Thread: I.C.E. Top Stories: Last Week 02/05/2018

Top Stories: Last Week


02/01/2018

PHOENIX, AZ

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL

ICE repatriates Mexican national wanted for homicide and violent robbery
Gilberto Ramos-Prado, 46, was transferred to the custody of representatives from Mexico’s Procuraduria General de la Republica (PGR) and Mexican immigration officials by ERO officers at the Nogales DeConcini Port of Entry. Gilberto Ramos-Prado most recently came into ICE custody Jan. 12, after serving four months in federal prison for an illegal re-entry conviction.


02/01/2018

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


'Operation Team Player' nets over $15 million in fake sports merchandise
Special agents from HSI teamed with industry, CBP, FBI, Minneapolis police officers and other partner agencies to identify flea markets, retail outlets and street vendors selling counterfeit goods during the week leading up to Super Bowl LII. They seized fake jerseys, hats, cell-phone accessories and thousands of other bogus items prepared to be sold to unsuspecting consumers.


01/31/2018

PHILADELPHIA, PA

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


ICE removes former soldier of the Republika Serbian Krajina wanted for aggravated murder
Slobodan Mutic, 54, is wanted by Croatian authorities for aggravated murder. He was ordered removed on Oct. 23, 2017, by a federal immigration judge based on his criminal conviction. On Jan. 6, 2016, Slobodan was sentenced to two years in prison, for knowingly and willingly possessing a Form I-94, arrival/departure record, knowing it to have been procured by means of any false claim or statement, or to have been otherwise procured by fraud and unlawfully obtained.


01/30/2018

NEW YORK, NY

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE returns prolific Colombian international money launderer
Jhon Hincapie-Ramirez, 57, was escorted by ERO officers via an ICE Air Operations charter flight and turned over to Colombian law enforcement authorities. In February 2015, Hincapie-Ramirez was charged in U.S. federal court with conspiracy to launder money.


01/30/2018

NEW YORK, NY

OPERATIONAL


ICE HSI Special Agent Celestino Martinez to attend State of the Union Address
ICE HSI Supervisory Special Agent Celestino Martinez will attend the State of Union Address as a guest of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump in recognition of Martinez's extraordinary work combatting transnational criminal gangs in New York.

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I.C.E. News Releases



02/05/2018

DETROIT, MI



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Reward for information leading to capture of fugitive human trafficking suspect increased to $16,000
Darrick Bell, 49, aka Tone or Ghost, a U.S. citizen, is the subject of a yearlong manhunt, following the takedown of a large-scale, Detroit-based human trafficking and narcotics operation in January 2017.



02/01/2018

PHOENIX, AZ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE repatriates Mexican national wanted for homicide and violent robbery
Gilberto Ramos-Prado, 46, was transferred to the custody of representatives from Mexico’s Procuraduria General de la Republica (PGR) and Mexican immigration officials by ERO officers at the Nogales DeConcini Port of Entry. Gilberto Ramos-Prado most recently came into ICE custody Jan. 12, after serving four months in federal prison for an illegal re-entry conviction.



02/01/2018

MINNEAPOLIS, MN



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


'Operation Team Player' nets over $15 million in fake sports merchandise
Special agents from HSI teamed with industry, CBP, FBI, Minneapolis police officers and other partner agencies to identify flea markets, retail outlets and street vendors selling counterfeit goods during the week leading up to Super Bowl LII. They seized fake jerseys, hats, cell-phone accessories and thousands of other bogus items prepared to be sold to unsuspecting consumers.



02/01/2018

SEATTLE, WA



COUNTER PROLIFERATION INVESTIGATION UNIT


2 men indicted for scheme to export firearms to Kurds in Iraq
Paul Stuart Brunt, 51, of Bellevue, Washington, and Rawnd Khaleel Aldalawi, 29, of Seattle, were arrested on a criminal complaint January 24, 2018.




01/31/2018

ATLANTA, GA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE detainee passes away
ICE is firmly committed to the health and welfare of all those in its custody and is undertaking a comprehensive review of this incident, as it does in all such cases. Fatalities in ICE custody, statistically, are exceedingly rare and occur at a fraction of the rate of the U.S. detained population as a whole.



