Thread: I.C.E. Top Stories: Last Week 11/27/17

I.C.E. Top Stories: Last Week


11/22/2017

MADISON, WI

FINANCIAL CRIMES

3 sentenced in Wisconsin cyber romance scheme that bilked $14 million from US and Canadian victims
Richard Ugbah, 36, a Nigerian citizen living in Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 12 years in federal prison for wire fraud. Ugbah was also ordered to forfeit a Mercedes Benz automobile and two bank accounts. Michael Adegoke, 34, a Nigerian citizen living in Chicago, Illinois, was also sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Jon Whipple, 60, from St. Petersburg, Florida, who was initially a victim of a similar romance fraud scheme, but later participated in the scheme by disseminating counterfeit checks in exchange for small amounts of money, was sentenced to five years of probation.


11/22/2017

SPRINGFIELD, MO

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL

ICE deports Guatemalan man wanted for killing store owner
Jose Manuel Ohajacao-Ramos, was transferred Nov. 9 to the custody of Guatemalan law enforcement officials by ERO officers in Guatemala City, Guatemala. According to Guatemalan authorities, Ohajacao-Ramos is accused of fatally shooting a store owner in his store in June 1997. Guatemalan law lists the charge as an assassination.


11/21/2017

LAREDO, TX

HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Value of life lost in human smuggling
Illegal aliens risk everything when they come across the border. They have no rights, no freedom and are at the mercy of their smugglers or captors.


11/20/2017

WASHINGTON, DC

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


ICE fights to protect girls and women from mutilation and abuse
More than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation, or cutting (FGM/C). FGM/C refers to cutting and other procedures that injure the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.

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I.C.E. News Releases


11/27/2017

WASHINGTON, DC



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


ICE targets fake websites on Cyber Monday
Several thousand copyright-infringing website domain names and third-party marketplace links selling counterfeit pharmaceuticals, automotive parts and other fake items to unsuspecting consumers have been criminally and administratively seized and removed in an effort that combines the resources of global law-enforcement agencies and industry.



11/27/2017

NEW YORK, NY



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


55 arrested in New York ICE operation, 42 released from local custody without the immigration detainers being honored
Last week’s arrestees (46 men and 9 women) included nationals from 22 countries – Mexico (20); Jamaica (5), Ecuador (4), Honduras (3), Colombia (2), Dominican Republic (2), El Salvador (2), Guatemala (2), Yemen (2), Bangladesh (1), France (1), Guyana (1), Jordan (1), Nigeria (1), Poland (1), Romania (1), Slovakia (1), Spain (1), Trinidad (1), Yemen (1), Serbia (1), Egypt (1).



11/24/2017

PHOENIX, AZ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Phoenix ERO repatriates El Salvadoran national wanted for murder
Alexander Jovel-Guillen, 23, aka “El Crimen,” came into ICE custody Oct. 26, 2016, after apprehension by the U.S. Border Patrol. At that time, he was detained for illegal entry and held for removal from the United States.



11/22/2017

SPRINGFIELD, MO



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE deports Guatemalan man wanted for killing store owner
Jose Manuel Ohajacao-Ramos, was transferred Nov. 9 to the custody of Guatemalan law enforcement officials by ERO officers in Guatemala City, Guatemala. According to Guatemalan authorities, Ohajacao-Ramos is accused of fatally shooting a store owner in his store in June 1997. Guatemalan law lists the charge as an assassination.




11/22/2017

MADISON, WI



FINANCIAL CRIMES


3 sentenced in Wisconsin cyber romance scheme that bilked $14 million from US and Canadian victims
Richard Ugbah, 36, a Nigerian citizen living in Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 12 years in federal prison for wire fraud. Ugbah was also ordered to forfeit a Mercedes Benz automobile and two bank accounts. Michael Adegoke, 34, a Nigerian citizen living in Chicago, Illinois, was also sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Jon Whipple, 60, from St. Petersburg, Florida, who was initially a victim of a similar romance fraud scheme, but later participated in the scheme by disseminating counterfeit checks in exchange for small amounts of money, was sentenced to five years of probation.



11/21/2017

BOSTON, MA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former Massachusetts man pleads guilty to child pornography charges, failing to register as sex offender
A former Massachusetts man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to possessing and distributing child pornography, and to failing to register as a sex offender. The offenses stem from two separate cases.



11/21/2017

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA



FINANCIAL CRIMES


5 more people in Iowa plead guilty to fraud scheme targeting elderly
Five people from eastern Iowa pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to a scheme to defraud elderly victims across the United States.These guilty pleas resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations, (HSI) and the Dubuque (Iowa) Police Department.



