Thread: I.C.E. News Releases 08/27/18

I.C.E. News Releases



08/27/2018

WILMINGTON, NC



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


19 foreign nationals indicted for illegally voting in 2016 elections
Nineteen foreign nationals were charged with unlawfully voting in the 2016 elections Friday, and a U.S. citizen was charged with aiding and abetting an alien to falsely claim U.S. citizenship to register to vote.



08/24/2018

NEWARK, NJ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes El Salvadoran Mara Salvatrucha gang member wanted for criminal conspiracy
Melvin Isaac Martinez-Guevara departed the U.S. and was turned over to El Salvadoran law enforcement authorities where he is wanted for the offense of criminal conspiracy. He unlawfully entered the United States on an unknown date and location without being inspected, admitted, or paroled by an immigration officer.



08/23/2018

CHERRY HILL, NJ



OPERATIONAL


ICE HSI Cherry Hill HERO to be honored by Philadelphia Eagles
The National Football League has partnered with the USO for more than 50 years to honor and celebrate servicemen and women, veterans and their families. For the Super Bowl Champion Eagles, the franchise has recognized local veterans at each home game for the past several years.



08/22/2018

NEW YORK, NY



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes 2 wanted by Salvadoran authorities to face criminal charges
Melvin Valencia-Menjivar, 38, wanted for aggravated homicide, and Joel Medina-Molina, 33, wanted for aggravated theft and illicit groupings charges, were removed from the United States via an ICE Air Operations Charter flight and transferred into the custody of Salvadoran law enforcement authorities.




08/22/2018

CLEVELAND, OH



CONTRABAND


2 Chinese nationals charged with operating global opioid conspiracy resulting in deaths
Fujing Zheng, aka Gordon Jin, 35, and his father Guanghua Zheng, 62, both of whom reside in Shanghai, China, are charged with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute controlled substances, conspiracy to import controlled substances into the United States, operating a continued criminal enterprise, money laundering and other crimes.



08/21/2018

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



NARCOTICS


Southeast Texas teen sentenced to 19 years in prison for drive-by shooting, conspiracy to distribute synthetic narcotics
Moises Alvarado, 19, pleaded guilty to the charges May 16, 2018. On Aug. 21, Alvarado was sentenced to 108 months for the synthetic cannabinoid offense, as well as a 120-month consecutive term for discharging a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime. Following his prison term, Alvarado must also serve three years of supervised release.



08/21/2018

WASHINGTON, DC



HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


Former Nazi labor camp guard Jakiw Palij removed to Germany
Palij, 95, concealed his Nazi service by telling U.S. immigration officials that he had spent the war years working until 1944 on his father’s farm in his hometown, which was previously a part of Poland and is now in Ukraine, and then in a German factory.



08/20/2018

HOUSTON, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Texas man sentenced in Houston to more than 37 years in federal prison for producing child pornography
In addition to his 448-month prison sentence, Ryan Glen Colburn, 25, Rosenberg, Texas, was further ordered to pay restitution to his three known victims.




08/20/2018

MIAMI, FL



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Florida man sentenced for traveling to Dominican Republic for child sex
According to court documents, Theodore Williams Symonds, 51, of Wesley Chapel, Florida, travelled frequently between the United States and the Dominican Republic including a trip on March 20, 2017. Symonds was arrested March 23, 2017 by local Dominican authorities for crimes related to the sexual abuse of children.



08/20/2018

HONOLULU, HI



FIREARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES


Kauai man sentenced to 30 months in prison for illegally reentering the US after deportation and firearms offense
Navor Salas-Cruz, 45, a Mexican national residing on Kauai, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright today to 30 months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the United States after being deported, and for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.



08/16/2018

NEW YORK, NY



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


33 charged in half a billion dollar smuggling scheme of counterfeit luxury goods
33 individuals were charged Thursday following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) into a scheme to illegally bring into the United States millions of dollars of Chinese-manufactured goods by smuggling them through ports of entry on the East and West Coasts. One defendant is also charged with unlawful procurement of naturalization.



08/16/2018

TAMPA, FL



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Man charged with child pornography production, additional victims sought
According to the indictment, between 2015 and January 2017, William Matthew Napolitano, 35, of New Port Richey enticed and coerced a minor to engage in sexual activity. Napolitano is also charged with persuading a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography in June 2015.




