Thread: Arrests, seizures, drug busts, etc. for 9/26/2012

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Chicago O'Hare Airport Customs and Border Protection Officers Save Life of Arriving Passenger
09/26/2012 12:46 PM EDT
Chicago - The International Terminal at Chicago O'Hare Airport is a microcosm of constantly moving people and technology. There is a certain rhythm to the ebb and flow of air passengers arriving from foreign countries and departing to their final destinations. (more)

El Paso Man Facing Smuggling Charges After CBP Finds Marijuana
09/26/2012 12:46 PM EDT
El Paso, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 150 pounds of marijuana in three seizures Monday. The larger of the two busts netted 118 pounds of marijuana and the arrest of an El Paso man. (more)

Over $2.5M Worth of Cocaine Seized by Customs and Border Protection at the Anzalduas International Bridge
09/26/2012 12:46 PM EDT
Anzalduas, Texas - Officers with Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Anzalduas International Bridge seized over $2,500,000 worth of alleged cocaine and arrested a man from Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico on Sunday. (more)

U.S. Border Patrol Agents Confiscate Cocaine, Methamphetamine And Heroin In Four Incidents On I-5
09/26/2012 12:46 PM EDT
San Diego - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate 5 checkpoint intercepted four drug smuggling attempts this week, resulting in the seizure of cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin valued at more than $300,000. On Sunday at about 10:30 a. (more)

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4 suspects arrested in sting


September 26, 2012 10:17 PM
By LAURA B. MARTINEZ and MARK REAGAN/The Brownsville Herald


A Homeland Security Investigation has led to the arrests of four men accused of trying to distribute 10 pounds of cocaine, according to federal court documents.

Arturo Garcia Jr., Alejandro Hernandez Delgado, Sergio Sanchez and Jose Maria Cintora Aguilar all face one federal count of intent to distribute cocaine, federal court documents state.

Garcia was taken into custody Tuesday at the B&M International Bridge while trying to cross the cocaine into the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a press release. The others were apprehended around the Brownsville area.

Authorities with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement confirmed the arrests are the result of an ongoing inves-tigation but declined to comment further. “We will pass on providing further information and allow the court record to speak for itself,” said Nina Pruneda, ICE spokeswoman, in a prepared statement.

Agents with the HSI conducted two “covert enforcement operations” Tuesday, with one of them occurring in the down-town area on East Van Buren Street. An additional operation happened at the 1400 block of International Boulevard.

Court documents reflect that investigators suspect the men were trying to deliver and sell the cocaine.

The documents state more than $7,000 was found in Sanchez’ possession at the time of his arrest—about $1,761 in his pant pockets and $6,000 inside a bag found in a vehicle Sanchez was driving.

The documents also state 4.58 kilograms of cocaine was also recovered.

The cocaine has an estimated value of $323,000, according to authorities.

The men appeared Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Ronald G. Morgan on charges of possession with intent to distrib-ute approximately 4.58 kilograms of cocaine and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute approximately 4.58 kilo-grams of cocaine.

Bond was denied, and the men were turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service, according to court records. A detention hearing for the group is scheduled for Oct. 1.

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