‘Tiger King’ figure Doc Antle sentenced to 12 months for wildlife trafficking and laundering smuggling funds

Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, a zoo operator from Myrtle Beach who appeared in a Netflix documentary, was sentenced Thursday to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy involving endangered…

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Honduran dreamer sentenced to 10 years for leading violent international alien smuggling ring

DEL RIO, Texas — A Honduran man unlawfully residing in the U.S. has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for operating a major alien smuggling network that moved thousands of…

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Virginia man charged in smuggling of Honduran minor after ICE investigation

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Virginia resident was arrested Sunday on federal charges of conspiracy to transport an illegal alien after authorities say he arranged and funded the smuggling of a 17-year-old unaccompanied…

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Russian national arrested in Boston for smuggling frog embryos into U.S.

BOSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a Russian national Tuesday on charges of smuggling undeclared biological materials, including clawed frog embryos, into the United States through Boston Logan International…

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Three migrants dead, including child, after smuggling boat capsizes off California coast

Five Mexican nationals have been charged in connection with a deadly human smuggling incident off the coast of San Diego that left at least three migrants dead, including a 14-year-old boy, and…

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Two Men Convicted in San Antonio Mass Smuggling Incident

Title: Two Men Convicted in San Antonio Mass Smuggling Incident **San Antonio, TX** - Two individuals were found guilty by a federal jury for their involvement in a 2022 alien smuggling event…

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Japanese Hino Motors Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Auto Parts Into U.S.

Hino Motors Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Fraud Charges **Detroit, MI** - U.S. District Court Judge Mark A. Goldsmith has accepted Hino Motors, Ltd.'s guilty plea to a one-count criminal charge for…

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Arizona man indicted for smuggling migrants, trafficking heroin after ICE investigation

PHOENIX, Ariz. – A federal grand jury has indicted Edgar Guadalupe Jimenez-Aguilar, an illegal alien residing in Phoenix, on charges of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens and possession with intent to distribute…

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Dominican fugitive wanted for human smuggling deported from Miami

MIAMI – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removed Edgar Batista Matos, a Dominican national wanted for human smuggling that led to the deaths of three minors, on March 4. He was…

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New York woman pleads guilty in deadly human smuggling case on northern border

HOGANSBURG, N.Y. — A New York woman pleaded guilty Thursday for her role in a human smuggling conspiracy that led to the deaths of a Romanian family of four, including two young…

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Two Colombian nationals plead guilty in massive cocaine smuggling operation to the U.S.

TAMPA, Fla. — Two Colombian men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States, following a years-long investigation into an international drug trafficking network, U.S. Attorney Roger B.…

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Two Philadelphia corrections officers arrested for jailhouse contraband smuggling operation

PHILADELPHIA – Two corrections officers at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility (CFCF) were arrested on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in separate contraband smuggling operations that generated thousands of dollars in illegal proceeds.…

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Ganja Smuggling: Newark Man Charge for 11 Pounds of Weed

NEWARK, DE — A 20-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged after police recovered large quantities of marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms following a drug investigation earlier this month, authorities said. The Newark…

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Florida man convicted of smuggling AR-15 kits to Costa Rica

MIAMI—A federal jury has convicted Gabriel Donato-Mendez, 48, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., on charges of conspiracy to export U.S. defense articles and attempted smuggling of defense articles, officials announced Wednesday. According…

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Orlando man pleads guilty to smuggling firearms to Canada

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jonen Castillo, 24, of Orlando, has pleaded guilty to smuggling goods out of the United States after attempting to conceal firearms and firearm magazines inside record players shipped to…

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Two men convicted in human smuggling case that led to deaths of Indian family

MINNEAPOLIS—A federal jury in Minnesota convicted Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, and Steve Anthony Shand, 50, on Friday for their roles in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the deaths of four…

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Two convicted in deadly human smuggling operation at U.S.-Canada border

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Two men have been convicted on four counts of human smuggling for their roles in a cross-border operation that led to the tragic deaths of a family of…

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Dominican national sentenced to 9 years in prison for fatal human smuggling in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — A Dominican national was sentenced Friday to nine years in federal prison for his role in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the death of a…

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Two Dominican nationals sentenced for smuggling endangered juvenile eels from Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Two Dominican nationals were sentenced this week for illegally harvesting and attempting to smuggle juvenile American eels, also known as glass eels, from Puerto Rico to the…

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Dominican national pleads guilty in human smuggling case resulting in migrant deaths

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Dominican national pleaded guilty today to his involvement in a human smuggling operation that led to the deaths of 11 migrants, according to the U.S. Department…

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Honduran dreamer sentenced to 10 years for leading violent international alien smuggling ring

Virginia man charged in smuggling of Honduran minor after ICE investigation

Russian national arrested in Boston for smuggling frog embryos into U.S.

Three migrants dead, including child, after smuggling boat capsizes off California coast

Two Men Convicted in San Antonio Mass Smuggling Incident

Japanese Hino Motors Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Auto Parts Into U.S.

Arizona man indicted for smuggling migrants, trafficking heroin after ICE investigation

Dominican fugitive wanted for human smuggling deported from Miami

New York woman pleads guilty in deadly human smuggling case on northern border

Two Colombian nationals plead guilty in massive cocaine smuggling operation to the U.S.

Two Philadelphia corrections officers arrested for jailhouse contraband smuggling operation

Ganja Smuggling: Newark Man Charge for 11 Pounds of Weed

Florida man convicted of smuggling AR-15 kits to Costa Rica

Orlando man pleads guilty to smuggling firearms to Canada

Two men convicted in human smuggling case that led to deaths of Indian family

Two convicted in deadly human smuggling operation at U.S.-Canada border

Dominican national sentenced to 9 years in prison for fatal human smuggling in Puerto Rico

Two Dominican nationals sentenced for smuggling endangered juvenile eels from Puerto Rico

Dominican national pleads guilty in human smuggling case resulting in migrant deaths

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