11/21/2017

DALLAS, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Registered sex offender from North Texas sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for producing child pornography, related offenses
This sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas. This investigation was conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Mesquite (Texas) Police Department, and the Burrillville (Rhode Island) Police Department.




11/21/2017

LAREDO, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Value of life lost in human smuggling
Illegal aliens risk everything when they come across the border. They have no rights, no freedom and are at the mercy of their smugglers or captors.



11/20/2017

DALLAS, TX



FIREARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES


Dallas man sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison for his role in 2015 armed assault on federal officers
In April 2017, Edgar Solorzano, 24, of Dallas, pleaded guilty to the following charges: one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance; two counts of assault on a federal officer; and one count of using, carrying, brandishing and discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. He has been in custody since the time of his arrest in August 2016. On Nov. 20, 2017, U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay sentenced him to 231 months in prison.



11/20/2017

WASHINGTON, DC



HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


ICE fights to protect girls and women from mutilation and abuse
More than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation, or cutting (FGM/C). FGM/C refers to cutting and other procedures that injure the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.



11/20/2017

NEW YORK, NY



FINANCIAL CRIMES


Head of international energy firm and former foreign minister charged with bribing high-level African officials
Pursuant to a joint investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York, the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Chi Ping Patrick Ho, a/k/a “Patrick C.P. Ho,” and Cheikh Gadio were arrested for their participation in a multi-year, multimillion-dollar scheme to bribe high-level officials in Chad and Uganda in exchange for business advantages for a Chinese oil and gas company (Energy Company). Ho and Gadio were charged with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), international money laundering, and conspiracy to commit both. Gadio was arrested in New York on Friday and Ho was arrested on Saturday.





11/17/2017

ORLANDO, FL



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Illegal alien indicted for hampering with ankle monitor
According to court documents, Jose Carlos Hernandez-Lopez, 22, was encountered by the U.S. Border Patrol after a traffic stop on Sept. 6. At that time, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) was operating under an emergency operation due to Hurricane Irma. Based on the emergency operations procedures, the defendant was placed on the Alternates to Detention (ATD) Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP) using a GPS ankle bracelet monitoring system and released from ICE ERO custody with instructions to return back to the ERO Office on Sept. 19.



11/17/2017

LUBBOCK, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


West Texas man sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography
U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings remanded Michael Doerr, 45, from San Angelo, Texas, into immediate custody to begin serving his sentence. Doerr pleaded guilty in August 2017 to one count of receiving child pornography.



11/17/2017

WASHINGTON, DC



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


ICE teams with industry to fight IP theft
The crackdown on counterfeiting intensified this week as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) welcomed Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) industry representatives from multiple sectors, and IP enforcers from across the federal government, to exchange intelligence and develop new strategies in the fight against IP crimes that support transnational criminal organizations and threaten the health and safety of American consumers.



11/17/2017

NEWARK, NJ



FINANCIAL CRIMES


Owners of Miami export business found guilty of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and international money laundering
Luis Diaz Jr., 75, and Luis Javier Diaz, 50 were each convicted in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) of one count of operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business and one count of international money laundering. Diaz Jr. was also convicted of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business and conspiracy to commit international money laundering.




11/16/2017

WASHINGTON, DC



TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


Local partnerships key to transnational gang investigations
“Operation Raging Bull” was a two-phase operation that targeted dangerous gang members and others providing financial support to gang leadership in El Salvador. It received significant support from ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Treasury and international law enforcement partners.



11/16/2017

FORT WORTH, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


2 men charged with witness tampering in North Texas federal criminal complaint
Bruce Trenshel Davis, aka “Wheatie,” 25, of Shreveport, Louisiana, and Brandon Ray Austin, aka “Pep,” 31, of Fort Worth, appeared Wednesday in federal court on a federal criminal complaint stemming from their attempt to threaten witnesses who were cooperating with law enforcement to prosecute a child sex trafficking organization. Demarcus Davis, Kentrell Davis, Pierre Lagrone, Herman Sanders and Reginald Smith were among the eight charged.



11/16/2017

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DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


Humacao man charged, arrested for impersonating a federal officer
Frank Vega-Marrero, 56, was arrested in Humacao following allegations that he was impersonating an HSI special agent in order to gain access to the Center for Emergency Management (CEM) of the municipal government of Humacao.



