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…
Soaring egg prices lead to black market trade, smuggling
Laurel Duggan on February 10, 2023 TRENTON, NJ – With egg prices soaring from around $2.99 per dozen in the New York and New Jersey area just a year ago to over…
Smuggling attempts disrupted in El Paso Sector
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Sector U.S. Border Patrol Agents disrupt numerous human smuggling schemes this week including stash houses. El Paso Sector agents have disrupted 56 human smuggling events within…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol utilizes Vehicle Immobilization Device to halt a human smuggling attempt
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo South Station halted a human smuggling attempt in Laredo, Texas. On Feb. 7, Border Patrol agents while working their assigned duties,…
Former Correctional Officer Sentenced To 36 Months In Prison For Obstructing Investigation Into Smuggling Of Firearm Into Metropolitan Correctional Center
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GREG MCKENZIE, a former Bureau of Prisons correctional officer, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for…
Narcotic smuggling attempt intercepted by Laredo Sector Border Patrol
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents intercepted a narcotic smuggling attempt near a ranch in Zapata, Texas. On Feb. 5, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Zapata Border Patrol Station…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol halted a human smuggling attempt at the I-35 checkpoint
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents halted a human smuggling attempt at the I-35 checkpoint. On Jan. 31, Border Patrol agents while working their assigned duties at the I-35 checkpoint,…
Despite the Cold Weather Maine Border Patrol Agents Foil Back-to-Back Smuggling Attempts
HOULTON, Maine – Houlton Sector Border Patrol agents disrupted and apprehended thirteen foreign nationals and one U.S. citizen last week in two separate smuggling attempts. On January 19, agents from the Van Buren…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol halted a human smuggling attempt
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo South Station halted a human smuggling attempt in Laredo, Texas. On Jan. 18, Border Patrol agents while working their assigned duties,…
CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Smuggling of Persons at the Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas— U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a woman wanted for multiple counts of smuggling of persons at the Hidalgo International…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol disrupts a human smuggling operation at a stash house find illegal contraband
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents working together with Webb County Constable Officers from Precinct 1 disrupted a human smuggling operation at a stash house in Laredo, Texas. On Jan.12, Border Patrol…
CBP Officers Prevent Alleged Child Smuggling Attempt at the Camino Real International Bridge
EAGLE PASS, Texas— U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Camino Real International Bridge arrested a woman in connection with an alleged attempt to smuggle a minor…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol prevented several human smuggling attempts
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents prevented several human smuggling attempts at Laredo Sector. On Jan. 11, Border Patrol agents from the Laredo West Station while working their assigned duties, observed…
Man Indicted for Smuggling in Aliens unlawfully into the United States in a Crime that Resulted in the Death of a Three-Year-Old Haitian Boy
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment on January 4, 2023, charging Alcibades De Paz, a Dominican national, with smuggling aliens…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol stopped a human smuggling attempt at the I-35 checkpoint
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol stopped a human smuggling attempt at the I-35 checkpoint north of Laredo, Texas. On Jan. 9, Border Patrol agents were working at the I-35 checkpoint…
Hebbronville resident admits to smuggling over a million in cocaine
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 63-year-old man has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute approximately 16 kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. On Sept. 7, 2022, Ascencion…
Human Smuggling on the Rise in the Rio Grande Valley New Year, Same Tactics
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents, along with state and local law enforcement departments, interdicted seven smuggling events leading to 36 arrests, including four rescues from under…
Man caught smuggling gun parts in jars of peanut butter at JFK Airport
NEW YORK, NY – TSA officers arrested a Rhode Island man at JFK International Airport in New York City after they noticed his jars of creamy Jif peanut butter looked particularly crunchy.…
Mexican National Charged with Possession, Smuggling Firearm into Mexico
DEL RIO, Texas – A federal grand jury in Del Rio returned an indictment last week charging a Mexican national with smuggling goods from the United States and possessing a firearm. On…
Mexican National Charged with Smuggling Firearms into Mexico
DEL RIO, Texas – A federal grand jury in Del Rio returned an indictment last week charging a Mexican national with conspiring and attempting to smuggle firearms and ammunition into Mexico from…
Two Mexican Men Found Guilty of Smuggling Undocumented Non-Citizens on Panga Boat that Landed on Santa Barbara County Beach
LOS ANGELES – A federal jury has found two Mexican men guilty of drug and alien trafficking charges after law enforcement caught them on a panga boat containing 45 pounds of…
Florida Man Charged with Smuggling Firearms into Mexico at Eagle Pass
DEL RIO, Texas – A federal grand jury in Del Rio returned an indictment last week charging a Florida man with smuggling firearms into Mexico. According to court documents, Ivan Sanchez-Jorge, 39,…
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 by three years of supervised release. Judge…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol intercepts a human smuggling attempt at the I-35 checkpoint
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 Patrol agents while working at the I-35…
CBP Officers Seize 153 Pounds of Hard Narcotics in Multiple Failed Smuggling Attempts
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, cocaine, fentanyl and heroin in four separate…
Falfurrias Checkpoint Agents Stop Two Trailers Smuggling Migrants
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, Falfurrias Border Patrol Station (FLF) agents at…
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