Thread: I.C.E. Top Stories: Last Week 12/9/16

I.C.E. Top Stories: Last Week


01/06/2017

WASHINGTON, DC

OPERATIONAL

ICE Office of Community Engagement already hard at work in 2017
A critical part of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) mission is to increase local and national understanding of the agency and foster trust and collaboration in communities across the United States.


01/05/2017

GREENBELT, MD

TRANSNATIONAL GANGS

MS-13 member sentenced to life in federal prison
Eric Antonio Mejia-Ramos, aka “Flaco,” age 22, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was sentenced today to life in prison, for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise known as La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, including participating in a murder. On January 4, 2017, Luis Guzman-Ventura, a/k/a “Casper,” age 23, of Hyattsville was sentenced to 360 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, on the same charge.


01/04/2017

FORT WORTH, TX

CHILD EXPLOITATION

North Texas man sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography
On Dec. 30, 2016, U.S. District Judge John McBryde sentenced Robert Eugene Sanders, 74, of Hood County, Texas, to 360 months in federal prison, fined him $10,000, and ordered him to pay nearly $65,000 in restitution. Sanders pleaded guilty in July 2016 to one count of producing child pornography.


01/03/2017

PHILADELPHIA, PA

OPERATIONAL


St. Joe's alum named special agent in charge for ICE Homeland Security Investigations Philadelphia
As special agent in charge, Miller, a 25-year veteran of federal law enforcement, oversees nearly 200 federal agents, intelligence analysts, and professional administrative staff across six HSI offices throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Delaware.

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I.C.E. News Releases


01/06/2017

WASHINGTON, DC

OPERATIONAL

ICE Office of Community Engagement already hard at work in 2017
A critical part of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) mission is to increase local and national understanding of the agency and foster trust and collaboration in communities across the United States.


01/06/2017

HYATTSVILLE, MD

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS

ICE arrests former Guatemalan special forces member linked to 1980s massacre
Jose Mardoqueo Ortiz Morales, 54, was arrested by special agents from HSI’s Baltimore office. As a former member of an elite Guatemalan army unit known as the Kaibiles, Ortiz Morales is wanted in his native country on criminal charges for murder, war crimes, and crimes against humanity for his role in the Dos Erres massacre.



01/05/2017

BOSTON, MA

FINANCIAL CRIMES


ICE Boston seizes nearly $20 million, arrests Brazilian national in money laundering scheme linked to TelexFree
Cleber Rene Rizerio Rocha, 28, a Brazilian national living in Westborough, Massachusetts, was charged via criminal complaint with one count of conspiring to commit money laundering. Rocha was ordered detained following an appearance Thursday before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Judith G. Dein.



01/05/2017

LAS CRUCES, NM



CHILD EXPLOITATION


New Mexico man to be sentenced to 6 ½ years in federal prison after pleading guilty to receiving child pornography
William Allen Patterson, 34, of Alamogordo, New Mexico, will be sentenced to 78 months in prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court. Under the terms of his plea agreement, he will also be required to register as a sex offender when he completes his sentence.




01/05/2017

ALBUQUERQUE, NM



NARCOTICS


Illegal alien sentenced in New Mexico to more than 7 years for trafficking methamphetamine on Navajo Indian Reservation
Luis Rangel Arce and his co-defendants Miguel Rangel Arce, 36, and Rogelio Santiago Quiroa-Valdez, also Mexican nationals, were among eight San Juan County, New Mexico, residents charged with federal narcotics trafficking.



01/05/2017

ALBUQUERQUE, NM



NARCOTICS


Mexican man sentenced in New Mexico to more than 4 years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking
Massiel Segoviano-Fierro and his co-defendant Juan Carlos Nieblas-Ruelas, 28, also a Mexican national illegally residing in the United States, were arrested in November 2015. Both were charged Nov. 23, 2015, by criminal complaint with conspiracy and possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.



