Thread: I.C.E. Top Stories: Last Week 6/11/18

Top Stories: Last Week


06/08/2018

WASHINGTON, DC

CHILD EXPLOITATION

Former defense contractor sentenced to 6 years in prison for engaging in commercial sex with a minor in the Philippines
On April 19, James Marvin Reed, 62, pleaded guilty to engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place.


06/08/2018

GREENSBORO, NC

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL

ICE arrests previously deported child sex offender in North Carolina
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested a previously deported Mexican national and convicted child sex offender Thursday in Greensboro, North Carolina. Alejandro Cortez-Lezo, an unlawfully present Mexican national, was arrested outside his Greensboro residence Thursday morning by a Greensboro-area ICE Fugitive Operations Team.


06/07/2018

HOUSTON, TX

CHILD EXPLOITATION

Former Houston-area sheriff's deputy sentenced to more than 27 years in federal prison for producing, possessing child pornography
Andrew Craig Sustaita, 31, from Spring, Texas, who was a former Harris County sheriff's deputy, pleaded guilty March 15 to producing and possessing child pornography.


06/06/2018

WASHINGTON, DC

CULTURAL PROPERTY, ART AND ANTIQUITIES INVESTIGATIONS


ICE and DOJ return Christopher Columbus letter to Spain
The letter, originally written in 1493, was stolen from the National Library of Catalonia in Barcelona and sold for approximately $1 million.


06/06/2018

NEW YORK, NY

CHILD EXPLOITATION


ICE HSI New York investigation leads to total of 65 years’ incarceration for production of child pornography
Gregory John Schaffer, 39, of Bayonne, NJ, was previously found guilty on all three counts of an indictment charging him with two counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. He was convicted following a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge Jose L. Linares, who imposed the sentence Tuesday in Newark federal court.

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I.C.E. News Releases


06/08/2018

WASHINGTON, DC



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former defense contractor sentenced to 6 years in prison for engaging in commercial sex with a minor in the Philippines
On April 19, James Marvin Reed, 62, pleaded guilty to engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place.



06/08/2018

CAIRO, EGYPT



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE detainee passes away in transit to home country
Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General and the ICE Office of Professional Responsibility were notified of the incident.



06/08/2018

GREENSBORO, NC



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests previously deported child sex offender in North Carolina
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested a previously deported Mexican national and convicted child sex offender Thursday in Greensboro, North Carolina. Alejandro Cortez-Lezo, an unlawfully present Mexican national, was arrested outside his Greensboro residence Thursday morning by a Greensboro-area ICE Fugitive Operations Team.


06/07/2018

HOUSTON, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former Houston-area sheriff's deputy sentenced to more than 27 years in federal prison for producing, possessing child pornography
Andrew Craig Sustaita, 31, from Spring, Texas, who was a former Harris County sheriff's deputy, pleaded guilty March 15 to producing and possessing child pornography.




06/07/2018

SPRINGFIELD, MO



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Previously convicted Missouri sex offender sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a minor
Jeffrey Raymond Everett Jr., 23, of Reeds Spring, Missouri, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 25 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Everett to spend the rest of his life under supervised release after he completes his prison sentence.



06/06/2018

WASHINGTON, DC



CULTURAL PROPERTY, ART AND ANTIQUITIES INVESTIGATIONS


ICE and DOJ return Christopher Columbus letter to Spain
The letter, originally written in 1493, was stolen from the National Library of Catalonia in Barcelona and sold for approximately $1 million.



06/06/2018

NEW YORK, NY



CHILD EXPLOITATION


ICE HSI New York investigation leads to total of 65 years’ incarceration for production of child pornography
Gregory John Schaffer, 39, of Bayonne, NJ, was previously found guilty on all three counts of an indictment charging him with two counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. He was convicted following a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge Jose L. Linares, who imposed the sentence Tuesday in Newark federal court.



06/06/2018

WASHINGTON, DC



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Los Angeles man sentenced to 10 years in prison for traveling to Thailand and sexually abusing young boys
Paul Alan Shapiro, 71, a retired auto dealership employee, pleaded guilty one day before he was set to go on trial on July 24, 2017. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Shapiro will serve 10 years in federal prison, 20 years of supervised release following his prison sentence, and will pay $20,000 total to two victims, both of whom are citizens of the Kingdom of Thailand.