08/15/2018

NEW YORK, NY



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE returns Romanian national convicted of providing support to a foreign terrorist organization
ERO deportation officers escorted Cristian Vintila, 47, to Romania via a commercial flight. Vintila was transferred to the custody of Romanian law enforcement authorities upon arrival in Bucharest.



08/15/2018

LOS ANGELES, CA



PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY


Former ICE special agent arrested on federal civil rights charges that allege he sexually assaulted 2 women
John Jacobs Olivas, 43, of Riverside, was arrested this morning without incident by special agents from the FBI and ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).



08/14/2018

LOS ANGELES, CA



COUNTER PROLIFERATION INVESTIGATION UNIT


Los Angeles-area man pleads guilty in scheme to violate US sanctions against Syria
Rasheed Al Jijakli, 57, a Syrian-born naturalized U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty Monday before U.S. District Judge James V. Selna.



08/13/2018

BEAUMONT, TX



FIREARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES


Honduran man sentenced to nearly 3 years in federal prison for illegally possessing firearm, shooting son of off-duty law enforcement officer
Santos Alfredo Paz-Ruiz, 42, was sentenced Aug. 13 to 33 months in federal prison for firearms violations. On May 10, 2018, Paz-Ruiz pleaded guilty to being an illegal alien unlawfully possessing a firearm.




08/13/2018

HOUSTON, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests 45 in Houston area during 5-day operation targeting criminal aliens, immigration fugitives
Of the individuals arrested during the operation, 15 had previously been removed (deported) and 42 had prior criminal convictions. Several had felony convictions for serious or violent criminal offenses, such as rape, child exploitation, robbery, drug trafficking and assault.



08/13/2018

NEWARK, NJ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes El Salvadoran national wanted for murder
Brian Alejandro Martinez, who has also gone by the name Maximiliano Cornejo, departed the U.S. and was turned over to Salvadoran law enforcement authorities where he is wanted for the offense of homicide.



08/13/2018

DENVER, CO



NARCOTICS


Federal law enforcement in Colorado targets marijuana grown on federal land
More than 71,000 marijuana plants were removed from about 38 acres of Colorado public lands (not including the islands on the Colorado river) during last year’s growing season.



08/10/2018

SEATTLE, WA



NARCOTICS


Police seize date-rape drug, guns, other narcotics after undercover investigation at Belltown nightclub
Twelve people were arrested following an undercover narcotics investigation at the Foundation Nightclub in Belltown by the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).




08/10/2018

COVINGTON, KY



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Kentucky man sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography
Ryan J. Brock, 34, of Covington, previously admitted to sexually abusing a minor relative and producing photographs and videos of the abuse using a tablet device.



08/10/2018

NAIROBI, KENYA



OPERATIONAL


ICE HSI Nairobi, Kenyan National Police Service implement CyberTipline
After facilitating the December 2017 signing of the official Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of Kenya (GOK) and NCMEC, HSI Nairobi partnered with both the AHTCPU and other stakeholders to ensure both the technical capacity and resources were in place to begin delivering actionable child exploitation leads to the GOK.



08/09/2018

NASHVILLE, TN



TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


Federal indictment of MS-13 gang members with murder in aid of racketeering
Oscar Degaldo Flores, a.k.a. Flaco, 24, of El Salvador, and Luis Colindres, a.k.a. Listo and Joe, 21, of Honduras, were also charged with conspiracy; witness tampering; using, carrying and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and causing death through the use of a firearm.



08/09/2018

NEW YORK, NY



FINANCIAL CRIMES


12 charged in nationwide cellphone fraud scheme which caused million dollar losses
In connection with the fraud, the defendants and their associates improperly accessed more than 3,300 customers’ cellphone accounts, fraudulently obtained more than 1,200 cellphones, and caused losses exceeding $1 million.


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F.B.I. Top Stories

• 08.23.2018
  Drug Trafficking
  A West Virginia man already serving a 20-year federal prison term for his role in a drug distribution conspiracy received an additional 20 years for directing a second drug ring from behind bars.
• 08.20.2018
  Interstate Cargo Theft
  A two-year investigation by the FBI’s Indianapolis Division, in conjunction with local and state law enforcement partners, resulted in the dismantling of a prolific cargo theft ring.
• 08.15.2018
  $100 Million Pharmacy Fraud
  A group of Florida scammers who set up pharmacies to bilk government and private insurance companies ended up writing themselves a prescription for prison time.
• 08.10.2018
  Domestic Terrorism
  Joseph Mahmoud Dibee, one of two remaining fugitives linked to a domestic terrorism group in the late 1990s known as The Family, has been apprehended overseas and returned to the United States.