01/05/2017

GREENBELT, MD



TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


MS-13 member sentenced to life in federal prison
Eric Antonio Mejia-Ramos, aka “Flaco,” age 22, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was sentenced today to life in prison, for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise known as La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, including participating in a murder. On January 4, 2017, Luis Guzman-Ventura, a/k/a “Casper,” age 23, of Hyattsville was sentenced to 360 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, on the same charge.



01/04/2017

NAMPA, ID



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Boise-area man receives 30 months on child pornography charges
Troy A. Paul, 48, pleaded guilty Aug. 16 admitting to viewing images of child pornography on a Russian photo sharing website several times between January and June 2014. Paul further confessed to viewing child pornography emailed to him approximately 100 times using the iPhone assigned by his employer.




01/04/2017

NAMPA, ID



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Boise-area man pleads guilty to child exploitation charges
Fernando Morales, 50, was initially contacted Aug. 23 at his residence by the Nampa Police Department after a 16-year-old called 911.



01/04/2017

FORT WORTH, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


North Texas man sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography
On Dec. 30, 2016, U.S. District Judge John McBryde sentenced Robert Eugene Sanders, 74, of Hood County, Texas, to 360 months in federal prison, fined him $10,000, and ordered him to pay nearly $65,000 in restitution. Sanders pleaded guilty in July 2016 to one count of producing child pornography.



01/04/2017

KANSAS CITY, KS



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


Iraqi national sentenced in Kansas to 2 years in federal prison for visa fraud
Goran Sabah Ghafour, 35, who had been living in Lawrence, Kansas, pleaded guilty to one count of visa fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.



01/03/2017

PHILADELPHIA, PA



OPERATIONAL


St. Joe's alum named special agent in charge for ICE Homeland Security Investigations Philadelphia
As special agent in charge, Miller, a 25-year veteran of federal law enforcement, oversees nearly 200 federal agents, intelligence analysts, and professional administrative staff across six HSI offices throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Delaware.




12/30/2016

WASHINGTON, DC



OPERATIONAL


DHS releases end of fiscal year 2016 statistics
Overall, in FY 2016, the Department apprehended 530,250 individuals nationwide and conducted a total of 450,954 removals and returns. The U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) reported 415,816 apprehensions nationwide, compared to 337,117 in FY 2015; and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 114,434 individuals, compared to 125,211 in FY 2015.



12/28/2016

HOUSTON, TX



FINANCIAL CRIMES


4 businessman, 2 foreign officials plead guilty in connection with bribes paid to Mexican aviation officials
In total, Ray, Valdez Pinon, Ramnarine, Perez and their co-conspirators paid more than $2 million in bribes to Mexican officials, including Hernandez Montemayor and Nevarez, in order to secure aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul contracts.



12/28/2016

HARRISBURG, PA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Army Colonel sentenced to 12 years in prison for child pornography charges
Colonel Robert J. Rice, 58 was arrested in May 2014 following an HSI led investigation of his online activities. In May 2016, following a five-day jury trial, Rice was found guilty for knowingly possessing child pornography from Aug. 2010 through Jan. 29, 2013, and receiving and distributing child pornography through the internet from Jan. 23, 2013 through Jan. 28, 2013.



12/28/2016

WASHINGTON, DC



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes man wanted in El Salvador for aggravated homicide
Emilio Coreas-Avelar, 24, an alleged MS-13 gang member, was arrested at his residence in Burke, Virginia, where he admitted he was a citizen of El Salvador and illegally present in the U.S. At that point in time, ERO officers served him a notice to appear in immigration court. In September, an immigration judge ordered Coreas-Avelar removed from the U.S. to El Salvador




12/27/2016

PHILADELPHIA, PA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE deports Congolese man wanted on vehicle trafficking, fraud, forgery, and falsification charges
Dandy Somwe Kapila, 29, has an active warrant for his arrest on charges of trafficking in stolen vehicles, fraud, forgery, and falsification charges, issued by Congolese law enforcement.