01/31/2018

PHILADELPHIA, PA



HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


ICE removes former soldier of the Republika Serbian Krajina wanted for aggravated murder
Slobodan Mutic, 54, is wanted by Croatian authorities for aggravated murder. He was ordered removed on Oct. 23, 2017, by a federal immigration judge based on his criminal conviction. On Jan. 6, 2016, Slobodan was sentenced to two years in prison, for knowingly and willingly possessing a Form I-94, arrival/departure record, knowing it to have been procured by means of any false claim or statement, or to have been otherwise procured by fraud and unlawfully obtained.



01/30/2018

WASHINGTON, DC



NARCOTICS


Maryland man sentenced to 102 months for drug trafficking
Bradley Cobbler, 35, of Hyattsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana. He was sentenced Jan. 29 by the Honorable Amit P. Mehta. Following his prison term, Cobbler will be placed on five years of supervised release.



01/30/2018

NEW YORK, NY



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE returns prolific Colombian international money launderer
Jhon Hincapie-Ramirez, 57, was escorted by ERO officers via an ICE Air Operations charter flight and turned over to Colombian law enforcement authorities. In February 2015, Hincapie-Ramirez was charged in U.S. federal court with conspiracy to launder money.




01/30/2018

NEW YORK, NY



OPERATIONAL


ICE HSI Special Agent Celestino Martinez to attend State of the Union Address
ICE HSI Supervisory Special Agent Celestino Martinez will attend the State of Union Address as a guest of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump in recognition of Martinez's extraordinary work combatting transnational criminal gangs in New York.



01/30/2018

PITTSBURGH, PA



FINANCIAL CRIMES


3 sentenced in counterfeit credit card scheme
Raul Perez, 38, sentenced to 24 months imprisonment with credit for time served, three years supervised release and restitution in the amount of $14,992.96; Alexis Delgado, 44, sentenced to 18 months imprisonment with credit for time served, three years supervised release, restitution in the amount of $14,992.96, and a $5,000 fine; and, Leyanis Menendez, 38, sentenced to 18 months imprisonment with credit for time served, three years supervised release, restitution in the amount of $14,992.96, and a $5,000 fine.



01/29/2018

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail Board upholds current ICE notification policy
At its Thursday meeting, members of the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail (ACRJ) Board voted to uphold current jail policy to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) up to 48 hours in advance of an alien’s release from local custody.



01/26/2018

DALLAS, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests 86 in North Texas and Oklahoma areas during 3-day operation targeting criminal aliens and immigration fugitives
Aliens arrested during this operation are from the following countries: Mexico (55), Guatemala (10), El Salvador (6), Honduras (4) Bangladesh (3), Cameroon (1) Jordan (1), Laos (1), Liberia (1), Nigeria (1), Panama (1), Philippines (1) and Zimbabwe (1).




01/26/2018

BALTIMORE, MD



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes fugitive alien wanted for human trafficking in El Salvador
Oscar Arturo Alfaro-Romero, a 35-year-old alien fugitive with multiple prior removals, was arrested by ICE May 10, 2017. He was processed as an alien previously removed, and qualified for removal under reinstatement. ICE was subsequently notified that Alfaro-Romero was wanted for crimes in El Salvador.



01/26/2018

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Colombian National Police and ICE open forensic laboratory dedicated to child exploitation investigations
Since 2014, HSI Bogota has prioritized the investigation of child exploitation/child pornography in Colombia and has conducted extensive training for the CNP and prosecutors. However, Colombia did not have a cyber forensics laboratory dedicated to analyzing electronic media, which caused a delay in investigations. Now, with the help of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), this state of the art lab will streamline investigations and eventually be used to assist other countries in the region in child exploitation investigations.



01/26/2018

PHOENIX, AZ



CHILD EXPLOITATION


2 additional men convicted in large scale child exploitation conspiracy
Dylan Heatherly, 34, of Lemon Grove, Calif. and William Staples, 57, of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, were convicted Thursday of multiple child exploitation crimes, including conspiracy offenses, after a seven-day jury trial.



01/24/2018

SHERMAN, TX



COUNTER PROLIFERATION INVESTIGATION UNIT


North Texas man sentenced to nearly 4 years in federal prison for conspiring to illegally export radiation-hardened integrated circuits to Russia and China
According to the plea agreement, between about June 2015 and March 2016, Peter Zuccarelli, 62, of Plano, Texas, and his co-conspirators agreed to illegally export RHICs to China and Russia in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).




