Tractor-trailer crash spills 1,000 pounds of hot dogs on highway, injuring four people
A tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 83 turned into a messy scene Tuesday morning when the vehicle split open and scattered thousands of frozen hot dogs across the highway in Shrewsbury Township, Pennsylvania.…
CBP officers seize 1,018 pounds of methamphetamine, 165 pounds of cocaine valued at $10.2 million at World Trade Bridge
LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the World Trade Bridge seized hard narcotics that totaled over $10,200,000 in street value. “CBP is proud of the…
CBP Officers Intercept 110 Pounds of Ketamine in U.K. Man’s Baggage at Detroit Metro Airport
ROMULUS, Mich. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Operations intercepted 110 pounds of ketamine in a traveler’s baggage at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on December 13. A citizen of…
20-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to Possessing 115 Pounds of Fentanyl Pills with Intent to Distribute
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Nathan Hernandez, 20, of Yuma, pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl last week. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 25, 2024, before United States District…
San Diego Field Office seizes more than 14,000 pounds of narcotics at California ports of entry in November
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the San Diego Field Office, conducting security operations at California’s official land ports of entry with Mexico, seized more than 14,000…
CBP officers seize 145 pounds of cocaine and methamphetamine at the Ysleta port of entry
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Ysleta port of entry intercepted a combined 145 pounds of cocaine and methamphetamine in two separate failed smuggling attempts.…
Border Patrol agents discover 218 pounds of liquid methamphetamine in gas tank
INDIO, Calif. — El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents working at the Highway 86 U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint arrested a man suspected of smuggling narcotics Monday afternoon. Border Patrol agents extracted a…
Delaware CBP Officers Seize Nearly 7 Pounds of Opium Poppy Pods destined to Middletown, Delaware
WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a shipment of opium poppy pods in Wilmington, Del., on Tuesday that was destined to an address in Middletown, Del. These…
CBP Officers in Lewiston Seize 11 Pounds of Marijuana with Estimated Value of $30,000
LEWISTON, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Lewiston Bridge border crossing discovered 11 lbs. of marijuana in a commercial shipment. On November 28, CBP officers selected a…
Louisiana Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Two Pounds of Methamphetamine
Gulfport, Miss. – A Louisiana man was sentenced to 204 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute two pounds of methamphetamine. According to court records, in January…
CBP officers seize 354 pounds of methamphetamine at El Paso port
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Paso Del Norte international crossing seized 354 pounds of methamphetamine Nov. 18. The drugs were concealed in the bed…
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Distributes 30,000 Pounds of Thanksgiving Meals
CANTONMENT, FL – The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Escambia County Sheriff Foundation, played a pivotal role in a food distribution event this morning. The event, held at Beulah…
Man arrested with ten pounds of methamphetamine and three firearms sentenced to 10 years in prison
Seattle – A 43-year-old man who was arrested in Federal Way, Washington in August 2022, with ten pounds of methamphetamine for a drug deal, was sentenced to ten years in prison, announced…
Wellesley Island Border Patrol Agents Arrested a Male U.S. Citizen and Seized Approximately 68 Pounds of Smuggled Marijuana
THERESA, N.Y. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellesley Island Station seized approximately 68 lbs. of marijuana, smuggled into the United States. On November 15, Border Patrol agents initiated a…
Howard County Police Collect Over 1,200 Pounds of Unwanted Medication
HOWARD COUNTY, MD — The Howard County Police Department announced today that 1,278 pounds of unwanted medication and sharps were collected during its #DrugTakeBackDay. The collection took place at the Wilde Lake…
Dulles CBP Intercepts 46 Pounds of Ketamine Concealed in Air Cargo from Cameroon
STERLING, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized about 46 pounds of ketamine, an animal tranquilizer abused by users, in an air cargo shipment from Cameroon on October 10 at Washington…
Bronx Pizzeria Raided by Feds Had 100 Pounds of Cocaine Worth $4 Million
BRONX, NY — Law enforcement agencies have seized over 100 pounds of narcotics including cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and oxycodone from Mexzzarella Pizza in the Soundview section of the Bronx. The…
Cedar Rapids Man Convicted of Methamphetamine Crimes Involving Pounds of the Drug
A man who conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine was convicted by a jury on October 13, 2023, after a four-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Michael Lee Brunson,…
AMO Foils Smuggling Attempt in Southern Puerto Rico with over 3,000 Pounds of Cocaine
PONCE, Puerto Rico —Marine Interdiction Agents of US Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (AMO), intercepted Wednesday a vessel with three men from the Dominican Republic and Colombia transporting approximately…
Two Charged for 11 Pounds of Fentanyl Worth $1.5 Million
LEHIGH VALLEY, PA – A joint operation between Pennsylvania’s Office of Attorney General, Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office, and Allentown Police Department resulted in the arrest of two alleged drug traffickers and…
CBP Seizes 113 Pounds of MDMA at Blue Water Bridge
PORT HURON, Mich. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Area Port of Port Huron seized approximately 113 pounds of MDMA at the at the Blue Water Bridge,…