Thread: Arrests, seizures, drug bust, etc. for 7/31/12

Local News for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. CBP at LAX Foil Scheme to Smuggle Meth Disguised as Candy Bars 07/31/2012 12:47 PM EDT Los Angeles - A Long Beach man made his initial appearance in federal court Monday afternoon on charges he attempted to smuggle more than four pounds of methamphetamine out of the United States packaged to resemble a well-known brand of candy bar.Rogelio Mauricio Harris, 34, was taken into custody Friday afternoon by special agents with U. (more) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Import Specialists and Officers Seize Priceless Egyptian Artifacts 07/31/2012 12:47 PM EDT Laredo, Texas - Officers and import specialists from the Import Specialist Enforcement Team (ISET) at U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Laredo Port of Entry, working in close coordination with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), recently seized two priceless Egyptian sarcophagi-type artifacts. (more) Burundi Citizen Arrested by CBP, Claimed to be a USC 07/31/2012 12:47 PM EDT Buffalo, N.Y. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the arrest of a citizen of Burundi on charges of False Claim to United States Citizenship and Misuse of a Passport.On July 25, CBP officers encountered a female at the Lewiston Bridge border crossing in Lewiston, N. (more) CBP Provides Travel Tips for Canadian August Long Weekend 07/31/2012 12:47 PM EDT Great Falls, Mont. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reminding both Americans and Canadians planning trips across the border into the United States during the upcoming holiday weekend to make sure they have their proper documents and to anticipate heavy traffic. (more) www.ice.gov

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Three Large Marijuana Busts at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry
07/31/2012 05:54 PM EDT
Santa Teresa, New Mexico -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers working at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry made three large drug seizures in a five-hour span Friday. The combined weight of the marijuana seized in the three incidents was 1,166 pounds. (more)

CBP Advises Travelers to Prepare for Busy Holiday Weekend
07/31/2012 05:54 PM EDT
Buffalo, N.Y. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Field Operations reminds travelers planning cross border trips over the next weekend to make sure they have the proper documents and to plan for a possible increase in traffic throughout the weekend due to the Canadian Civic Holiday on Monday, Aug. (more)

U.S. Border Patrol in Niagara Falls Respond to Boater in Distress
07/31/2012 05:54 PM EDT
Niagara Falls, N.Y. - U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Niagara Falls Station responded to a boater in distress on Lake Ontario Saturday, while patrolling the lower Niagara River. On July 28, at approximately 12:00 PM a young man who was participating in the Youngstown Level Regatta suffered a traumatic head injury. (more)

Man Wanted in Vegas for Drug Trafficking, Arrested by Nogales CBP Officers
07/31/2012 05:54 PM EDT
Nogales, Ariz. - A 35-year-old man from Sinaloa, Mexico, wanted on drug-trafficking charges in Las Vegas, was arrested Sunday by Customs and Border Protection officers at the Dennis DeConcini Port.Officers conducting outbound operations removed Javier Garcia Rodriguez from a commercial bus heading into Mexico for additional questioning. (more)

Tucson Man Arrested for Drug Smuggling
07/31/2012 05:54 PM EDT
Lukeville, Ariz. - A 40-year-old male resident of Tucson was arrested Friday for allegedly attempting to smuggle more than 89 pounds of marijuana into the United States through the Lukeville Port. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Tucson Field Office referred Zenos John Rodriquez for a secondary inspection of his Chevrolet truck. (more)


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Global Entry Arrives at San Diego Airport
07/31/2012 05:54 PM EDT

San Diego - Officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority unveiled new Global Entry kiosks at the international arrivals area of the San Diego International Airport on July 31. San Diego International Airport is the newest of 27 airports nationwide with Global Entry technology. (more)

FBI E-Mail Updates

Grand Island Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Drug Distribution Offenses July 31, 2012 - Omaha Omaha Man Gets 70 Months for His Role in Distributing Methamphetamine July 31, 2012 - Omaha Oxnard Man Convicted of Federal Charges for Kidnapping Former Girlfriend, Bringing Her to Mexico, and Threatening to Kill Her July 30, 2012 - Los Angeles Three Indicted in Sacramento for Counterfeit DVD Trafficking July 30, 2012 - Sacramento Bakersfield Teacher Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography July 30, 2012 - Sacramento Manhunt Intensifies for Hawaii Fugitive Couple July 30, 2012 - Honolulu Ann Pettway Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 12 Years in Prison for the 1987 Kidnapping of an Infant from Harlem Hospital July 30, 2012 - New York Perpetrators of Scheme to Defraud Staffing Companies Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Fraud, Mail Fraud, and Wire Fraud July 30, 2012 - Denver www.fbi.gov

FBI E-Mail Updates

Seymour Man Charged with Producing and Possessing Sexually Explicit Material Involving Children July 31, 2012 - Indianapolis Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Assault July 31, 2012 - Minneapolis Hogsett Announces Sentencing of Indianapolis Vigilantes Motorcycle Club Member July 31, 2012 - Indianapolis Robbery of IBC Bank Branch in Edmond July 31, 2012 - Oklahoma City Elizabeth Man Charged with Six Armed Bank Robberies Arrested with Alleged Accomplices July 31, 2012 - Newark Former Lincoln Man Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography July 31, 2012 - Omaha www.fbi.gov