgia Crush nearly $16 Million Counterfeit Goods Seller

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) in Memphis, working from information provided by the Gwinnett County Police Department in Georgia, seized two shipments of various counterfeit luxury goods,…

Ex-Deportation Officer Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for ‘Structuring’ Assets to Conceal Them During Divorce Proceedings

LOS ANGELES – A former deportation officer with the Department of Homeland Security was sentenced today to 15 months in federal prison for “structuring” charges for making cash withdrawals and deposits…

Dominican Drug Lord Extradited to the United States from St. Maarten to Face Drug Trafficking Charges

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Dominican drug lord Justo Germán Rosario (CPOT No. 64), also known as “Papín,” was indicted, arrested, and extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking charges…

Three Vehicle Pursuits and a Stash House Leads to 27 Migrants Arrested

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted four migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 27 arrests. On Feb 2, RGV agents working near Linn, Texas, attempted to initiate…

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