06/06/2018

GREAT FALLS, MT



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Montana woman sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for producing child pornography
Michelle Andra Joyner, 46, from Dearborn, Montana, was sentenced June 6 by U.S. District Judge Brian Morris, to 300 months in federal prison and 10 years of supervised release.



06/01/2018

JACKSON, MS



NARCOTICS


11 indicted in multi-state drug trafficking case following ICE HSI investigation
According to court documents, the indictments resulted from an extensive Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation dubbed Operation Highlife. The Mississippi-based drug trafficking organization is charged with distributing more than 40 kilograms of methamphetamine, more than 3 kilograms of cocaine and over 100 pounds of marijuana illegally smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico across numerous states to include Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee and California.



06/01/2018

NEW YORK, NY



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


3-month review shows how New York City's failure to honor immigration detainers leads to hundreds of dangerous criminals released
Within the three months, from January to mid-April this year, ICE prepared more than 440 detainers against aliens booked by NYPD or NYDOC.



06/01/2018

ATLANTA, GA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Georgia man indicted for child pornography production, distribution in Atlanta-area sextortion scheme
Benjamin Jenkins, a/k/a “Rei,” a/k/a “Reithe8th,” a/k/a “Dani Domo, was indicted by a federal grand jury May 23 and ordered held in federal custody pending trial in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.




05/31/2018

LOS ANGELES, CA



NARCOTICS


Inland Empire man who admitted selling fentanyl analogue that resulted in overdose death sentenced to 26 years in federal prison
Adam Scott Caward, 33, received the 26-year sentence from United States District Judge John A. Kronstadt after admitting that he sold and possessed acetyl fentanyl.



05/31/2018

MANALAPAN, NJ



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Monmouth County man charged with production of child pornography
Angelo Curato, 26, is charged by complaint with one count of producing visual depictions of a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Curato is expected to appear this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leda Dunn Wettre in Newark federal court.



05/31/2018

JACKSONVILLE, FL



WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT


Honduran nationals sentenced for wire fraud, illegally employing workers
Anyi “Angie” Artica-Romero, 33, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. Milton Noel Romero, 35, who has been in custody for about 14 months, was sentenced to time served. The defendants were also ordered to forfeit more than $800,000 in illegal proceeds from the scheme. The court also ordered the defendants to pay more than $31,000 in restitution.



05/29/2018

GREAT FALLS, MT



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Montana man sentenced to nearly 42 years in federal prison for producing child pornography
Timothy Allen Weaver, 36, from Dearborn, Montana, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian Morris, to 500 months in federal prison, a lifetime of supervised release, and $3,000 in restitution to the victim.




05/25/2018

EL PASO, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE detainee from Honduras passes away in New Mexico hospital
Hernandez is the sixth detainee to pass away in ICE custody in fiscal year 2018, which began Oct. 1, 2017.



05/25/2018

ATLANTA, GA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes Salvadoran MS-13 gang member wanted on murder, terrorism charges
Juan Saravia-Salamanca, an unlawfully present Salvadoran national, was located and arrested by an ICE ERO Fugitive Operations Team outside his Raleigh, N.C., residence Dec. 12, 2017, after the government of El Salvador informed ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) National Gang Unit Nov. 21, 2017, that it had issued a warrant for Mr. Saravia-Salamanca’s arrest.



05/25/2018

DALLAS, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE Dallas deports Nigerian who had his US citizenship revoked after sexually abusing a 7-year-old before he was naturalized
Deportation officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) removed Emmanuel Olugbenga Omopariola, 61, to Nigeria May 24. He had been in ICE custody in the Dallas area since his arrest on April 18, 2018, when he surrendered himself at the ERO Dallas Field Office.



05/25/2018

CHICAGO, IL



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests 156 criminal aliens and immigration violators during Operation Keep Safe in Chicago area
Of the 156 arrested, 74 had criminal convictions. One hundred forty-seven men and nine women were arrested; they range in age from 19 to 64 years old.




