Thread: I.C.E. Top Stories: Last Week 7/24/17

I.C.E. Top Stories: Last Week

07/21/2017

SAN ANTONIO, TX

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL

123 arrested in Central and South Texas during ICE operation targeting criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and immigration fugitives
During the July 10-19 operation, ERO officers made arrests in the following Central and South Texas cities: Austin (13), Waco (3), Harlingen (44), Laredo (27) and San Antonio (36). Of those arrested, 115 were men; eight were women.


07/19/2017

WASHINGTON, DC

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests 400th foreign fugitive in fiscal year 2017
ERO’s 400th foreign fugitive arrest of the year was Rafael Alberto-Burgos, a 43-year-old national of the Dominican Republic and citizen of Spain, wanted by Spanish authorities for homicide. Alberto-Burgos is suspected to have participated in the 1997 murder of his ex-girlfriend, whose remains were found on a Barcelona highway.


07/19/2017

DALLAS, TX

DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD

Federal grand jury indicts Dallas attorney and his assistant for running marriage fraud scheme
Specifically, the indictment charges Bilal Ahmed Khaleeq, 47, and Amna Cheema, 37, with one count each of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud. If convicted, the count charged in the indictment carries a maximum statutory penalty of five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.


07/18/2017

DALLAS, TX

HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING

Fort Worth woman pleads guilty in child sex trafficking case
In May 2017, a federal grand jury in Dallas returned an indictment charging conspiracy to engage in child sex trafficking against Shatara Armstrong, 31, and the following four other co-defendants: Marquist Fulcher, aka “Keezie,” 28, Chapoleon Fischer, aka “Kidd,” 28, Marcus Speed, 26, and Tiffany Gideon, 22.


07/18/2017

TUCSON, AZ

NARCOTICS


ICE investigation shuts down multistate drug trafficking organization
Among the Tucson residents taken into custody Monday was the organization’s alleged ringleader, Rene Marcos Vera, 44. Also arrested were Raquel Ann Stansberry, 35; Cesar Diaz German, 50; Rosella Maria DeLeon, 58; Richard Andrew Leon, 38; Rene Marcos Vera II, 22. Tawney Waner, 31, a resident of Las Vegas and Joseph Sorce, 41, were both arrested in Chicago.

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I.C.E. News Releases


07/24/2017

SAN ANTONIO, TX

HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Federal alien-smuggling charge filed in San Antonio against driver of tractor-trailer when 10 died after smuggling trip
A federal complaint filed July 24 alleges that James Matthew Bradley Jr., 60, unlawfully transported aliens in violation of law resulting in the death of 10 of the aliens transported. The tenth alien, an adult male, died overnight at a hospital. Upon conviction, the offense is punishable by life imprisonment or death, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release.



07/24/2017

WASHINGTON, DC



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Statement from ICE Acting Director Thomas Homan on Human Smuggling
“The men and women of ICE are proud to stand alongside our law enforcement partners, including locally and at the U.S. Department of Justice, to combat these smuggling networks and protect the public and those who would fall victim to their dangerous practices that focus solely on their illicit profits. So long as I lead ICE, there will be an unwavering commitment to use law enforcement assets to put an end to these practices.”



07/24/2017

NEWARK, NJ



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


Member of conspiracy to import and traffic counterfeit electronic product gets 37 months in prison
Rosario La Marca, 54, a resident of Naples, Italy, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty to count one of an indictment charging him with conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, to smuggle goods into the United States, and to structure financial transactions, and count two, charging him with trafficking in counterfeit goods.



07/21/2017

SAN ANTONIO, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


123 arrested in Central and South Texas during ICE operation targeting criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and immigration fugitives
During the July 10-19 operation, ERO officers made arrests in the following Central and South Texas cities: Austin (13), Waco (3), Harlingen (44), Laredo (27) and San Antonio (36). Of those arrested, 115 were men; eight were women.




