RGV Agents Disrupt Smuggling Attempts

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents made 20 arrests disrupting four smuggling events. On September 16, Fort Brown Border Patrol Station agents referred a Pontiac Torrent to the…

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Former San Quentin Prison Guard And Three Others Plead Guilty To Bribery And Smuggling Contraband Into Death Row

SAN FRANCISCO – Keith Christopher, Isaiah Wells, and Dustin Albini pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to charges of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and bribery of a public official,…

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Hialeah Armed Hostage-Taking Ring Busted for Ransoming Cuban Migrants and Human Smuggling Offenses

MIAMI – On September 15, 2022, Didier Perez Perez, Lester Leyniel Soca Diaz, and Yoandy Alonso were indicted by a Miami Southern District of Florida Grand Jury for transporting Cuban nationals into…

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Three Smuggling Attempts Foiled by RGV Agents

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three human smuggling events resulting in 281 arrests. On September 15, Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC) agents responded…

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Two Charged in Human Smuggling Event that Ended with High-Speed Chase

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Daniel D. Shin (619) 546-7609 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—September 15, 2022 SAN DIEGO—Sergio Cervantes-Lopez of San Diego and Remigio Sosa-Laez, a Mexican national, were charged yesterday in connection with…

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Seven Individuals Charged for Smuggling Kilogram Quantities of Cocaine Through the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a four count indictment charging four men and three women with drug trafficking through the Luis…

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Mexico Blames US For Rampant Cartel Gun Smuggling

Mexico Blames US For Rampant Cartel Gun Smuggling Jennie Taer on September 9, 2022 The Mexican government blamed the U.S. Wednesday for the cartel’s cross-border gun trafficking operations. “You have no reason…

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Coordinated Enforcement Effort Halts Smuggling Attempt Near South Padre Island

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents made 27 arrests from three migrant smuggling events. On September 2, RGV agents and National Guard observed a female noncitizen cross…

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Wheels Fall Off of Cheese Smuggling Scheme as CBP Officers Seize Undeclared Goods

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Paso Del Norte border crossing in downtown El Paso seized more than 100 pounds of undeclared cheese Sept. 6. The…

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Calexico and Andrade CBP Officers Foil Seven Narcotic Smuggling Attempts Worth Nearly $3 Million

CBP Officers locate a large amount of narcotics within A vehicle after a K-9 detection altered to the vehicle and CBP Officers conducted a through search of the interior and exterior of…

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Hogansburg Man Pleads Guilty to Alien Smuggling

PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK – Brian Lazore, age 45, of Hogansburg, New York, pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit alien smuggling and three counts of alien smuggling. The announcement was made by…

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Migrant Rescues and Smuggling Disruptions Continue in the RGV

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted two human smuggling events and rescued three migrants. On the morning of August 25, RGV agents received information of a suspected stash house in Mission,…

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CBP Officers Stop Bologna and Tramadol Smuggling Attempt

SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the port of Santa Teresa seized 4,600 Tramadol pills and 90 pounds of prohibited pork bologna.…

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Texas woman sent to prison for smuggling cocaine in compartment

LAREDO, Texas – A 28-year-old resident of San Antonio has been ordered to federal prison for importing almost 17 kilograms of cocaine into the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…

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Oxnard Man Pleads Guilty to Wildlife Smuggling and Trafficking Charges for Illegally Importing More Than 1,700 Animals into U.S.

LOS ANGELES – A Ventura County man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for illegally importing into the United States more than 1,700 wild animals – including 60 reptiles found…

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RGV Agents Disrupt Smuggling Attempts

Former San Quentin Prison Guard And Three Others Plead Guilty To Bribery And Smuggling Contraband Into Death Row

Hialeah Armed Hostage-Taking Ring Busted for Ransoming Cuban Migrants and Human Smuggling Offenses

Three Smuggling Attempts Foiled by RGV Agents

Two Charged in Human Smuggling Event that Ended with High-Speed Chase

Seven Individuals Charged for Smuggling Kilogram Quantities of Cocaine Through the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport

Mexico Blames US For Rampant Cartel Gun Smuggling

Coordinated Enforcement Effort Halts Smuggling Attempt Near South Padre Island

Wheels Fall Off of Cheese Smuggling Scheme as CBP Officers Seize Undeclared Goods

Calexico and Andrade CBP Officers Foil Seven Narcotic Smuggling Attempts Worth Nearly $3 Million

Hogansburg Man Pleads Guilty to Alien Smuggling

Migrant Rescues and Smuggling Disruptions Continue in the RGV

CBP Officers Stop Bologna and Tramadol Smuggling Attempt

Texas woman sent to prison for smuggling cocaine in compartment

Oxnard Man Pleads Guilty to Wildlife Smuggling and Trafficking Charges for Illegally Importing More Than 1,700 Animals into U.S.

Four Smuggling Attempts Foiled by RGV Border Patrol

RGV Agents Interdict Four Migrant Smuggling Events

Texas Attorney Arrested For Alleged Human Smuggling At The Border

Three Smuggling Interdictions Lead to the Arrest of 15 Subjects

Connecticut Man Indicted in Human Smuggling Conspiracy

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