05/25/2018

EAGLE PASS, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


39 illegal aliens discovered in South Texas human smuggler 'stash house'
In addition to the 39 illegal aliens administratively arrested on immigration violations, HSI special agents also criminally arrested one U.S. citizen who is a suspected human smuggler; he has been federally charged with human smuggling.



05/24/2018

NEW YORK, NY



NARCOTICS


Bronx man charged following NY BEST investigation
Richard Laugel is charged with the unlawful possession of firearms silencers, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison; possession with intent to distribute narcotics, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; and the unlawful possession of firearms with defaced serial numbers, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.



05/23/2018

BOSTON, MA



TRANSNATIONAL GANGS


MS-13 member nicknamed "Animal" sentenced to 40 years in murder, RICO probe
Joel “Animal” Martinez, was sentenced for racketeering conspiracy involving the murder of a 15-year-old boy in East Boston as a result of the HSI Boston investigation.



05/23/2018

ATLANTA, GA



HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


ICE HSI Atlanta combats female genital mutilation at world's busiest airport
HSI Atlanta’s outreach is an extension of Operation Limelight USA, a pilot program designed by HSI’s Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC) to bring awareness to FGM and deter its practice. The program is a U.S. based version of the United Kingdom’s Operation Limelight at Heathrow Airport conducted by the Metropolitan Police Service and Border Force.




05/23/2018

KALISPELL, MT



FIREARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES


Montana man sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for export and firearm violations
Eric Daniel Doyle, a 37-year-old former Kalispell resident, admitted to supplying buyers from Europe, Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada with firearms and ammunition magazines when he was interviewed by law enforcement in September 2014. In about February 2014, Doyle began selling firearms on a website to people in other countries.

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F.B.I. Top Stories

• 06.11.2018
  International BEC Takedown
  The FBI partnered with domestic and international law enforcement agencies on Operation WireWire, a large-scale, coordinated effort to dismantle business e-mail compromise schemes.
• 06.07.2018
  Justice Finally Served
  A fugitive from a 1999 Indiana molestation case was apprehended in Oregon in 2016 through facial recognition software and the efforts of an FBI agent who was an Indiana State Police trooper when the crime occurred.
• 06.04.2018
  Gang Member Sentenced
  Following a joint FBI/NYPD investigation, a member of a violent, drug-dealing street gang in New York was sentenced to 75 years in prison for the murder of a rival gang member.
• 06.01.2018
  Music Thief Sentenced
  The owner and operator of a hugely popular—and illegal—download service that provided copyrighted music for free will be spending time behind bars for a scheme that caused estimated losses of more than $6 billion.

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DEA NEWS

DEA announces the establishment of a new Division Office in Omaha

JUN 07 (OMAHA, Neb.)

The Drug Enforcement Administration will establish the Omaha Field Division - its 23rd division office in the United States - on July 8, 2018. The division will include Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.

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D.E.A. NEWS RELEASES

JUN 07	(SEATTLE) DEA, FBI and SPD operation across Puget Sound Region leads to the arrest of 36 subjects involved in a violent drug trafficking organization
JUN 07	(NEW YORK CITY) Doctor indicted on Manslaughter and Reckless Endangerment Charges in Three Overdose Deaths
JUN 05	(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) Rochester man convicted of operating drug trafficking organization
JUN 04	(ATLANTA) Drug Traffickers Sentenced for Distributing 100 Kilograms of Methamphetamine Per Week in Atlanta Area
JUNE 03	(FORT WORTH, Texas) Six individuals arrested on drug conspiracy charges

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A.T.F. Press Releases

MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2018

Three Broward County Residents Sentenced to Prison for Heroin and Firearms Trafficking

Field Division: Miami Field Division

U.S. Attorney and District Attorney General Announce Federal and State Charges Related To Death of Dickson County Sheriff's Deputy

Field Division: Nashville Field Division

FRIDAY, JUNE 08, 2018

New Haven Gang Member Sentenced to more than 7 Years in Federal Prison

Field Division: Boston Field Division

Boston Man Charged with Federal Firearm Offense

Field Division: Boston Field Division

Murdaland Mafia Piru Gang Member Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison for Federal Racketeering and Drug Conspiracy Charges