07/19/2017

WASHINGTON, DC



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests 400th foreign fugitive in fiscal year 2017
ERO’s 400th foreign fugitive arrest of the year was Rafael Alberto-Burgos, a 43-year-old national of the Dominican Republic and citizen of Spain, wanted by Spanish authorities for homicide. Alberto-Burgos is suspected to have participated in the 1997 murder of his ex-girlfriend, whose remains were found on a Barcelona highway.



07/19/2017

DALLAS, TX



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


Federal grand jury indicts Dallas attorney and his assistant for running marriage fraud scheme
Specifically, the indictment charges Bilal Ahmed Khaleeq, 47, and Amna Cheema, 37, with one count each of conspiracy to commit marriage fraud. If convicted, the count charged in the indictment carries a maximum statutory penalty of five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.



07/19/2017

NEW YORK, NY



OPERATIONAL


ICE graduates its inaugural New York Explorers Post
The graduation participants and guests filled the seats of a large conference room in the HSI New York Office. The ceremony opened with the presentation of colors by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Color Guard and the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. HSI New York Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Angel M. Melendez offered the opening remarks, and addressed Explorers, thanking them for their commitment to the program and thanking their families for allowing HSI to teach their kids.



07/18/2017

BALTIMORE, MD



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE arrests alien wanted for homicide in Guatemala
Guatemalan authorities recently provided the ICE attaché office in Guatemala with a warrant charging Fredy Mariony Alvarado-Calderon, a previously removed alien with multiple felony convictions in the United States, with killing or attempting to kill an individual by shooting him with a firearm on Oct. 13, 2016, in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. ICE authorities in Guatemala also obtained information related to Alvarado-Calderon’s whereabouts and his known aliases.




07/18/2017

WILLISTON, VT



OPERATIONAL


ICE Law Enforcement Support Center key component of immigration action
The unassuming office in Williston, Vermont, supports enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws and plays an important role in the identification of criminal aliens.



07/18/2017

DALLAS, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


Fort Worth woman pleads guilty in child sex trafficking case
In May 2017, a federal grand jury in Dallas returned an indictment charging conspiracy to engage in child sex trafficking against Shatara Armstrong, 31, and the following four other co-defendants: Marquist Fulcher, aka “Keezie,” 28, Chapoleon Fischer, aka “Kidd,” 28, Marcus Speed, 26, and Tiffany Gideon, 22.



07/18/2017

TUCSON, AZ



NARCOTICS


ICE investigation shuts down multistate drug trafficking organization
Among the Tucson residents taken into custody Monday was the organization’s alleged ringleader, Rene Marcos Vera, 44. Also arrested were Raquel Ann Stansberry, 35; Cesar Diaz German, 50; Rosella Maria DeLeon, 58; Richard Andrew Leon, 38; Rene Marcos Vera II, 22. Tawney Waner, 31, a resident of Las Vegas and Joseph Sorce, 41, were both arrested in Chicago.



07/17/2017

WASHINGTON, DC



COUNTER PROLIFERATION INVESTIGATION UNIT


Portuguese engineer pleads guilty to conspiring to export technology to Iran without approval from the US government
Joao Pereira da Fonseca, 55, a citizen of Portugal, pled guilty today to a federal charge stemming from a scheme in which he conspired to help an Iranian company unlawfully obtain sophisticated equipment from two companies in the United States.




07/17/2017

WICHITA FALLS, TX



NARCOTICS


Dallas methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to 15 years in federal prison
U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor sentenced Juan Leonardo Tello, 50, of Dallas, Texas, to 180 months in federal prison. In May 2017, Judge O’Connor sentenced the following three co-defendants to federal prison sentences for their roles in this methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy: Jackie Eugene Clayton, 38, to 235 months in federal prison; Juan Carlos Lopez, 53, to 100 months in federal prison; and Rudy Roman Ramirez, 45, to 135 months.



