17 defendants charged in drug trafficking probe targeting heroin and cocaine sales in Chicago following HSI, local law enforcement, investigation

CHICAGO — A joint HSI and local law enforcement drug trafficking investigation has resulted in federal charges against 17 individuals for distributing or attempting to distribute heroin and cocaine, Thursday. During the…

June 13, 2021

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HSI, law enforcement partners, investigation results in Seattle man being charged for attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization

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SEATTLE – A Seattle man was arrested on Friday at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on criminal charges related to his alleged efforts to join Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated…

June 13, 2021

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HSI, law enforcement partner investigation results in repeat offender sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of images of child rape and abuse

In the News

SEATTLE, Wash. — A 68-year old SeaTac, Wash. man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 10 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for possession of images of…

June 13, 2021

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ICE launches Victims Engagement and Services Line (VESL)

In the News

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced the launch of the Victims Engagement and Services Line (VESL). The Victim Of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office is terminated. The new…

June 13, 2021

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HSI returns stolen sacred artifacts to Thailand in commemoration ceremony

In the News

LOS ANGELES – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) returned two hand-carved sandstone lintels – structural components from 9th and 10th century religious sanctuaries in Northeastern Thailand – at an official commemoration ceremony held…

June 13, 2021

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Illegal, drug trafficker sentenced after reentering U.S.

Police Blotter

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A previously convicted felon was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for unlawful reentry into the United States and illegally possessing a firearm. The sentenced was announced by…

June 4, 2021

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

Breaking News

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…

May 28, 2021

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

In the News

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…

May 11, 2021

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Investigation into White Supremacists and Drug Traffickers Yields Guilty Pleas

In the News

TYLER, TEXAS – One member of the Aryan Circle (AC) pleaded guilty today to his role in a violent assault of a man in October 2016, as well as conspiring to sell…

May 7, 2021

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Man offered teen modeling but was really exploiting and abusing the girls, now heading to prison

Police Blotter·Virginia News

NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA – A Mathews County man was sentenced today to life in prison for engaging in a conspiracy to produce child [censored]ography in connection with a purported “teen modeling” endeavor.…

May 6, 2021

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Feds seize $11 million in cartel meth and cocaine at the border

Police Blotter

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized hard narcotics in four separate, unrelated incidents that totaled over $11,000,000 in street value. “In an effort to…

April 23, 2021

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367 Pounds of Meth Heading for U.S. neighborhoods stopped at Mexican border

Police Blotter·US and World News

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized methamphetamine that totaled over $7 million in street value. “The level of…

March 29, 2021

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Former Mexican Presidential Candidate Laundered Money, Bought Property in U.S.

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Port Isabel, Texas — The former governor of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, and former candidate for the office of president of Mexico, entered a guilty plea Thursday for accepting more than…

March 26, 2021

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Illegal Alien, Cocaine Trafficker Re-entered U.S. Picked up in Boston Area

Featured News·Massachusetts News·Police Blotter

BOSTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested one of ICE’s Top 10 Most Wanted in the United States, a previously removed immigration fugitive citizen of Haiti…

March 26, 2021

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As Americans wait for $1,400 checks, some illegal immigrant families get $70,000 in room, board, and legal expenses

Featured News·Government News·Politics

As Americans hit hard by a year of joblessness, homelessness and pandemic eagerly await their $1,400 stimulus checks, illegal immigrants who snuck across the U.S. border are getting a $70,000 per person…

March 23, 2021

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U.S. to spend $86.9 million to put illegal immigrants in hotel rooms

Government News·Health and Wellness·Politics·Viral News

Joe Biden has taken his first step toward dealing with over crowding at child detention centers this week. With the federal immigration detention facilities running well overcapacity, the Biden administration has announced…

March 23, 2021

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Belizean National Convicted Of Using Fraudulent Immigration And Social Security Cards At Nevada DMV

In the News

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – A federal jury convicted a Belize citizen yesterday for using a fraudulent United States Permanent Resident Card and a fake Social Security card (listing a Social Security number…

March 15, 2021

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$1.3 million in meth wrapped in spinach seized at U.S.-Mexico border

California News

TAY MESA, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa commercial facility discovered over $1.3 million worth of methamphetamine hidden within a shipment of fresh spinach, wrapped in…

March 12, 2021

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Former Federal Law Enforcement Agent Arrested for Allegedly Participating in Bribery Scheme that Brought Him at Least $122,000

California News·Police Blotter

LOS ANGELES , CA – Federal authorities this morning arrested a former special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) on federal bribery charges that allege he accepted cash payments and other benefits…

March 3, 2021

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Two-Time Illegal Alien Deportee Returned to U.S. to Continue Drug Trafficking Operation

Police Blotter

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND – A Dominican national deported in August 2016 to his native Dominican Republic after having been arrested twice for drug trafficking, and who later re-entered the United States illegally,…

February 26, 2021

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