Thread: ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending March 4, 2016

I.C.E. News Release

OPERATIONAL

03/07/2016

ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending March 4, 2016




February 29, 2016 – ICE removes Salvadoran MS-13 gang leader wanted for murder, kidnapping

A Salvadoran MS-13 gang leader illegally present in the United States, who is wanted in his home country on murder, kidnapping and other charges, was removed from the United States by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Full Story

March 3, 2016 – ICE seizes $1.03M suspected drug money and private plane from Baltimore County airport

ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Baltimore County Police Department, Maryland State Police and other members of a multi-agency task force seized $1.03 million in cash and a private aircraft. Full Story

March 1, 2016 – Former CBP officer sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison in bribery and smuggling scheme

A former supervisor with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) who conspired with his ex-wife to smuggle goods into the United States in exchange for bribes has been sentenced to 45 months in prison. Full Story

March 2, 2016 – ICE, CBP team with international authorities in key operation

Mexican authorities executed dozens of verification warrants, seizing thousands of counterfeit sports-related items from retail outlets, and Hong Kong customs officials conducted anti-counterfeiting enforcement actions at the border and inland level, leading to one arrest, as part of a major operation developed by ICE-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center). Full Story

February 29, 2016 – ICE arrests 2 for attempted sexual enticement of a minor

Two individuals charged with attempted sexual enticement of a minor were arrested in Toa Baja and San Juan. ICE’s HSI conducted the investigation that spurred the arrests. Full Story

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I.C.E. News Releases


03/07/2016

RICHMOND, VA


HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Victim assistance specialist, special agent speak to University of Richmond students
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Victim Assistance Specialist Dede Wallace and Special Agent Matthew Rosenberg were guest speakers at the University of Richmond School of Law in Richmond, Virginia, Tuesday, March 1.


03/07/2016

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL



FINANCIAL CRIMES


St. Louis woman sentenced for structuring financial transactions
Kyong Suk Kipilla, 58, of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced March 4 to two years' probation and fined $20,000 for illegally structuring financial transactions.


03/07/2016

EL PASO, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


El Paso man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for receiving, distributing child pornography
David Aaron Diaz, 35, was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release after he completes his prison term.


03/07/2016

WASHINGTON, DC



OPERATIONAL


ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending March 4, 2016
ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending March 4, 2016



03/04/2016

MCALLEN, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


South Texas man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for producing child pornography with his own young relatives
Raul Casarez, 35, from Weslaco, Texas, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, which will be immediately followed by five years of supervised release. The court also ordered a total of $9,500 in restitution for all of the identified victims in this case.


03/04/2016

CHICAGO, IL



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Chicago deportation officer receives prestigious award at Pentagon
Bahena’s efforts – and those of the nearly 200 servicemen and women in the Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade in Normal, Illinois – were recognized Feb. 26, 2016 at the 16th Annual Reserve Family Readiness Award ceremony at the Pentagon.


03/04/2016

EL PASO, TX



TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


Barrio Azteca gang member sentenced in El Paso, Texas, to 10 years in federal prison on RICO, drug trafficking, money laundering convictions
Roberto Meza, 40, was the 17th and final defendant to be sentenced to federal prison as a result of this multi-agency investigation.


03/04/2016

DALLAS, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


North Texas man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for producing and distributing child pornography
Charles Richard Burks, 67, of Mansfield, Texas, has been in custody since his arrest in July 2015 on a related federal criminal complaint, following the execution of a search warrant at his residence.



03/03/2016

BROWNSVILLE, TX



NARCOTICS


2 South Texas women receive 6- and 20-year federal prison sentences for smuggling large amounts of methamphetamine
Crystal Yvette Martinez, 25, and Tina Marie Trevino, 24, both from Brownsville, were sentenced to 240 months and 75 months in federal prison, respectively.


