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I.C.E. Top Stories: Last Week

02/10/2017

PHOENIX, AZ

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE Phoenix officers deport convicted felon to Mexico to face 1999 kidnapping charges
Sebastian Medina-Cuabras, aka Carlos Lopez-Barraza, 39,was transferred to the custody of representatives from Mexico's Procuraduria General de la Republica (PGR) and Mexican immigration officials by ERO officers at the Nogales (Arizona) DeConcini Port of Entry.


02/09/2017

NEW YORK, NY

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes Dominican national wanted for murder
Martires Molvan-Figeureo, 54, was escorted by ERO officers via an ICE Air Ops charter flight to Louisiana, where he then boarded a flight to the Dominican Republic, where he was turned over to local authorities. He entered the United States legally, but failed to depart the U.S. as required.


02/09/2017

WASHINGTON, DC

CULTURAL PROPERTY, ART AND ANTIQUITIES INVESTIGATIONS

Man convicted of smuggling artifacts from Pakistan into the US
According to evidence presented at trial and court records, Ijaz Khan, 42, of Sante Fe, New Mexico, was part of a conspiracy that smuggled ancient artifacts into the U.S., including pottery and bronze weapons stolen from burial sites and coins from a cave temple in Pakistan called the Kashmir Smast.


02/09/2017

RIVERSIDE, CA

DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD

Sister-in-law of shooter in San Bernardino attack pleads guilty to federal conspiracy charge in immigration fraud case
Tatiana Farook, 32, of Corona, pleaded guilty Thursday morning before U.S. District Judge Jesus Bernal to one count of conspiracy to commit immigration fraud.


02/06/2017

WASHINGTON, DC

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


ICE, FBI recognize International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the FBI are joining with U.S. and foreign government partners, non-governmental organizations and local communities in calling for the eradication of female genital mutilation and cutting.

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I.C.E. News Releases

02/13/2017

SAN JUAN, P.R.

CHILD EXPLOITATION


ICE arrests Puerto Rican teacher, coach on child exploitation charges
Alexander Greaux-Gomez, 39, was arrested at his place of residence in Salinas following an HSI investigation that revealed that he allegedly engaged in criminal sexual conduct with a 15-year-old female minor.



02/13/2017

WASHINGTON, DC



MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION


Statement from Secretary Kelly on recent ICE enforcement actions
Last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched a series of targeted enforcement operations across the country. These operations targeted public safety threats, such as convicted criminal aliens and gang members, as well as individuals who have violated our nation’s immigration laws, including those who illegally re-entered the country after being removed and immigration fugitives ordered removed by federal immigration judges.



02/10/2017

PHOENIX, AZ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE Phoenix officers deport convicted felon to Mexico to face 1999 kidnapping charges
Sebastian Medina-Cuabras, aka Carlos Lopez-Barraza, 39,was transferred to the custody of representatives from Mexico's Procuraduria General de la Republica (PGR) and Mexican immigration officials by ERO officers at the Nogales (Arizona) DeConcini Port of Entry.



02/10/2017

SHERMAN, TX



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


Denaturalization lawsuit filed against alleged human rights abuser originally from El Salvador residing in North Texas
Arnoldo Antonio Vasquez, a native of El Salvador, is alleged to have concealed and misrepresented his involvement in the extra-judicial killing of 10 civilians in San Sebastian, El Salvador, in September 1988, when he was an officer in the Salvadoran military.




02/10/2017

ALBUQUERQUE, NM



CULTURAL PROPERTY, ART AND ANTIQUITIES INVESTIGATIONS


Federal jury in New Mexico indicts 4 individuals linked to international scheme to fraudulently import, sell Filipino-made jewelry as native American-made
According to the indictment, from March 2014 through October 2015, the four defendants conspired to violate the IACA by displaying and offering for sale jewelry manufactured in the Philippines in a manner that suggested that it was Indian-produced and the product of American Indian tribes.



02/09/2017

NEW YORK, NY



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes Dominican national wanted for murder
Martires Molvan-Figeureo, 54, was escorted by ERO officers via an ICE Air Ops charter flight to Louisiana, where he then boarded a flight to the Dominican Republic, where he was turned over to local authorities. He entered the United States legally, but failed to depart the U.S. as required.



02/09/2017

DETROIT, MI



OPERATIONAL


Border Enforcement Security Task Force launched in Port Huron
Forty-four BESTs currently exist throughout the country at major gateways to the United States like the Miami Seaport, the Southwest Border and the New York Seaport/Canadian Border.



