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…
Traffickers admit to smuggling meth in fire extinguishers for cartel
LAREDO, Texas – Two Texas men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 34.5 kilograms of liquid meth associated with the Cartel Del Noreste (CDN), announced U.S.…
Mexican National Captured On Drug Smuggling Vessel Sentenced To More Than 20 Years After Providing False Information To Law Enforcement During Cooperation
Tampa, FL – Senior U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Luis Alberto Bran-Lopez (43, Oaxaca, Mexico) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute…
Man admits to smuggling 20 aliens in locked Fedex trailer
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 32-year-old Houston man has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle undocumented aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Today, Vince Ruiz III pleaded guilty to one count…
Migrant Who Survived Trailer Smuggling Incident Details What Happened Before Things Turned Deadly
Migrant Who Survived Trailer Smuggling Incident Details What Happened Before Things Turned Deadly Jennie Taer on July 5, 2022 A migrant who survived the overheated tractor trailer smuggling event in Texas revealed…
Woman Charged for Smuggling 108 Pounds of Methamphetamine Across the US-Mexico Border
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Maria Arredondo De Sanchez, 56, of Mexico, was charged by criminal complaint on July 1, 2022, for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Importation of Methamphetamine into the…
Three Found Guilty in Human Smuggling Operation
DEL RIO – This week, a federal jury sitting in Del Rio convicted three defendants of one count of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens and one count of conspiracy to harbor illegal…
Connecticut Man Charged with Attempted Human Smuggling
BOSTON – A Connecticut man was arrested yesterday on charges that he allegedly attempted to smuggle an individual from Brazil into the United States. Fagner Chaves De Lima, 41, of East Hartford,…
Four Charged In Connection To Botched Smuggling Operation That Killed Dozens
Four Charged In Connection To Botched Smuggling Operation That Killed Dozens Jennie Taer on June 29, 2022 Four individuals are charged in connection with a deadly human smuggling event in San Antonio,…
53 Fatalities From Tractor Trailer Smuggling Incident – Charges Filed Against Four
SAN ANTONIO – Homero Zamorano Jr., 45, was arrested today on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in alien smuggling resulting in death, in violation of Title 8, United States Code,…
Local felon heads to prison for smuggling nearly 100 in trailer
LAREDO, Texas – A 49-year-old Desoto man has been sent to prison following his conviction of alien smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Dedrick Lindell Coleman pleaded guilty April 14. Today,…
Smuggling narcotics to three cities lands traffickers in prison
LAREDO, Texas – A 47-year-old Cuban national has been sent to federal prison following his conviction of conspiring to distribute large quantities of marijuana and cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…
Hungry Texan sentenced for smuggling meth
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 30-year-old Austin man has been ordered to federal prison for attempting to smuggle meth into the country while eating a cheeseburger, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…
Man Who Led Police on a Car Chase Trying to Destroy Evidence of Methamphetamine Smuggling Sentenced in Federal Court
MOBILE, AL – A Springdale, Arkansas, man who led Saraland police and other law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase on Interstate 65 on July 9, 2021, was sentenced today to 210…
Pesticide Smuggling Ringleader Sentenced to 8 Months in Prison
For Further Information, Contact:Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976 SAN DIEGO – Sofia Mancera Morales, the ringleader of a pesticide smuggling organization, was sentenced to eight months in custody…
Mother Of Inmate Sentenced For Facilitating Smuggling Of Cellphones Into Dauphin County Prison
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Aida Rosado, age 62, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on June 1, 2022, to two years of…
Mother Of Inmate Sentenced For Facilitating Smuggling Of Cellphones Into Dauphin County Prison
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Aida Rosado, age 62, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on June 1, 2022, to two years of…
Women admit to smuggling over $2M in fentanyl and other narcotics
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Two Houston women have admitted to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin and cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Today, Clarissa Hernandez, 23, admitted…
18-wheeler driver convicted of smuggling 73 people from six countries
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 24-year-old Mission man has pleaded guilty to illegally transporting non-U.S. citizens within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Leonardo Davila Jr. admitted to smuggling…
Young Texan ordered to federal prison for smuggling cocaine on passenger bus
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 21-year-old Hidalgo County man has been sent to federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 4.5 kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…
Albuquerque Man Charged with Smuggling Aliens and Placing Life in Jeopardy
TUCSON, Ariz. – Isaiah Osorio, 23, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was charged by criminal complaint with Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit while Placing in Jeopardy the Life of Any Person and…
California resident charged in human smuggling scheme
Seattle – A 48-year-old Elk Grove, California man was arrested May 24, 2022, in Lacey, Washington, and was charged by criminal complaint with running a human smuggling scheme over the northern border…
South Bay Resident Charged With Smuggling And Exporting American Aviation Technology To Beijing University
SAN FRANCISCO – The United States Attorney’s Office today unsealed a criminal complaint charging Jonathan Yet Wing Soong with smuggling and violating export control laws by allegedly secretly funneling sensitive aeronautics software…
Methamphetamine smuggling attempt foiled at northern border
Seattle – A 51-year-old resident of Alberta, Canada was arrested on the water in the U.S. San Juan Islands yesterday in a small watercraft loaded with more than 1400 pounds of methamphetamine. …
Valley resident sentenced for smuggling cocaine worth $2M
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 29-year-old man residing in Mission has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possession with the intent to distribute drugs, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…
Brownsville repeat criminal gets federal prison time for smuggling cocaine
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 56-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possession with intent to distribute 8.872 kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…
Breaking News
