Thread: Arrests, sezures, drug busts, etc. for 8/23/12

Local News for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

CBP Officers in Lukeville Seize Meth Valued in Excess of $175,000
08/23/2012 05:25 PM EDT
Lukeville, Ariz. - A 22-year-old woman was arrested yesterday at the Lukeville port for attempting to smuggle more than 11 pounds of methamphetamine, valued in excess of $175,000, into the United States.Customs and Border Protection officers referred Aydalid Albarez Andrade for a secondary inspection of the Ford F-150 truck she was driving. (more)

Smuggler Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
08/23/2012 05:25 PM EDT
Tucson, Ariz. - Joaquin Villaseñor-Chavez, a 27-year-old man from Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, was convicted in U.S. District Court Monday on one count of transporting an illegal alien for profit which resulted in death and 10 counts of conspiracy to bring in and transport an illegal alien for profit. (more)

Joint Patrol Rescues Female From Detroit River
08/23/2012 05:25 PM EDT
Detroit - On Saturday, August 18, a female subject attempted suicide by jumping off of the McArthur Bridge, which links Belle Isle Park to Detroit, Michigan. A Border Patrol agent patrolling with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office responded to the incident and together they were able to pull her from the water. (more)

El Paso Sector CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Nab Suspected Killer
08/23/2012 05:25 PM EDT
Lordsburg, N.M. - U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector agents working in the Lordsburg, N.M. area arrested a man on Friday, August 17, who is wanted for a suspected homicide in Omaha, Nebraska. Agents assigned to the Lordsburg Border Patrol station were patrolling the border in a remote area of southwestern New Mexico when they arrested a citizen of Mexico identified as 51-year-old Oscar Rosario Hernandez. (more)

CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest International Homicide Suspect
08/23/2012 05:25 PM EDT
Tucson, Ariz. - Last Friday, Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended an illegal immigrant wanted for homicide in Mexico.Ajo Station agents apprehended four individuals who entered the U.S. illegally. During processing, record checks revealed one of the men, Remigio Lopez-Alvarez, age 32, had an active homicide warrant from Chiapas, Mexico. (more)

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FBI E-Mail Updates

Former Hancock County Road Superintendent and Family Members Plead Guilty in Federal Court Aug. 22, 2012 - Jackson Former Administrative Assistant Sentenced to 24 Months in Federal Prison for Stealing More Than $173,000 from Employer Aug. 22, 2012 - Dallas Robbery of Chase Bank Branch in Oakland Park Aug. 22, 2012 - Miami Federal Grand Jury Indicts Brothers for Armed Bank Robbery, Assault on a Federal Officer, and Related Firearms Offenses Aug. 22, 2012 - Dallas www.fbi.gov

FBI E-Mail Updates

Two Plead Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Consumers Seeking Immigration Services Aug. 23, 2012 - Kansas City Jury Convicts Pembroke Man of Two Kidnappings Aug. 23, 2012 - Atlanta Somerset County Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography on a Laptop and DVDs Aug. 23, 2012 - Newark Kewa Pueblo Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Sex Abuse Charge Aug. 23, 2012 - Albuquerque Internet Businessman Pleads Guilty to Infringing Copyrights Aug. 23, 2012 - Norfolk Former Richmond Police Officers Sentenced Aug. 23, 2012 - San Francisco Individual Arrested for Interference with a Flight Crew and Assault Aug. 23, 2012 - New Orleans www.fbi.gov