11/15/2017

TAMPA, FL



OPERATIONAL


SAC Tampa graduates new Citizens' Academy
Participants for the academy were nominated by local HSI employees for inclusion in the program. Once nominated, the interested community members had to submit an application and undergo a limited background check before ultimately being selected to participate. The HSI Tampa Citizens’ Academy received more applicants than there were slots available so acceptance was limited, but the office is already looking forward to hosting the next class.




11/15/2017

FORT WORTH, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


North Texas man admits to felony child pornography charges, faces at least 15 years in federal prison
Timothy Paul Malone, 39, of River Oaks, Texas, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of attempted sexual exploitation of children. Malone faces a maximum term of imprisonment of not less than 15 years and not more than 90 years, a total of $750,000 in fines and up to a lifetime of supervised release. Malone has been in custody since the time of indictment in September 2017.



11/14/2017

TOLEDO, OH



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE deports man wanted in Mexico for murder
Jorge Ochoa-Martinez 35, was transferred Nov. 14, to the custody of Mexican law enforcement officials by ERO officers at the Lincoln Juarez Port of Entry in Laredo, Texas. According to Mexican authorities, in 2006, Ochoa-Martinez and other suspects are accused of fatally bludgeoning a man with a screw driver. Authorities said the beating lasted for approximately 20 minutes.



11/13/2017

ALBUQUERQUE, NM



FIREARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES


Previously convicted New Mexico felon sentenced for to 6 months in federal prison for firearms, 'stolen valor' convictions
In addition to his prison sentence Anthony Lee Gambino, 45, of Farmington, New Mexico, must serve three years on supervised release after he completes his prison sentence. According to court filings, Gambino was the owner and operator of Gambino Security Safety Corp., a security company based in Aztec, New Mexico.



11/09/2017

HOUSTON, TX



MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION


Veterans Day Spotlight: HSI Houston Special Agent Norman Green
Green began his military career in December 1985 as an Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army. As he reflects on Veterans Day, he thinks of service to the nation and the opportunity to pay tribute to his fellow soldiers who served with him.

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F.B.I. Top Stories

• 11.27.2017
  Feeding Program Fraud
  An Arkansas couple and several co-conspirators received prison time for stealing $11 million in funds from a program intended to feed children from low-income families.
  
• 11.21.2017
  Internet Crime
  The Internet Crime Complaint Center, or IC3—the FBI’s authority on Internet scams—suggests keeping your guard up as holiday shopping season kicks in.
  
• 11.16.2017
  Indian Country Cold Case in Montana
  On the Crow Reservation in Montana, the FBI is working to solve the case of Robert Garrett Stewart, Jr., who disappeared without a trace four years ago.
  
• 11.13.2017
  New Top Ten Fugitive
  A convicted felon and known gang member wanted for the 2008 murder of his wife in Las Vegas, Nevada is the newest addition to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.

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DEA NEWS

Doctor Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter and Unlawful Distribution of Prescription Drugs

NOV 20 (RENO, NEV.)

Dr. Robert Gene Rand, a Reno physician who operated Rand Family Care, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter of a patient and unlawful distribution of oxycodone. This sentence is the result of an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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D.E.A. NEWS RELEASES

NOV 21	(BROOKLYN, N.Y.) Members of Coney Island Street Gang Indicted
NOV 21	(CINCINNATI) Man Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in Overdose Death
NOV 20	(UTICA, N.Y.) Couple Sentenced on Methamphetamine Charges
NOV 20	(BROWNSVILLE, Texas) Alleged Members of Narcotics Trafficking Organization Taken into Custody
NOV 20	(NEWARK, N.J.) Former NY Law Firm Partner Admits to Conspiring to Defraud

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A.T.F. Press Releases


TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 324 Months

Field Division:Chicago Field Division


Felon From Hobbs Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Violating Fedreal Firearms Laws

Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Getaway Driver Pleads Guilty in Village West Robbery

Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


Selling Meth Lands Corpus Men in Federal Prison

Field Division:Houston Field Division


15 Members and Associates of Aryan Circle Gang Indicted on Drug Offenses

Field Division:Dallas Field Division


Grundy-Led Drug Trafficking Organization Faces Federal Charges

Field Division:Columbus Field Division


Winona Lake Man Charged with Drug and Gun Offenses

Field Division:Chicago Field Division


FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Montgomery Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Field Division:Nashville Field Division


Alaska Man Found Guilty of Possessing Firearms as a Convicted Felon

Field Division:Seattle Field Division


Clovis Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Firearms Laws by Possessing Unregistered Sawede-Off Shotgun

Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


Armed Robber Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

Field Division:New York Field Division


Fourteen With Ties to Violent YNB Stretch Gang Indicted for Durg and Firearm Offenses

Field Division:Dallas Field Division


Final Jewelry Heist Defendant Sentenced

Field Division:Columbus Field Division


Montgomery Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison After Shootout at Convenience Store

Field Division:Nashville Field Division

Headlines News coverage of the U.S. Marshals

	Murder suspect on the run for nearly 2 months found hiding in Bessemer attic
	Woman wanted on Tennessee homicide charges arrested in Longview
	Man Wanted in Delaware for Child Rape Captured After 3 Years
	'Armed and dangerous' jail escapee captured in DeKalb County
	Wichita Falls murder suspect caught in New Orleans
	Two Illinois residents in custody for Twin Lakes overdose death
	Fugitive ex-corrections officer spotted in south Georgia
	Teen arrested in Boynton killing at Caloosa Park
	Police: 2 more arrested in connection with shots-fired incident

JUSTICE NEWS



Former Federal Penitentiary Lieutenant Pleads Guilty to Abusing Inmate and Attempting to Cover it Up
Wednesday, November 22, 2017





Jailer Pleads Guilty to Abusing Inmate at DeKalb County Jail
Wednesday, November 22, 2017





Former General Counsel of Company That Operates Health Maintenance Organizations in Several States Sentenced to Prison for Role in $35 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Wednesday, November 22, 2017





Attorney General Jeff Sessions Directs FBI and ATF to Conduct a Comprehensive Review of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System
Wednesday, November 22, 2017





Tobacco Companies to Begin Issuing Court-Ordered Statements in Tobacco Racketeering Suit
Wednesday, November 22, 2017





Former Pharmacy Compliance Director Pleads Guilty to Introducing Adulterated Drugs into Interstate Commerce and Conspiracy to Defraud the United States
Wednesday, November 22, 2017


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News from CBP

November 27, 2017 | Local Media Release
Agents Arrest Man for Smuggling Meth, Fentanyl

November 27, 2017 | Local Media Release
Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Convicted of Rape

November 27, 2017 | Local Media Release
CBP Seizes 40 Pounds of Marijuana at Presidio Port of Entry


