Thread: I.C.E. Top Stories: Last Week 2/27/17

Top Stories: Last Week


02/24/2017

BALTIMORE, MD

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION


ICE celebrates Black History Month: NOBLE is committed to justice by action
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has participated in several NOBLE events over the past two years that have focused on three law enforcement areas: recruitment and retention, community outreach and 21st century policing and training.



02/22/2017

RALEIGH, NC

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests Honduran fugitive wanted for machete murders of 2 men
Francisco Escobar-Orellana, an unlawfully present Honduran national, was arrested by ICE deportation officers Tuesday morning near his Hope Mills residence during a targeted enforcement operation in concert with ICE Homeland Security Investigations special agents.



02/22/2017

PHOENIX, AZ

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE deports man wanted in Mexico for murder
Servando Camacho-Velazquez (aka El Baron), 47, 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 DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales.



02/22/2017

NEWARK, NJ

CHILD EXPLOITATION


ICE urgently requests public's help locating a suspected predator
Constante Alvino Ore-Riveros, 64, is a citizen of Peru and a U.S. permanent resident. He is alleged to have sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl in New Jersey, resulting in the birth of a child in November 2014.

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I.C.E. News Releases


02/24/2017

BALTIMORE, MD



MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION


ICE celebrates Black History Month: NOBLE is committed to justice by action
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has participated in several NOBLE events over the past two years that have focused on three law enforcement areas: recruitment and retention, community outreach and 21st century policing and training.



02/23/2017

NEWARK, NJ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Dominican fugitive wanted for murder arrested in New Jersey
Kelbin Perez De Los Santos, 35, wanted by the Dominican authorities for homicide, was taken into ICE custody on Tuesday. Perez De Los Santos allegedly shot and killed a victim during a dispute in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and fled to New Jersey in 2016.



02/23/2017

ATLANTA, GA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE detainee in Georgia sentenced for threatening federal officials
According to court documents, Delroy Anthony McLean, 42, threatened to “bash the head” of a federal immigration judge and also threatened the life of the judge’s husband during court proceedings. McLean was convicted of threatening a federal official after a jury trial Oct. 4-5 in Columbus.



02/23/2017

NEWARK, NJ



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


3 people plead guilty to conspiracy to import and traffic counterfeit electronic products
Andreina Becerra, 31, a Venezuelan national, Roberto Volpe, 34, an Italian national, and Rosario La Marca, 54, an Italian national and resident of Naples, Italy, were originally charged in an eight-count indictment returned in April 2015 with importing and trafficking fake iPhones, iPads and iPods bearing counterfeit Apple trademarks, and fake camcorders bearing counterfeit Sony trademarks, as well as smuggling, structuring and international money laundering.




02/23/2017

SPOKANE, WA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Washington man sentenced to 5 years on child pornography charges
Kevin Michael Dettmer, 34, first came to the attention of HSI when he responded to a personal ad posted by an undercover HSI special agent. According to court documents, Dettmer began soliciting images from individuals he believed to be 12 and 13-year-old children.



02/22/2017

RALEIGH, NC



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests Honduran fugitive wanted for machete murders of 2 men
Francisco Escobar-Orellana, an unlawfully present Honduran national, was arrested by ICE deportation officers Tuesday morning near his Hope Mills residence during a targeted enforcement operation in concert with ICE Homeland Security Investigations special agents.



02/22/2017

PHOENIX, AZ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE deports man wanted in Mexico for murder
Servando Camacho-Velazquez (aka El Baron), 47, 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 DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales.



02/22/2017

NEWARK, NJ



CHILD EXPLOITATION


ICE urgently requests public's help locating a suspected predator
Constante Alvino Ore-Riveros, 64, is a citizen of Peru and a U.S. permanent resident. He is alleged to have sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl in New Jersey, resulting in the birth of a child in November 2014.



02/21/2017

WASHINGTON, DC



MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION


ICE celebrates Black History Month: the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Black History Month is the perfect time to welcome the NMAAHC and with it a huge piece of American history to the capital. Architect David Adjaye described its meaning best, “It’s a memorial and also a monument to an incredible contribution.”