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D.E.A. Press Releases

​August 27, 2018 Bronx gang member charged for 2011 murder

NEW YORK – Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division James J. Hunt, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman, and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department James P. O’Neill announced additional charges in a superseding indictment against a member of the “MacBallas” gang based in the Andrew Jackson and Melrose Houses in the Bronx. In the superseding indictment, which was returned today, Nathaniel Fludd, aka “Juntao,” is charged with the Sept.


August 24, 2018Man sentenced after trial conviction for role in home invasion

NEW YORK – Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration James J. Hunt, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill, and Superintendent of the New York State Police George P.


August 24, 2018Brooklyn man charged with distributing synthetic drugs, fentanyl, and Oxycodone over the internet

CAMDEN, N.J. – Valerie A. Nickerson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and Craig Carpenito, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a New York man is scheduled to appear in court today on charges of selling dangerous designer drugs, fentanyl, and oxycodone over the Internet.


August 23, 2018Ohio man sentenced to life and ordered to pay funeral costs for selling deadly fentanyl

AKRON, Ohio – Ryan Sumlin, 29, was convicted by a jury earlier this year on charges of distribution of fentanyl and heroin that resulted in death, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute heroin.
U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent sentenced Sumlin to life in prison on the first two counts and 30 years in prison on the third count. He also ordered Sumlin to pay restitution in the amount of $4,639.85 – the cost of Carrie Dobbins’ funeral.


August 22, 2018Aryan Circle gang leader and two subordinate gang members plead guilty to multiple charges, including accessory-after-the-fact to racketeering murder

ALEXANDRIA, La. – A senior leader of the Aryan Circle (AC) and a subordinate gang member pleaded guilty today and yesterday to being an accessory-after-the-fact to racketeering murder.


August 22, 2018Two Chinese nationals charged with operating global opioid and drug manufacturing conspiracy resulting in deaths

WASHINGTON - While in Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced the unsealing of a 43-count indictment in federal court in Cleveland, which charges two Chinese citizens with operating a conspiracy that manufactured and shipped deadly fentanyl analogues and 250 other drugs to at least 25 countries and 37 states. The indictment also alleges the drugs sold by the group directly led to the fatal overdoses of two people in Akron, Ohio.



August 21, 2018Hammonton, NJ man sentenced to nine years for conspiracy to distribute crystal methamphetamine

CAMDEN, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Valerie A. Nickerson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito today announced a Hammonton, New Jersey man was sentenced to 108 months in prison for engaging in a conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of crystal methamphetamine in Atlantic County, New Jersey.


August 21, 2018Chinese drug traffickers charged in fatal opioid conspiracy

CLEVELAND - While in Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced the unsealing of a 43-count indictment in federal court in Cleveland, which charges two Chinese citizens with operating a conspiracy that manufactured and shipped deadly fentanyl analogues and 250 other drugs to at least 25 countries and 37 states. The indictment also alleges the drugs sold by the group directly led to the fatal overdoses of two people in Akron, Ohio.


August 21, 2018DEA Announces 5,456 Drug-Related Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania in 2017

MEDIA ADVISORY
DEA ANNOUNCES 5,456 DRUG-RELATED OVERDOSE DEATHS IN PENNSYLVANIA IN 2017
Contact: Supervisory Special Agent Patrick J. Trainor, Public Information Officer, (215) 852-8740


August 20, 2018It was something more dangerous than marijuana that they were selling out of a deli - it was K2

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Rayen Hussein and Abdulqadoos Alomari, ages 41 and 31, respectively, were arrested on August 17, 2018, when investigators executed federal search warrants on multiple locations in Schenectady, Amsterdam and Glenville, New York, and seized a kilogram worth of synthetic marijuana packaged for distribution, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith.