02/09/2017

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


US Army soldier sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for alien smuggling
Joseph Edmond Cleveland, 25, of El Paso, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janis to 15 months in prison. In handing down the sentence, Judge Jack noted an aggravating factor that Cleveland attempted to use his status as a serviceman to avoid detection.




02/09/2017

URBANA, IL



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


2 Illinois men charged with aggravated identity theft, making false claims to US citizenship, other related crimes
Miguel Valencia-Sandoval, 33, of Champaign, Illinois, made his initial appearance in federal court in Urbana Thursday. The indictment charges Valencia-Sandoval with aggravated identity theft and making a false statement of U.S. citizenship in April 2012 on a U.S. passport application by allegedly using another person’s identity and stating he was a U.S. citizen when he was not.



02/09/2017

HOUSTON, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former Houston-area sheriff’s deputy arrested on charges of producing child pornography
Andrew Craig Sustaita, 30, of Spring, Texas, was indicted by a federal grand jury Feb. 1 on charges of producing child pornography.



02/09/2017

WASHINGTON, DC



CULTURAL PROPERTY, ART AND ANTIQUITIES INVESTIGATIONS


Man convicted of smuggling artifacts from Pakistan into the US
According to evidence presented at trial and court records, Ijaz Khan, 42, of Sante Fe, New Mexico, was part of a conspiracy that smuggled ancient artifacts into the U.S., including pottery and bronze weapons stolen from burial sites and coins from a cave temple in Pakistan called the Kashmir Smast.



02/09/2017

NORFOLK, VA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Virginia Beach man sentenced to 16 years for receiving child pornography
According to court documents, Bruce Lee Scott, 30, received numerous images of child pornography through an internet-based file sharing program. After conducting a search warrant on his residence, investigators found that Scott possessed more than 1,000 pictures and 46 videos of child pornography on his laptop.




02/09/2017

SAN JUAN, <acronym title="Google Page Ranking">PR</acronym>



CHILD EXPLOITATION


ICE arrests PRPD police officer for production of child pornography
According to the one-count criminal complaint charging Misael Medero-Garcia, 29, with production of child pornography, from July 2015 through Nov. 2016, Medero-Garcia allegedly employed, used, persuaded, induced, enticed and coerced a 15-year-old female identified as “Minor Female 1”, to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct.



02/09/2017

LOS ANGELES, CA



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


Owner of Los Angeles-area schools that illegally allowed foreign nationals to remain in US as foreign ‘students’ pleads guilty to federal fraud charges
Hee Sun Shim (also known as Leonard Shim and Leo Shim), 53, of Beverly Hills, the owner and manager of the schools, pleaded guilty Thursday morning to conspiracy and immigration document fraud.



02/09/2017

RIVERSIDE, CA



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


Sister-in-law of shooter in San Bernardino attack pleads guilty to federal conspiracy charge in immigration fraud case
Tatiana Farook, 32, of Corona, pleaded guilty Thursday morning before U.S. District Judge Jesus Bernal to one count of conspiracy to commit immigration fraud.



02/08/2017

ALBUQUERQUE, NM



FIREARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES


NM felon pleads guilty to firearms charge, and misrepresenting himself as recipient of military honors
According to court filings, Anthony Lee Gambino, 44, from Farmington, New Mexico, was the owner and operator of Gambino Security Safety Corp., a security company based in Aztec, New Mexico.




02/07/2017

ROCHESTER, NY



HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


Liberian national arrested for perjury, obstruction of justice
Isaac Kannah, 51, of Philadelphia, is charged in an October 2012, indictment with perjury and obstruction of justice. The charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.



02/06/2017

FARGO, ND



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former North Dakota police officer sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trading child pornography online
Paul Bradley Meagher, 43, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson to serve 10 years in prison. Meagher had previously pleaded guilty plea to receiving and distributing child pornography via the internet.



02/06/2017

CHICAGO, IL



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Illinois man charged with possessing, distributing child pornography
Joseph Gould, 31, of McHenry, Illinois, was charged in McHenry County Circuit Court with three counts of disseminating child pornography (Class X felonies punishable by six to 30 years in prison), and seven counts of possessing child pornography (Class 2 felonies punishable by three to seven years in prison).