02/21/2017

NEW YORK, NY



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests MS-13 gang member released from local custody on an active detainer
ERO officers arrested Marques Velasquez Feb. 16 in Queens, New York, pursuant to a final order of removal. He has been processed and is now in ERO detention pending removal.



02/17/2017

HOUSTON, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Houston man sentenced to 80 years in prison for multiple counts involving child pornography
William Lee Niver, 49, of Houston, was sentenced Feb. 17 by U.S. District Judge Gray Miller to 360 months in prison for the sexual exploitation of a child, otherwise known as production of child pornography.



02/17/2017

CLEVELAND, OH



OPERATIONAL


African American History Month Spotlight: HSI Cleveland ASAC Michael Moreland
As Moreland reflects on African American History Month, he looks back in appreciation of how those in generations before him made sacrifices to make it possible for the opportunities of today.




02/17/2017

NEW YORK, NY



CHILD EXPLOITATION


FDNY Medical Technician arrested for child pornography charges
Alfred Pabon, 49, was arrested at his residence in the Bronx, New York. On the morning of his arrest, he had admitted to law enforcement that he had used his account to copy and forward images and videos containing child pornography as recently as within the last month.



02/17/2017

ATLANTA, GA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests Mexican fugitive in Atlanta wanted for escape from Illinois prison
Jorge Soberanis-Rumaldo, an unlawfully present Mexican national, was arrested by ICE deportation officers Friday morning at his Atlanta residence during a targeted enforcement operation in concert with the U.S. Marshals Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force.



02/16/2017

RIVERSIDE, CA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


ICE HSI arrests Los Angeles-area man on federal charges for advertising, distributing, and possessing child pornography
Jerry Glen Moran Jr., 63, of Perris, was taken into custody without incident pending an arraignment in U.S. District Court. Moran is named in a four-count indictment handed down Feb. 8 charging him with one count of advertising child pornography, two counts of distributing child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography.



02/16/2017

SCRANTON, PA



NARCOTICS


Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to bath salts distribution in Texas-based conspiracy
Robert Benussi III, colluded with others to distribute drugs in the Luzerne County area in 2014 and 2015. The members of the conspiracy obtained the alpha-pvp from suppliers in China.




02/16/2017

TUCSON, AZ



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Nevada man sentenced to 30 years on federal child pornography charges
Nathaniel Tejeda, 30, of Reno, Nevada, appeared for his sentencing hearing in U.S. District Court Feb. 9. He was indicted in April 2016 for producing and distributing child pornography depicting infants and toddlers.



02/15/2017

POCATELLO, ID



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Idaho man sentenced to 25 years on child pornography charges
Erik Rodriguez, 25, pleaded guilty Aug. 24 and, according to court documents, admitted to possessing and producing child pornography.



02/15/2017

LOS ANGELES, CA



COUNTER PROLIFERATION INVESTIGATION UNIT


Long Beach woman pleads guilty to illegally shipping large quantity of ammunition to the Philippines
Marlou Mendoz, 61, pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to three counts of failing to provide the required written notice to freight forwarders that she was shipping ammunition to a foreign country.



02/14/2017

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



NARCOTICS


12 individuals indicted, arrested for drug trafficking in Puerto Rico
Six current and former TSA employees, Jose Cruz-Lopez, Luis Vázquez-Acevedo, Keila Carrasquillo, Carlos Rafael Adorno-Hiraldo, Antonio Vargas-Saavedra and Daniel Cruz-Echevarria allegedly smuggled multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine while employed as TSA officers at the San Juan airport.




02/14/2017

SANTA CRUZ, CA



TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


ICE-led probe leads to indictment of 10 alleged Northern California gang members on drug trafficking and extortion charges
The defendants charged with extortion are: Velarmino Escobar-Ayala, aka Meduza; Tomas Rivera, aka Profugo; Ismael Alvarenga-Rivera, aka Casper; Willfredo Edgardo-Ayala, aka Chino; Jose David Abrego-Galdamez, aka Largo; Melvin Lopez, aka Sharky; and Alexander Martinez-Flores, aka Pocar.