01/19/2018

NEW YORK, NY



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


ICE HSI Special Agents featured in National Geographic documentary series
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Eduardo Escobar, along with other personnel from HSI Colombia, will be featured in part 3 of the documentary series Chain of Command airing Jan. 19 on National Geographic Channel.



01/18/2018

NEW YORK, NY



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes French national wanted for murder
ERO deportation officers escorted Fode Youssouf Barro, 29, who was removed from the United States via a commercial flight. Barro was transferred into the custody of French law enforcement authorities upon arrival in Paris.



01/18/2018

WASHINGTON, DC



HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


US, ICE seek denaturalization of former Bosnian paramilitary member who allegedly lied to obtain US citizenship
Eso Razic, a native of the former Yugoslavia and subsequently a citizen of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, allegedly concealed his participation in paramilitary organizations during the 1990s Balkans conflict.



01/18/2018

BUFFALO, NY



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests 46 in western New York operation targeting criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants, and other immigration violators
Criminal convictions of those arrested included: felony grand larceny, firearms possession, drug possession, child endangerment, abuse, driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, and forgery.




01/18/2018

CONCORD, NH



CHILD EXPLOITATION


New Hampshire man pleads guilty to producing child pornography in ICE case
Matthew Felton, 38, of Somersworth, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of production of child pornography.



01/17/2018

WASHINGTON, DC



OPERATIONAL


Justice Department appoints HSI to new Hezbollah investigation team
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Thursday, Jan. 11, the participation of ICE's HSI in the Hezbollah Financing and Narcoterrorism Team, a new group of prosecutors and investigators tasked with investigating individuals and networks providing support to Hezbollah.



01/17/2018

LARGO, FL



OPERATIONAL


ICE, 17 FL sheriffs announce new enforcement partnership
Recognizing these challenges, the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) and the Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA) worked with ICE to develop a new process to clarify that aliens held by these jurisdictions are held under the color of federal authority, thereby affording local law enforcement liability protection from potential litigation as a result of faithfully executing their public safety duties.



01/15/2018

COLUMBUS, OH



NARCOTICS


ICE HSI Columbus special agents featured in Showtime documentary series
“The Trade” is scheduled to premiere on Showtime at 9 PM EST, Friday, Feb 2. 2018.




01/12/2018

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



NARCOTICS


5 South Texas men sentenced to 11½ to 35 years in federal prison following their conviction on synthetic narcotics, firearms charges
Longino Castillo, 27, and Isaiah Martinez, 20, both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Castillo was also convicted of possessing a machine-gun conversion device. Michael Molina, 25, Justin Ray Flores, 36, and Manuel Garcia, 31, all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a synthetic cannabinoid. Molina further admitted to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and being felon possessing a firearm.

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F.B.I. Top Stories

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DEA NEWS

Man Involved in Furanyl Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy Pleads Guilty

FEB 01 (LUBBOCK, Texas)

A Lubbock, Texas man, Steven Lawrence Forcum, 32, appeared yesterday before U.S. Magistrate Judge D. Gordon Bryant Jr. and pleaded guilty to a federal offense stemming from his role in a large-scale furanyl fentanyl distribution conspiracy, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.

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D.E.A. NEWS RELEASES

FEB 02	(SYRACUSE, N.Y.) Man Sentenced to Prison for Heroin Conspiracy
FEB 01	(CINCINNATI, Ohio) Six charged in Southern Ohio with running heroin ring
JAN 31	(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) Cocaine Trafficking Ring Dismantled
JAN 30	(LUBBOCK, Texas) Lubbock Man Sentenced to More Than 21 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Cocaine
JAN 25	(NEW YORK) Two Men Charged with 2014 Robbery and Murder

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A.T.F. Press Releases

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2018

Corbin Man Found Guilty of Devising Murder-for-Hire Scheme

Field Division:Louisville Field Division


South Bend Man Sentenced To 60 Months Imprisonment

Field Division:Chicago Field Division


Federal Jury Returns Guilty Verdict for Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Field Division:Nashville Field Division


Armed Robbery Crew Hitting Verizon Stores Arrested in Glendale

Field Division:Los Angeles Field Division


Security Guard at the 9/11 Memorial and a Conspirator Charged in Manhattan Federal Court with Firearms Trafficking

