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…
California Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Four Kilos of Meth Aboard Bus
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Desert Hot Springs, California, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to smuggling more than four kilograms of methamphetamine from Los Angeles, Calif., to Indianapolis, Indiana aboard…
South Texas woman convicted for arranging smuggling attempt that led to death
VICTORIA, Texas – A 24-year-old Edinburg resident has entered a plea of guilty to conspiracy to transport of illegal aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Viriam Lizeth Huerta-Garcia admitted she accepted…
Tennessee Woman Sentenced To 24 Months’ Imprisonment For Smuggling Narcotics Into Federal Prison
WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Lisa Montpelier, 48, of Johnson City, Tennessee, was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment to be followed by two…
Three Failed Smuggling Attempts Lead to 19 Arrests
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 19 arrests. On Feb. 25, a vehicle approached the primary inspection lane at the…
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling 10 Kilos of Meth Aboard Bus
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A New York, N.Y., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to smuggling more than 10 kilograms of methamphetamine aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Missouri, from…
D.C. Department of Corrections Officer Arrested for Bribery and Smuggling of Contraband
WASHINGTON—A District of Columbia Department of Corrections Officer was arrested today on charges alleging that he accepted bribes to bring prohibited items, including weapons and drugs,…
Mexican National Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Drug Smuggling Operation
EL PASO – Yesterday, a Mexican national was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in a large marijuana conspiracy. According to court documents, Victor Gerardo Villegas, aka Victor Gerardo…
South Texas man admits to smuggling cocaine on passenger bus
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 21-year-old Hidalgo County man has pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute 4.5 kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Today, Matthew Ethan Joseph…
Visa holder caught smuggling nearly $200,000 to Mexico
LAREDO, Texas – A 34-year-old Mexican man has been charged with bulk cash smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against Feliciano Quintanar-Hernandez, 34,…
Jamaican Police Officer Charged with Smuggling Cocaine from Jamaica to South Florida Inside Her Body
Miami, Florida – A South Florida grand jury has indicted a veteran police officer from Jamaica with importing cocaine into the United States with the intent to distribute it here. The indictment…
Guatemalan National is Extradited on International Cocaine Trafficking and Maritime Smuggling Charges
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Mokhtari (619) 546-8402 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Suspected drug trafficker Rafael Orlando Ramirez Barillas, a Guatemalan national who was extradited to the United…
Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment Charging Florida Man with Human Smuggling
MINNEAPOLIS – Steve Anthony Shand, 47, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of human smuggling, announced Acting United States Attorney Charles J. Kovats. According to court documents,…
Human smuggling coordinator pleads guilty in Nogales following ICE HSI investigation
TUCSON, Ariz. – A Nogales area man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday in connection to his role as the coordinator for a human smuggling organization operating in southern Arizona. This case…
York Man Sentenced To Six Years Of Imprisonment For Smuggling Cocaine Through The U.S. Mail
HARRISBURG- The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Hector Castro-Padro, age 36, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 72 months’ imprisonment on February 3, 2022, by U.S.…
Yuma Border Patrol Agents/AMO Break up Smuggling Ring
YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents, aided by an aircrew from Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Yuma Air Branch, intercepted a human smuggling attempt Wednesday in Yuma, Arizona. Late…
Human Smuggling Coordinator Pleads Guilty
TUCSON, Ariz. – Benjamin Gallegos, 24, of Nogales, Arizona, pleaded guilty in federal court today in connection with his role as the coordinator for a human smuggling organization operating in the Nogales,…
Three Human Smuggling Attempts Foiled in Less Than 12 Hours
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 16 arrests. On the evening of Jan. 30, RGV agents attempted to conduct a…
Former Contract Mail Carrier sentenced to prison for vehicle smuggling scheme and possession of images of child rape and abuse
Tacoma – A 48– year-old Mason County, Washington resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 30 days in custody for three federal felonies related to a smuggling scheme…
Truck driver sentenced to more than 3 years for smuggling undocumented migrants in back of tractor trailer
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A 28-year-old truck driver was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in federal prison for illegally transporting 51 undocumented migrants in the back of a tractor trailer.…
Texan admits to smuggling people in coffin
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 33-year-old Galveston man has entered a guilty plea to attempting to smuggle individuals in a flag-draped coffin, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Zachary Taylor Blood admitted…
ICE HSI investigating after Florida man arrested at US/Canada border, charged with human smuggling
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal criminal complaint has been filed against a Florida man charging him with human smuggling, announced Homeland Security Investigations Acting Special Agent in Charge Jamie Holt and Acting United…
Smuggling At The Canadian Border: Authorities Arrest Man From Florida, Find Family Of Four Frozen To Death
Authorities arrested a Florida man for human smuggling after a border patrol agent discovered two undocumented foreign nationals were discovered with him near the U.S.-Canadian, CNN reported. Steve Shand, 47, was arrested…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol stops marijuana smuggling attempt near El Cenizo
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents stopped a marijuana smuggling attempt near El Cenizo, Texas. The incident occurred during the evening of Jan. 16, when Laredo South Station agents detected…
RGV Agents Halt Dangerous Smuggling Attempts
EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners work together to disrupt dangerous human smuggling efforts. On Jan. 7, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Brownsville Border…
Three Failed Human Smuggling Attempts Foiled by RGV Agents
EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents disrupt three human smuggling attempts that led to arrest of 20 individuals. On Dec. 28, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents observed multiple…
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