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,…
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…
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…
