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,…
Brownsville man sentenced for trying to smuggle cocaine past Checkpoint
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 Munoz pleaded…
Former TSA Officer Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charge for Attempting to Smuggle Methamphetamine Through LAX
LOS 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 in exchange…
Correctional Officer Sentenced For Attempting To Smuggle Drugs Into Fort Myers Facility
Fort Myers, Florida – United States District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Leslie Spencer (49, Port Charlotte) to 30 months in federal prison for attempting to possess with the intent to…
Federal inmate and Alabama correctional officer sentenced for attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into federal prison
ATLANTA – Julius Stoudemire and Jennifer Deramus have each been sentenced after their convictions for attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into United States Penitentiary Atlanta (“USP Atlanta”), a federal prison. “Introducing contraband into…
Louisville CBP Identifies Concealment Methods Used to Smuggle Narcotics
LOUISVILLE, Ky— Criminals use various ploys to smuggle their drugs across the border and into the U.S. They hide their drugs in false compartments on cars, taped to their body, in spare…
Louisville CBP Identifies Concealment Methods Used to Smuggle Narcotics
LOUISVILLE, Ky— Criminals use various ploys to smuggle their drugs across the border and into the U.S. They hide their drugs in false compartments on cars, taped to their body, in spare…
U.S. Citizen Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Two Undocumented Individuals
CALEXICO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents conducting anti-smuggling operations arrested a United States citizen and two undocumented individuals, Sunday afternoon. At approximately 3:55 p.m., agents attempted to conduct a…
CBP Officers “Squash” Attempt to Smuggle 550+ Pounds of Narcotics in Produce Shipment
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo crossing in San Diego found more than 550 pounds of methamphetamine and almost three pounds of cocaine hidden…
Not So Trusted Traveler Attempts to Smuggle Cocaine Through SENTRI Lane
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Stanton Street dedicated commuter lane border crossing seized 19.7 pounds of cocaine from a traveler enrolled in the Secure…
USP Canaan Inmate Sentenced To 24 Months’ Imprisonment For Attempting To Smuggle Suboxone Into Federal Prison
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion sentenced Devro Hebron, age 38, of the District of Columbia, yesterday…
Charlotte County Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Smuggle Drugs Into Prison
Fort Myers, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Troy Alexander Cole (28, Fort Myers) has pleaded guilty to attempted distribution of methamphetamine and MDMA (commonly referred to as…
Laredo man sentenced for attempting to smuggle assault rifles into Mexico
LAREDO, Texas – A 29-year-old local man has been sent to prison following his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Manual Dominquez,…
Jamaican Police Officer Used Her Body to Smuggle Over 1,000 Grams of Cocaine from Jamaica to South Florida
Miami, Florida – A police officer from Jamaica has pled guilty in federal district court in Fort Lauderdale to importing cocaine into the United States. As part of her guilty plea, 42-year-old…
Two New York City Correction Officers Among Six Defendants Charged with Conspiring to Accept Bribes and Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island Facilities for Gang Members
Two criminal complaints were unsealed today in federal court in the Eastern District of New York charging six defendants with conspiring to bribe correction officers employed by the New York City Department…
Two U.S. Citizens Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Seven Undocumented Individuals
INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents conducting anti-smuggling operations arrested two United States citizens attempting to smuggle seven undocumented individuals and seized a firearm, ammunition, and currency on Thursday…
Arizona Woman Sentenced to 57 Months for Conspiracy to Smuggle Fentanyl and Heroin into the U.S.
TUCSON, Ariz. – Michelle Krystal Mendez, 36, of Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 57 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Mendez previously…
U.S. Citizen Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Heroin, Meth & Fentanyl Through the Highway 86 Checkpoint
SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle narcotics through an immigration checkpoint Friday morning. At approximately 9:10 a.m., a black Mercedes…
PICC Inmate Sentenced to Seven Years for Conspiring With Corrections Officer to Smuggle Contraband Into Prison
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced Kennard Murray, 37, of Philadelphia, PA, a currently incarcerated inmate at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center (PICC), was sentenced to seven years in…
U.S. Citizen Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Eight Undocumented Individuals
A travel trailer concealing seven undocumented migrantslaying on the floor and in the restroom. INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents conducting anti-smuggling operations arrested a United States citizen attempting…
U.S. Citizen Arrested Attempting to Smuggle 2 Undocumented Individuals
INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents conducting anti-smuggling operations arrested a United States citizen, two undocumented individuals and seized a firearm along with cash, last Thursday night. During the…
East Bay Resident Found Guilty Of Attempting To Help Smuggle Cocaine Through Bay Area Airports
SAN FRANCISCO – A jury found Lemack Bellot guilty of two counts of attempting to aid and abet possession with intent to distribute cocaine in a scheme to smuggle drugs through San…
Former TSA Officer Arrested on Federal Criminal Complaint Alleging He Attempted to Smuggle Methamphetamine Through LAX
LOS ANGELES – A former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint alleging he smuggled what he believed was methamphetamine through Los Angeles International Airport in…
St. Croix Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Federal Prison After Attempting to Smuggle Two Kilograms of Cocaine Thru the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport
ST. CROIX, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that a St. Croix man, Keithley Parris, age 34, appeared before Visiting Judge Ann E. Thompson, in District Court, and was sentenced…
Owner of Maryland Export Business Sentenced to Federal Prison for Attempting to Smuggle Items Out of the U.S. Without the Required Export License
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III today sentenced Jorge Orencel, age 65, of Silver Spring, Maryland, to six months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised…
Tucson Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Attempting to Smuggle Noncitizens in Water Tanker Truck
TUCSON, Ariz. – Last week, Sean Christopher Hale, 33, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 30 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised…
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