03/03/2016

BALTIMORE, MD



CONTRABAND


ICE seizes $1.03M suspected drug money and private plane from Baltimore County airport
On the evening of March 1, task force members observed suspicious activity surrounding a recently landed private aircraft. Following a K-9 inspection of the aircraft exterior and baggage, a search warrant was executed and several bundles of U.S. currency were recovered.


03/03/2016

TALLAHASSEE, FL



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


Cyberstalker sentenced to 10 years in federal prison
Michael Daniel Rubens, 31, formerly of Tallahassee, admitted between January 2012 and January 2015, he publicly humiliated dozens of young women by hacking into their online accounts, including email and social media, stealing photographs and other personal information, using the photographs to create pornography, and posting the pornographic images on social media websites and on a revenge pornography website that was recently shut down by the FBI.


03/03/2016

MOSCOW, RUSSIA



CULTURAL PROPERTY, ART AND ANTIQUITIES INVESTIGATIONS


ICE returns Stalin letter, Peter the Great decree and more to Russian Federation
The repatriated documents include: a signed order from Josef Stalin issued on March 14, 1944; a decree signed by Peter the Great; numerous decrees signed by empresses and emperors dating from 1736-1893; and 17 drawings by Russian architect Yakov Chernikov.



03/03/2016

EL PASO, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE El Paso removes Mexican fugitive wanted for 2011 homicide
Juan Saul Mendoza-Contreras, 29, also known as “El Chacala,” was turned over to Mexican authorities at the international boundary on El Paso’s Stanton Bridge Port of Entry.


03/02/2016

WASHINGTON, DC



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


ICE, CBP team with international authorities in key operation
The international collaboration was part of Operation Team Player, an ongoing effort targeting the illegal importation of counterfeit sports-related merchandise, which culminated last month in San Francisco, California, ahead of Super Bowl 50.


03/02/2016

PITTSBURGH, PA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Pennsylvania priest sentenced to over 16 years following ICE child sex tourism probe
In addition to the prison term, Joseph D. Maurizio Jr., 70, of Central City, Pennsylvania was also ordered to pay a $50,000 fine and $10,000 in restitution to each of the two minor victims.


03/02/2016

SANTO DOMINGO,DOMINICAN REPUBLIC



OPERATIONAL


Deputy Director visits the Dominican Republic to mark TCIU anniversary
Deputy Director Ragsdale noted that the original agreement between our nations to dedicate resources and personnel to a committed relationship helped revolutionize investigations of transnational criminal organizations that were operating seamlessly between the United States and the Dominican Republic.



03/02/2016

WASHINGTON, DC



COUNTER PROLIFERATION INVESTIGATION UNIT


Former CEO sentenced to more than 7 years for illegally exporting technology equipment to China, money laundering
In addition to his prison sentence, Louis Brothers, 63, of Covington, Kentucky, must also pay a monetary judgment of $1.1 million.


03/02/2016

ABILENE, TX



NARCOTICS


West Texas man sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking
Ruben Soliz, 24, from Abilene, Texas, had pleaded guilty in December 2015 to one count of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine. Three co-defendants also charged in the case, Abilene residents, Andrew Dean Cruz, 30, and Roberto Carlos Villarreal, 31; and San Angelo, Texas, resident, Richard Louis Martinez, 27, each pleaded guilty last year to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.


03/01/2016

LOS ANGELES, CA



PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY


Former CBP officer sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison in bribery and smuggling scheme
Sam Herbert Allen Jr., 54, of San Juan Capistrano, was sentenced late Monday. Allen pleaded guilty in February 2015 to conspiring to defraud the United States by deceitful and dishonest means. The charges stem from a probe by ICE OPR, ICE HSI and CBP OPR.


03/01/2016

BOSTON, MA



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


Irish national pleads guilty to misuse of Social Security number
On March 20, 2013, Francis J. Moloney, fraudulently obtained a driver’s license using the identity and Social Security number of an Irish national and former permanent legal resident, after that person renounced his legal status in the United States and returned to Ireland.