A.T.F. Press Releases


MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2018

Columbia, Tennessee Man Facing Federal Firearms and Drug Charges

Field Division: Nashville Field Division

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2018

Sentencings Completed in Nineteen-Defendant Des Moines Drug and Firearms Trafficking Case

Field Division: Kansas City Field Division

FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2018

Prattville Man Receives Sentence of Almost Five Years for Shooting a Cow

Field Division: Nashville Field Division

Former Church Employee Pleads Guilty to Arson Fire, Racist Graffiti Used to Cover Up Burglary

Field Division: Kansas City Field Division

Leader of Major Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to 16 Years

Field Division: Washington Field Division

Michigan Couple Sentenced

Field Division: Chicago Field Division

Salinas Resident Pleads Guilty to Drug Dealing and Illegally Possessing Firearms

Field Division: San Francisco Field Division

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2018

Sixteen Treasure Valley Residents Indicted in Federal Court

Field Division: Seattle Field Division

Beloit Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Distributing Heroin and Crack Cocaine

Field Division: St. Paul Field Division

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018

Aryan Circle Gang Member and Two Subordinate Gang Members Plead Guilty to Accessory After the Fact to Racketeering, Murder, Among Other Charges

Field Division: New Orleans Field Division

Arizona Man Indicted for Illegally Engaging in the Business of Manufacturing Ammunition Without a License

Field Division: San Francisco Field Division

Grand Jury Returns Indictments

Field Division: St. Paul Field Division

Two Plead Guilty to Host of Violent Crimes in J.C. Napier Neighborhood

Field Division: Nashville Field Division

Chicago Man Guilty of Illegally Selling More Than a Dozen Firearms

Field Division: Chicago Field Division

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2018

Ludlow Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Charges

Field Division: Boston Field Division

Local Man Sentenced for Drive-By Shooting Conspiracy to Distribute Synthetic Narcotics

Field Division: Houston Field Division

Richard Monroe Sentenced to Twenty-Five Years in Prison in Connection with Murder of Kevin DeOliveira

Field Division: Boston Field Division

Warsaw Man Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Prison

Field Division: Chicago Field Division

MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018

Coral Springs Man Sentenced to Prison for Arson

Field Division: Miami Field Division

FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2018

KC, Independence Men Plead Guilty to Drug Trafficking that led to Kidnapping, Torture

Field Division: Kansas City Field Division

California Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearms in Twin Falls

Field Division: Seattle Field Division

Silver Spring Felon Convicted of Firebombing

Field Division: Baltimore Field Division

U.S. Marshals News

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August 27, 2018 - U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announces the arrest of Marquis Clark and Elijah Clark-Bream. The York County Court of Common Please issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Marquis Clark for failing to appear in court to answer to the charges of Possession with Intent to Distribute (a controlled substance), Possession of Firearm Prohibited, Firearms not to be Carried without License, and Receiving Stolen Property. Thehe Conewago Township Police Department in Adams County obtained an arrest warrant charging Elijah Clark-Bream with Aggravated Assault, Possession of Firearms Prohibited, Firearms Not to Be Carried without a License, and Terroristic Threats...read more August 24, 2018 - The U.S. Marshals Service is happy to announce the arrest of “Fugitive of the Week,” Jamie Pointer. On August 18th, a retired police officer spotted the “Fugitive of the Week,” as he was leaving a Greenland, NH Truck Stop. Mr. Pointer was wanted on two outstanding arrest warrants, including; a NH Parole warrant stemming from an original conviction and sentence for robbery, as well as a warrant issued by the Portsmouth Police Department for aggravated assault...read more August 24, 2018 - Once again, the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force proves that leaving the State of New Hampshire will not protect a fugitive from arrest. Yesterday, Kevin J. Fields, 35, was located and arrested in Copperas Cove, Texas...read more August 22, 2018 - Michael Mendoza had been featured as the “Fugitive of the Week” on August 15th. After this feature, the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force from both New Hampshire and Maine worked tirelessly together to locate and arrest, Mendoza. Mendoza was wanted on multiple outstanding arrest warrants from both New Hampshire and Maine, including; a parole violation on an original charge of cocaine sales, criminal threatening and trafficking narcotics...read more August 20, 2018 - The U.S. Marshals, FBI, and U.S. Secret Service are asking for the public’s help in locating a McAdoo, Pennsylvania, man wanted for threatening the president and other elected officials.Shawn Richard Christy also has multiple state arrest warrants in Pennsylvania for burglary, probation violation, and failure to appear for an aggravated assault case...read more August 20, 2018 - The U.S. Marshals Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force is seeking the public's help to locate Robert Kalaeb Lynch, a fugitive who recently escaped from the back seat of a patrol unit after being arrested in Bandera County...read more

JUSTICE NEWS

Two Biddeford, Maine, Men Indicted for Hate Crime Assault
Monday, August 27, 2018


Ambulance Company and its Municipal Clients Agree to Pay Over $21 Million to Settle Allegations of Unlawful Kickbacks and Improper Financial Relationships
Monday, August 27, 2018


