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…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Halt Several Human Smuggling Attempts
LAREDO, Texas – Over a 24-hour period, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents intercepted three human smuggling attempts which resulted in the apprehension of over 70 undocumented individuals along with recovering a stolen vehicle,…
Vehicle Stop Results in 2 U.S. Citizens Arrested for Narcotics & Human Smuggling
INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two United States citizens accused of both human and narcotic smuggling Thursday morning. At approximately 7:45 a.m., El Centro Sector agents encountered…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Halt Two Human Smuggling Attempts
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station stopped a pair of human smuggling attempts north of Laredo, Texas. The first incident occurred on Dec. 10, when…
Human Smugglers Sentenced for La Jolla Maritime Smuggling Death
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Colin M. McDonald (619) 546-9144 and Victor P. White (619) 546-8439 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 13, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Victor Alfonso Soto Aguilar and Jose Ramon…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Stop Two Human Smuggling Attempts
LAREDO, Texas – Within 24 hours of each other, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents stopped two human smuggling attempts. The first incident occurred on Dec. 9, when agents assigned to the Laredo South Station…
RGV Agents Disrupt Migrant Smuggling Operations
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted five migrant smuggling attempts that resulted in 36 arrests and two migrant stash houses identified. On Dec. 7, an RGV…
Man Sentenced for Smuggling Migrants Across Dangerous Terrain Where Three Sisters Died
Assistant U. S. Attorney Charlotte E. Kaiser (619) 546-7282 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 10, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Rito Rios-Quinones of Chihuahua, Mexico, was sentenced in federal court today to two years…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Stop Human Smuggling Attempt near Hebbronville
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Station stopped a human smuggling attempt after conducting a vehicle stop southwest of Hebbronville, Texas. The incident occurred on Dec. 8,…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Marine Unit agents stop narcotic smuggling attempt
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Marine Unit and the Laredo North Station, prevented a narcotic smuggling attempt and seized several bundles of marijuana in the Rio…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents intercept human smuggling attempts
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents intercepted two human smuggling attempts at the I-35 immigration checkpoint north of Laredo. The incidents occurred within hours of each other on Dec. 6. …
US-Brazil coordination leads to takedown of significant human smuggling ring
Investigative efforts by Brazilian Federal Police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in concert with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division led to eight arrests and…
RGV Agents Seize Multiple Smuggling Vehicles
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents seized three vehicles suspected of being used for human smuggling. The agents’ quick action prevented the smugglers from completing their objective. In…
Human smuggling attempts involving vacuum tankers intercepted by Laredo Sector Border Patrol
LAREDO, Texas –Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents intercepted two human smuggling attempts involving vacuum tankers at the U.S. Highway 59 immigration checkpoint, west of Freer, Texas. The first incident happened at approximately…
Texas man admits to smuggling $1.1 Million of crystal meth
LAREDO, Texas – A 20-year-old Dallas resident has entered a guilty plea to illegally importing approximately 25.16 kilograms of meth, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. On June 6, Luke Law…
No Days Off For Border Patrol Agents Searching for Human Smuggling
EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents encounter large groups of migrants, an abandoned unaccompanied child, and dangerous smuggling tactics. On Nov. 28, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Harlingen Border…
Puerto Rican Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Federal Prison for Smuggling $3.75 Million Onboard a Vessel Interdicted Near Brewers Bay, St. Thomas, USVI
St. Thomas, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Jerry Kirkland-Marrero, 31, from Puerto Rico, was sentenced today to 40 months imprisonment, followed by 30 months of supervised release, for…
Human smuggling, forced labor among allegations in south Georgia federal indictment
Photo courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia David H. Estes, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, speaks during a news conference Nov. 22, 2021, to announce…
HSI Nogales human smuggling case leads to guilty plea to transporting and harboring over 100 people
TUCSON, Ariz. – A local area woman pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with her role as the coordinator of a human smuggling operation in Avondale, Ariz., following a probe by…
Federal Inmate Sentenced To 12 Months’ Imprisonment For Smuggling Suboxone Into Prison
WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Tyrone Wayne Meachem, age 40, was sentenced on November 17, 2021, to 12 months’ imprisonment by United…
Multiple Human Smuggling Cases Stopped by RGV Border Patrol Agents
EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents continue to disrupt human smuggling as smugglers attempt to transport migrants further into the United States. On Nov. 10, at approximately 7:00…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents intercept tractor trailer human smuggling scheme
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents intercepted a tractor trailer human smuggling scheme at the I-35 immigration checkpoint north of Laredo. The incident occurred during the late morning of Nov.…
Defendant Sentenced to 45 Months for Smuggling Event that Resulted in Death
Assistant U. S. Attorney Amanda T. Muskat (619) 546-6495 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 9, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Leobardo Soto-Toledo, a foot guide who led a group of 14 undocumented migrants…
Staten Island Businessman Operating in Bucks County Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Tobacco Smuggling
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Ramzi Al Najar, 43, of Staten Island, NY, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, three years of…
10 individuals face criminal charges for human smuggling incident resulting in multiple deaths, following HSI investigation
DEL RIO, Texas – On Nov. 4, special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) Del Rio office arrested a woman from Austin, Texas the tenth and…
Readout of Justice Department Leadership Meeting on Human Smuggling and Trafficking Networks
On Nov 3, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division convened a meeting on efforts to combat human smuggling and trafficking networks as part of the…
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