Field Division: Baltimore Field Division

Ohio Man Sentenced on Federal Gun Charges

Field Division: Louisville Field Division

Former Chihuahua, Mexico State Police Officer Sentenced to Prison on Federal Racketeering Charge

Field Division: Dallas Field Division

Two Charged In Shooting of ATF Agent

Field Division: Chicago Field Division

THURSDAY, JUNE 07, 2018

Willow Springs Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Drug and Explosive Offenses

Field Division: Charlotte Field Division

Baltimore BGF Gang Member Sentenced To 321 Months In Prison For Federal Racketeering And Drug Conspiracy Charges

Field Division: Baltimore Field Division

Chelsea Gang Members Sentenced on Racketeering and Drug Trafficking Charges

Field Division: Boston Field Division

Chelsea Gang Member Sentenced on Racketeering and Drug Trafficking Charges

Field Division: Boston Field Division

Kingsmen Member Sentenced om RICO Charge

Field Division: New York Field Division

Kingston Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking

Field Division: Philadelphia Field Division

Long Island Bloods Gang Leader Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Trafficking Heroin and Crack, Shooting Rival Drug Dealer

Field Division: New York Field Division

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 06, 2018

Greenville Man Sentenced to more than Ten Years' Imprisonment for Firing at Officers during Execution of a Search Warrant

Field Division: Charlotte Field Division

Drug Dealer from Carlsbad Sentenced to Prison for Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

Field Division: Phoenix Field Division

Three Defendants Arrested for Trafficking Firearms from Virginia to New York

Field Division: New York Field Division

Jefferson County Man Indicted in Beaumont Bombing Incident

Field Division: Houston Field Division

“BMB” Gang Member Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court Of Murder, Racketeering, Narcotics, And Firearms Charges

Field Division: New York Field Division

15 Members Of Brooklyn Drug Trafficking Crew Charged In Manhattan Federal Court

Field Division: New York Field Division

TUESDAY, JUNE 05, 2018

Caldwell Man Sentenced to Prison on Federal Drug Charge

Field Division: Seattle Field Division

“Stackz Squad” Street Gang Member Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison

Field Division: Nashville Field Division

New Haven Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearm and Ammunition

Field Division: Boston Field Division

Caldwell Man Sentenced to Prison on Federal Drug Charge

Field Division: Seattle Field Division

U.S. Marshals News

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June 07, 2018 - The U.S. Marshals Service, District of Columbia – Superior Court Office’s Sex Offender Investigations Squad arrested and prosecuted its 205th sex offender for registration violations...read more July 07, 2018 - This week’s “Fugitive of the week”, Scott Pelletier, was located and arrested in Farmington along with two of his friends this morning. This past Wednesday, Mr. Pelletier had been featured as the “Fugitive of the Week.” Pelletier was being sought on multiple outstanding arrest warrants, including two narcotic charges out of Strafford County Superior Court, as well as a theft of services and a simple assault charges out of Rochester District Court...read more June 01, 2018 - The U.S. Marshals are assisting the New Haven Police Department and are asking for the public’s help in locating and arresting Tramaine Marquise Poole, 41, who is wanted for questioning in the fatal shooting death that occurred on the evening of May 31st as well as an arrest warrant for a shooting incident that occurred on May 7th in New Haven. June 01, 2018 - Members of the Operation Intercept Violent Fugitive Task Force for the District of South Carolina request the public’s assistance in locating Curtis Ray Green. Green, 20, also known as “Ray Ray” was housed at the Orangeburg County Detention Center and was awaiting trial for an alleged homicide that occurred on March 20, 2015...read more June 01, 2018 - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Jaimie Mozelski, 35, in Mount Pleasant Mills, PA. The Pennsylvania State Police obtained an arrest warrant charging Mozelski with multiple counts of aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another, fleeing and eluding and additional offenses for an incident occurring on May 13, 2018 in the Borough of Duryea...read more

JUSTICE NEWS

Jury Convicts Former CIA Officer of Espionage
Friday, June 8, 2018


Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks to the Western Conservative Summit
Friday, June 8, 2018