02/06/2017

WASHINGTON, DC



HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


ICE, FBI recognize International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the FBI are joining with U.S. and foreign government partners, non-governmental organizations and local communities in calling for the eradication of female genital mutilation and cutting.




02/06/2017

WASHINGTON, DC



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


Arizona man sentenced to more than 3 years in federal prison for trafficking in counterfeit pet pharmaceutical products
Allen Smith, 50, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced Feb. 6 by U.S. District Judge David Hittner of the Southern District of Texas. In addition to his prison term, Smith was ordered to pay $867,150 in restitution and to forfeit $42,269 worth of illicit proceeds.



02/03/2017

TUCSON, AZ



NARCOTICS


Drug-related shootout in Arizona desert results in lengthy sentences for 6 traffickers and bandits
Pedro Ojeda-Ramirez, 24, and Ulises Alaim Saijas-Zamorano, 22, both of Mexico, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson to prison terms of 140 months and 60 months, respectively.



02/03/2017

EL PASO, TX



FINANCIAL CRIMES


El Paso duo sentenced to federal prison for an estimated $2 million Ponzi scheme
Clarence Counterman, 59, owner of an income tax return preparation business known as Taxrite, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. Counterman’s co-defendant, Robert Loya, 52, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release.

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F.B.I. Top Stories

• 02.13.2017
  Romance Scams
  A woman who lost $2 million to a con artist who she fell in love with online shares her story in the hopes that others might avoid falling victim to this type of crime.
• 02.09.2017
  Wine Ponzi Scheme
  A California businessman’s long-running scheme involving fictitious wine futures resulted in thousands of victims in the U.S. and overseas losing millions of dollars.
• 02.06.2017
  New FBI Wanted App
  The FBI has launched a free new mobile app to enlist the public’s help in locating and identifying wanted fugitives, missing persons, and others sought by the Bureau.
• 02.02.2017
  Office of Private Sector
  Brad Brekke, head of the FBI's Office of Private Sector, explains how the Bureau is working to build partnerships and enhance information-sharing efforts with U.S. businesses to thwart a variety of threats.

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DEA NEWS

Aryan Brotherhood Members Sentenced in Texas Meth Distribution Conspiracy

FEB 10 (FT. WORTH, TEXAS)

Seven defendants, including members and associates of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas prison gang were sentenced this week by U.S. District Judge John McBryde. U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas made today’s announcement. In September 2016 they were convicted following a four-day jury trial for their roles in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that operated in north Texas from approximately January 2014 to April 2016.

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D.E.A. NEWS RELEASES

FEB 10 (PROVIDENCE, R.I.) Butane Hash Oil Lab Operator Sentenced FEB 10 (FT. WORTH, Texas) Aryan Brotherhood Members Sentenced in Texas Meth Distribution Conspiracy FEB 10 (MANHATTAN, N.Y.) Narcotics Dealer Charged in Manhattan Federal Court for Overdose Death FEB 10 (SAN DIEGO) Members of the Westside Crips and Hotel Manager Arrested for Drug Trafficking and Prostitution FEB 10 (PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.) Plattsburgh Man Charged in Fatal Heroin Overdose

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A.T.F. Press Release

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Niagara Falls Man Indicted on Gun Charge
Field Division:New York Field Division


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Bradenton Man Sentenced to Ten Years for Possessing a Loaded Firearm and Heroin
Field Division:Tampa Field Division


KCK Man Pleads Guilty To Carjacking That Caused Multi-Vehicle Wreck, Dog’s Death
Field Division:Houston Field Division


THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 09, 2017

Chaves County Man Sentenced for Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction
Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


Activity in the United States Attorney's Office
Field Division:Denver Field Division


Federal Correctional Officer Indicted and Arrested for Introducing Contraband Into the Metropolitan Detention Center in Guaynabo, <acronym title="Google Page Ranking">PR</acronym>
Field Division:Miami Field Division


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 08, 2017

Federal Grand Jury Convicts a Jacksonville Gang Founder for Possessing a Firearm
Field Division:Tampa Field Division


Burlington County, New Jersey, Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Scheme to Rob Drug Dealers at Gunpoint
Field Division:Newark Field Division


Columbia Man Sentenced for Meth
Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


Roswell Felon Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearm and Violating Supervised Release Conditions
Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


Harrisburg Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy
Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2017

Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Trafficking Firearms to Guyana
Field Division:Atlanta Field Division