07/17/2017

SAN ANTONIO, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


South Texas ICE officers remove Mexican man wanted for homicide
Eduardo Cervantes-Ruiz, 35, is accused of a 2008 homicide that occurred in State of Queretaro, Mexico. Cervantes-Ruiz was escorted by ICE officers to the U.S.-Mexico border at Laredo, Texas, and transferred to Mexican authorities July 17.



07/17/2017

HOUSTON, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE Houston deports Mexican man wanted for homicide
Jose Manuel Sustaita-Velez, aka El Pelon, 33, was escorted to the Juarez Lincoln Port in Laredo, Texas, and turned over to Mexico’s Procuraduría General de la República (PGR) July 17.



07/14/2017

DALLAS, TX



NARCOTICS


Dallas man sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison for his role in cocaine conspiracy
Corey Nelson, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to 230 months in federal prison following his guilty plea in September 2016 to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a schedule II controlled substance. Nelson has been in custody since mid-July 2015 following a law enforcement operation led by the FBI, the Dallas Police Department and IRS.




07/14/2017

MIAMI, FL



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes murder suspect to Bahamas
Jamal Redmond Wallace, 33, a citizen of The Bahamas, was arrested in Tampa by U.S. Border Patrol on March 29, 2017, the day an arrest warrant was issued by Bahamian authorities



07/13/2017

BOSTON, MA



OPERATIONAL


HEROs provide support to Boston Marathon bombing victims
“Just as fast as the bomb went off, my life was altered forever,” Martinez said. “Watching the attacks unfold in Boston, I wanted to pay it forward. I wanted to walk in those [hospital] rooms on my own two prosthetics, look them in the eye and tell them, ‘regardless of misfortunes that happen in life, you’ll be able to get back to what you want to do.’”


07/13/2017

NEW ORLEANS, LA



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


Honduran man sentenced for stealing US citizen’s identity to get Louisiana ID
Javier Canizalez-Hernandez, 40, a citizen of Honduras, previously admitted during his guilty plea to using the Social Security number that was not assigned to him to obtain a Louisiana Identification card from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in Houma.



07/13/2017

SAN ANTONIO, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


South Texas ICE officers remove Salvadorian man wanted for aggravated homicide
Carlos Vidal Navarro-Montecinos, 22, was flown to El Salvador July 13 onboard a charter flight coordinated by ICE’s Air Operations (IAO) Unit. Upon arrival, Navarro-Montecinos was turned over to officials from El Salvador’s Civilian National Police (PNC).



07/12/2017

PORTLAND, OR



NARCOTICS


Alleged Philadelphia fentanyl distributor arraigned on federal drug trafficking charges
Henry Konah Koffie, 32, of Darby, Pa., is accused of importing and distributing a controlled substance resulting in death. Koffie was ordered detained awaiting trial at a sentencing hearing Tuesday in Philadelphia and will be transferred from the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia to the District of Oregon.



07/12/2017

BUFFALO, NY



OPERATIONAL


ERO Buffalo helps make a miracle
More than 30 officers from eight agencies took part in the Miracle League of Western New York’s (WNY) Law Enforcement Day at Grand Island, New York.


07/12/2017

NEWARK, NJ



FINANCIAL CRIMES


Members of an ATM skimming conspiracy plead guilty
Marcel Peckham, 43, of Little Neck, New York, Catalin Mihai Dragomir, 33, of Glendale, New York, Eduard Vasilica Ticu, 32, of Glendale, and Silvester Florentin Papp, 25, of Ridgewood, New York, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud.



07/12/2017

NEW YORK, NY



HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


ICE pilots FGM outreach program at JFK airport
The initiative aims to safeguard and prevent young girls from being subjected to FGM by informing passengers traveling to high-prevalence countries about the U.S. laws governing FGM and the potential criminal, immigration, and child protective consequences of transporting a child to another country for the purpose of FGM.




07/12/2017

POCATELLO, ID



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Idaho man sentenced to 25 years for child enticement
According to the March 2 plea agreement, Jesus Nieto, 20, used social media sites to communicate with the minor girls, ages 11 and 15, for the purpose of soliciting sexually explicit pictures. He also persuaded and coerced the girls into engaging in sexual intercourse with him.


