California man sentenced for role in Mexican spider monkey smuggling ring
San Diego, Calif. – A California man was sentenced Friday to prison time and ordered to pay thousands in restitution after federal agents uncovered his role in a cross-border scheme to smuggle…
Human Smuggling Attempt Thwarted on St Clair River
DETROIT – Detroit Sector Border Patrol agents arrest three foreign nationals during a smuggling attempt on the St. Clair River near Algonac early Tuesday morning. Agents thwart human smuggling attempt On August…
RGV Agents Seize 166 Pounds of Marijuana After A Failed Smuggling Attempt
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted two human smuggling events and seized 166 pounds of marijuana. Brownsville Border Patrol Station (BRP) agents seized over 166 pounds…
RGV Agents Seize 166 Pounds of Marijuana After A Failed Smuggling Attempt
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted two human smuggling events and seized 166 pounds of marijuana. Brownsville Border Patrol Station (BRP) agents seized over 166 pounds…
Former Correctional Officer Charged with Smuggling Contraband into Brooklyn Federal Jail
A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Jeremy Monk, a former correctional officer employed by the United States Bureau of Prisons (BOP), with attempting to provide contraband…
Five people found dead in Puerto Rico waters after human smuggling incident
(Reuters) -The bodies of five people have been recovered in waters near Mona Island in Puerto Rico, following a human smuggling event in which migrants were forced to get out of a…
CALIFORNIA WOMAN CHARGED WITH SMUGGLING MARIJUANA THROUGH CYRIL E. KING AIRPORT
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Joeva Elizabeth Williams of Sacramento, CA, appeared before Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller on July 25, 2022, following her arrest…
Jury finds driver guilty of smuggling seven in tractor cab
LAREDO, Texas – A federal jury in Laredo has convicted a 39-year-old man from Petal, Mississippi, for smuggling seven undocumented aliens in the sleeper cab of his tractor-trailer, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer…
Jury finds driver guilty of smuggling seven in tractor cab
LAREDO, Texas – A federal jury in Laredo has convicted a 39-year-old man from Petal, Mississippi, for smuggling seven undocumented aliens in the sleeper cab of his tractor-trailer, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer…
Mexican national admits to smuggling bundles of cocaine in car battery
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 25-year-old woman has admitted to possession with intent to distribute more than four kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. On May 14, Marisol Sanchez-Sanchez…
Mexican national admits to smuggling bundles of cocaine in car battery
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 25-year-old woman has admitted to possession with intent to distribute more than four kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. On May 14, Marisol Sanchez-Sanchez…
“Out of practice” truck driver guilty of smuggling 110 in refrigerated trailer
LAREDO, Texas – A 36-year-old border crossing Visa holder out of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, has admitted to conspiring to transport an undocumented alien, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Marthin Rueda Alcorta…
“Out of practice” truck driver guilty of smuggling 110 in refrigerated trailer
LAREDO, Texas – A 36-year-old border crossing Visa holder out of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, has admitted to conspiring to transport an undocumented alien, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Marthin Rueda Alcorta…
Newburgh Man Sentenced to 48 Months for Alien Smuggling
PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK – Marlon Lainez-Velasquez, age 48, of Newburgh, New York, was sentenced yesterday to 48 months in prison for alien smuggling. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla…
Newburgh Man Sentenced to 48 Months for Alien Smuggling
PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK – Marlon Lainez-Velasquez, age 48, of Newburgh, New York, was sentenced yesterday to 48 months in prison for alien smuggling. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla…
Defendants Indicted in Tractor Trailer Smuggling Incident That Resulted in 53 Deaths
SAN ANTONIO – A federal grand jury in San Antonio returned an indictment today against two men charged in the fatal tractor trailer incident that occurred on June 27, 2022, resulting in…
Mexican Man Indicted for Smuggling 163 Pounds of Methamphetamine Across the US-Mexico Border
PHOENIX, Ariz. –Last week, a federal grand jury in Phoenix, Arizona, returned a two-count indictment against Jose Luis Vazquez-Gonzalez, 39, of Mexico, for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Importation of…
Human smuggling events disrupted in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Sector U.S. Border Patrol Agents in cooperation with law enforcement partners disrupted 20 vehicular human smuggling schemes rescuing 129 smuggled migrants this week. The most significant…
RGV Agents Rescue Unconscious Migrant and Disrupt Human Smuggling Events
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents assist an unconscious migrant stuck in a drainpipe and disrupted three human smuggling events. McAllen Border Patrol Station agents encountered seven…
Migrant Smuggling Events Disrupted Throughout the RGV
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners disrupted four human smuggling events. Early this morning, June 14, Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station…
RGV Agents Disrupt Five Human Smuggling Events
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents encountered 313 migrants in two large groups and disrupted three human smuggling events. On the night of July 11, Rio Grande…
Metropolitan Transition Center Detainee Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Conspiracy Charges Relating to a Smuggling Scheme
Baltimore, Maryland – Christopher Mann, age 39, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to racketeering conspiracy in relation to a scheme to smuggle contraband into the Metropolitan Transition Center in Baltimore, Maryland.…
Former South Florida Resident Convicted of Smuggling Illegal Refrigerant from China to U.S.
Miami, Florida – Yesterday, 69-year-old Jorge Murrillo pled guilty in federal district court in Miami to conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act (CAA) by importing over 300,000 kilograms of illegal hydrochlorofluorocarbon-22…
Kansas Man Sentenced in International Drug Smuggling Ring
KANSAS CITY, KAN.– A Kansas man was sentenced to 144 months in prison for his role in an international drug trafficking ring. Back in April 2022, Jovanny Medina, 24, of Kansas City,…
Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Alien Smuggling Resulting in Death
PHOENIX, Ariz. –Rafael Almanza-Guillen, 41, of Mexico, was sentenced Wednesday by United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 63 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Almanza‑Guillen previously…
Tucson Man Sentenced to 48 Months as Coordinator for Human Smuggling Organization
TUCSON, Ariz. – Yesterday, Benjamin Gallegos, 24, of Tucson, Arizona was sentenced by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to 48 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.…
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