14 Defendants Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Narcotics Distribution And Firearms Possession In The Bronx And Yonkers, And Four Defendants With Armed Commercial Robberies In The Bronx And Manhattan
Field Division:New York Field Division


Member of Taos County-Based Heroin Trafficking and Money Laundering Ring Enters Guilty Plea
Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


MONDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2017

Kansas Store Owner, Customer Sentenced for Federal Firearms Violations
Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


Prince George's County Felon Sentenced to over 9 Years in Federal Prison for Gun and Drug Charges
Field Division:Baltimore Field Division


Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Charge
Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


Fifth Person Arrested in Connection with Scheme to Smuggle Guns to Lebanon
Field Division:Kansas City Field Division

Headlines News coverage of the U.S. Marshals

	Police searching for fugitive who fled during child rape, kidnapping trial
	Fugitive In 2011 Toms River Bank Robbery Caught After Rolex Theft In N.Y.: Police
	Waukegan man held in Florida
	Lorain man walks out of child rape trial: Fugitive of the Week
	Norwood rape suspect arrested in California
	Civil rights icon visits Harding
	Officials post results from sex offender sweep
	Springboro man accused in $70 million Ponzi scheme pleads guilty

JUSTICE NEWS



Two Pennsylvania Men Plead Guilty to Conspiring to File Federal Tax Returns Using Stolen IDs
Monday, February 13, 2017




Readout of Second Day Events for Attorney General Sessions
Friday, February 10, 2017




Two New York City Residents Pleaded Guilty to All Charges in Terrorism Case
Friday, February 10, 2017


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News from CBP

February 13, 2017 | Local Media Release
CBP Seizes Traveling Garden

February 13, 2017 | Local Media Release
CBP Miami Air and Marine Branch Effect the Safe Interdiction of Illegal Aliens at Sea