Signature HealthCARE to Pay More Than $30 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Rehabilitation Therapy
Friday, June 8, 2018


Department Of Justice Posts Advisory Opinions On FARA.Gov Website
Friday, June 8, 2018


Mississippi Physician Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Role in $3 Million Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme
Thursday, June 7, 2018


Former Defense Contractor Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Engaging in Commercial Sex with a Minor in the Philippines
Thursday, June 7, 2018


Attorney General Jeff Sessions Delivers Remarks to the 24th Annual Joint Conference of the Montana Association of Chiefs of Police and the 88th Annual Montana Police Protective Association
Thursday, June 7, 2018


Former Charity Executive Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Embezzlement Scheme
Thursday, June 7, 2018


Department of Justice Announces New DEA Division Office in Omaha
Thursday, June 7, 2018



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News from CBP

June 11, 2018 | Local Media Release
CBP Runs for Special Olympics

June 9, 2018 | Local Media Release
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Stop Smuggling Event Involving Eight Illegal Aliens

June 9, 2018 | Local Media Release
CBP Collection Operations Manager Killed in Highway 2 Crash


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C.B.P. Media Releases

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


CBP Runs for Special Olympics
Monday, June 11, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseHIGHGATE SPRINGS, Vt. – , U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers and employees at the Highgate Springs, Vt. Port of Entry (POE) participated in the 2018 Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Vermont Special Olympics, June 1. This year was the...
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CBP Collection Operations Manager Killed in Highway 2 Crash
Saturday, June 9, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseGRAND FORKS, N.D. — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Operations Manager was involved in a vehicle collision, while on duty near Crookston, MN Thursday afternoon, which resulted in the managers’ death. “I am deeply saddened by the death of CBP...
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Stop Smuggling Event Involving Eight Illegal Aliens
Saturday, June 9, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – On June 8, 2018, agents assigned to the Laredo South Border Patrol Station responded to a report of illegal activity near the Riverhill Subdivision in Laredo, Texas. Upon entering the neighborhood, Border Patrol Agents encountered a...
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Halts Smuggling Attempt
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – On June 8, 2018, Agents assigned to the Laredo Sector Border Patrol Checkpoint on Highway 83, north of Laredo, Texas encountered a 2000 Peterbilt Semi-tractor driven by a United States Citizen. During the immigration inspection...
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize 22 Bundles of Drugs at the Checkpoint on Interstate Highway 35
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – On June 4, 2018, Border Patrol Agents working assigned duties at the checkpoint on Interstate Highway 35 seized more than 500 pounds of marijuana. After a service canine alerted to the possible presence of narcotics, the search of...
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Laredo Sector Border Patrols Agents Rescue Six Illegal Aliens Trapped Inside Cabinets
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – On June 4, 2018, Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents assigned to work at the checkpoint on U.S. Highway 59, rescued six illegal aliens who were trapped inside cabinets in the back of a truck. After a service canine alerted to the...
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Hosts Texas Attorney General
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – On June 4, 2018, Laredo Sector Border Patrol hosted a visit from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The purpose of the visit was for the Attorney General to gain an understanding of the deployment of personnel, technology, and...
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Thwart Illegal Alien Smuggling In South Laredo
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas - On June 4, 2018, Border Patrol Agents working assigned duties near Pita Mangana Road stopped a suspicious vehicle after noticing erratic driving and what appeared to be the intent to smuggle illegal aliens. The vehicle stopped...
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Horse Patrol Unit Graduates Five New Recruits
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas - On June 5, 2018, the Laredo Sector Border Patrol Horse Patrol Unit graduated five (5) new recruits to its unit. The entire Laredo Sector Horse Patrol Unit is composed of mustangs adopted from the United States Bureau of Land...
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents with Assistance from National Guard Air Operations Disrupt a Narcotic Smuggling Attempt
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – Border Patrol agents continue to disrupt the flow of drugs into the United States resulting in a seizure of over 300 pounds of narcotics in an event this morning. On June 6, 2018, Border Patrol agents seized 372.8 pounds of marijuana...
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Dangerous Human Smuggling Attempts Stopped at SR 80 Immigration Checkpoint
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Willcox Border Patrol agents working at the State Route 80 Immigration Checkpoint arrested four United States citizens and four Mexican nationals during two disrupted smuggling incidents near Tombstone in the last 48 hours. Wednesday...
