United States Attorney’s Office District of Arizona October 2021 Immigration and Border Crimes Report

I. Illegal Reentry After Deportation (8 U.S.C. 1326) 289 individuals were charged in October with illegal reentry A. 217 of those 289 individuals had previously been convicted of non-immigration criminal offenses in…

European Leader Accused Of Encouraging Migrants To Flood Neighboring Countries

The European Union accused Belarus on Monday of encouraging migrants to flood into neighboring countries in the hopes of creating a massive confrontation at the border, Reuters reported. Recent video clips showed…

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Migrant Smuggler Endangers Children at Arizona Border

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a 19-year-old U.S. citizen attempting to smuggle 10 migrants, including three minors, in the bed of a truck near Sasabe, Arizona, Friday morning. Tucson…

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Border Patrol Operations Result in 41 Migrant Arrests

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol (RGV) agents discovered two residences being used for human smuggling and continue to collaborate with other law enforcement departments to combat human smuggling on…

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Woman Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking After Flying From Hawaii And Attempting To Smuggle Heroin Into High Desert State Prison

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Arlene-Anela Kekoolani, 30, of Honolulu, Hawaii, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to…

RGV Agents Seize Nearly $700,000 Worth of Marijuana

EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents seize over 860 pounds of marijuana in smuggling attempts by the Rio Grande. On the afternoon of Oct. 30, an agent monitoring…

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One Fatality Following Large Group of Swimmers Entering U.S. Illegally at San Diego Border Beach

SAN DIEGO – One person is deceased following an attempt by a large group of people to illegally enter the U.S. by swimming around the border barrier and make their way to the…

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CBP Officers Seize over $960K in Cocaine at Pharr International Bridge

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility intercepted $960,500 in alleged cocaine. “The commercial environment continues to be an area where we…

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RGV Law Enforcement Collaboration leads to 45 Apprehensions

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrested 45 migrants at three locations with the assistance of local partners. On Oct. 28, RGV agents received information that a…

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Four Defendants Face Federal Indictment in Alleged Racketeering Conspiracy to Smuggle Contraband into Maryland’s Metropolitan Transition Center in Exchange for Bribes

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging four defendants with a racketeering conspiracy at the Metropolitan Transition Center (MTC), in Baltimore, Maryland. The indictment charges two former correctional…

California Man Indicted for Possessing Nearly Eight Pounds of Fentanyl Aboard Bus in KC

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A San Diego, California, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury after smuggling nearly eight pounds of fentanyl aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Missouri.…

South Texas man sentenced to 30 years after suburban crash that killed 5 noncitizens, seriously injured others

DEL RIO, Texas – A South Texas man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in federal prison for conspiring to harbor and transport undocumented noncitizens following a June 2018 vehicle crash in…

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CBP Officers Nab Man Wanted for 2018 Homicide of Teenager

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers working at the El Paso Port of Entry arrested a man being sought for the killing of a Horizon City teenager whose…

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Drug Lord On DEA’s Most Wanted List To Be Extradited To US

The most wanted drug trafficker in Colombia will be extradited to the U.S. after he was taken into custody during a Saturday raid, BBC News reported. Colombia announced Dairo Antonio Úsuga, who…

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Human smuggler pleads guilty to operating Phoenix stash house

TUCSON, Ariz. – A Mexican national pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to his role as operator of a human smuggling stash house in Phoenix, following a probe by U.S. Immigration and…

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Fresno Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Smuggle Heroin and Methamphetamine into the Fresno County Jail

FRESNO, Calif. — Alfredo Garcia Jr., 27, of Fresno, was sentenced today to 10 years and eight months in prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute heroin…

Richmond Man Sentenced to 312 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Illegal Possession of a Firearm

COVINGTON, Ky. – A Richmond, Kentucky man, Lavone Dixon, 36, was sentenced to 312 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute…

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U.S. Border Patrol stash house busts continue

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents continue this year’s increasing trend of locating and disrupting stash houses in West Texas and southern New Mexico. On Oct. 17, Border Patrol Agents…

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CBP Officers Seize over $700K in Cocaine and Methamphetamine at Pharr International Bridge

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility intercepted $768,500 in alleged cocaine and methamphetamine in multiple incidents. “The commercial environment continues…

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Human Smuggler Pleads Guilty to Operating Phoenix Stash House

TUCSON, Ariz. –Macario Ulises Barragan-Cisneros, 45, of Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday in connection with his role as the operator of a human smuggling stash house located in Phoenix, Arizona.…

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United States Attorney’s Office District of Arizona October 2021 Immigration and Border Crimes Report

European Leader Accused Of Encouraging Migrants To Flood Neighboring Countries

Migrant Smuggler Endangers Children at Arizona Border

Border Patrol Operations Result in 41 Migrant Arrests

Woman Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking After Flying From Hawaii And Attempting To Smuggle Heroin Into High Desert State Prison

RGV Agents Seize Nearly $700,000 Worth of Marijuana

One Fatality Following Large Group of Swimmers Entering U.S. Illegally at San Diego Border Beach

CBP Officers Seize over $960K in Cocaine at Pharr International Bridge

RGV Law Enforcement Collaboration leads to 45 Apprehensions

Four Defendants Face Federal Indictment in Alleged Racketeering Conspiracy to Smuggle Contraband into Maryland’s Metropolitan Transition Center in Exchange for Bribes

California Man Indicted for Possessing Nearly Eight Pounds of Fentanyl Aboard Bus in KC

South Texas man sentenced to 30 years after suburban crash that killed 5 noncitizens, seriously injured others

CBP Officers Nab Man Wanted for 2018 Homicide of Teenager

Drug Lord On DEA’s Most Wanted List To Be Extradited To US

Human smuggler pleads guilty to operating Phoenix stash house

Fresno Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Smuggle Heroin and Methamphetamine into the Fresno County Jail

Richmond Man Sentenced to 312 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Illegal Possession of a Firearm

U.S. Border Patrol stash house busts continue

CBP Officers Seize over $700K in Cocaine and Methamphetamine at Pharr International Bridge

Human Smuggler Pleads Guilty to Operating Phoenix Stash House

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