12/23/2016

NEWARK, NJ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes convicted child rapist to Ecuador
Manuel Fernando Cajamarca-Curillo, 25, the subject of an Interpol warrant of arrest in Ecuador for the rape of a minor, was ordered removed by a U.S. immigration judge in November. He is also under investigation in Ecuador for the rape and murder of another minor.



12/22/2016

DETROIT, MI



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests 74 in 2-state enforcement operation targeting convicted criminals
During the 11-day enforcement action, ERO officers apprehended 71 aliens with criminal convictions. The remaining three fall under the agency’s enforcement priorities as recent immigration violators. Those arrested had criminal histories with past convictions for drug trafficking, DUI, weapons violations, fraud, domestic violence, burglary and other serious criminal offenses.



12/21/2016

BOSTON, MA



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


Massachusetts woman sentenced for identity theft, benefit fraud
Sandra McDonald, 51, a Jamaican national living in Fall River, Massachusetts, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 27 months in prison. McDonald previously pleaded guilty in September 2016, to passport fraud, theft of public money, and misrepresenting a Social Security number. She has been held in custody since her arrest in May 2016.




12/21/2016

NEW YORK, NY



CULTURAL PROPERTY, ART AND ANTIQUITIES INVESTIGATIONS


Italy's Uffizi Gallery recognizes specialized ICE program
A new exhibit of repatriated cultural property, including paintings, sculptures, manuscripts and vases, recently debuted at the world-renowned Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. Scheduled to be on display for the next two months, the entire exhibition, comprising more than 250 items, is dedicated to pieces that were stolen or otherwise missing but have since been recovered and repatriated back to Italy.



12/21/2016

SHERMAN, TX



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


North Texas man convicted of visa fraud and harboring illegal aliens
David Allen Anderton was found guilty by a jury on multiple counts of harboring illegal aliens, conspiracy, and visa fraud.



12/21/2016

LOS ANGELES, CA



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Long Beach sex offender indicted for attempted child sex trafficking and using the internet to entice a minor
Victor James Sporman, 46, who previously resided in Bellflower, was named in a two-count indictment returned Tuesday afternoon by a federal grand jury. The indictment charges Sporman with attempted sex trafficking of a child and using the internet to induce a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity.



12/20/2016

CHICAGO, IL



CONTRABAND


Ohio man indicted in first Chicago-area federal prosecution for distributing the synthetic opiod 'carfentanil'
Clifford Reed, 27, of Cincinnati, Ohio, allegedly purchased multi-kilogram quantities of heroin from various sources in Chicago; He then allegedly mixed it with carfentanil to increase the amount of heroin he could distribute. Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid listed federally as a Schedule II controlled substance.




12/20/2016

GRAND RAPIDS, MI



HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


Bosnian national arrested for fraudulently obtaining citizenship
Alexander Kneginich, 56, was arrested Monday near Kalamazoo, Michigan, by special agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) after being indicted on a felony charge of having fraudulently obtained U.S. citizenship after he emigrated from Bosnia-Herzegovina to the United States.






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F.B.I. Top Stories

• 01.09.2017
  Preliminary Crime Stats for 2016 Released
  The report, which covers January through June 2016, shows an increase in the number of violent crimes and a decrease in the number of property crimes over the same period in 2015.
  
• 01.06.2017
  Federal Funds Stolen from Non-Profit Health Care Clinics
  A former CEO of two health care clinics carried out a seven-year criminal scheme to defraud the clinics and the federal government out of more than $16 million.
  
• 01.03.2017
  Woman Sentenced for Cyberstalking
  A Miami college student who became fixated on a stranger she found online and harassed and threatened her through social media is serving time behind bars.
  
• 12.28.2016
  A Look Back: A Small Office with a Big Mission
  A 1940 operation in Rockefeller Center was the FBI’s first attempt to set up a long-term cover company for the nation’s first civilian foreign intelligence service.

