Human smuggling events disrupted in El Paso

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Sector U.S. Border Patrol Agents in cooperation with law enforcement partners disrupted 20 vehicular human smuggling schemes rescuing 129 smuggled migrants this week. The most significant…

Mississippi Abortion Clinic Defeated By SCOTUS Must Officially Close

Mississippi Abortion Clinic Defeated By SCOTUS Must Officially Close Blake Mauro on July 7, 2022 Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the abortion clinic that was the subject of the Supreme Court case overturning…

Jicarilla Apache man charged with kidnapping and assault

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Kevin…

Carlsbad man sentenced to nine years in prison for drug trafficking

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jermaine Ryan Alvarez, 38, of Carlsbad, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court today to nine years in prison for one count of possession with intent to distribute more…

Two Albuquerque men arraigned on charges relating to the killing of a federal witness

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Robert “Fat Head” Padilla, 45, and Gary Coca, 49, both of Albuquerque, were arraigned in federal court on April 27 on a four-count indictment charging them with retaliation against…

Alamogordo firefighter facing charges of child exploitation

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jason Ross-Lattion Fleming, 36, of Piñon, New Mexico, made an initial appearance in federal court on Apr. 25 facing charges of providing child [censored]ography to a minor, possession of…

Man from Mescalero accused of sexually abusing a child in Indian Country

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Dexter Whiskers, 43, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, made an initial appearance in federal court today facing a charge…

Federal Grand Jury Charges 18, Including the “M30 King of Fresno” and His Fentanyl Trafficking Ring

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a 21-count indictment Thursday against 18 individuals, charging them with illegally trafficking fentanyl, fentanyl analogue, methamphetamine, and cocaine as well as illegally possessing firearms, U.S.…

Four stash houses busted in 24-hours

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents discovered four stash houses in El Paso, Texas, leading to the apprehension of 53 migrants on Wednesday. On April 6, agents assigned to the…

“M30 King of Fresno” and 17 Members of His Drug Trafficking Ring Charged with Federal Offenses Following Investigation into a String of Overdoses

FRESNO, Calif. — U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Tatum King announced the results of an investigation into fentanyl-related overdoses in the Fresno area, which…

34 migrants rescued from oxygen restricted containers

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Sector U.S. Border Patrol Agents disrupted two smuggling attempts rescuing 34 migrants this week. The first smuggling attempt happened on March 27 when Border Patrol Agents assigned to the El Paso Station received information from a concerned citizen about a human smuggling scheme. The agents responded to the…

Man from El Paso pleads guilty to hostage taking

ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Jonathan Gonzalez, 35, of El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty in federal court on March 18 to an indictment charging him with one count of conspiracy to take a hostage…

El Paso Sector agents encounter migrants with extensive criminal histories

EL PASO, Texas – In the first two weeks of March, U.S. Border Patrol Agents in the El Paso Sector encountered more than 13 migrants with extensive criminal records and gang affiliations. …

Arrest made in January sooting death of Shea Maisel

LAS CRUCES, NM – At 11:21 a.m. on Saturday, January 29, 2022, Las Cruces Police Department Officers responded to a report of a gunshot victim near the 200 block of Turquoise Loop.…

Barrio Azteca Gunmen Who Committed Consulate Murders in Ciudad Juarez Found Guilty on All Counts

A federal jury in Texas yesterday convicted two members of the violent street and prison gang, Barrio Azteca, on all counts related to the murders of a U.S. Consulate employee, her husband,…

Man from Mescalero faces federal assault charge

ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Cisco Joseph Bob, III, 22, of Mescalero, New Mexico, appeared in federal court on Jan. 20 for a preliminary and detention hearing on a charge of assault of a…

Mexican national in court to face carjacking charge

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jesus Manuel Castaneda-Villa, 31, of Mexico, made an initial appearance in federal court today, facing charges of carjacking and carrying, using, or possessing a firearm during, in relation to…

SNM gang member sentenced to life in prison for murder, racketeering and firearm possession

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –Jody Rufino “Mono” Martinez, 42, of Truchas, New Mexico, was sentenced on Dec. 2 to life in prison for murder, participation in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations…

Human smuggler arrested for transporting over 60 noncitizens, including 4 children, in box truck

ALPINE, Texas – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents arrested a Las Cruces, New Mexico, man Tuesday in Brewster (Texas) County on federal criminal charges related…

Off-duty cop ambushed while performing welfare check by suspect who stole his car, committed suicide

LAS CRUCES, NM – Shortly after 7 a.m. Tuesday morning, an off-duty LCPD Officer was driving northbound on I25 when he witnessed a single-car crash. When the officer attempted to conduct a…

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