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…
Federal agent sent to prison for alien smuggling
LAREDO, Texas – A 36-year-old former Border Patrol (BP) agent has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to transport an undocumented alien within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…
Texas man admits to smuggling 31 in refrigerated trailer
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 37-year-old San Benito man has pleaded guilty to illegally transporting undocumented aliens within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Eric Mendiola admitted to smuggling…
Investor And Organizer Of Cocaine Smuggling Operations Via Semi-Submersible Vessels Pleads Guilty
Tampa, FL –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Oscar Adriano Quintero Rengifo, a/k/a “Guatala,” (34) today pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine on vessels…
Former Federal Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty for Role in Bribery and Contraband Smuggling Conspiracy
PORTLAND, Ore.—A former federal correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) in Sheridan, Oregon pleaded guilty today for his role in a bribery and contraband smuggling conspiracy. Nickolas Carlos Herrera, 32,…
Chicago Man Convicted Of Illegally Smuggling Migrants In A Freight Truck
Chicago Man Convicted Of Illegally Smuggling Migrants In A Freight Truck Jennie Taer on May 18, 2022 A jury convicted a Chicago man of smuggling illegal migrants from the border in Texas,…
Californian charged with smuggling over $114,000 in taxi
McALLEN, Texas – A 26-year-old woman from California was residing in Atlanta, Georgia, has been indicted for smuggling cash into Mexico from the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Today, a…
Two charged for smuggling over 100 people through Laredo checkpoints
LAREDO, Texas – A Laredo federal grand jury has returned two separate and unrelated indictments which involve transporting and/or smuggling of large groups of undocumented aliens via tractor trailers, announced U.S. Attorney…
Jury convicts out-of-state man for human smuggling in Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A federal jury has convicted a 54-year-old Chicago, Illinois, man for transporting illegal aliens in a tractor trailer, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The jury deliberated for…
Captain of Capsized Vessel Charged for Smuggling Migrants
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –U.S. Border Patrol Agents and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agents presented a criminal complaint Friday against a man from the Dominican Republic for smuggling Haitian migrants on board…
Tucson Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Alien Smuggling Involving Flight from Law Enforcement
TUCSON, Ariz. – Andrew Ryan Lozinski, 30, of Tucson, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 30 months in prison. Lozinski previously pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to…
21-Year-Old Phoenix Man Sentenced to 75 Months for Alien Smuggling Resulting in Death
TUCSON, Ariz. – Isaiah Lorenzo Brinkley, 21, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash to 75 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.…
Tucson Woman Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Alien Smuggling and Possession of Ammunition
TUCSON, Ariz. – Xochil Elizabeth Hernandez, 19, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to two concurrent terms of 36 months in prison, followed by 36…
Man convicted for smuggling nearly 80 and pregnant minor in trailer
LAREDO, Texas – A federal jury in Laredo has convicted a 52-year-old legal permanent resident of North Carolina for alien smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The jury deliberated for approximately…
Jury convicts Louisiana man for smuggling 52 in trailer
LAREDO, Texas – A federal jury in Laredo has convicted a 47-year-old for conspiring to transport and transporting undocumented aliens within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The jury…
Eight Defendants Indicted for Human Smuggling and Drug Conspiracy Offenses
WASHINGTON – Eight individuals were charged in an indictment, unsealed today in the Eastern District of Louisiana, for their involvement in an international scheme to smuggle 24 undocumented individuals from Honduras into…
Tribal Partners and Border Patrol prevent dangerous smuggling attempt in upstate New York
AKWESASNE, NY – With assistance from the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police Department, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service, and the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department (HAVFD), U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Massena Border…
In Just 24 Hours, RGV Agents Disrupt Five Smuggling Events
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners disrupted five human smuggling events resulting in 67 apprehensions. On May 3, Kingsville Border Patrol Station…
South Texas man sentenced for smuggling 17 kilos of meth
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 55-year-old Ennis resident has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possession with the intent to distribute kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…
RGV Agents Seize Narcotics and Interdict Four Smuggling Events
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted four human smuggling events and encountered two large groups resulting in 257 apprehensions. On April 29, RGV agents working near…
Phoenix Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Smuggling Firearms and Drug Trafficking
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Pedro Adan Sevilla, 25, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced on Monday by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash to 12 years in prison for his role in smuggling firearms…
Arizona Man Found Guilty of Bulk Cash Smuggling
TUCSON, Ariz. – Yesterday, a federal jury in Tucson found Charles Robert Wright, 61, guilty of attempting to smuggle $204,080 in U.S. currency into Mexico. Sentencing is set for July 6, 2022…
Honduran national admits to deadly smuggling incident
LAREDO, Texas – A 26-year-old Honduran man has pleaded guilty to transporting undocumented aliens resulting in a death, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Darwuin Sai Kabrera-Garsia pleaded guilty to smuggling three…
South Texas woman ordered to prison for smuggling $1.5M in meth
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 24-year-old La Joya woman has been sent to prison for possessing with the intent to distribute more than 19 kilograms of highly pure meth, announced U.S. Attorney…
Agents Intercept Tractor Trailer Smuggling Scheme
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas – United States Border Patrol conducting traffic operations at the Interstate 10 Immigration Checkpoint interdicted a tractor-trailer smuggling scheme. On Saturday, April 23, 2022, Border Patrol agents working the…
Mexican nationals sentenced for deadly human smuggling
LAREDO, Texas – Two Mexican men have been ordered to prison following their convictions of conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens which resulted in multiple deaths, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Fabian…
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