More

https://www.ice.gov/news/top-stories...week&created=1

DEA NEWS

Conviction & Guilty Plea to Internet Drug Trafficking

JAN 05 (MIAMI)

A federal jury found Julian Villa-Gomez Lemus, 31, of Visalia, California, guilty of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances on the internet. In the past week, his co-defendants Fadhle Muqbel Saeed, 31, and Alfonso Bojorquez-Vazquez, 30, both of Porterville, California pleaded guilty to related charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances on the internet. Each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.

Sentencing hearings are scheduled for March 23, 2017. The individuals were indicted on May 11, 2016.

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D.E.A. NEWS RELEASES

JAN 05 (NEWARK, N.J.) Woman Sentenced for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy JAN 05 (COLUMBUS, Ohio) Woman Sentenced for Trafficking Opiate Painkillers DEC 30 (NEW YORK) Man Arrested for Kidnapping, Heroin Trafficking, and Firearms Offenses DEC 23 (NEW YORK) $10 Million Civil Penalty Recovery against Pharmaceutical Distributor DEC 22 (ALBUQUERQUE) Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in Cocaine Trafficking Ring

MORE NEWS RELEASES

A.T.F. Press Releases


FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2016

Baltimore Man Facing Federal Charges for Illegal Possession of Guns and Silencer
Field Division:Baltimore Field Division


FRIDAY, JANUARY 06, 2017

Baltimore Felon Exiled to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Gun and Heroin Distribution
Field Division:Baltimore Field Division


Four-Time Felon Sentenced to 68 Months for Possessing 26 Firearms
Field Division:Detroit Field Division


Baltimore Felon Exiled To 8 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Gun and Heroin Distribution
Field Division:Baltimore Field Division


Albuquerque Resident Pleads Guilty To Violating Federal Firearms Laws
Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


ATF National Response Team Arrives to Assist Fire Investigation in Historic Gladewater
Field Division:Dallas Field Division


Seven Time Drug Felon Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
Field Division:Atlanta Field Division


Albuquerque Resident Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Firearms Laws
Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


THURSDAY, JANUARY 05, 2017

Final Conspirator Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Drug Offenses
Field Division:Baltimore Field Division


Stockton Man Sentenced To 15 Years in Prison for Drugs, Firearms Offenses
Field Division:San Francisco Field Division


Prior Felon from Carlsbad Sentenced To Federal Prison for Violating Federal Firearms Laws
Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


Clarksville Men Sentenced in Drug Distrubution Conspiracy
Field Division:Nashville Field Division


Stockton Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Drugs, Firearms Offenses
Field Division:San Francisco Field Division


South Bend Man Sentenced to 528 Months Imprisonment
Field Division:Chicago Field Division


Casey County, Kentucky, Convicted Felon Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison for Sale and Distribution of a Controlled Substance, Illegal Possession of Firearms and Being an Armed Career Criminal
Field Division:Louisville Field Division


Saint Louis Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Drug-Related Homicide
Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2016

VIRGINIA MAN SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ARMED ROBBERY OF ECONO LODGE IN SCRANTON
Field Division:Philadelphia Field Division


WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2016

Gangster Disciple Pleads Guilty to RICO Conspiracy
Field Division:Nashville Field Division


Alleged Gangster Disciple Pleads Guilty to Felony Possession of Firearm Linked to Gang-Related Shootings
Field Division:Nashville Field Division

Headlines News coverage of the U.S. Marshals

	Former Haiti coup leader Guy Philippe is extradited to U.S.
	Bank robber, bail jumper, arrested in Westminster
	U.S. official shot at in Mexico, FBI places huge reward on leads relating to the gunman
	Jackson man, friend on the run in TV show 'Hunted'
	Two wanted in connection to Fort Gay robbery
	Amber Alert Issued For 2 Iowa Boys
	Ohio man arrested for murder of pregnant woman
	Bossier man accused of having pornography involving children
	Convicted child molester in Merced wants a new trial – and a bug scientist