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F.B.I. Top Stories

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  Seizing the Moment
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• 07.20.2017
  AlphaBay Takedown
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• 07.18.2017
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• 07.13.2017
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DEA NEWS

Chinese National Arrested, Charged: Distributed Opioids, Including Fentanyl Shipped From China to Ohio

JUL 24 (WOOSTER, Ohio)

A Chinese national living in Massachusetts was arrested and charged with distributing opioids and other drugs that were shipped from China to the United States and ultimately to Ohio, the DEA said. Bin Wang, 42, operated Cambridge Chemicals, Wonda Science, and other companies from a warehouse in Woburn, Massachusetts.

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D.E.A. NEWS RELEASES

JUL 21	(LUBBOCK, Texas) 27 Years for Dallas Area Methamphetamine Trafficker
JUL 21	(DALLAS) 20 Years for Dallas Methamphetamine Trafficker
JUL 21	(LAREDO, Texas) 30 Years for Los Zetas Cartel Leader
JUL 20	(TRENTON, N.J.) Mercer County Man Sentenced for Role in Trenton Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy
JUL 20	(CINCINNATI, Ohio) Federal Grand Jury in Ohio Indicts 16 People in Fentanyl Distribution Drug Conspiracy

MORE NEWS RELEASES

A.T.F. Press Releases


FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2017

Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 100 Months Imprisonment

Field Division:Chicago Field Division


Two Broward County Residents Charged Federally for Being Felons in Possession of Firearms

Field Division:Miami Field Division


THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2017

Convicted Felon Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Prison

Field Division:Tampa Field Division


“REAL TIME”: Greenville Man Sentenced as Armed Career Criminal to over 17 Years in Federal Prison

Field Division:Charlotte Field Division


Federal Grand Jury Indicts 16 in Narcotics Conspiracy

Field Division:Columbus Field Division


Twenty People Convicted and Sentenced in Long Term Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Field Division:Tampa Field Division


Man Who Started Shootout Leading to Friend's Death Sentenced to 100 Months' Imprisonment

Field Division:Detroit Field Division


WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017

Firearms Exporter and Straw Purchasers Head to Prison

Field Division:Houston Field Division


Fifty-Two and Forty-Seven Year Prison Terms for Hialeah Residents Who Robbed Two Hialeah Jewelry Stores and Attempted to Rob a Third Store

Field Division:Miami Field Division


Portland Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

Field Division:Boston Field Division


TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2017

Member of Trenton Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 74 Months in Prison

Field Division:Newark Field Division


Hialeah Police Department Officer Sentenced to Five Years on Corruption, Access Device, and Identity Fraud Charges

Field Division:Miami Field Division


Kalamazoo Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Stolen Firearms

Field Division:Detroit Field Division


Four Individuals Charged with Interstate Gun Trafficking Conspiracies Spanning from Georgia to New Jersey

Field Division:Newark Field Division


MONDAY, JULY 17, 2017

Serial Gun Felon Sentenced in Federal Court

Field Division:Nashville Field Division


Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Charge Arising Out of ATF-Led Operation Targeting Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crime in Bernalillo County

Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


Dallas Man Sentenced to 100 Months in Federal Prison on Firearm Conviction

Field Division:Dallas Field Division


Albuquerque Felon Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of One Round of Ammunition

Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


Jacksonville Man Who Attempted to Obstruct Firearms Investigation Sentenced to 15 Years' Imprisonment

Field Division:Tampa Field Division


Armed Career Criminal Caught in Undercover Sting Sentenced to 15 Years

Field Division:Tampa Field Division


FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017

Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 15 Years for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Field Division:Nashville Field Division


Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 15 Years for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Field Division:Nashville Field Division


Two More Sentenced and Four More Plead Guilty to Charges Arising of ATF-Led Operation Targeting Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crime in Bernalillo County

Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


Pueblo Man Sentenced in Murder for Hire Plot

Field Division:Denver Field Division

Headlines News coverage of the U.S. Marshals

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	View from the Hill: Legislature’s end game on guns: No rules at all?
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	Mechanical, human error led to second jail escape in 2 years
	Inmate didn't escape from Rochester, but did serve here
	Nashville attempted murder suspect arrested in Memphis
	Federal Prosecutor Credits New Task Force with Arrests Following LR Mass Shooting
	Man gave 'taunting smirk' to police before killing K-9, charges state
	Nashville attempted murder suspect arrested in Memphis - WSMV Channel 4
	2 Louisiana murder, robbery suspects arrested in Waco

JUSTICE NEWS



Former Bank Vice President Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Conspiracy
Monday, July 24, 2017




Alleged Head of Wildlife Smuggling Ring Extradited from Australia
Monday, July 24, 2017




Hawaii Soldier Indicted for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
Saturday, July 22, 2017




Houston Physician Convicted of Conspiracy in $1.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Friday, July 21, 2017




Alleged ISIS Supporter Indicted for Attempting to Provide Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organization
Friday, July 21, 2017




Member of International Child Exploitation Conspiracy Sentenced to 210 Months in Prison
Friday, July 21, 2017


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News from CBP

July 24, 2017 | Local Media Release
CBP Officers Stop 310 Pound Marijuana Load

July 24, 2017 | Local Media Release
CBP Air and Marine Operations Crew Rescues Lost Migrants

July 24, 2017 | Local Media Release
Equipo de Operaciones Aéreas y Marítimas del CBP Rescata a Migrantes Perdidos


