Aggravated felon caught aboard boat near Puerto Rico; 41 others to be deported
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – U.S. Border Patrol agents, in coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard, apprehended a Dominican Republic national with a conviction for aggravated felony robbery involving a firearm aboard…
US Border Patrol Apprehends 21 Non-Citizens from Haiti and the Dominican Republic Entering Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico –US Border Patrol Agents apprehended 21 non-citizen migrants from Haiti and the Dominican Republic that entered illegally into Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands in separate incidents. On Mar.…
AMO, FURA Seize 1,151 Pounds of Cocaine in Northern Puerto Rico
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and Puerto Rico Police Joint Forces for Rapid Action (FURA) units seized Monday 1,151 pounds (522.1 kilos) of…
US Border Patrol, FURA Apprehend 15 Non-Citizens after Disembarking in Rincon, Puerto Rico
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – US Border Patrol and the Puerto Rico Police Joint Forced for Rapid Action (FURA, in Spanish) apprehended Monday morning 15 non-citizens from Colombia, Haiti and the Dominican Republic after…
Puerto de Entrada de Del Rio Anuncia Cambios en los Carriles de Entrada y Salida debido a la Construcción en Curso
DEL RIO, Texas – La Oficina de Operaciones Aduaneras (OFO, por sus siglas en inglés) de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos (CBP, por sus siglas en…
Agentes de AMO incautan 1026 kilos de cocaína de embarcación que intentaba llegar a la costa sureste de Puerto Rico
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico—Agentes de Operaciones Aéreas y Marítimas (AMO, por sus siglas en ingles) de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) incautó el viernes 2262 libras (1026 kilos)…
AMO Seizes 2262 Pounds of Cocaine in Southeastern Puerto Rico
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents seized Friday 2262 pounds (1026 kilos) of cocaine from a vessel attempting to reach the coast of…
The United States Attorney of Puerto Rico and the FBI San Juan Encourage You to Think Before You Post (#ThinkBeforeYouPost)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –The United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow, and the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the San Juan Office of the Federal…
CBP Anuncia Medidas para Facilitar el Tráfico para Temporada Navideña/Paisano en el Puerto de Entrada de Laredo
LAREDO, Texas– A medida que el tráfico de Paisano en dirección sur comienza a crecer y Los Dos Laredos se preparan para la Navidad, la Oficina de Operaciones Aduaneras (OFO) de la…
Agentes de AMO incautan 901 kilos de cocaína de embarcación que intentaba llegar a Guayama, Puerto Rico
PONCE, Puerto Rico—Agentes de Operaciones Aéreas y Marítimas (AMO, por sus siglas en ingles) de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) incautaron el lunes 1.987 libras (901,2 kilos)…
AMO Seizes 1987 Pounds of Cocaine from a Vessel Attempting to Reach Guayama, Puerto Rico
PONCE, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents seized Monday 1,987pounds (901.2 kilos) of cocaine from a vessel attempting to reach the coast of Guayama,…
Former Police Officer Sentenced to 25 Years of Imprisonment for Stealing 125 Firearms from the Puerto Rico Police Bureau Shooting Range at Isla De Cabra
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – United States District Court Judge Silvia Carreño Coll sentenced José Padilla-Galarza to a total of 25 years’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release for the theft of 125 firearms. Specifically,…
Bristol Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine from Puerto Rico to Connecticut
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on November 10, 2022, JORGE FREYTES, 37, of Bristol, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden…
Krystal To Open First Franchise in Puerto Rico
The restaurant will be the brand’s first international location Atlanta, GA (-) Krystal, the original home of the slider of the South, is entering new territories outside of the contiguous United States…
Dominican National Admits to Participating in Conspiracy to Import Large Quantities of Cocaine from Puerto Rico
PROVIDENCE – A Dominican national admitted to a federal judge on Monday that, while visiting Providence in March 2022, he participated in a criminal drug conspiracy that law enforcement alleges imported multiple…
Dominican National Admits to Participating in Conspiracy to Import Large Quantities of Cocaine from Puerto Rico
PROVIDENCE – A Dominican national admitted to a federal judge on Monday that, while visiting Providence in March 2022, he participated in a criminal drug conspiracy that law enforcement alleges imported multiple…
Suffolk County police officers travel to Florida, Puerto Rico to Help Hurricane Victims
Two Suffolk County police officers recently traveled to help Hurricane Ian victims in Puerto Rico and Florida. Police officer John Wright and Yasmin Gallant both took time off from work and headed…
Student Who Hacked Over a Dozen Email and Snapchat Accounts of Female Students from the University of Puerto Rico Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On October 12, 2022, United States District Court Judge Silvia Carreño Coll sentenced Iván Santell-Velázquez to 13 months in prison and two years of supervised release for cyberstalking, in…
Puerto Rico U.S. Attorney’s Office Takes Part in U.S. Department of Justice’s Wide-Ranging Efforts to Protect Older Adults
San Juan, Puerto Rico – The United States Justice Department announced today the results of its efforts over the past year to protect older adults from fraud and exploitation. During the past…
CBP incauta vehículo contrabandeado desde México a Puerto Rico
El individuo, un ciudadano estadounidense, compró en México un Suzuki “Jimny” 2022 y obtuvo una tablilla mexicana conduciendo el vehículo a través de la frontera suroeste hasta Jacksonville, Florida. Un barco con…
CBP Seizes Vehicle Smuggled from Mexico into Puerto Rico
The individual, a US citizen, purchased in Mexico a 2022 Suzuki “Jimny” and obtained Mexican plates driving the vehicle across the Southwest border all the way to Jacksonville, Florida. A US flagged…
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