Florida corrections officer trainee arrested for attempting to smuggle drugs into prison
LAKE CITY, Fla. — A corrections officer trainee at Suwannee Correctional Institution has been arrested on drug charges after a multi-agency investigation uncovered an alleged plan to smuggle narcotics into the prison,…
Four men indicted attempting to smuggle exotic birds from Puerto Rico to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico– Today a federal grand jury indicted four men from the Dominican Republic who attempted to smuggle hundreds of exotic birds into the Dominican Republic and were interdicted by…
CBP officers arrest woman attempting to smuggle five people at Juarez-Lincoln Bridge
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at Juarez-Lincoln Bridge this weekend uncovered an alleged smuggling attempt including one baby with a U.S. birth certificate that…
Border Patrol agents halt couple’s attempt to smuggle $1.1 million in fentanyl across state lines
DESERT CENTER, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents, arrested a couple transporting fentanyl from California to Arizona Monday morning. Border Patrol agents seized 60 packages of fentanyl that were hidden…
Truck Driver Charged in Attempt to Smuggle Half-a-Ton of Cocaine Into the United States
TUCSON, Ariz. – Oswaldo Lopez-Escobar, of Mexico, was charged by complaint on October 5, 2023, for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine. The complaint alleges that, on October 4, 2023, Lopez-Escobar, driving…
CBP officers intercept a major attempt to smuggle liquid methamphetamine worth nearly $1.5 million
OTAY MESA, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the San Diego Field Office intercepted a major smuggling attempt of liquid methamphetamine concealed in the fuel tanks of a commercial tractor.…
US charges man with helping smuggle microelectronics with military uses to Russia
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors on Thursday charged a Russian-German man with smuggling large quantities of microelectronics technology with military applications to Russia, for eventual use in that country’s…
CBP officers arrest woman attempting to smuggle three children at Juarez-Lincoln Bridge
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at Juarez-Lincoln Bridge uncovered an alleged child smuggling attempt involving three minors and arrested a woman in connection with…
CBP officers arrest man attempting to smuggle a child on Father’s Day at the Pharr International Bridge
PHARR, Texas— U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge arrested a man in an alleged attempt to smuggle an undocumented minor. “Our CBP officers thwarted…
Cartel Made Mexican Politician Smuggle 92 Pounds Of Cocaine Into US, Lawyer Says
Cartel Made Mexican Politician Smuggle 92 Pounds Of Cocaine Into US, Lawyer Says Jack Applewhite on June 20, 2023 Mexican cartel operatives forced a city councilwoman from the border town of Reynosa…
Texas Teacher Tried To Smuggle Migrants To Houston In His Back Seat, Sheriff Says
Texas Teacher Tried To Smuggle Migrants To Houston In His Back Seat, Sheriff Says Jennie Taer on April 10, 2023 HOUSTON, Texas — A Houston, Texas, teacher was charged with four counts…
Ex-Correction Officer Charged with Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island Jail
An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Karin Robinson, a former correction officer employed by the New York City Department of Correction (DOC), with conspiracy to…
Mexican cartels and EU criminals cooperate to smuggle drugs to Europe and beyond-report
By Olivier Sorgho and Diana Mandia (Reuters) – Mexican cartels and criminal groups in the European Union work together to traffic methamphetamine and cocaine from Latin America to Europe, according to a…
Former TSA Officer Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Federal Prison for Attempting to Smuggle Methamphetamine Through LAX
LOS ANGELES – A former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison for smuggling what he believed was methamphetamine through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)…
New Mexico Woman Sentenced to more than Four Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Smuggle Firearms into Mexico
EL PASO – A New Mexico woman was sentenced Wednesday to 50 months in prison for her involvement in a scheme to purchase firearms in West Texas and Southern New Mexico and…
Former Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into Federal Prison
OKLAHOMA CITY – KACIE DEYO, 30, formerly of Yukon, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty today to accepting bribes while serving as a Correctional Officer at a federal prison in El Reno, Oklahoma, announced U.S. Attorney…
Correctional Officer Charged with Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A former corrections officer at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility has been charged for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle cell phones, controlled substances, and other contraband…
Three Members Of Caribbean Arms Trafficking Ring Charged With Conspiracy To Smuggle Goods From The United States
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Tevin OBrian Oliver (29, Homestead), Jameal Kaia Phillip (30, Trinidad and Tobago), and Edward Soloman King…
Former Washington State Correctional Officer Sentenced to Forty-Six Months in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Smuggle Drugs and Cell Phones into the Benton County Jail
Richland, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Eric Christian, age 34, of Kennewick, Washington, was sentenced by Chief District Judge…
Smugglers Attempt to Use Airplane to Smuggle Migrants
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents made 30 arrests from four migrant smuggling events. Agents interdicted a smuggling event at an airport and recovered a stolen vehicle.…
Colombian National Sentenced To 30 Years For Recruiting Crewmembers To Smuggle Over 1,500 Kilograms Of Cocaine On Ill-Fated Oil Freighter “Fat Crow”
Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Hector Fabio Garcia Vengohechea (59, Cartagena, Colombia) to 30 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with the…
Mother of Fresno County Jail Inmate Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle Heroin and Methamphetamine into the Jail
FRESNO, Calif. — Eva Dolores Romero, 55, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.…
Three in Lebanon Charged in Schemes to Smuggle Weapons from Cleveland and Income Tax Evasion
Federal law enforcement officials announced today that three indictments were unsealed in federal court, detailing charges against three men, two formerly of Northeast Ohio, who are believed to be currently residing in…
Jamaican Man Who Supplied Flight Attendant with 60 Pounds of Cocaine to Smuggle at LAX Sentenced to Nearly 14 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES – A Jamaican national was sentenced today to 165 months in federal prison for supplying a JetBlue flight attendant with nearly 60 pounds of cocaine that she attempted to…
Border Agents Stop Driver Attempting To Smuggle Enough Fentanyl To Kill Around 2 Million People
Border Agents Stop Driver Attempting To Smuggle Enough Fentanyl To Kill Around 2 Million People Jennie Taer on June 23, 2022 Border Patrol agents in California on Monday seized enough fentanyl to…
Federal Inmate and Texas Woman Indicted for Attempt to Smuggle Drugs into Prison by Labeling Packages as “Legal Mail”
FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Anthony Minor, 34, an inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atwater, and Tilisha Morrison, 33, of Irving, Texas, charging them…
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