Ohio Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Renewable Fuel Fraud
Monday, August 27, 2018


Attorney General Jeff Sessions Statement on the Passing of Senator John McCain
Saturday, August 25, 2018


CEO and CFO of Utah Biodiesel Company and California Businessman Charged in $500 Million Fuel Tax Credit Scheme
Friday, August 24, 2018


Justice Department Obtains $410,000 Settlement of Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against Tinley Park, Illinois, for Refusing to Approve Low-Income Housing Development
Friday, August 24, 2018


Entertainment Industry Business Manager Convicted of Defrauding Celebrity Clients, Bankruptcy Fraud and Tax Charges
Friday, August 24, 2018


Virginia Man Sentenced to Prison for Producing Pornography of Children in the Philippines
Friday, August 24, 2018


Ukrainian Sentenced for Trafficking in Hacked Financial Information
Friday, August 24, 2018



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News from CBP

August 27, 2018 | Local Media Release
U.S. Border Patrol and Law Enforcement Partners Interdict Maritime Smuggling Attempt Near Miami

August 27, 2018 | Local Media Release
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol Detains Four Gang Members

August 27, 2018 | Local Media Release
Yuma Border Patrol Agents Arrest Child Sex Offender


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C.B.P. Media Releases

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

DHS Partners Intercept 19 Aliens on Panga in the Pacific
Monday, August 27, 2018 | Local Media ReleasePOINT LOMA, Calif.—U.S. Border Patrol agents working in coordination with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) law enforcement partners, arrested 19 people who had entered the U.S. illegally by panga boat early Monday morning. At approximately 11...
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Yuma Border Patrol Agents Arrest Child Sex Offender
Monday, August 27, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents patrolling near Gadsden, Arizona, arrested a male Mexican national Friday night with a history of felony sex and spousal abuse convictions. Agents apprehended 49-year-old Narcisco Valadez-Velazquez...
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U.S. Border Patrol and Law Enforcement Partners Interdict Maritime Smuggling Attempt Near Miami
Monday, August 27, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseMIAMI — U.S. Border Patrol agents with Miami Sector disrupted a maritime smuggling venture and arrested 22 migrants near Miami on Sunday. On August 26, U.S. Border Patrol agents aboard a local law enforcement vessel stopped a 33-foot vessel...
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Border Patrol Agents Rescue Multiple Families from the Rio Grande River
Monday, August 27, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseEAGLE PASS, Texas – In separate incidents over a 24-hour period U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Eagle Pass Station marine unit, rescued three families attempting to cross illegally into the United States. Marine agents, patrolling near the...
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Wildfires force Goat Haunt Port of Entry to close
Monday, August 27, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseGOAT HAUNT, Mont. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations announces the seasonal Port of Goat Haunt will be closed for an unknown duration due to nearby wildfires. Wildfires have forced the Goat Haunt,Montana, Port of...
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Smugglers Use Caltrops to Disable Border Patrol Vehicle in the Rio Grande Valley
Monday, August 27, 2018 | Local Media ReleasePROGRESO, Texas – A homemade tire deflation device temporarily disabled a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle. Yesterday, a Weslaco agent conducting operations along the Rio Grande noticed one of the service unit’s tire become flat. After changing the tire,...
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Family Units and Unaccompanied Children Continue to Flow into the Rio Grande Valley
Monday, August 27, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseWESLACO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Weslaco station apprehended a group of 59 illegal aliens near Hidalgo, Texas. Early this morning, agents patrolling along the Rio Grande encountered a large group of illegal aliens...
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Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol Detains Four Gang Members
Monday, August 27, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseEDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents throughout the Rio Grande Valley arrested three Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members and one 18th Street gang member. On Friday, agents assigned to the McAllen station arrested two MS-13 gang members in...
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Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Agents Seize Over Half a Ton of Marijuana
Monday, August 27, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseMISSION, Texas – On Friday, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the McAllen station disrupted a single narcotics smuggling attempt and seized over $1M worth of marijuana. Agents conducting operations near Mission, Texas, observed multiple subjects...
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Border Patrol Seizes Meth near the Border
Monday, August 27, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseCALEXICO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Calexico Station recovered drugs that were smuggled into the country near downtown Calexico on Friday. On Aug. 24, at approximately 5 p.m., Calexico Stations Remote Video...
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Operation Blazing Sands Yields Arrest of Three More Smugglers
Friday, August 24, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseEL CENTRO, Calif. – Border Patrol Agents arrested three suspected alien smugglers in El Centro Thursday night. The apprehension was part of the ongoing Operation Blazing Sands, a joint operation between El Centro and Yuma Border Patrol sectors. On...