Field Division:New York Field Division


Manhattan Man Charged in Connection with Arson at a Manhattan Bar

Field Division:New York Field Division


WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018

Bradenton Man Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Field Division:Tampa Field Division


Latham Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing a Short-Barreled Rifle

Field Division:New York Field Division


Albuquerque Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Court on Ammunition Charge

Field Division:Columbus Field Division


TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2018

Chicago Man Sentenced to Four and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Buying Guns in Indiana and Bringing Them to Chicago

Field Division:Chicago Field Division


MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2018

Eight Arrested and Charged in Roundup of Rochester Drug Trafficking Organization

Field Division:New York Field Division


Three Defendants Sentenced for their Respective Roles in Trafficking Guns from Nevada to Oakland, California

Field Division:San Francisco Field Division

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JUSTICE NEWS



Former Virginia Attorney Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Laundering and Attempting to Launder Over $2 Million
Friday, February 2, 2018





Alleged Operator of Kelihos Botnet Extradited From Spain
Friday, February 2, 2018





Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Trafficking of Counterfeit Apple Goods Into the United States
Friday, February 2, 2018





U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Greg Brooker Delivers Remarks at the Department of Justice’s Human Trafficking Summit
Friday, February 2, 2018





Deputy Assistant Attorney General Barry A. Nigro Delivers Remarks at the Annual Antitrust Law Leaders Forum in Miami, Florida
Friday, February 2, 2018





Associate Attorney General Brand Delivers Opening Remarks at the Department of Justice’s Human Trafficking Summit
Friday, February 2, 2018


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News from CBP


February 5, 2018 | Local Media Release
Ajo Agents Arrest Honduran MS-13 Gang Member

February 5, 2018 | Local Media Release
Border Patrol K9 Team Finds 111 Bricks of Marijuana

February 5, 2018 | Local Media Release
Agents Thwart Another Human Smuggling Attempt


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C.B.P. Media Releases

Media Releases from the previous administrations are available in the Archive section of our website.


