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Criminal Migrants Return to the U.S.

MCALLEN, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrest three criminal migrants with violent sexual offenses after being previously removed from the United States. Yesterday morning, McAllen Border Patrol…

July 2, 2021

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Three Distressed Individuals Rescued in the Mountains

Police Blotter

OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued three undocumented individuals in the Jacumba Wilderness region near Ocotillo, Wednesday night. The incident occurred at about 10:23 p.m., when…

July 2, 2021

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Summer Heat Poses Increased Risk for Migrant Deaths

Police Blotter

DEL RIO, Texas – As the temperatures rise along the Southwest Texas border, dangerous environmental conditions pose a life-threatening risk for migrants attempting to cross the border illegally. Since the beginning of this fiscal…

July 2, 2021

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CBP Officers in Alexandria Bay Seize Pull Tab Lottery Tickets

Police Blotter

ALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Alexandria Bay Port of Entry seized 21 skids of pull tab lottery tickets with a domestic value of approximately…

July 2, 2021

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Sonora, Mexico, man sentenced for narcotics smuggling after tunnel is discovered under Arizona house

In the News

TUCSON, Ariz. — A Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, man was sentenced on Thursday to 41 months in prison, followed by five year’s supervised release for smuggling narcotics stemming from an illegal tunnel found…

July 1, 2021

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Millions of counterfeit masks seized during operation in Maine

In the News

PORTLAND, Maine – More than two million counterfeit N95 masks purchased by the State of Maine were seized June 16, by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agents. The seizure was the result…

July 1, 2021

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ICE returns ancient stone lintels to Thailand

In the News

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Justice, Thailand Ministry of Culture and Thailand Ministry of…

July 1, 2021

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Texan convicted of attempting to export firearms, magazines and ammunition

Breaking News

LAREDO, Texas – A Laredo federal jury has convicted a 64-year-old man for attempting to export firearms, firearm magazines and thousands of rounds of ammunition to Mexico, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer…

July 1, 2021

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Lakeland Man Sentenced To More Than 9 Years In Federal Prison For Downloading And Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos From The Darkweb

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Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Jack R. Dove, III (40, Lakeland) to nine years and two months in federal prison for receiving and possessing videos and…

July 1, 2021

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Two Narcotic Interdictions Net Over $400K Worth of Marijuana

Police Blotter

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents, interdict two drug smuggling attempts in Rio Grande City, Texas within an hour. Yesterday afternoon, Rio Grande City Border…

July 1, 2021

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RGV Agents Arrest Violent Criminal Migrants

Police Blotter

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrest two criminal migrants convicted of violent crimes. Monday afternoon, RGV agents apprehended 22 subjects from a Mission, Texas, residence. Criminal…

July 1, 2021

1 min read

CBP Expands Simplified Arrival in Washington

Police Blotter

BLAINE, Wash. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently introduced Simplified Arrival at the pedestrian border crossings at the Lynden, Sumas and Point Roberts ports of entry. Simplified Arrival is an…

July 1, 2021

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Sierra Blanca Agents Encounter Armed Undocumented Non-Citizens

Police Blotter

SIERRA BLANCA, Texas – United States Border Patrol agents encountered three undocumented non-citizens armed with firearms they had obtained after burglarizing a ranch house in Hudspeth County. Yesterday, agents in Sierra Blanca…

July 1, 2021

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Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $910K in Narcotics in Two Seizures

Police Blotter

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

July 1, 2021

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Extradited Ghanaian National Sentenced To Nearly 6 Years For Multimillion-Dollar Money Laundering Conspiracy

Breaking News

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DEBORAH MENSAH was sentenced to 70 months in prison for her participation in a conspiracy to launder…

July 1, 2021

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Onondaga Reservation Resident Pleads Guilty to Drug and Money Laundering Charges

In the News

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Robert Printup, age 36, a resident of the Onondaga Reservation in Onondaga County, New York, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute marijuana and launder drug proceeds, and…

July 1, 2021

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New Jersey sending task force to assist in Florida condo collapse search and rescue

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

TRENTON, NJ – A large task force of first responders has begun its deployment to Miami to aid in the search and rescue operation at the Champlain condominium collapse. New Jersey Task…

July 1, 2021

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71 arrested at Texas human smuggling stop

Police Blotter

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrest 71 migrants attempting to avoid apprehension. Yesterday afternoon, RGV agents working near El Rucio Road in Linn, Texas, attempted to…

July 1, 2021

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Department of Justice Begins Third Distribution of Forfeited Funds to Compensate Victims of Fraud Scheme Facilitated by Western Union

Breaking News

The Department of Justice announced today that the Western Union Remission Fund began its third distribution of approximately $66 million in funds forfeited to the United States from the Western Union Company…

June 30, 2021

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Somerset County Man Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for Traveling to Foreign Country to Engage in Criminal Sexual Conduct

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NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, man has been sentenced to 108 months in prison for traveling to the Philippines to engage in sex with a minor, Acting U.S. Attorney…

June 30, 2021

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