February 13, 2017 | Local Media Release
CBP at JFK Seizes Cocaine in Footwear


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C.B.P. Media Releases

San Luis CBP Officers Nab Drug Smugglers
Monday, February 13, 2017 | Local Media Release
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of San Luis recently arrested two Yuma residents this weekend for alleged attempts to smuggle a combined 30 pounds of methamphetamine into the United States. Officers...
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CBP at JFK Seizes Cocaine in Footwear
Monday, February 13, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseJAMAICA, N.Y. — An arriving passenger at John F. Kennedy International Airport tried to ‘walk’ past U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers, but was stopped in his tracks. On February 9, CBP officers stopped Mr. Amaziah Hohenkirk, a Guyanese...
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CBP Miami Air and Marine Branch Effect the Safe Interdiction of Illegal Aliens at Sea
Monday, February 13, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseMiami—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Miami Air and Marine Branch DHC-8 aircraft while on routine patrol on February 7, 2017 detected a maritime human smuggling venture 11 nautical miles east, southeast of...
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CBP Seizes Traveling Garden
Monday, February 13, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseDALLAS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) seized live plants and seeds found inside a passenger’s luggage, Feb. 10. CBP Agriculture Beagle Gadget sniffed outthis ...
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CBP Field Operations Seizes Nearly 900 Pounds of Marijuana in a Commercial Trailer at the Pharr International Bridge
Friday, February 10, 2017 | Local Media ReleasePHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility discovered 890.66 pounds of alleged marijuana within a commercial trailer. Packages containing nearly 891 poundsof...
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CBP Stops Methamphetamine Smuggling Attempt
Friday, February 10, 2017 | Local Media ReleasePRESIDIO, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the Presidio port of entry seized 20 pounds of methamphetamine this week. The drugs were hidden above the fuel tank of a Mercedes-Benz. The street...
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CBP Seizes Animal Body Parts Found in Luggage
Friday, February 10, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseCBP agriculture specialists found 22 pounds of raw, cured, dried meat in travelers bags.DALLAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport seized various animal parts, organs,...
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Eagle Pass Border Patrol Apprehends 11 at Stash House
Friday, February 10, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Joint Targeting Team – South in Eagle Pass uncovered a stash house where 11 undocumented immigrants were found and arrested. Eagle Pass Border Patrol agents uncovereda stash house...
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Yuma Border Patrol Seizes Drugs, Fraudulent Documents, and Arrest Seven Illegal Aliens
Friday, February 10, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. – Over a 24-hour period earlier this week, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton Station seized three fraudulent immigration documents, more than 270 pounds of marijuana, and apprehended seven illegal aliens. Tuesday, three...
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Trunk Smuggling Attempts Stopped
Friday, February 10, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents stopped two separate attempts of human smuggling this week, while working immigration checkpoints near Casa Grande and Three Points. The first incident took place Monday evening near Casa Grande,...
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Dulles CBP Seizes More Than $60k during Two Intentional Currency Reporting Violations
Friday, February 10, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseSTERLING, Va. — Five travelers learned the value of truthfully reporting all currency they possessed to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers during two currency seizures totaling $60,806 at Washington Dulles International Airport this...
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Brownsville Port of Entry CBP Officers Seize 3.7 Million in Methamphetamine at Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge
Thursday, February 9, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseBROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged methamphetamine. CBP officers discovered the alleged narcotics, valued at approximately $3,717,837,...
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CBP Ensures Pest-free Flowers for Valentine’s Day
Thursday, February 9, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – With Valentine’s Day 2017 just around the corner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s highly skilled agriculture specialists continue to pore through millions of arriving cut flower stems to ensure that plant diseases and plant...
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CBP Ensures Valentine’s Day Flowers Are Pest-free
Thursday, February 9, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEL PASO, Texas – In the days leading to Valentine’s Day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s highly trained agriculture specialists ensure that plant diseases and plant pests are detected and stopped from being introduced into the United States...
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CBP Seizes Cannabis-Infused Chocolate Bars At Peace Bridge
Thursday, February 9, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseBUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Peace Bridge seized 41 cannabis-infused chocolate bars on February 7. Cannabis-laden candy bars seized by CBPat Peace BridgeCBP Officers working at the Peace Bridge commercial...
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Norfolk CBP Officers Intercept Two Stolen Cars Headed to Mali
Thursday, February 9, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseNorfolk, Virginia— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Norfolk Port of Entry seized two stolen cars worth over $140,000 that were destined for Mali. This stolen 2016 Mercedes Benz was stoppedby CBP Officers at Norfolk Port of...
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CBP Announces Temporary Change To Commercial Traffic Pattern At Derby Line Port Of Entry
Thursday, February 9, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseDERBY LINE, Vt. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry at Derby Line (Interstate 91), Vt., continues to undergo extensive construction to replace the existing port building and surrounding infrastructure. As part of this project,...
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CBP Seizes Crystal Methamphetamine Worth More Than $730K at the Laredo Port of Entry
Thursday, February 9, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Laredo Port of Entry seized a significant amount of alleged crystal methamphetamine with a value of more than $730,000 during one enforcement action. “Every load of narcotics that...
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CBP Officers Seize Over $1.6 Million in Narcotics at the Laredo Port of Entry
Thursday, February 9, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized a significant amount of alleged methamphetamine and marijuana carrying a combined estimated street value of more than $1.6 million in two separate enforcement actions...
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Agents Arrest Body Carrier and Sex Offender
Thursday, February 9, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a U.S. Citizen smuggling methamphetamine and a Mexican national wanted for sex crimes, during two separate incidents over the weekend. Booking photo has been providedby the Pima County...
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CBP Air and Marine Operations Crew Rescues Lost Child
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseDEL RIO, Texas – A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations helicopter aircrew rescued a lost two-year-old child, near Rocksprings, earlier today. “This is one of the most rewarding situations that our agents can be involved in...
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CBP Ensures Boston Imported Flowers Are Pest Free For Valentine's Day
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseBOSTON — Every year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Port of Boston process millions of Valentine’s Day flowers, ensuring they are pest and disease-free. “Boston CBP cleared more than 5.2 million flower stems during...
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Border Patrol Agents Foil Two Human Smuggling Attempts in N.M.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseSANTA TERESA, N.M. – Border Patrol Agents from southern New Mexico continue to experience busy enforcement days, as evidenced by the recent arrests of a sex offender and wanted felon. On February 3, Border Patrol Agents using night-vision...
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CBP Agriculture Specialists in Miami Ensure Flowers are Pest Free for Valentine’s Day
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseMIAMI—Flowers are the most popular gift item during Valentine’s Day celebrations, but they could also be the hiding place for dangerous insects and diseases. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) highly trained agriculture specialists at Miami...
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CBP Field Operations Seizes Nearly 4,000 Pounds of Marijuana Camouflaged Within a Shipment of Key Limes
Tuesday, February 7, 2017 | Local Media ReleasePHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility discovered 3,947 pounds of alleged marijuana within a commercial shipment of key limes. “This is an outstanding...
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