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…
US Lays Claim To Ammo Seized From Iran, Alleges ‘Sophisticated’ Iranian Smuggling Operation
US Lays Claim To Ammo Seized From Iran, Alleges ‘Sophisticated’ Iranian Smuggling Operation Micaela Burrow on March 31, 2023 The U.S. is seeking to keep fuses, fuel and more than one million…
Border Patrol stops a human smuggling attempt at Laredo Sector
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station stopped a human smuggling attempt north of Laredo, Texas. On March 29, Border Patrol agents received a call…
Police Union Director Charged With Smuggling Fentanyl To The US
Police Union Director Charged With Smuggling Fentanyl To The US Erinn Broadus on March 30, 2023 The Police Union Director for San Jose Police Officers’ Association (SJPOA) was charged with smuggling fentanyl…
EXCLUSIVE: Border Authorities Detail Smuggling Routes, Warn Of Greater Surge In Chinese Illegally Crossing Into US
EXCLUSIVE: Border Authorities Detail Smuggling Routes, Warn Of Greater Surge In Chinese Illegally Crossing Into US Jennie Taer on March 30, 2023 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sent an internal alert…
CBP Officers Thwart Two Alleged Child Smuggling Attempts at the Port of Hidalgo
HIDALGO, Texas— U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a woman in an alleged attempt to smuggle an undocumented minor through the Hidalgo…
Mayorkas Launches Program To Combat Fentanyl Smuggling At The Border
Mayorkas Launches Program To Combat Fentanyl Smuggling At The Border Jennie Taer on March 22, 2023 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced the launch of a program to combat…
Migrant Dies Following Crash After Suspected Smuggling Load Driver Fails to Stop for Law Enforcement
Tucson, Ariz.-On February 11, 2023, at approximately 5 p.m., Border Patrol agents assigned to the Willcox Station observed a red 2003 Toyota Corolla depart the Highway 191 Checkpoint, located approximately 29 miles…
CBP Officers Thwart Three Major Narcotics Smuggling Attempts Over Weekend Worth More Than $5.7 Million
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in the San Diego Field Office thwarted three major narcotics smuggling attempts over the weekend worth more than $5.7 million. These recent…
Border Patrol Infiltrates Elaborate Human Smuggling Scheme
LISBON, Maine – Border Patrol Agents working in Lisbon, Maine, identified a location being used to house undocumented non-citizens and removed 17 migrants from the grounds. The subjects, from Nicaragua and Guatemala,…
Use of force incident leaves one man dead following pursuit of suspected smuggling vehicle
On March 14, 2023, at approximately 6:18 p.m. a U.S. Border Patrol remote camera operator observed multiple suspected undocumented migrants load into a BMW sedan, approximately one mile north of the Port of Entry…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol foils two human smuggling attempts
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents foiled two human smuggling attempts at the I-35 Border Patrol checkpoint that resulted in the apprehension of several individuals. On March 12, Border Patrol…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol assisted in a human smuggling attempt utilizing a belly dump truck
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to Cotulla Station apprehended halted a failed human smuggling attempt utilizing a belly dump truck in Cotulla, Texas. On March 13, Border Patrol agents…
Search Ends For Migrants In Capsized Smuggling Vessels After Eight Killed Off San Diego Coast
Search Ends For Migrants In Capsized Smuggling Vessels After Eight Killed Off San Diego Coast Jennie Taer on March 13, 2023 The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a search for migrants Sunday after eight…
Four dead; multiple injured after driver of suspected human smuggling vehicle crashes near Rio Bravo, Texas
On February 25, 2023, at approximately 3:35 a.m., Laredo Border Patrol Sector Communications personnel broadcasted information via radio to Border Patrol agents indicating that a remote camera operator spotted a group of…
Human smuggling attempt intercepted by Laredo Sector Border Patrol
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to Laredo South Station halted a human smuggling attempt in Laredo, Texas. On March 8, Border Patrol agents while working their assigned duties, observed…
Agents Use Advanced Technology to Foil Human Smuggling Attempt
ENCINO, Texas – On March 6, Falfurrias Border Patrol agents interdicted a human smuggling attempt near Encino, Texas, apprehending five migrants. Falfurrias agents observed a vehicle make an abrupt U-turn on U.S.…
Two human smuggling attempts halted at the Laredo Sector I-35 checkpoint
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents halted two human smuggling attempts at the I-35 checkpoint. On March 6, Border Patrol agents encountered a tractor-trailer at the primary inspection lane when…
Laredo Port of Entry CBP Officers Thwart Alleged Human Smuggling Attempt in Vehicle
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Laredo Port of Entry uncovered an alleged human smuggling attempt involving two noncitizens hidden within a vehicle. “Port of Laredo CBP…
Smuggling Attempt Thwarted on Saint Clair River
DETROIT – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Detroit Sector arrested five foreign nationals during a smuggling attempt near Algonac. On February 20, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Border Patrol dispatchers monitoring the…
El Paso CBP Officers Stop Multiple Narcotic Smuggling Attempts
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Paso Del Norte international border crossing in downtown El Paso, foiled multiple narcotic smuggling attempts on two consecutive days. …
Two charged for smuggling weed into Delaware prison
WILMINGTON, DE – Two men were charged for smuggling weed into a Delaware prison on Saturday. The Department of Corrections initiated a drug investigation on Saturday at approximately 11:10 a.m. at James…
Mother and Daughter caught smuggling over $830,000 of Methamphetamine
INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two United States citizens accused of smuggling narcotics, Tuesday morning. El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized nearly 700 pounds of methamphetamine…
A Single Border Patrol Station in San Diego Foiled Over 100 Smuggling Attempts During the Month of January
SAN DIEGO – In January, the Brown Field Border Patrol Station, in San Diego Sector, encountered a significant number of events with undocumented migrants being smuggled in vehicles. In one day alone,…
Border Patrol stopped two human smuggling attempts at Laredo Sector checkpoints
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents stopped two human smuggling attempts at checkpoints. On Feb. 20, Border Patrol agents from the Laredo West Station while working their assigned duties at…
Two dead, eight injured following vehicle crash of suspected human smuggling vehicle in Santa Teresa, New Mexico
On January 8, 2023, at approximately 10:50 p.m., Border Patrol agents working approximately five miles north of the Santa Teresa Port of Entry in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, observed a white Nissan…
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