Valley resident sentenced for smuggling cocaine worth $2M

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 29-year-old man residing in Mission has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possession with the intent to distribute drugs, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…

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Brownsville repeat criminal gets federal prison time for smuggling cocaine

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 56-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possession with intent to distribute 8.872 kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…

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Federal agent sent to prison for alien smuggling

LAREDO, Texas – A 36-year-old former Border Patrol (BP) agent has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to transport an undocumented alien within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…

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Texas man admits to smuggling 31 in refrigerated trailer

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 37-year-old San Benito man has pleaded guilty to illegally transporting undocumented aliens within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Eric Mendiola admitted to smuggling…

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Investor And Organizer Of Cocaine Smuggling Operations Via Semi-Submersible Vessels Pleads Guilty

Tampa, FL –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Oscar Adriano Quintero Rengifo, a/k/a “Guatala,” (34) today pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine on vessels…

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Former Federal Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty for Role in Bribery and Contraband Smuggling Conspiracy

PORTLAND, Ore.—A former federal correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) in Sheridan, Oregon pleaded guilty today for his role in a bribery and contraband smuggling conspiracy. Nickolas Carlos Herrera, 32,…

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Chicago Man Convicted Of Illegally Smuggling Migrants In A Freight Truck

Chicago Man Convicted Of Illegally Smuggling Migrants In A Freight Truck Jennie Taer on May 18, 2022 A jury convicted a Chicago man of smuggling illegal migrants from the border in Texas,…

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Californian charged with smuggling over $114,000 in taxi

McALLEN, Texas – A 26-year-old woman from California was residing in Atlanta, Georgia, has been indicted for smuggling cash into Mexico from the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Today, a…

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Two charged for smuggling over 100 people through Laredo checkpoints

LAREDO, Texas – A Laredo federal grand jury has returned two separate and unrelated indictments which involve transporting and/or smuggling of large groups of undocumented aliens via tractor trailers, announced U.S. Attorney…

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Jury convicts out-of-state man for human smuggling in Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A federal jury has convicted a 54-year-old Chicago, Illinois, man for transporting illegal aliens in a tractor trailer, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The jury deliberated for…

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Captain of Capsized Vessel Charged for Smuggling Migrants

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –U.S. Border Patrol Agents and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agents presented a criminal complaint Friday against a man from the Dominican Republic for smuggling Haitian migrants on board…

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Tucson Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Alien Smuggling Involving Flight from Law Enforcement

TUCSON, Ariz. – Andrew Ryan Lozinski, 30, of Tucson, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 30 months in prison. Lozinski previously pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to…

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21-Year-Old Phoenix Man Sentenced to 75 Months for Alien Smuggling Resulting in Death

TUCSON, Ariz. – Isaiah Lorenzo Brinkley, 21, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash to 75 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.…

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Tucson Woman Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Alien Smuggling and Possession of Ammunition

TUCSON, Ariz. – Xochil Elizabeth Hernandez, 19, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to two concurrent terms of 36 months in prison, followed by 36…

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Man convicted for smuggling nearly 80 and pregnant minor in trailer

LAREDO, Texas – A federal jury in Laredo has convicted a 52-year-old legal permanent resident of North Carolina for alien smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The jury deliberated for approximately…

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Jury convicts Louisiana man for smuggling 52 in trailer

LAREDO, Texas – A federal jury in Laredo has convicted a 47-year-old for conspiring to transport and transporting undocumented aliens within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The jury…

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Eight Defendants Indicted for Human Smuggling and Drug Conspiracy Offenses

WASHINGTON – Eight individuals were charged in an indictment, unsealed today in the Eastern District of Louisiana, for their involvement in an international scheme to smuggle 24 undocumented individuals from Honduras into…

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Tribal Partners and Border Patrol prevent dangerous smuggling attempt in upstate New York

AKWESASNE, NY – With assistance from the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police Department, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service, and the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department (HAVFD), U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Massena Border…

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In Just 24 Hours, RGV Agents Disrupt Five Smuggling Events

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners disrupted five human smuggling events resulting in 67 apprehensions. On May 3, Kingsville Border Patrol Station…

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South Texas man sentenced for smuggling 17 kilos of meth

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 55-year-old Ennis resident has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possession with the intent to distribute kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…

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Valley resident sentenced for smuggling cocaine worth $2M

Brownsville repeat criminal gets federal prison time for smuggling cocaine

Federal agent sent to prison for alien smuggling

Texas man admits to smuggling 31 in refrigerated trailer

Investor And Organizer Of Cocaine Smuggling Operations Via Semi-Submersible Vessels Pleads Guilty

Former Federal Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty for Role in Bribery and Contraband Smuggling Conspiracy

Chicago Man Convicted Of Illegally Smuggling Migrants In A Freight Truck

Californian charged with smuggling over $114,000 in taxi

Two charged for smuggling over 100 people through Laredo checkpoints

Jury convicts out-of-state man for human smuggling in Texas

Captain of Capsized Vessel Charged for Smuggling Migrants

Tucson Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Alien Smuggling Involving Flight from Law Enforcement

21-Year-Old Phoenix Man Sentenced to 75 Months for Alien Smuggling Resulting in Death

Tucson Woman Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Alien Smuggling and Possession of Ammunition

Man convicted for smuggling nearly 80 and pregnant minor in trailer

Jury convicts Louisiana man for smuggling 52 in trailer

Eight Defendants Indicted for Human Smuggling and Drug Conspiracy Offenses

Tribal Partners and Border Patrol prevent dangerous smuggling attempt in upstate New York

In Just 24 Hours, RGV Agents Disrupt Five Smuggling Events

South Texas man sentenced for smuggling 17 kilos of meth

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