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C.B.P. Media Releases

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

Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Convicted of Rape
Monday, November 27, 2017 | Local Media Release
TUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents from the Tucson Station apprehended a 40-year-old Mexican man in the desert near Sasabe, Arizona, on Saturday afternoon for illegally entering the United States. Photo Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border...
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Agents Arrest Man for Smuggling Meth, Fentanyl
Monday, November 27, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents working at the immigration checkpoint on Interstate 19 near Amado found more than 50 pounds of methamphetamine and multiple fentanyl pills in a Nissan sedan following a canine’s alert on Nov. 22. A...
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CBP Seizes 40 Pounds of Marijuana at Presidio Port of Entry
Monday, November 27, 2017 | Local Media ReleasePRESIDIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the Presidio port of entry seized 40 pounds of marijuana Sunday afternoon. The marijuana was hidden in the rear quarter panel of a 1996 Honda Accord...
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Andrade CBP Officers Discover $283K of Meth, Heroin
Friday, November 24, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseANDRADE, Calif. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Andrade port of entry discovered approximately $283,000 worth of hard narcotics hidden inside the quarter panels of a vehicle. The incident occurred on Thursday, Nov. 23,...
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Agents Arrest Two: Burglary Suspect, Sex Offender
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two men during separate encounters Tuesday and discovered one to be a U.S. citizen wanted in Phoenix for burglary; the other identified as a registered sex offender from Mexico. The first...
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CBP Officers Seize $186K in Marijuana at World Trade Bridge
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at World Trade Bridge recently seized a significant amount of alleged marijuana valued at $186,000 hidden within a commercial shipment of limestone brick and clay articles. Packages...
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DHS Partners Net 13 People on Panga
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseIMPERIAL BEACH, Calif.—U.S. Border Patrol agents (BPAs), working in coordination with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) law enforcement partners, arrested 13 people Sunday morning who had entered the U.S. illegally by panga boat and did so...
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Missing Migrant Program officials visit El Salvador
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEDINBURG, Texas – In its efforts to further the objectives of prevention, location, identification and reunification, U. S. Border Patrol Missing Migrant Program (MMP) representatives from Rio Grande Valley and Laredo visited El Salvador on...
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CBP Air and Marine Operations Disrupt Aviation Smuggling Attempt at Edinburg TX Airport
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEDINBURG, Texas— U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations agents, disrupted an aviation smuggling attempt at the Edinburg International Airport. At approximately 12:30 p.m., agents encountered an aviation smuggling attempt in...
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Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol agents apprehend three gang members
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents encountered and arrested three international gang members in separate incidents over the last few days. Mexican mafia gang member arrestedby Border PatrolOn Saturday, November 18, 2017, agents...
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Over $4.5 million of narcotics seized by Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol agents
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEDINBURG, Texas — Border Patrol operations throughout the Rio Grande Valley result in nine separate narcotic interdictions. Over 1,700 pounds of marijuana seizedby Border Patrol agentsLast week, Rio Grande Valley Sector agents seized nearly 90...
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CBP Travel Tips to Reduce Holiday and “Black Friday” Traffic Delays At Border
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseBUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reminding travelers who are planning trips across the border to anticipate an increase in traffic due to U.S. Thanksgiving holiday observation, and “Black Friday” shopping events. Travelers...
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CBP Officers Arrest Amtrak Passenger For Passport Fraud
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseBUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers inspecting travelers on an Amtrak train in Niagara Falls arrested a traveler on Sunday who attempted to enter the U.S. using another person’s passport. Amtrak bridge at Niagara Falls“An...
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Brownsville CBP Seizes $58,500 in Heroin at Gateway International Bridge
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseBROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted a load of alleged heroin at the Gateway International Bridge. CBP officers discovered the alleged narcotics, valued at approximately...
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Dulles CBP Seizes 1,200 Tubes of Unapproved Topical Dermatological Steroid
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseSTERLING, Va., — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized 1,200 tubes of Hyprogel ointment on Saturday from a traveler who arrived from Ghana November 11 at Washington Dulles International Airport. CBP officers seized 1,200 tubes...
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Border Patrol Assist Victim of Domestic Violence
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseBorder Patrol Agents working in the area of Ysleta, Texas observed an assault this week which led to an arrest of one male subject. Agents from Ysleta were performing patrol duties in the Lower Valley when they witnessed what was believed to be a...
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Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sureno Gang Member
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents from the Brian A. Terry Station apprehended a previously deported Sureno gang member west of Naco, Arizona, on Monday night. Agents arrested Pedro Castro-Guillen, a 28-year-old Mexican national, for...
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Border Patrol Discovers Meth in Vehicle’s Spare Tire
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseINDIO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested two women last night, suspected of smuggling narcotics in their vehicle. Agents pulled 10 packages ofmeth from a vehicle's spare tire.At approximately 11:30 p.m.,...
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Nogales CBP Officers Seize $595K in Hard Drugs
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Nogales arrested two people in separate incidents Monday afternoon for attempting to smuggle a combined $595,000 worth of heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine. Officers...
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Border Patrol Agent Assaulted near Sasabe, Ariz.
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – A Tucson Station Border Patrol agent was assaulted by a 22-year-old Mexican man Friday morning near Highway 286, north of Sasabe, Arizona. When the agent responded to a group of suspected illegal aliens north of the international...
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Border Patrol Agents Arrest Registered Sex Offenders
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents from Arizona’s Brian A. Terry and Douglas stations apprehended two registered male sex offenders from Mexico shortly after they entered the U.S. illegally during separate weekend incidents. Courtesy of U.S....
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Burke Border Patrol Agents Arrest Mexican Citizen during Smuggling Attempt
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseBURKE, N.Y. – Monday evening, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Burke Station arrested a female citizen of Mexico, age 60, during a failed smuggling attempt. “This case is an excellent example of the important role collaboration between the...
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CBP Detroit Preparing for Busy Holiday Weekend
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseDETROIT- U.S. Customs and Border Protection advises travelers planning trips across Michigan border crossings with Canada that there are a number of steps that can be taken to facilitate their arrival into the United States during the Thanksgiving...
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Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry Has a Busy Week Seizing Nearly $700K of Cocaine
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseHIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry recently seized $695,940 worth of alleged cocaine in four separate, unrelated incidents. “The seizure of these hard...
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CBP Provides Tips for Travelers for The Holiday Season
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseSAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in San Diego are reminding travelers planning trips across the border into the United States for Thanksgiving, to make sure they have their proper documents and to plan ahead. Border traffic...
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Thank you Border Patrol...God Bless you and keep you safe...you are in our thoughts and prayers!

Help is on the way...give Trump some time...Rome was not built in a day.

Thank God Hillary is NOT President!

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