Three Hudson County Men Charged with Narcotics and Firearms Related Offenses Inside Jersey City Apartment Building

NEWARK, N.J. – Three Hudson County, New Jersey, men were charged by complaint with narcotics and firearms related violations, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today. Shiquwan Johnson, aka “Big Shy,” 37, is…

U.S. Attorney’s Office for Eastern District of New York Joins Department of Homeland Security, Department of State and Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art for the Largest Repatriation of Stolen Cultural Property to Yemen

Today, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Department of State and the Smithsonian Institution participated in a milestone repatriation ceremony…

Ex-Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna Convicted of Engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Taking Millions in Cash Bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel

Genaro Garcia Luna, the former Secretary of Public Security in Mexico from 2006 to 2012, was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn of all five counts of a superseding indictment…

Smugglers Get More Than A Decade In Prison For Holding Illegal Immigrants Hostage

Smugglers Get More Than A Decade In Prison For Holding Illegal Immigrants Hostage Jennie Taer on February 21, 2023 Two individuals involved in a smuggling operation that held illegal immigrants hostage were…

CBP Officers Seize High-Powered Rifles at Del Rio Port of Entry

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers conducting outbound operations seized high-powered rifles, magazines and belt feeder clips hidden in an ice chest…

CBP Seizes 99 Pounds of Cocaine Below a Vessel Arriving to San Juan

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized 99.2 pounds (45 kilos) of cocaine concealed below the bow of the M/V Lyktos arriving from the Dominican Republic. The…

CBP Officers Seize $239K Worth of Cocaine at Veterans International Bridge

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Veterans International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine valued at approximately $239,314 hidden within a 2003 Jeep. “Our officers are…

Smuggling attempts disrupted in El Paso Sector

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Sector U.S. Border Patrol Agents disrupt numerous human smuggling schemes this week including stash houses. El Paso Sector agents have disrupted 56 human smuggling events within…

CBP Officers in Calexico are Simply “RAD”, Seizing ANOTHER Shipment of Radishes Over $5 million Worth of Methamphetamine

CALEXICO, Calif., – Strike one, strike two! U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers are in the zone as they seize another narcotic shipment concealed within pallets of radishes, at the Calexico…

CBP Officers Seize over 2K Rounds of Ammunition Destined for Mexico at the Hidalgo International Bridge

HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted 2,200 rounds of ammunition from a traveler heading to Mexico. “The undeclared exportation of weapons…

Associate Of Sanctioned Oligarch Indicted For Sanctions Evasion And Money Laundering

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Andrew C. Adams, the Director of Task Force KleptoCapture, Ivan J. Arvelo, the Special Agent in Charge of the…

U.S. Attorney Announces $1 Million Settlement Of Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Trading Company For Underpaying Customs Duties On Imported Footwear

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, AnnMarie R. Highsmith, the Executive Assistant Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (“CBP”) Office of Trade, Francis J.…

2 Chicago CBP Interceptions Stop Counterfeit Merchandise & Cash

CHICAGO–U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport were busy on February 1. Officers at the International Mail Facility (IMF) stopped over $76,000 of counterfeit currency, while officers…

Dem Rep Was Appointed ‘Honorary Chairwoman’ Of Alleged Chinese Intel Front Group

Dem Rep Was Appointed ‘Honorary Chairwoman’ Of Alleged Chinese Intel Front Group Philip Lenczycki on February 6, 2023 California Democratic Rep. Judy Chu was appointed to a leadership position within an alleged…

Parkville teen reported missing

PARKVILLE, MD – The Baltimore County Police Department is searching for a missing juvenile male who has not been since Thursday night. Jahsiah Jackson, 12, is 5’4″ and weighs 70 lbs. He…

Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $1.9M

EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at Eagle Pass Port of Entry recently seized hard narcotics that totaled over $1,900,000 in street value. “Once…

Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $495K

EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized hard narcotics that totaled over $495,000 in street value in two separate, unrelated enforcement actions. “These seizures…

Otay Mesa CBP Officers Seize Narcotics Concealed within a Not-So Raddish-ing Shipment

OTAY MESA, Calif., – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers assigned to the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility seized a large quantity of narcotics concealed within a shipment of radishes, January 29. …

U.S. Attorney Announces $1.3 Million Settlement Of Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Apparel Importer For Underreporting Value Of Goods To Avoid Paying Customs Duties

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Ivan J. Arvelo, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), AnnMarie R.…

Major News Outlets Say They’re Ditching Objectivity In The Name Of ‘Diversity’

Major News Outlets Say They’re Ditching Objectivity In The Name Of ‘Diversity’ Mary Lou Masters on January 31, 2023 Leaders of prominent news organizations are eschewing journalistic objectivity, claiming it is antithetical…

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