Five Smuggling Events Foiled in One Day

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted five migrant smuggling events resulting in 29 arrests. On the morning of April 5, agents working at the Falfurrias Border…

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Boat Captain Pleads Guilty in Maritime Alien Smuggling Incident Resulting in Three Deaths

Assistant U. S. Attorneys C. Seth Askins (619) 546-6692 and Lyndzie M. Carter (619) 546-8780 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – April 6, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Antonio Hurtado pleaded guilty in federal court…

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Laredo Sector Border Patrol stops human smuggling attempt

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents stopped a human smuggling attempt at the Interstate Highway 35 checkpoint north of Laredo, Texas, involving a tractor-trailer. The incident occurred during the early…

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Erie County Jail Guard Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Contraband for Prisoner

BUFFALO, NY – A former Erie County Sheriff’s Office jail guard, 48-year-old Jason C. Stachowski, of Buffalo, has pleaded guilty to charges that he smuggled contraband into the Erie County Correctional Facility…

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Four Migrant Smuggling Events Interdicted

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted four migrant smuggling events with the assistance of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) resulting in 28 arrests. Just…

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Former Correctional Officer Sentenced For Smuggling Cellphones Into Dauphin County Prison

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kyle Bower, age 32, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on April 4, 2022, to 2 months’ imprisonment…

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Credit Card Thieves Had High-Tech Smuggling Compartment in Dashboard

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ – A high-tech cocaine dealer and credit card thief had a hidden compartment in his dashboard that opened electronically to hide his drugs and credit cards. Police arrested Robert…

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Laredo Sector Border Patrol stops a human smuggling attempt at Checkpoint

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate Highway 35 checkpoint stopped a human smuggling attempt involving a tractor-trailer. The incident occurred on the evening of March 30,…

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Donna man sentenced for hostage taking during smuggling attempt

McALLEN, Texas – A 23-year-old local resident has been ordered to federal prison after holding two men against their will and demanding ransom, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Miguel Angel Castillo…

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46 Migrants Discovered in Smuggling Attempt

UVALDE, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Uvalde Station encountered 46 smuggled migrants in the back of a tractor-trailer belly-dump rig, March 23. At approximately 7:45 a.m.,…

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Fort Hood soldiers sentenced for role in alien smuggling conspiracy

LAREDO, Texas – Two soldiers stationed in Texas have been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to transport undocumented aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery Isaiah Gore, 21, and Denerio Williams,…

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Laredo Sector Border Patrol and local law enforcement halt a human smuggling attempt

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Zapata Station, working with Zapata County Sheriff’s Office (ZCSO), stopped a human smuggling attempt in Zapata, Texas. The incident occurred on March…

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Woman Arriving At Henry E. Rohlsen Airport Sentenced For Attempting To Smuggling 6.6 Kilograms Of Marijuana

St. Croix, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Yvette Simeina, aged 41, was sentenced to two years of probation and a $1,000 fine for attempting to smuggle…

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Three Smuggling Interdictions Lead To 36 Arrests

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 36 arrests. On March 21, Kingsville Border Patrol Station agents working at the Javier…

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Seven Failed Smuggling Attempts Lead to 106 Arrests

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted seven migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 106 arrests. On the morning of March 21, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) received…

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Federal Inmate Sentenced to Three Years for Smuggling Contraband Into Prison Through Hole in Cell Window

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Anthony Robinson, a/k/a Slick, 34, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of supervised release by…

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EMS employee indicted for smuggling two in ambulance

LAREDO, Texas – A 45-year-old man has been indicted on alien smuggling charges, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. A federal grand jury returned the three-count indictment against Hugo Daniel Torres. He…

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Tucson Woman Sentenced to Nearly Five Years for Smuggling Drugs and Undocumented Noncitizens

TUCSON, Ariz. – Yesenia Isabel Mendez, 40, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 57 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised…

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Human smuggling attempt in a tractor-trailer Intercepted by Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station intercepted a human smuggling attempt involving a tractor-trailer north of Laredo, Texas. The incident occurred on the evening of…

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U.S. Attorney Announces Conviction Of Chappaqua Man For Gunpoint Robbery Of Over 100 Kilograms Of Cocaine, Smuggling A Firearm And Other Contraband Into The Metropolitan Correctional Center; Wife’s Conviction For Her Role Also Unsealed

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the unsealing today of a four-count superseding information charging DEEJAY WHITE with offenses relating to his participation in…

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Five Smuggling Events Foiled in One Day

Boat Captain Pleads Guilty in Maritime Alien Smuggling Incident Resulting in Three Deaths

Laredo Sector Border Patrol stops human smuggling attempt

Erie County Jail Guard Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Contraband for Prisoner

Four Migrant Smuggling Events Interdicted

Former Correctional Officer Sentenced For Smuggling Cellphones Into Dauphin County Prison

Credit Card Thieves Had High-Tech Smuggling Compartment in Dashboard

Laredo Sector Border Patrol stops a human smuggling attempt at Checkpoint

Donna man sentenced for hostage taking during smuggling attempt

46 Migrants Discovered in Smuggling Attempt

Fort Hood soldiers sentenced for role in alien smuggling conspiracy

Laredo Sector Border Patrol and local law enforcement halt a human smuggling attempt

Woman Arriving At Henry E. Rohlsen Airport Sentenced For Attempting To Smuggling 6.6 Kilograms Of Marijuana

Three Smuggling Interdictions Lead To 36 Arrests

Seven Failed Smuggling Attempts Lead to 106 Arrests

Federal Inmate Sentenced to Three Years for Smuggling Contraband Into Prison Through Hole in Cell Window

EMS employee indicted for smuggling two in ambulance

Tucson Woman Sentenced to Nearly Five Years for Smuggling Drugs and Undocumented Noncitizens

Human smuggling attempt in a tractor-trailer Intercepted by Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents

U.S. Attorney Announces Conviction Of Chappaqua Man For Gunpoint Robbery Of Over 100 Kilograms Of Cocaine, Smuggling A Firearm And Other Contraband Into The Metropolitan Correctional Center; Wife’s Conviction For Her Role Also Unsealed

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