03/01/2016

SAN DIEGO, CA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former San Diego-area substitute teacher sentenced to 7 years in prison for child pornography
Alejandro Castillo, Jr., 36, of Chula Vista, was arrested on a federal child pornography charge in April 2015 by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Castillo pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography in September 2015.


03/01/2016

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Southeast Texas man pleads guilty to distributing child pornography
Jorge Betancourt, 37, of Robstown, Texas, pleaded guilty to the charges March 1. Senior U.S. District Judge Hayden Head set sentencing for May 25. At that time, Betancourt faces a minimum of five and up to 20 years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 maximum fine.


03/01/2016

HOUSTON, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Houston-area couple indicted for enslaving Nigerian woman
Chudy and Sandra Nsobundu, 56 and 50, respectively, are charged with forced labor, withholding documents, visa fraud, and conspiracy to harbor and harboring an illegal alien. They were originally charged by criminal complaint Feb. 4 and arrested four days later.


02/29/2016

FORT WORTH, TX



NARCOTICS


North Texas cocaine trafficker receives statutory maximum 20-year federal prison sentence
Josimar Badillo-Ortiz, 29, from Fort Worth, Texas, was sentenced Feb. 26 by U.S. District Judge John McBryde to 240 months in prison. Badillo-Ortiz’s two co-conspirators, Joel Gonzalez-Oviedo, 25, and Juan Carranza-Moreno, 31, both from Fort Worth, are scheduled to be sentenced by Judge McBryde March 25.

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F.B.I. Top Stories

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FEB 29 (WASHINGTON)

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg and the Chief of DEA's Office of Diversion Control, Lou Milione hosted a meeting today in Washington with industry leaders representing the prescription drug supply chain in America. The purpose of their dialogue was to discuss ways to minimize pharmaceutical diversion while maintaining legitimate commerce and patient access.

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A.T.F. Press Releases


FRIDAY, MARCH 04, 2016

Final Defendant in Wentzville Pawn Store Burglary Sentenced
Kansas City Field Division


State Inmate Sentenced to 70 Months for Threatening Judge
Tampa Field Division


ATF Releases 2015 Federal Firearms Licensee Theft and Loss Report
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Pueblo Woman Convicted of Conspiracy, Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges
Denver Field Division


Chelmsford Financial Planner Convicted of Attempted Murder-for-Hire of State Trooper
Boston Field Division


Barbara Grice Sentenced Following Guilty Plea to a Federal Firearm Charge of Possession of a Firearm in a School Zone
Nashville Field Division


Final Defendant in Wentzville Pawn Store Burglary Sentenced
Kansas City Field Division


THURSDAY, MARCH 03, 2016

Centralia Man Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Firearms by Felon
Chicago Field Division


Convicted Felon Involved in a 2015 Shoot-Out Admits to Illegal Possession of a Gun
Baltimore Field Division


Temple Hills Felon Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for the Armed Robbery of a Bowie Pizza Hut
Baltimore Field Division


KC Man Pleads Guilty to Throwing Molotov Cocktails at Congressional Office Self-Proclaimed Anarchist Faces 10 Years in Prison
Kansas City Field Division


St. Thomas Man Sentenced to 75 Months in Prison for Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon
Miami Field Division


Two Local men Charged in Federal Indictment Involving a Drug-Related Homicide
Kansas City Field Division


St. Thomas Man Sentenced to 75 Months in Prison for Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon
Miami Field Division


Fourteen People Indicted on Charges Involving A Bootleg Cigarette Scheme
Kansas City Field Division


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 02, 2016

Buffalo Woman Admits Role in Murder in Connection with RICO Conspiracy Conviction
New York Field Division


Cheektowaga Woman Sentenced on Drug Charge
New York Field Division


Madison Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Gun Crime
St. Paul Field Division


Three Charged with Multiple Violations of Federal Gun Laws
Philadelphia Field Division


