Four Vehicle Pursuits and a Stash House Leads to 36 Arrests

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted five migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 36 arrests. These five migrant smuggling events occurred within a four-hour time frame in…

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Busy Week for CBP Officers at the Port of Nogales

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Port of Nogales officers seized 615 pounds of cocaine, nearly 40,000 fentanyl pills, 143 pounds of methamphetamine, 754 assorted rounds of ammo/magazines,…

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Over $1.2M Worth of Narcotics Seized by Border Patrol

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdicted six narcotic smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana, methamphetamines, and cocaine. On Feb. 24,…

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Smugglers Caught In California With $3M Of Meth Disguised As Onions

American border authorities found $3 million of methamphetamine disguised as onions during an inspection in California, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP officers referred a 46-year-old driver who claimed…

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Two Los Angeles Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Collecting Ransom Payments for Brutal Kidnap-for-Ransom Conspiracy

LOS ANGELES – Two Los Angeles men were sentenced today to federal prison terms for collecting ransom payments for a criminal conspiracy in which multiple victims were kidnapped near the United…

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Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- February 2022

United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the February 2022 Federal Grand Jury B. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned…

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Human Smuggler Sentenced for Transporting and Harboring Over 100 Undocumented Noncitizens

TUCSON, Ariz. – Amalia Gonzalez-Lara, 43, of Oaxaca, Mexico, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins to 21 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.…

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Two El Salvadoran Men Plead Guilty to Unlawful Transportation of Illegal Aliens

Gulfport, Miss. – Two El Salvadoran nationals pleaded guilty to the federal felony offense of unlawful transportation of an alien within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca, Special Agent…

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Mars, The Metaverse, Or Meatspace? Humanity’s Three Choices

James Pinkerton on February 21, 2022 The 17th century philosopher Blaise Pascal asserted that mankind is suspended between two infinites: The infinitely large, and the infinitely small. Four centuries later, we see that Pascal’s philosophical vision…

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Tucson Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Attempting to Smuggle Noncitizens in Water Tanker Truck

TUCSON, Ariz. – Last week, Sean Christopher Hale, 33, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 30 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised…

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Iraqi gun smuggler convicted in federal trial

DUBLIN, GA: An Iraqi national was convicted on charges of attempting to smuggle guns through the Port of Savannah after a three-day trial in federal court. Nihad Al Jaberi, 42, of Clarkston,…

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Guatemalan Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Return After Removal

Gulfport, Miss. – A Guatemalan national pleaded guilty to the federal felony offense of unlawful return of an alien after deportation or removal, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca, Chief Patrol Agent Jason…

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Launches Human Trafficking Investigation Into TikTok

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday he is launching an investigation into Chinese social media app TikTok over potential aiding of human trafficking and child privacy violations. “Chinese-owned company TikTok…

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Three Guatemalans Extradited to the United States on International Cocaine Trafficking Charges

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Three Guatemalan nationals who were extradited to the United States from Guatemala to face international cocaine…

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Former Fort Dix Correctional Officer Sentenced to 26 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Delivering Contraband to Inmates

NEWARK, N.J. – A former federal correctional officer was sentenced today to 26 months in prison for accepting approximately $50,000 in cash bribes in exchange for delivering contraband to federal inmates, U.S.…

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Inmate Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison and Second Inmate Pleads Guilty For Participation in a Racketeering Conspiracy at Maryland Correctional Institution Jessup

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced inmate Todd Holloway, age 36, today to 50 months in federal prison, consecutive to the state sentence he is currently serving, followed by…

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Four Vehicle Pursuits and a Stash House Leads to 36 Arrests

Busy Week for CBP Officers at the Port of Nogales

Over $1.2M Worth of Narcotics Seized by Border Patrol

Smugglers Caught In California With $3M Of Meth Disguised As Onions

Two Los Angeles Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Collecting Ransom Payments for Brutal Kidnap-for-Ransom Conspiracy

Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- February 2022

Human Smuggler Sentenced for Transporting and Harboring Over 100 Undocumented Noncitizens

Two El Salvadoran Men Plead Guilty to Unlawful Transportation of Illegal Aliens

Mars, The Metaverse, Or Meatspace? Humanity’s Three Choices

Tucson Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Attempting to Smuggle Noncitizens in Water Tanker Truck

Iraqi gun smuggler convicted in federal trial

Guatemalan Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Return After Removal

Texas AG Ken Paxton Launches Human Trafficking Investigation Into TikTok

Three Guatemalans Extradited to the United States on International Cocaine Trafficking Charges

Former Fort Dix Correctional Officer Sentenced to 26 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Delivering Contraband to Inmates

Inmate Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison and Second Inmate Pleads Guilty For Participation in a Racketeering Conspiracy at Maryland Correctional Institution Jessup

Weapons Smugglers Sentenced to Prison

Mexican man sentenced for importing multiple drugs into the country

Three Separate Vehicle Pursuits and a Vehicle Stop leads to 17 Migrants Arrested

Defendant in Marijuana and Cocaine Conspiracy Sentenced

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