02/14/2017

DES MOINES, WA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former Washington man convicted of sexually explicit conduct with sleeping children
Robert D. Thorson, 58, was arrested May 30 after his girlfriend contacted the Des Moines police alerting them to sexually explicit images of minors found on Thorson’s phone.



02/13/2017

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



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.

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F.B.I. Top Stories

• 02.24.2017
  African American FBI Special Agents Symposium
  The inaugural gathering of current and former agents of color celebrated the role they have played in the FBI’s past—and the vital role they continue to play.
• 02.21.2017
  Financial Fraud with a Sci-Fi Twist
  A man who falsely claimed to be producing a medical device inspired by the popular TV and movie series Star Trek was sentenced to prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
• 02.16.2017
  Foreclosure Rescue Scheme
  A California church pastor is behind bars for his role a long-running scheme that amassed nearly $3 million in illegal fees from distressed homeowners.
• 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.

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DEA NEWS

Former Baggage Handler at LAX Arrested for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy After Allegedly Using Credentials to Pass Cocaine Through Security

FEB 23 (LOS ANGELES)

A former baggage handler employed at Los Angeles International Airport was arrested Tuesday by authorities investigating the use of employee credentials to breach airport security. Alberto H. Botello, 23, of South Gate, was taken into custody without incident by officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Los Angeles World Airports Police Department.

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D.E.A. NEWS RELEASES

FEB 24 (NEW HAVEN, Conn.) Investigation into Cocaine Trafficking Organization Leads to 10 Year Sentence for Major New Haven Distributor FEB 24 (HARTFORD, Conn.) Hartford Heroin Distributor Sentenced to 8+ Years FEB 24 (BUFFALO, N.Y.) Nine Million Dollars' Worth of Cocaine Seized in Buffalo, N.Y. FEB 24 (DALLAS) Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Dallas Men for Distributing Large Amounts of Heroin in North Texas FEB 24 (CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) South Texas Woman Convicted for Distributing Methamphetamine

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A.T.F. Press Releases


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Huntsville Woman Indicted for Illegal Firearms Dealings
Field Division:Nashville Field Division


Keenan Davis Found Guilty By Jury Trial
Field Division:Chicago Field Division


THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Baltimore Felon Exiled to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm
Field Division:Baltimore Field Division


Hammond Man Sentenced To 120 Months Imprisonment
Field Division:Chicago Field Division


Williamsport Man Indicted on Drug Charges and Stealing Eleven Handguns from Gun Store
Field Division:Philadelphia Field Division


Fairfield Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Gun as a Felon
Field Division:San Francisco Field Division


Gun Store Burglary Defendants Sentenced
Field Division:Chicago Field Division


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


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017

South Bend Man Sentenced to 636 Months’ Imprisonment
Field Division:Chicago Field Division


State and Federal Indictments Unsealed: 21 Defendants Arrested on Gun and Drug Charges After Two-Year Undercover Collaborative Law Enforcement Effort
Field Division:Charlotte Field Division


Albuquerque Felon Sentenced to 96 Months for Unlawful Possession of Firearm
Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Kankakee Latin King Sentenced to More than Eleven Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing, Trafficking Firearms
Field Division:Chicago Field Division


Kankakee Man Charged with Hobbs Act Robberies of Businesses in Champaign, Kankakee
Field Division:Chicago Field Division


MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2017

ATF NRT Activated to Investigate Bogey Country Club Fire
Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2017

ATF NRT Arrives to Investigate Anchorage Apartment Fire
Field Division:Seattle Field Division


Saratoga Springs Man Pleads Guilty to Testifying Falsely in Arson-Homicide Investigation
Field Division:New York Field Division


Man Who had Pipe Bombs in Downtown Denver Hotel Charged Federally in Colorado and Arrested in California
Field Division:Denver Field Division


Niagra Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges
Field Division:New York Field Division


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


Nashville Man Faces Federal Charges for Sending Threats Targeting Law Enforcement Officers
Field Division:Nashville Field Division

Headlines News coverage of the U.S. Marshals

	U.S. Marshals task force tracks escaped Warrick Co. man to motel
	Dominican fugitive arrested for murder by ICE and U.S. Marshals
	Second Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Rutgers Student
	Police wait for help in search for murder suspects
	Conviction upheld for city man who killed girlfriend, fled to Mexico
	Fugitive of the week: Rape suspect believed to be in Youngstown
	Long chase ends in crash at downtown intersection
	Fugitive hospitalized after Findlay crash