New Orleans Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Heroin Crime Committed in Orleans Parish Prison
New Orleans Field Division


TUESDAY, MARCH 01, 2016

Leader of Robbery Crew Exiled to 15 Years in Prison for Gun and Drug Offenses
Baltimore Field Division


Topeka Man Who Sold Stolen Guns Sentenced to Federal Prison
Kansas City Field Division


Newton Woman Charged with Providing Firearms to Convicted Felon
Kansas City Field Division


Convicted Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of Firearms and Ammunition
Tampa Field Division


MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Two Felons Appear in Federal court for Gun Crimes
Louisville Field Division

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March 8, 2016 | Local Media Release
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CBP, Coast Guard intercept a wooden vessel with 25 Dominican Republic migrants


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C.B.P. Media Releases


CBP at JFK seizes Cocaine in Package

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 | Local Media Release
JAMAICA, N.Y. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized cocaine in an un-manifested package at an express cargo facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport. On February 23, CBP officers conducting enforcement examinations at an...
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CBP Seizes 100+ Pounds of Marijuana at Presidio Port
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 | Local Media Release
PRESIDIO, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the Presidio port of entry seized 108 pounds of marijuana Sunday afternoon. The drugs were in a vehicle being driven by a 49-year-old U.S. citizen...
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CBP, Coast Guard intercept a wooden vessel with 25 Dominican Republic migrants
Monday, March 7, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseAGUADILLA, Puerto Rico –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO), working jointly with the U.S. Coast Guard, intercepted a makeshift wooden vessel Saturday with 25 undocumented migrants from the Dominican Republic...
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CBP Officers Seize Hidden Meth, Heroin at Del Rio International Bridge
Monday, March 7, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseDEL RIO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Del Rio International Bridge recently discovered more $1 million worth of suspected narcotics hidden in a vehicle coming from Mexico. CBP officers discovered 11 packages of...
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CBP Officers at South Texas Ports Facilitate Significant Amounts of Passenger, Commercial Traffic, Trade Imports in FY 2015
Monday, March 7, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseSOUTH TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at eight South Texas ports of entry upheld CBP’s border security mission while facilitating significant volumes of passenger, commercial traffic and trade imports during Fiscal Year...
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CBP Officers, Agriculture Specialists in South Texas Post Significant Increases in Hard Narcotics Seized, Immigration Violations in FY 2015
Monday, March 7, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseSOUTH TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists at eight South Texas ports of entry seized a significant amount of narcotics, currency, false documents, and uncovered numerous immigration and agricultural...
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Halt an Attempt to Smuggle Weapon,Drugs and Currency
Monday, March 7, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – On March 4, 2016, Border Patrol agents from the Laredo Sector Border Patrol thwarted an attempt to smuggle drugs, currency and a weapon at the IH-35 Checkpoint. Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Halt an Attempt to Smuggle Weapon,...
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Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize $480,000 Worth of Meth at Port
Monday, March 7, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseEAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry arrested a United States citizen March 6, after finding narcotics in his vehicle as he attempted to make entry to the United States. “The officers’...
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CBP Field Operations Intercepts 200 Pounds of Marijuana at Pharr International Bridge
Monday, March 7, 2016 | Local Media ReleasePHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge arrested a Houston, Texas man after discovering approximately 206 pounds of alleged marijuana hidden within the Toyota Tundra he was...
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CBP apprehends 12 Cuban migrants that landed in Mona Island
Monday, March 7, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseAGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol Agents apprehended 12 undocumented Cuban immigrants after landing Saturday in Mona Island. Mona Island is inhabited. It is a flat plateau surrounded by sea cliffs...
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Akwesasne Resident’s Tip Leads to the Arrest of 6 During Alien Smuggling Attempt
Saturday, March 5, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseHOGANSBURG, NY — On February 29, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Massena Station responded to a request for assistance from the New York State Police (NYSP), which was initiated by a phone call from an Akwesasne resident that resulted in...
