Three Human Smuggling Organizers Sentenced to a Combined 100 Months of Incarceration
TUCSON, Ariz. – Ramon Villalobos-Lopez, 45, of Mexico, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Rosemary Márquez to 46 months in prison, followed …
TUCSON, Ariz. – Ramon Villalobos-Lopez, 45, of Mexico, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Rosemary Márquez to 46 months in prison, followed …
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol intercepted a human smuggling attempt at the I-35 checkpoint north of Laredo, Texas. On Dec. 17, as Border …
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso and Santa Teresa, New Mexico area ports of entry intercepted methamphetamine, …
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrested 19 migrants, two drivers and a passenger at the Falfurrias Checkpoint. On December 9, …
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents prevented a narcotic smuggling attempt in Laredo, Texas. On Dec. 4, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo …
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Paso Del Norte border crossing in El Paso, Texas intercepted 26 pounds …
CAIRO (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet said on Saturday it had intercepted a fishing trawler smuggling “more than 50 tonnes of ammunition rounds, …
TUCSON, Ariz. – On November 8, 2022, Michael Ernesto Abril, 24, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to …
MIAMI — Members of an international primate smuggling ring have been charged with multiple felonies for their role in bringing wild long-tailed macaques into the …
CLEVELAND – A Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NEOCC) correctional officer was charged on Nov. 14, 2022, in a four-count Information for his role in a …
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Angel Flores, 34, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested …
PHOENIX, Ariz. – On October 25, 2022, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Edwin Francisco Cubillas, 27, of Mexico, for Possession with …
SAVANNAH, GA: A Douglas County man and his company are named in a 16-count federal indictment alleging a scheme to ship stolen cars to another …
TUCSON, Ariz. – Adrian Guadalupe Valdez, 45, of Wendel, Idaho, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to 42 months …
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 27-year-old Mexican man has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle undocumented aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Luis Alberto …
LAREDO, Texas – Two women residing in Monterrey, Mexico, have admitted to their roles in importing nearly 1000 grams of heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer …
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Juan Alberto Gomez-Antimo, 25, of Mexico, was charged by criminal complaint on October 17, 2022, for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine …
LAREDO, Texas – Two Texas men have been sent to federal prison following their convictions of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 34.5 …
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo South Station, working in conjunction with Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), halted a …
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry stopped multiple hard narcotics smuggling attempts over …
The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that seven persons were arrested near Morses Line on October 12, 2022 in connection with …
The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that seven persons were arrested near Morses Line on October 12, 2022 in connection with …
EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Camino Real Bridge arrested a woman in connection with an alleged …
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted five human smuggling events and two human stash houses over the weekend. On …
WARROAD, Minn. – U.S. Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Grand Forks Sector stopped a smuggling attempt near Grygla, Minnesota. On September 25th, 2022, a …
MADRID (Reuters) – Police have arrested members of a gang linked to a people-trafficking network which smuggled Albanian migrants from Spain to Britain by concealing …
BOSTON – A partner in a Mumbai-based prescription drug company pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to charges arising from his operation of …
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol stops a human smuggling attempt in Laredo, Texas. On October 5, Border Patrol agents while working their assigned duties …
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Station halted two vehicles involved in a human smuggling scheme. On October 7, Border …
EL PASO – Edwin Alejandro Rodriguez, 21, pleaded guilty this week and Martin Najera, 30, pleaded guilty last week to buying firearms and then smuggling …
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Patrick Botello, 36, of Richmond, was sentenced today to 11 years and three months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to …
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol halted several smuggling attempts at various Border Patrol checkpoints. The first incident occurred on September 29, when a …
MIAMI – Jorge Murrillo, 69, formerly of Miami, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act (CAA) …
LAREDO, Texas – A 46-year-old resident of Montalba has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to transport non-U.S. citizens, announced U.S. …
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a man in connection with an alleged attempt …
LAREDO, Texas – An 18-year-old man residing in Laredo has been indicted on charges of alien smuggling causing serious bodily injury, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer …
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents stop a narcotic smuggling attempt north of Laredo, Texas. On September 30, Laredo North Station agents …
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdicted six smuggling events leading to 69 arrests. On September 28, RGV agents attempted …
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station prevented a tragedy by stopping a vehicle driving the wrong direction during …
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents foiled several human smuggling attempts, apprehending over 40 people during a very busy weekend. On September 23 at …
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdicted five smuggling events over the weekend leading to 45 arrests. On September 23, …
McALLEN, Texas – A federal jury has convicted a 35-year-old U.S. citizen residing in Monterrey, Mexico, for his part in smuggling two kilograms of cocaine …
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DEEJAY WHITE was sentenced today to 21 years in prison …
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents disrupted five smuggling events leading to 20 arrests. On September 20, RGV agents attempted …
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted five human smuggling events and identified a U.S. citizen as a possible migrant foot …
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents made 20 arrests disrupting four smuggling events. On September 16, Fort Brown Border Patrol …
SAN FRANCISCO – Keith Christopher, Isaiah Wells, and Dustin Albini pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to charges of conspiracy to commit honest services …
MIAMI – On September 15, 2022, Didier Perez Perez, Lester Leyniel Soca Diaz, and Yoandy Alonso were indicted by a Miami Southern District of Florida …
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three human smuggling events resulting in 281 arrests. On September 15, Rio Grande …
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Daniel D. Shin (619) 546-7609 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—September 15, 2022 SAN DIEGO—Sergio Cervantes-Lopez of San Diego and Remigio Sosa-Laez, a Mexican …