Three Failed Smuggling Attempts Lead to 19 Arrests

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 19 arrests. On Feb. 25, a vehicle approached the primary inspection lane at the…

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New York Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling 10 Kilos of Meth Aboard Bus

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A New York, N.Y., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to smuggling more than 10 kilograms of methamphetamine aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Missouri, from…

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D.C. Department of Corrections Officer Arrested for Bribery and Smuggling of Contraband

WASHINGTON—A District of Columbia Department of Corrections Officer was arrested today on charges alleging that he accepted bribes to bring prohibited items, including weapons and drugs,…

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Mexican National Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Drug Smuggling Operation

EL PASO – Yesterday, a Mexican national was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in a large marijuana conspiracy. According to court documents, Victor Gerardo Villegas, aka Victor Gerardo…

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South Texas man admits to smuggling cocaine on passenger bus

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 21-year-old Hidalgo County man has pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute 4.5 kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Today, Matthew Ethan Joseph…

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Visa holder caught smuggling nearly $200,000 to Mexico

LAREDO, Texas – A 34-year-old Mexican man has been charged with bulk cash smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against Feliciano Quintanar-Hernandez, 34,…

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Jamaican Police Officer Charged with Smuggling Cocaine from Jamaica to South Florida Inside Her Body

Miami, Florida – A South Florida grand jury has indicted a veteran police officer from Jamaica with importing cocaine into the United States with the intent to distribute it here. The indictment…

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Guatemalan National is Extradited on International Cocaine Trafficking and Maritime Smuggling Charges

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Suspected drug trafficker Rafael Orlando Ramirez Barillas, a Guatemalan national who was extradited to the United…

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Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment Charging Florida Man with Human Smuggling

MINNEAPOLIS – Steve Anthony Shand, 47, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of human smuggling, announced Acting United States Attorney Charles J. Kovats. According to court documents,…

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Human smuggling coordinator pleads guilty in Nogales following ICE HSI investigation

TUCSON, Ariz. – A Nogales area man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday in connection to his role as the coordinator for a human smuggling organization operating in southern Arizona. This case…

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York Man Sentenced To Six Years Of Imprisonment For Smuggling Cocaine Through The U.S. Mail

HARRISBURG- The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Hector Castro-Padro, age 36, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 72 months’ imprisonment on February 3, 2022, by U.S.…

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Yuma Border Patrol Agents/AMO Break up Smuggling Ring

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents, aided by an aircrew from Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Yuma Air Branch, intercepted a human smuggling attempt Wednesday in Yuma, Arizona. Late…

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Human Smuggling Coordinator Pleads Guilty

TUCSON, Ariz. – Benjamin Gallegos, 24, of Nogales, Arizona, pleaded guilty in federal court today in connection with his role as the coordinator for a human smuggling organization operating in the Nogales,…

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Three Human Smuggling Attempts Foiled in Less Than 12 Hours

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 16 arrests. On the evening of Jan. 30, RGV agents attempted to conduct a…

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Former Contract Mail Carrier sentenced to prison for vehicle smuggling scheme and possession of images of child rape and abuse

Tacoma – A 48– year-old Mason County, Washington resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 30 days in custody for three federal felonies related to a smuggling scheme…

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Three Failed Smuggling Attempts Lead to 19 Arrests

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling 10 Kilos of Meth Aboard Bus

D.C. Department of Corrections Officer Arrested for Bribery and Smuggling of Contraband

Mexican National Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Drug Smuggling Operation

South Texas man admits to smuggling cocaine on passenger bus

Visa holder caught smuggling nearly $200,000 to Mexico

Jamaican Police Officer Charged with Smuggling Cocaine from Jamaica to South Florida Inside Her Body

Guatemalan National is Extradited on International Cocaine Trafficking and Maritime Smuggling Charges

Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment Charging Florida Man with Human Smuggling

Human smuggling coordinator pleads guilty in Nogales following ICE HSI investigation

York Man Sentenced To Six Years Of Imprisonment For Smuggling Cocaine Through The U.S. Mail

Yuma Border Patrol Agents/AMO Break up Smuggling Ring

Human Smuggling Coordinator Pleads Guilty

Three Human Smuggling Attempts Foiled in Less Than 12 Hours

Former Contract Mail Carrier sentenced to prison for vehicle smuggling scheme and possession of images of child rape and abuse

Truck driver sentenced to more than 3 years for smuggling undocumented migrants in back of tractor trailer

Texan admits to smuggling people in coffin

ICE HSI investigating after Florida man arrested at US/Canada border, charged with human smuggling

Smuggling At The Canadian Border: Authorities Arrest Man From Florida, Find Family Of Four Frozen To Death

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents and law enforcement partners encounter stolen vehicles used for human smuggling

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