JUSTICE NEWS



Building Contractor Company Executive Sentenced to 68 Months in Prison for Theft from Labor Union, Making Unlawful Labor Payments, Fraud and Money Laundering
Monday, February 27, 2017




Administrator of Miami-Area Home Health Agency Sentenced to 126 Months in Prison for Involvement in $2.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Friday, February 24, 2017




Virginia Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Friday, February 24, 2017


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News from CBP

February 27, 2017 | Local Media Release
CBP to hold Global Entry Enrollment Workshops in Great Falls and Bozeman

February 27, 2017 | Local Media Release
CBP Seizes More Than $32k during two Currency Reporting Violations at Dulles, BWI Airports

February 24, 2017 | Local Media Release
Operation Stonegarden partners seize 1,522 pounds of cocaine in Puerto Rico


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C.B.P. Media Releases


CBP to hold Global Entry Enrollment Workshops in Great Falls and Bozeman

Monday, February 27, 2017 | Local Media Release
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations would like to announce two Global Entry enrollment workshops to be held by CBP at Great Falls International Airport and Bozeman-Yellowstone International...
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CBP Seizes More Than $32k during two Currency Reporting Violations at Dulles, BWI Airports
Monday, February 27, 2017 | Local Media Release
BALTIMORE — Federal currency reporting requirements are simple. International travelers can carry as much currency as they wish into and out of the United States, but they must report all U.S. and foreign monetary instruments totaling $10,000 or...
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Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize 1,000 lbs of Marijuana, $200K Worth of Meth
Friday, February 24, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseDEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the Del Rio Sector seized 1,007.3 pounds of marijuana, valued over $805,840.00, as well as 6.4 pounds of methamphetamine, worth $201,389.00, in five separate incidents. Three United States...
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Quick Action by Swanton Border Patrol Agents Results in Arrest of Attempted Murderer
Friday, February 24, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseAt approximately 2:30 p.m, yesterday, Swanton Station Border Patrol agents responded to request for local law enforcement to be on the lookout for a vehicle that was seen leaving the scene of a shooting that had occurred in the parking lot of the...
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Operation Stonegarden partners seize 1,522 pounds of cocaine in Puerto Rico
Friday, February 24, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseAGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – With Operation Stonegarden situational awareness and intelligence, the Puerto Rico Police Department’s Joint Forces for Rapid Action (FURA, for its Spanish acronym) seized Tuesday 1,522 pounds (690 kilos) of cocaine, with an...
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Customs and Border Protection Officers Arrest Escaped Fugitive
Thursday, February 23, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Lukeville Port of Entry arrested a 30-year-old man on Feb. 21 wanted in the state of Washington for “escape from community custody.” Zeferino Alaniz Balderas was a passenger in...
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Federal, State Law Enforcement Together Saves Lives
Thursday, February 23, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol, Office of Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) jointly rescued migrants during three complex operations within the last six weeks in Arizona’s rugged desert....
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Off Duty Border Patrol Agents Provide Lifesaving Care Following Motorcycle Accident
Thursday, February 23, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Off duty Border Patrol agents from the Sonoita Station provided emergency medical care for a woman injured in a motorcycle accident on State Route 83, near mile marker 46, Wednesday afternoon. Multiple off duty Sonoita agents were on...
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Agents Stop 2 Illegal Immigration Attempts
Thursday, February 23, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents stopped two human smuggling attempts Tuesday; one at the immigration checkpoint near Amado and the other during a vehicle stop near the village of Topawa. The first incident occurred around 5:30 p...
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Brownsville Port of Entry CBP Officers Seize $18K in Marijuana at Veterans International Bridge
Thursday, February 23, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseBROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Veterans International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged marijuana. CBP officers discovered the alleged narcotics, valued at approximately $18,219, hidden within a white 2008...
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U.S. Border Patrol Spokane Sector Agents apprehend five Indian nationals, Canadian smuggler
Thursday, February 23, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseOROVILLE, Wash. — Oroville Border Patrol agents arrested six people involved in alien smuggling on Feb. 8. Five illegal aliens from India were apprehended after they crossed the international border separating Canada and the United States near...
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Border Patrol Agents Arrest “Sureño” Gang Member
