Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft Charges

BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with using the identity of a U.S. citizen at the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. Hector Antonio Cruz Ciprian, 33, a Dominican…

HSI El Paso investigation results in guilty pleas in mail fraud, aggravated identity theft scheme case

EL PASO, Texas — Two Dominican Republic citizens pleaded guilty June 7 to using stolen personal identification information to obtain high-end electronic devices, such as cell phones, laptop computers, tablets and watches.…

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Federal Grand Jury A Indictments Announced – June

Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the June 2021 Federal Grand Jury A. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments…

Laredo Border Patrol seizes $1.1 Million of Methamphetamine

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized methamphetamine in one enforcement action that totaled over $1.1 million in street value. “As this seizure illustrates, officers…

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HSI, CBP El Paso: Drug trafficking networks recruiting smugglers on Facebook

EL PASO, Texas — Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO), have identified the increased use of social media platforms such as Facebook,…

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Border Patrol Stops Smuggling Attempt of 14 migrants

OCOTILLO, California – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector arrested one suspected smuggler who illegally transported 14 undocumented immigrants into the U.S., Friday afternoon. The vehicle’s path traveled from Mexico avoiding U.S. ports…

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Two Dominican nationals in Miami plead guilty to mail fraud, identity theft

EL PASO, TEXAS – Wilver Jose Polanco-Alvarez, a 26-year-old Dominican Republic citizen residing in Miami, and Jose Eduardo Gomez Salas, a 25-year-old Dominican Republic citizen residing in New York, admitted in federal…

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Facebook has become a drug cartel recruiting ground feds say

EL PASO, Texas — Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO), have identified the increased use of social media platforms such as Facebook,…

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Florida Man Charged with Stealing Ventilators Intended for Critically Ill Covid-19 Patients in El Salvador Arrested in Texas

Miami, Fl. — Yoelvis Denis Hernandez, a/k/a “Guajiro,” 42, was arrested yesterday in Del Rio, Texas, on a South Florida indictment charging him with stealing 192 U.S. government-owned medical ventilators worth about…

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Tulsa Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin, Fentanyl, and Methamphetamine

A man was sentenced today in federal court for attempting to have heroin mailed from Mexico to his Tulsa residence and for possession with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, announced…

Border Patrol Agents Intercept Million Dollar Cocaine Stash

CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA — San Diego Sector U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a man on Wednesday with more than 70 pounds of cocaine hidden in his vehicle. At approximately 12:30 p.m., U.S. Border…

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Drugs, Counterfeit Electronics, Duck Tongues & More Seized by CBP Louisville Release Date: May 24, 2021 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — Last week, May15 to 22, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville…

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1,100-pound meth shipment hidden in watermelon shipment caught at border

OTAY MESA, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility discovered more than 1,100 pounds of methamphetamine hidden within a shipment of watermelons. This is the…

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One ton of meth discovered in medical shipment at San Diego border crossing

SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility seized close to 2,500 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in a shipment of medical supplies. On Saturday, May 15,…

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U.S. Army soldiers rescue two from drowing in Rio Grande crossing border

LAREDO, Texas – Working together, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents and U.S. Army soldiers assigned in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), rescued two undocumented individuals in the Rio Grande River.…

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Border patrol agents stop one million dollars in meth, cocaine and prescription pills

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted hard narcotics with an estimated street value of more than $976,000 in two separate enforcement actions over the…

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Drug trafficker caught smuggling $3 million worth of heroin across the border

HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested two men, both United States citizens from Pharr, Texas in separate, unrelated incidents after discovering…

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Laredo CBP Officers Seize $1.9 Million in Meth Over the Weekend

“Operational vigilance in border security led to this interdiction of methamphetamine, which helps disrupt the flow of illegal narcotics from reaching our communities,” said Acting Port Director Eugene Crawford, Laredo Port of…

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$1.3 million in illegal drugs seized at U.S. border

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged narcotics in four separate enforcement actions that have a combined estimated street value of $1,313,577.…

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Another MS-13 Gang Member Caught After Being Smuggled into U.S.

SALTON CITY, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an MS-13 gang member Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 3:45 p.m., when an agent assigned to the Indio…

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