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CBP officers in Wilmington, Delaware intercepts 99 pounds of cocaine hidden in Pineapples
Friday, August 24, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseWILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Wilmington seized 99.66 pounds of cocaine on August 22, 2018. The cocaine was secreted within the corrugated bottoms of 20 cardboard boxes containing pineapples...
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CBP en Hidalgo Incauta Cocaína Valuada en $500K Arresta Contrabandista de Niños
Friday, August 24, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseHIDALGO, Texas-EE.UU. Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza, Operaciones Aduaneras (OFO por sus siglas en inglés) en el Puente Internacional de Hidalgo recientemente arrestó a un hombre de 23 años de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México después de detectar $500,...
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CBP at Hidalgo Seizes Cocaine Worth $500K, Arrests Child Smuggler
Friday, August 24, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseHIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge recently arrested a 23-year-old man from Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico after detecting $500,000 worth of cocaine in the vehicle...
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CBP Officers Strike Twice and Seize Over $1.5 Million in Narcotics at the World Trade Bridge
Friday, August 24, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the World Trade Bridge recently seized over $1.5 million in narcotics in two separate enforcement actions. “CBP has numerous layers of...
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Yuma Sector Border Patrol Arrests Two US Citizens in Human Smuggling Event
Friday, August 24, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton Station Interstate 8 Immigration Checkpoint arrested two United States citizens as they attempted to smuggle two Mexican nationals. At approximately 11 a.m., agents referred a 2002 Ford...
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Yuma Sector Border Patrol Arrests Two USC’s
Friday, August 24, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton Station Interstate 8 Immigration Checkpoint arrested two United States citizens as they attempted to smuggle two Mexican nationals. At approximately 11:00 a.m., agents referred a 2002 Ford...
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Laredo Sector Border Community Liaison Program, Passenger Support Unit CBP Officers Inform TAMIU International Students
Friday, August 24, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – The Laredo Sector Border Community Liaison Program and the Office of Field Operations (OFO) Laredo Port of Entry Passenger Support Unit (PSU) participated in Texas A&M International University's (TAMIU) Fall International Student...
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CBP Foils Suspect's Attempt to Evade Arrest
Friday, August 24, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseDALLAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport intercepted a man with a felony warrant attempting to depart the U.S. on a flight to Guatemala, Aug. 23. Octaviano Boche Arevalo, a 48-year old...
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CBP Officers in Alexandria Bay Seize Narcotics and Firearm Resulting in Two Arrests
Friday, August 24, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. – On August 22, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers made two separate seizures resulting in separate arrests at the Alexandria Bay port of entry. CBP officers at Alexandria Bay encountered a male U.S. citizen...
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CBP Officers Seize another 44 Pounds of Marijuana in a Commercial Shipment
Friday, August 24, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseBUFFALO, N.Y. – Yesterday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Peace Bridge discovered approximately 44 pounds of alleged marijuana from three separate commercial shipments all destined to the same location. CBP...
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CBP Welcomes Another General Aviation Facility in Rochester, MN
Friday, August 24, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseRochester, MN. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection joined Rochester International Airport (RST) in a ribbon cutting ceremony for Minnesota’s newest General Aviation Facility (GAF) on August 22, 2018. The new state-of-the-art facility will begin...
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CBP Stops Pedestrian With Methamphetamine Load
Friday, August 24, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseEL PASO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 3.2 pounds of methamphetamine Thursday. The drugs were hidden in a bag. Drug filled bundles. “CBP officers utilize a variety of tools to...
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Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Agents seize nearly 1,200 pounds of marijuana within hours
Friday, August 24, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseEDINBURG, Texas – Yesterday, U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley disrupted three separate marijuana smuggling attempts worth nearly $1M. Early yesterday morning, Harlingen agents observed a Ford F-150 pickup traveling along a dirt...
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Criminal Aliens and Gang Member Arrests Continue in the Rio Grande Valley
Friday, August 24, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseEDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents throughout the Rio Grande Valley continue to arrest criminals. On Wednesday, Falfurrias agents arrested a Honduran national near Palito Blanco, Texas. Record checks revealed the subject had an outstanding...
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