JUSTICE NEWS



Statement By Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch on Recent Officer Deaths in Florida
Monday, January 9, 2017




Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates Delivers Remarks at Harvard Law School on Sentencing and Prison Reform
Monday, January 9, 2017




Volkswagen Executive Charged for Alleged Role in Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests
Monday, January 9, 2017


MORE NEWS

News from CBP

January 9, 2017 | Local Media Release
49 Cubans reach dangerous Mona & Monito islands over January’s first 2 weekends

January 9, 2017 | Local Media Release
Border Patrol Agents Catch Homicide Suspect in Southern NM

January 9, 2017 | Local Media Release
CBP Noting Post Holiday Increase in Prohibited Food Products


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C.B.P. Media Releases

Rio Grande Valley Sector Horse Patrol to participate in presidential inauguraition parade
Monday, January 9, 2017 | Local Media Release
EDINBURG, Texas – The Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Horse Patrol has been selected to participate in the 58th presidential inauguration parade in Washington, D.C. Eight members of the RGV Sector Horse Patrol unit will be representing the United...
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Runaway Train Rolls Through Gate at Nogales Port
Monday, January 9, 2017 | Local Media Release
NOGALES, Ariz. – A runaway train struck the rail gate at the Port of Nogales’ DeConcini crossing today at approximately 10:30 a.m. The train was moving at a slow rate of speed, allowing Customs and Border Protection officers to jump aboard the train...
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Vehicle Stop Results in 3 Arrests, Marijuana Seizure
Monday, January 9, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a U.S. citizen Sunday for smuggling two Mexican nationals and almost 90 pounds of marijuana in his Ford Taurus. After an agent using observation technology at the Brian A. Terry Border...
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CBP Noting Post Holiday Increase in Prohibited Food Products
Monday, January 9, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEL PASO, Texas – In the wake of an increase in the number of penalties being assessed to travelers attempting to cross the border with prohibited food products U.S. Customs and Border Protection El Paso Office of Field Operations is reminding...
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49 Cubans reach dangerous Mona & Monito islands over January’s first 2 weekends
Monday, January 9, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseAGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued today a concerned public warning to the dangers of crossing the Mona Passage after 49 undocumented migrants from Cuba have reached Mona and Monito islands, over the New Year...
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Border Patrol Agents Catch Homicide Suspect in Southern NM
Monday, January 9, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseDEMING, N.M. – U.S. Border Patrol Agents from the Deming Station arrested a Mexican National on January 3 who is being sought by authorities from Mexico on homicide charges. The arrest came after Border Patrol agents utilizing camera technology...
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Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize $20,000 Worth of Heroin at Port
Friday, January 6, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry detected narcotics on a woman who attempted to make entry to the United States. Officers seized a total of 0.75 pounds ofblack tar heroin.“Smugglers will...
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USBP, AMO and Partner Agencies Assist in Big Bend Rescue
Friday, January 6, 2017 | Local Media ReleasePresidio, TX – Several agencies including U.S. Border Patrol agents, Air-Interdiction Agents from CBP Air and Marine Operations (AMO), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Officers and the Presidio County Sheriff’s Office worked together to assist in...
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Border Patrol Sectors Collaborate to Rescue 44 People in a Stash House
Friday, January 6, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – On January 3, 2017, Border Patrol agents from the Laredo Sector and Rio Grande Valley Sector collaborated in the rescue of 44 undocumented immigrants from a stash house located in the Rio Grande Valley Sector area of operations....
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CBP Opens New Federal Shooting Range in Calais
Friday, January 6, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseCalais, ME – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officially opened a new indoor firing range in Calais, Maine on Wednesday. The new range provides CBP officers the ability to train in an environment more accurately reflective of situations they may...
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Border Patrol Agents Rescue Drowning Woman from Canal
Thursday, January 5, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseCALEXICO, Calif. –El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Calexico Station rescued a woman who was drowning in the All-American Canal in an isolated area approximately 32 miles east of the Calexico West Port of Entry Wednesday evening...
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CBP to Host Trusted Traveler Enrollment Events at El Paso Port