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Lukeville CBP Officers Intercept $95k in Unreported Funds
Friday, March 4, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. — A male Mexican national was arrested Wednesday (March 2) for attempting to smuggle slightly more than $95,000 in unreported U.S. currency into Mexico through the Port of Lukeville. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers...
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Nogales CBP Officers Seize $77K in Hard Drugs
Friday, March 4, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican national March 2 for attempting to smuggle almost 26 pounds of methamphetamine through the Port of Nogales. Officers at the Dennis DeConcini crossing referred a 21-year-old...
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CBP arrests woman attempting to smuggle marijuana into St. Thomas
Friday, March 4, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Field Operations officers arrested a woman attempting to smuggle marijuana into the island. Deangelia D. Quintana, 30, made her initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate...
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Brownsville Port of Entry CBP Officers Seize $483,742 in Marijuana at Veterans International Bridge Cargo Import Lot
Friday, March 4, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseBROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Brownsville Port of Entry this week seized a significant amount of marijuana within a commercial shipment of TV stands at Veterans International Bridge Cargo...
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CBP Releases Fiscal Year 2015 Trade and Travel Numbers
Friday, March 4, 2016 | National Media ReleaseWASHINGTON—As the agency charged with protecting America’s borders, welcoming visitors to the United States, and facilitating the nation’s international trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection plays a vital role in the national security and...
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CBP Thwarts Smuggling Attempt At Peace Bridge
Thursday, March 3, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseBUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Peace Bridge Port of Entry arrested three individuals after a failed smuggling attempt on March 1. Leszek Budzyna, age 50, a male citizen of Canada, was charged with attempted alien...
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CBP Field Operations at Hidalgo Seizes Over 200 Pounds of Marijuana
Thursday, March 3, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseHIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted a load of marijuana worth close to $50,000 in a GMC SUV that was arriving from Mexico. Bundles containing a total of...
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CBP Officers Foil Attempt to Smuggle Brazilian Man in Gas Tank
Thursday, March 3, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseCALEXICO, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico East port of entry thwarted a human-smuggling attempt Tuesday after discovering a man concealed in a compartment in the gas tank of an SUV. “While the vast majority of...
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CBP arrests 2 previously deported Brazilian men traveling to New York
Thursday, March 3, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Field Operations officers arrested 2 previously removed Brazilian men attempting to board a flight to New York City. Jose Aleandro De Araujo-Silva, 29, and Jose Mario Goncalves, 60,...
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U.S. Border Patrol Agents Save 2 Suicidal Men Overnight
Thursday, March 3, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseDETROIT— In two separate incidents just hours apart, United States Border Patrol agents assigned to the Detroit Station saved two men who were attempting suicide along Detroit’s east side. The first incident took place at approximately 7pm near...
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Nogales CBP Seizes $30K in Marijuana
Thursday, March 3, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Tucson woman for an alleged attempt to smuggle nearly 61 pounds of marijuana through the Port of Nogales March 1. Officers at the Mariposa crossing referred the 35-year-old woman for...
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San Luis CBP Officers Seize $168K in Hard Drugs
Thursday, March 3, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of San Luis arrested two individuals for separate attempts to smuggle a combined 56 pounds of methamphetamine on March 1. Officers referred a 40-year-old San Luis man for...
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Border Patrol Agents Provide Medical Care at Checkpoint
Thursday, March 3, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – A man approached Border Patrol agents at the I-90 immigration checkpoint’s primary lane on the morning of Feb. 29 and said he was having chest pains or possibly a heart attack. Agents directed him to a secondary inspection lane...
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Man with Active Warrant for Felony Sex Assault Arrested
Thursday, March 3, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector agents arrested two more sex offenders yesterday, one with an active warrant out of Houston, Texas. Ajo Border Patrol Station agents apprehended an individual near Gila Bend, Arizona yesterday. Biometric...
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