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…
Two Plead Guilty to Smuggling Firearms into Mexico
EL PASO – Edwin Alejandro Rodriguez, 21, pleaded guilty this week and Martin Najera, 30, pleaded guilty last week to buying firearms and then smuggling them to Mexico. Both are U.S. citizens…
State Prison Inmate Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Smuggling Methamphetamine into Pelican Bay State Prison
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Patrick Botello, 36, of Richmond, was sentenced today to 11 years and three months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol halts several smuggling attempts at various checkpoints
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol halted several smuggling attempts at various Border Patrol checkpoints. The first incident occurred on September 29, when a white pickup truck hauling a flatbed trailer…
Former Miami Resident Sentenced for Smuggling Illegal Refrigerant from China to U.S.
MIAMI – Jorge Murrillo, 69, formerly of Miami, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act (CAA) by importing over 300,000 kilograms of illegal…
East Texas man sentenced for smuggling 98 in sealed trailer
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. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Othell Corneilous Brown…
CBP Officers Thwart Alleged Child Smuggling Attempt 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 man in connection with an alleged attempt to smuggle two undocumented minors through the…
Young Laredo man charged for smuggling five resulting in rollover crash
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 B. Lowery. Today, a federal grand jury…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol prevent a drug smuggling attempt
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents stop a narcotic smuggling attempt north of Laredo, Texas. On September 30, Laredo North Station agents working their assigned duties, received a report…
RGV Agents Make 69 Arrests After Thwarting Smuggling Attempts
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdicted six smuggling events leading to 69 arrests. On September 28, RGV agents attempted to conduct a vehicle stop on a…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol prevents tragedy by stopping a human smuggling attempt on highway
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 a human smuggling attempt on I-35, north…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents apprehend over 40 people from several foiled smuggling attempts
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 the checkpoint on U.S. Highway 83, Laredo…
RGV Agents Make 45 Arrests From Five Failed Smuggling Attempts
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdicted five smuggling events over the weekend leading to 45 arrests. On September 23, an Air National Guard helicopter observed a…
Mexican man convicted of smuggling over 8 kilos of narcotics in candy box
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 and six kilograms of meth, announced U.S.…
Chappaqua Man Sentenced To 21 Years For Participating In A Gunpoint Robbery Of 176 Kilograms Of Cocaine And Smuggling A Firearm Into A Federal Prison
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 for his participation in a May 29,…
RGV Agents Make 20 Arrests After Thwarting Smuggling Attempts
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents disrupted five smuggling events leading to 20 arrests. On September 20, RGV agents attempted to conduct a vehicle stop on a…
Five Smuggling Events Leads to the Arrest of 20 Subjects in the RGV
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 guide. On September 19, McAllen Border Patrol…
RGV Agents Disrupt Smuggling Attempts
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents made 20 arrests disrupting four smuggling events. On September 16, Fort Brown Border Patrol Station agents referred a Pontiac Torrent to the…
Former San Quentin Prison Guard And Three Others Plead Guilty To Bribery And Smuggling Contraband Into Death Row
SAN FRANCISCO – Keith Christopher, Isaiah Wells, and Dustin Albini pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to charges of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and bribery of a public official,…
Hialeah Armed Hostage-Taking Ring Busted for Ransoming Cuban Migrants and Human Smuggling Offenses
MIAMI – On September 15, 2022, Didier Perez Perez, Lester Leyniel Soca Diaz, and Yoandy Alonso were indicted by a Miami Southern District of Florida Grand Jury for transporting Cuban nationals into…
Three Smuggling Attempts Foiled by RGV Agents
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three human smuggling events resulting in 281 arrests. On September 15, Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC) agents responded…
Two Charged in Human Smuggling Event that Ended with High-Speed Chase
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 national, were charged yesterday in connection with…
Seven Individuals Charged for Smuggling Kilogram Quantities of Cocaine Through the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a four count indictment charging four men and three women with drug trafficking through the Luis…
Mexico Blames US For Rampant Cartel Gun Smuggling
Mexico Blames US For Rampant Cartel Gun Smuggling Jennie Taer on September 9, 2022 The Mexican government blamed the U.S. Wednesday for the cartel’s cross-border gun trafficking operations. “You have no reason…
Coordinated Enforcement Effort Halts Smuggling Attempt Near South Padre Island
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents made 27 arrests from three migrant smuggling events. On September 2, RGV agents and National Guard observed a female noncitizen cross…
Wheels Fall Off of Cheese Smuggling Scheme as CBP Officers Seize Undeclared Goods
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Paso Del Norte border crossing in downtown El Paso seized more than 100 pounds of undeclared cheese Sept. 6. The…
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