Ajo Agents Arrest Honduran MS-13 Gang Member

Monday, February 5, 2018 | Local Media Release
TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Ajo Station arrested a previously deported MS-13 gang member Friday night. Agents patrolling west of Lukeville encountered and arrested three Mexican nationals and two Honduran...
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Phoenix Woman Arrested for Smuggling Heroin
Monday, February 5, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents from the Nogales Station arrested a 29-year-old Phoenix woman Saturday afternoon after finding her with more than 10 ounces of heroin at the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint. Agents at the I-19...
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Man Wanted By Minnesota Authorities Arrested Near Naco
Monday, February 5, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Brian A. Terry Station arrested two Mexican nationals east of Naco on Friday evening for being in the United States illegally. Courtesy of U.S. Customs andBorder ProtectionDuring processing, a...
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Agents Thwart Another Human Smuggling Attempt
Monday, February 5, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. — Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents from the Wellton Station working at the immigration checkpoint on Interstate 8 west of Yuma arrested two Arizona women early Sunday for alien smuggling. After a Border Patrol canine alerted to an odor...
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Border Patrol K9 Team Finds 111 Bricks of Marijuana
Monday, February 5, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents from the Willcox Station arrested a Tucson woman Friday evening at the immigration checkpoint on State Route 80 near Tombstone after finding 111 bricks of marijuana hidden in her Chevrolet Impala. Agents assigned...
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Pharr Man Sentenced to Life for Hostage-Taking Kidnapping Conspiracy Arrested at Colombia-Solidarity Bridge
Saturday, February 3, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Field Operations officers, together with FBI special agents and U.S. Marshals at Colombia-Solidarity Bridge today took custody of a man from Pharr, Texas wanted on outstanding federal warrants...
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CBP Meets with Privacy Groups to Discuss Biometric Exit
Friday, February 2, 2018 | National Media ReleaseSAN FRANCISCO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) met with representatives from several privacy advocacy groups last week to discuss CBP’s Biometric Entry/Exit Program. Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, John...
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Sonoita Agents Rescue Mexican Man with Broken Ankle
Friday, February 2, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents from the Sonoita Station rescued an injured Mexican man found abandoned by smugglers just north of the international border, approximately 20 miles east of Nogales, early Friday. An agent was...
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DHS arrests fugitive human smuggler
Friday, February 2, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz.– An 18 year-old southern Arizona man wanted in connection with a foiled smuggling attempt that endangered the lives of two illegal aliens was arrested Thursday by special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE)...
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Nogales CBP Officers Seize $487K in Meth
Friday, February 2, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Nogales apprehended two Mexican nationals involved in separate failed attempts to smuggle methamphetamine into the United States Thursday. Officers seized 122 pounds of...
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BP Agents Land on Highway to Render Aid
Friday, February 2, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents assigned to Tucson Sector Mobile Response Team responded to a multiple-vehicle accident on State Route 86 January 30, near Sells to provide emergency medical treatment for an injured motorcyclist. During joint...
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CBP, FBI Seize 292 lbs. of Cocaine Inside Vessel Leaving US Virgin Islands Towards Puerto Rico
Friday, February 2, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents along with agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized 292 pounds (132 kilos) of cocaine concealed inside two hidden...
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Border Patrol Arrests Man Wanted for Attempted Murder in NC
Friday, February 2, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – While patrolling east of Nogales, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Nogales Station arrested Francisco Lopez-Loyola, a 38-year-old Mexican national for being illegally present in the United States Thursday. During processing, a...
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Border Patrol Arrests Wanted Gang Member
Friday, February 2, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseOCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a Southside Players gang member Thursday night west of Calexico for illegal entry into the United States. Agents arrest a wanted gangmember after he entered...
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CBP Field Operations Seizes over 1,400 Pounds of Marijuana Concealed Within a Commercial Trailer
Friday, February 2, 2018 | Local Media ReleasePHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility discovered 1,439 pounds of alleged marijuana within a commercial trailer. Packages containing 1,439 pounds ofmarijuana...
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Border Patrol Agents Arrest U.S. Citizen with Gun, Drugs, and Ammo
Friday, February 2, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. –Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate 8 Immigration Checkpoint east of Yuma, Arizona apprehended a U.S. citizen, and seized a loaded handgun, ammunition, and drugs late Thursday evening. Checkpoint agents referred...
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CBP Officers Make Five Marijuana Busts Thursday
Friday, February 2, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseEL PASO, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 492 pounds of marijuana Thursday. The drugs were seized in five different enforcement actions. The estimated street...
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CBP Officers at the Laredo Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted on Dallas Sexual Assault Warrant
Friday, February 2, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry detained a male subject traveling in a commercial bus who attempted to make entry into the United States. Utilizing CBP databases, CBP officers discovered...
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Atlanta CBP at Super Bowl 52
Friday, February 2, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseOfficers in Minneapolis providing security and learning ahead of SB53 ATLANTA — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers from Office of Field Operations Atlanta are in Minneapolis to support Super Bowl LVII, this week.CBP officers and...
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CBP Officers at the Pharr Port of Entry Seize Over $285K in Cocaine
Thursday, February 1, 2018 | Local Media ReleasePHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge seized alleged cocaine valued at $285,940. “This was an outstanding interception of hard narcotics made by our frontline CBP officers...
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Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Two Convicted Sex Offenders
Thursday, February 1, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseDEL RIO, Texas - U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Comstock and Eagle Pass stations arrested two convicted sex offenders with extensive criminal histories who had previously been removed from the United States. Hector Vargas-Pineda“These arrests...
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Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Renders Aid to Woman in Distress
Thursday, February 1, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – An off-duty Tucson Sector Border Patrol agent assigned to the Three Points Sub-Station administered lifesaving assistance to a local woman in extreme distress on January 25. Agent Art Del Cueto was off-duty, dining at a local...
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Previously-Deported Sex Offender Arrested by Tucson Border Patrol Agents
Thursday, February 1, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. –Border Patrol agents assigned to the Tucson Station arrested a previously-deported Guatemalan man Tuesday morning and later discovered he was convicted and incarcerated for crimes against a child. Agents patrolling near Sasabe...
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Local Woman Caught Smuggling with Son in Tow
Thursday, February 1, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents from the Nogales Station apprehended a local woman and two illegal aliens Tuesday at the Immigration Checkpoint on Interstate 19. Agents working the primary inspection lane referred a 26-year-old...
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue Lost Child
Thursday, February 1, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas –On January 31, 2018, Border Patrol agents assisted the Laredo Police Department in searching for a missing child in Laredo, Texas. Agents with the Laredo Sector Special Operations Detachment quickly deployed to assist with the search...
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