Thursday, January 5, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEL PASO, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection El Paso Office of Field Operations will host three trusted traveler enrollment events in the days ahead. The events are scheduled for January 11 at the Paso Del Norte crossing, January 13 at the...
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No Holidays for Drug Smugglers Caught in Nogales
Thursday, January 5, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two people two days before Christmas for separate attempts to smuggle a combined $224,000 worth of methamphetamine and heroin through the Port of Nogales. Officers at the DeConcini...
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Mobile Passport Control Expands to Sacramento International Airport
Thursday, January 5, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseSACRAMENTO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Sacramento International Airport (SMF) announced today the expansion of Mobile Passport Control (MPC) to SMF. With the addition of SMF, Mobile Passport Control is now available to travelers...
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Citizens Academy Invitation
Thursday, January 5, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol, San Luis Port of Entry, and Air and Marine Operations are hosting an integrated U.S. Customs and Border Protection Citizen’s Academy. This program is designed to provide Yuma County business, civic,...
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Smuggler Flees Checkpoint, Crashes into Ditch
Thursday, January 5, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents working at the I-19 immigration checkpoint near Tubac, Arizona, arrested a 51-year-old Tucson man on Jan. 3 after he fled the checkpoint and later crashed his vehicle into a ditch. Agents initially...
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CBP Arrests Pair With Gun, Knife and Drugs
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Alexandria Bay Port Of Entry arrested two U.S. citizens after discovering a handgun and drugs in their vehicle on New Year’s Eve. Alexandria Bay Port Of Entry The pair had...
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CBP Seizes $86K Concealed in Luggage
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseHOUSTON— U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) seized over $86,000 from a traveler en route to Peru. A Peruvian national, arriving from Japan, was referred to secondary for duty collection on cigarettes...
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Man accused of car theft enjoys vehicle until encountered by CBP
Tuesday, January 3, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseOROVILLE, Wash. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations at the Oroville Port of Entry detained a U.S. Permanent Resident on Christmas Eve, when the Osoyoos Canada Border Services Agency notified their CBP counterparts...
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CBP seizes $1.1 Million in Counterfeit Electronics in Joint Operation with Hong Kong Customs
Tuesday, January 3, 2017 | National Media ReleaseWASHINGTON - A joint U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Customs and Excise Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong Customs) intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement operation...
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Border Patrol Agents Aid in Rollover Accident
Tuesday, January 3, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – A Border Patrol agent from the Willcox Station observed a rollover accident Wednesday on eastbound Interstate 10 at mile marker 324 and called for emergency services to the area. While waiting for emergency medical services to...
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Brownsville Port of Entry CBP Officers Seize $67K in Marijuana at Gateway International Bridge
Friday, December 30, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseBROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged marijuana. CBP officers discovered the alleged narcotics, valued at approximately $67,099, hidden within a gray 2017...
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Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize 1,003 lbs of Narcotics
Friday, December 30, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseDEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the Del Rio Sector seized more than 1,003 pounds of narcotics, valued over $988,545 in eight different incidents, apprehending a total of ten subjects. For Fiscal Year 2017, the Del RioBorder...
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Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize $45K Worth of Narcotics, Halt Human Smuggling Attempt at Port
Thursday, December 29, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseEAGLE PASS, Texas – Over the weekend, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers were active in halting a human smuggling attempt of a Mexican man and seized more than 200 pounds of narcotics, in two separate enforcement actions at the Eagle Pass...
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U.S./Mexico Authorities Work Together to Prosecute Human Smuggler in Chihuahua, Mexico
Thursday, December 29, 2016 | Local Media ReleaseEL PASO, Texas – A cooperative effort between authorities in the United States and Mexico has resulted in the successful prosecution of a key figure in a human smuggling operation. Santos Villalva CeledonioBorder Patrol El Paso Sector's Foreign...
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