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue Illegal Alien Found Severely Dehydrated
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – On June 5, 2018, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo Sector Hebbronville Station rescued an illegal alien lost in a ranch near Highway 285. Border Patrol agents located the subject and quickly requested Emergency Medical...
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Laredo Sector Border Community Liaison Program Participates in a Career on Wheels Event
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas –The Laredo Sector Border Community Liaison Program assigned to the Laredo South Station concluded the school year with a visit to Ruiz Elementary School where they participated in a Career on Wheels event. Agents from the Border...
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Laredo Sector Participates in the City of Laredo Rockwall Climbing Program
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas –On Friday, June 8, 2018, the Laredo Sector Border Community Liaison Program, along with Laredo Sector’s Special Operations Detachment (SOD) Unit, assisted the City of Laredo’s Lamar Bruni Vergara Inner City Branch Library in kicking-...
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Collaboration Between Laredo Sector Border Patrol and Government of Mexico Prevent Human Smuggling Attempt
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – On June 7, 2018, Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents coordinated with the Government of Mexico in an operation which resulted in the arrest of 24 individuals from a stash house in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The incident...
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Mexican Teen with Meth Arrested at USBP Immigration Checkpoint
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Nogales Station Border Patrol agents detained a 17-year-old male Mexican national at the Interstate 19 Immigration Checkpoint on Wednesday afternoon after discovering a pound of methamphetamine concealed on his person. Agents...
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Human Smuggling Attempt in Stolen Vehicle Halted by Border Patrol Agents
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 95 Immigration Checkpoint arrested two United States citizens, one Mexican national, and one Guatemalan national traveling in a stolen vehicle in an attempted smuggling event on...
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Border Patrol and National Guard Personnel Join Efforts to Rescue Lost Subject in the Rio Grande Valley
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseHAVANA, Texas – Joint U.S. Border Patrol, Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG) and Government of Mexico efforts lead to a successful rescue of a lost subject suffering from dehydration. The rescue occurred yesterday when Border Patrol Agents (BPAs)...
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Intervienen en casa almacén en Rio Grande
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseMISIÓN, Texas - Los agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos asignados al sector del Valle del Río Grande desmantelaron una operación de esconder inmigrantes que resultó en la detención de 18 extranjeros ilegales. El martes,...
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CBP Officers Find More Than Seven Tons of Marijuana Hidden in Cargo Shipment
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseOTAY MESA, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo port of entry seized over seven tons of marijuana Wednesday hidden in a cargo shipment. “This apprehension highlights the success of the Unified Cargo Program...
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Rio Grande Valley stash house disrupted
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseMISSION, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Sector dismantle a stash house operation resulting in the apprehension of 18 illegal aliens. Joint effort results in stash house bustOn Tuesday, Border Patrol agents,...
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CBP regresa al Plaza Las Américas reclutando Agentes y Oficiales
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – El Negociado de Aduana y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) está agresivamente reclutando para posiciones de Oficial de Operaciones de Campo (CBP Officer), Agente de Patrulla Fronteriza (Border Patrol Agent...
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CBP is back at Plaza Las Americas to Recruit Agents and Officers
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is aggressively recruiting for the positions of CBP Officer, Border Patrol Agent and Air Interdiction and Maritime Interdiction Agents in select localities throughout the continental...
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection to host Explorers Open House
Friday, June 8, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseDETROIT - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Explorer Post in Detroit is inviting all high school students (ages 14-1 interested in pursuing careers in law enforcement to attend their Open House and learn about joining the Law Enforcement Explorer...
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Joint Task Force-West, South Texas Corridor lanzan "Campaña de Seguridad y Prosperidad" en el Valle del Río Grande
Thursday, June 7, 2018 | Local Media ReleaseEDINBURG, Texas – En el día de hoy comenzó la campaña "Campaña de Seguridad y Prosperidad," preparada entre el Joint Task Force West (JTF-W), el South Texas Corridor (STC), y en colaboración con el Gobierno de México (GdM), con el objetivo de ...
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