Brownsville Port of Entry CBP Officers Seize $107K in Cocaine at Veterans International Bridge

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Veterans International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine valued at more than $107,000 hidden within a 2008 BMW. “Every narcotics…

November 10, 2021

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10 individuals face criminal charges for human smuggling incident resulting in multiple deaths, following HSI investigation

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DEL RIO, Texas – On Nov. 4, special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) Del Rio office arrested a woman from Austin, Texas the tenth and…

November 9, 2021

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Federal Law Enforcement in Chicago Seizes Private Plane and 100 Kilograms of Cocaine; Three Defendants Arrested

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CHICAGO — Three individuals have been arrested on federal charges as part of an investigation that disrupted a suspected Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipeline and resulted in government seizures of a private plane and…

November 9, 2021

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St. Croix Woman Sentenced for Attempting to Smuggle Marijuana from Florida Through the Cyril E. King Airport

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St. Thomas, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Raquel Rivera, from St. Croix, was sentenced for the federal crime of possession with intent to distribute 6 kilograms of marijuana.…

November 6, 2021

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Migrant Smuggler Endangers Children at Arizona Border

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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…

November 4, 2021

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Border Patrol Operations Result in 41 Migrant Arrests

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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…

November 4, 2021

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Three Defendants Sentenced in the Western District of Louisiana

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SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced the resolution of three cases today in the Western District of Louisiana. The cases sentenced today are as follows: Allen Jackson,…

November 4, 2021

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Cocaine trafficker returns to prison for 10 more years

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 41-year-old convicted felon will be returning to federal prison for his role in a 17-kilogram cocaine trafficking conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Marcus Donell Hollowell aka Red…

November 3, 2021

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Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $1.5 Million in Methamphetamine

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BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Gateway International Bridge seized $1,530,874 in methamphetamine. “Our officers used their experience and inspection skills to intercept this significant load…

November 1, 2021

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RGV Agents Seize Nearly $700,000 Worth of Marijuana

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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…

November 1, 2021

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Border Patrol Agents Locate 75 Migrants In A Locked Refrigerated Tractor Trailer

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EDINBURG, Texas – Falfurrias Border Patrol Station agents discovered the migrants in a refrigerated trailer which was hauling pallets of flour. On Oct. 27, Falfurrias Border Patrol Station agents working at the…

October 30, 2021

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RGV Law Enforcement Collaboration leads to 45 Apprehensions

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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…

October 29, 2021

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Brownsville Port of Entry CBP Officers Seize $48 Million in Methamphetamine at Veterans International Bridge

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BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Veterans International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged methamphetamine, hidden within a 1997 Freightliner truck. “This substantial seizure illustrates the importance…

October 29, 2021

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Honduran National Charged with Transnational Cocaine Trafficking and Money Laundering Extradited to the United States

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Miami, Florida – Fredy Donaldo Marmol Vallejo (Marmol), 40, will make his initial appearance in federal court in Miami, Florida today after being extradited from Honduras, his country of origin. An indictment…

October 28, 2021

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

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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…

October 27, 2021

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Agents Intercept Tractor Trailer Smuggling Scheme

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SIERRA BLANCA, Texas – United States Border Patrol Canine Detection teams conducting traffic operations at the Interstate 10 Immigration Checkpoint interdicted a tractor-trailer smuggling scheme. On October 23, 2021, Border Patrol Canine…

October 26, 2021

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Rio Grande Valley Checkpoint Agents Foil Smuggling Attempts

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EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents foil checkpoint smuggling attempts. In the early morning hours of Oct. 25, a U-Haul box truck approached the primary inspection lane at…

October 26, 2021

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DUI ‘undocumented immigrant’ killed a 5-year-old girl in hit and run in Florida

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POLK COUNTY, FL – On Saturday, October 23, 2021 Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 32-year-old Ernesto Lopez Morales here illegally from Guatemala after a hit and run crash that a killed…

October 25, 2021

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U.S. Attorney’s Office and Law Enforcement Partners Address Surge in Violent Crime through Strategic Prosecutions and Community Outreach

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Assistant U. S. Attorneys Connie Wu (619) 546-8592 and Cindy Cipriani (619) 546-9608 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 19, 2021 SAN DIEGO – To address an increase in violent crime, the U.S.…

October 20, 2021

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Agents Intercept a Clone Delivery Truck Trying to Smuggle 8 Individuals

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NILAND, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized a clone delivery truck and arrested a United States citizen accused of transporting eight undocumented individuals Thursday afternoon.The incident occurred at approximately…

October 19, 2021

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