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 …
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Truck Driver Charged in Attempt to Smuggle Half-a-Ton of Cocaine Into the United States
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelTUCSON, 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, …
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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 …
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US charges man with helping smuggle microelectronics with military uses to Russia
by Reutersby ReutersBy 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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Ex-Correction Officer Charged with Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island Jail
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressAn 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 …
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Mexican cartels and EU criminals cooperate to smuggle drugs to Europe and beyond-report
by Reutersby ReutersBy 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 …
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Former TSA Officer Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Federal Prison for Attempting to Smuggle Methamphetamine Through LAX
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLOS 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 …
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New Mexico Woman Sentenced to more than Four Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Smuggle Firearms into Mexico
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressEL 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 …
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Former Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into Federal Prison
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressOKLAHOMA 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 …
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Correctional Officer Charged with Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBIRMINGHAM, 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 …
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Three Members Of Caribbean Arms Trafficking Ring Charged With Conspiracy To Smuggle Goods From The United States
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTampa, 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 …
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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
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressRichland, 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 …
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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 …
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Colombian National Sentenced To 30 Years For Recruiting Crewmembers To Smuggle Over 1,500 Kilograms Of Cocaine On Ill-Fated Oil Freighter “Fat Crow”
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTampa, 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 …
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Mother of Fresno County Jail Inmate Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle Heroin and Methamphetamine into the Jail
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressFRESNO, 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. …
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Three in Lebanon Charged in Schemes to Smuggle Weapons from Cleveland and Income Tax Evasion
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressFederal 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 …
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Jamaican Man Who Supplied Flight Attendant with 60 Pounds of Cocaine to Smuggle at LAX Sentenced to Nearly 14 Years in Prison
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLOS 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 …
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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 …
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Federal Inmate and Texas Woman Indicted for Attempt to Smuggle Drugs into Prison by Labeling Packages as “Legal Mail”
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressFRESNO, 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, …
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 60-year-old Brownsville resident has been ordered to federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute 11.78 kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Martin …
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Former TSA Officer Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charge for Attempting to Smuggle Methamphetamine Through LAX
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – A former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for smuggling what he believed was methamphetamine through Los Angeles International Airport …