Thursday, February 23, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseCALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a “Sureño” gang member near the downtown area of Calexico Wednesday afternoon. At approximately 1:50 p.m., Border Patrol agents were on patrol when they observed...
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CBP Air and Marine Operations Based in Jacksonville Disrupt Multiple Drug Smuggling Attempts After Most Successful Counter Narcotics Operational Year Ever
Thursday, February 23, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) aircrews based in Jacksonville detected multiple vessels in international waters off the coast of Central America over the past week resulting in the...
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New Orleans Border Patrol Agents Interdict Smuggling Load Nab MS-13 Gang Member
Thursday, February 23, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseLAKE CHARLES, LA. —Late Tuesday, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Lake Charles Station, conducted a vehicle stop on a 2006 Chrysler Town and Country van on interstate-10 near Lake Charles, LA. The van was occupied with nine people. US...
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CBP Seizes Smuggled Currency at Presidio Port of Entry
Thursday, February 23, 2017 | Local Media ReleasePRESIDIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Presidio port of entry seized $43,514 Tuesday afternoon. The money was discovered hidden in the center console and air manifold of a pick-up truck. CBP officers were...
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CBP AMO Detects Go-Fast Vessel with 710 pounds of Cocaine; 2 Men Arrested
Thursday, February 23, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseAGUADILLA, Puerto Rico — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) detected a go-fast vessel containing 710 pounds (322 kilos) of cocaine, worth an estimated $9 million, 60 miles southeast of Guayama, Puerto Rico. “...
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CBP Officers at the Hidalgo Port of Entry Seize $274K in Cocaine
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseHIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge seized alleged cocaine valued at $274,040. “Our CBP officers continue to excel in their commitment to the CBP mission, as a...
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Lukeville Port Officers Seize Weekend Pot Shipment
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Lukeville arrested a 22-year-old Phoenix man after finding 150 pounds of marijuana concealed within his Dodge van. Officers removed 150 pounds of marijuanafrom within a...
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Douglas CBP Officers Busy Seizing Weapon, Drugs
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseA CBP narcotics detection caninealerted officers to the locationsof marijuana throughout asmuggling vehicleTUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona arrested three Mexican...
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CBP Officers Arrest Man Sought in 2007 Kansas Killing
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEL PASO, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Ysleta international crossing at the El Paso port of entry arrested a murder suspect Tuesday night. The wanted man had been a fugitive since 2007. “Vigilant CBP officers...
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CBP Officers Seize Nearly 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana in Ten Busts
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEL PASO, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the El Paso port of entry made 10 drug busts Tuesday. A total of 996 pounds of marijuana was seized. The estimated street value of the seized contraband is $796,800. “The many...
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Human Smuggling Attempts Thwarted At Immigration Checkpoint
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents stopped two human smuggling attempts during the holiday weekend at the immigration checkpoint on Interstate 19 near Amado. Agents at the I-19 traffic checkpointdiscovered two Mexican nationals in...
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Border Patrol Arrest Alien Drug Smugglers, Aggravated Felon
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents recently arrested seven adult male illegal aliens during two separate events, one south of Tacna and another near Yuma, Arizona. Agents from Camp Grip intercepted fivebackpackers who were caught with morethan 400...
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CBP at Highgate Springs Intercepts Alleged Child Sex Offender
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseHIGHGATE SPRINGS, Vt. — On Monday, February 14, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Highgate Springs intercepted a 25-year-old, male, United States Citizen who was charged with sexual assault of a minor. CBP officers at...
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MS-13 Gang Member Arrested by Border Patrol Agents
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleasePOTRERO, Calif.—A Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member was arrested by Border Patrol agents on Sunday morning after illegally crossing the border near Potrero, Calif. At about 8 a.m., agents patrolling the border responded to a report of suspected...
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Biometric Checkpoints in Trump’s America

President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban called for, among other things, the speedy completion of a “biometric entry-exit tracking system” for all travelers to the United States.