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C.B.P. Media Releases

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






Equipo de Operaciones Aéreas y Marítimas del CBP Rescata a Migrantes Perdidos
Monday, July 24, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseDEL RIO, Texas - Una tripulación de helicóptero de las Operaciones Aéreas y Marítimas de las Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (AMO y CBP por sus siglas en inglés) de Estados Unidos rescató a dos indocumentados durante el fin de semana. Helicóptero AS...
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CBP Air and Marine Operations Crew Rescues Lost Migrants
Monday, July 24, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseDEL RIO, Texas – A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations helicopter aircrew rescued two undocumented over the weekend. U.S. CBP Air and Marine OperationsAS-350 "A-Star" helicopter.“Fortunately we were able to find these two...
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CBP Officers Stop 310 Pound Marijuana Load
Monday, July 24, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEL PASO, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 310 pounds of marijuana Saturday. The drugs were hidden in the bed, rear wall and door of a pick-up truck. The...
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Tucson Woman Arrested with 3 Aliens in Car Trunk
Friday, July 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents from the Sonoita Station found three illegal aliens in the trunk of a vehicle during an immigration inspection late Thursday afternoon on State Route 83, north of Sonoita. Agents in Sonoita found...
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Border Patrol Agent, Canine Find 155 Lbs of Marijuana
Friday, July 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseAgents arrested a20-year-old smugglerafter finding 155pounds of marijuanainside of the vehiclehe was drivingTUCSON, Ariz. – Ajo Border Patrol Station agents working at an immigration checkpoint on State Route 85 arrested a 20-year-old male U.S....
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Human Smuggler Caught with 2 Adults, 2 Minors
Friday, July 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – After Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers stopped a 2005 Chevrolet Tuesday afternoon for an expired registration, they called the Border Patrol in Casa Grande for assistance to investigate possible human smuggling. The DPS...
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Body found on south Texas ranch in the Rio Grande Valley
Friday, July 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEDINBURG, Texas – On Thursday evening, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Falfurrias Border Patrol Station received a call from a concerned citizen that he encountered a deceased individual. At approximately 9:00 p.m., the Brooks County...
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Agents help recover two drowning victims from the Rio Grande
Friday, July 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEDINBURG, Texas – On Tuesday morning, U.S. Border Patrol riverine agents working near Brownsville, Texas recovered a drowning victim from the Rio Grande. At approximately 10:00 a.m., Brownsville riverine agents patrolling the river observed a person...
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Rio Grande Valley agents arrest convicted felons, gang member
Friday, July 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEDINBURG, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector arrested numerous criminals over the last few days, including two felons and an MS-13 gang member. The most significant arrest occurred when Border Patrol Station agents...
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Border Patrol Discovers Methamphetamine in Truck’s Gas Tank
Friday, July 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseSALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents working at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint arrested a man suspected of smuggling methamphetamine Friday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 9 a.m. when a 48-year-old man...
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Repatriates Mexican National Wanted by Government of Mexico
Friday, July 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – On July 20, 2017, members of the Laredo Sector Border Patrol Foreign Operations Branch repatriated a Mexican national by turning him over to the custody of Government of Mexico officials from the Procuraduria General de la Republica...
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Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $79K in Cocaine at Gateway International Bridge
Thursday, July 20, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseBROWNSVILLE, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine. CBP officers discovered the alleged narcotics, valued at approximately $79,560, hidden within a silver 2003...
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CBP Officers from the Hidalgo International Bridge Seized Over $500K in Methamphetamine
Thursday, July 20, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseHIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge seized $548,504 worth of alleged methamphetamine. “This seizure is attributable to exceptional interview and observation skills...
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Two arrested in Blaine on California warrants
Thursday, July 20, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseBLAINE, Wash. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations at the Peace Arch Port of Entry took two men into custody this week when routine inspections found both were wanted on National Crime Information Center warrants...
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Nogales CBP Officers Seize $234K in Hard Drugs
Thursday, July 20, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseA service canine ledofficers to nearly 64pounds of hard drugsTUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Nogales seized approximately $234,000 worth of methamphetamine and heroin early Tuesday. Officers at the Dennis...
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Dulles CBP Seizes more than $25k from Bosnia and Herzegovina-bound Travelers
Thursday, July 20, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseSTERLING, Va., — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized more than $25,000 Wednesday from travelers departing Washington Dulles International Airport for violating federal currency reporting regulations. A Bosnia and Herzegovina-...
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Border Patrol, AMO and GOM Join in Search Effort
Thursday, July 20, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseMARFA, TX– U.S. Border Patrol Agents--including members of its International Liaison Unit, the El Paso Air Branch of CBP Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and the Government of Mexico teamed up yesterday to locate a group of undocumented immigrants...
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Rio Grande Valley Sector holds Mayoral meeting regarding Executive Order
Thursday, July 20, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEDINBURG, Texas – On July 18, 2017, U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Chief Patrol Agent Manuel Padilla hosted a meeting with Mayors from the Rio Grande Valley to discuss U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) ongoing...
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Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue 11 People
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseOver the course of a two-week period in late June, Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents rescued 11 illegal immigrants on eight different occasions who were either abandoned by a smuggler or became lost after illegally crossing the U.S/Mexico border....
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Border Patrol Finds Meth in Car’s Side Panel
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseSALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents working at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint arrested a man suspected of smuggling methamphetamine Tuesday evening. The incident occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m. when a 21-year-old...
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Local Law Enforcement, Feds Work Together
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Since the beginning of fiscal year 2017 (Oct. 1, 2016) local law enforcement agencies in southern Arizona have been instrumental in working with the Department of Homeland Security to combat transnational criminal organizations by...
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Baltimore CBP Officers Arrest Maryland Man on Felony Charges of Sexual Offense of a Minor
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseBALTIMORE – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested a Laurel, Md., man at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Sunday on Prince George’s County, Md., charges alleging sexual offense of a minor. CBP officers...
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CBP Seizes $248k Shipment of Counterfeit Designer Watches from Hong Kong
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 | Local Media ReleasePHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia recently seized counterfeit Rolex and Michael Kors watches, which, if authentic, held an MSRP of $248,075. During an inspection of an international mail on May 16, CBP...
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Border Patrol Seizes Methamphetamine in Passenger Bus
Tuesday, July 18, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseSALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint found, on a bus, an abandoned backpack loaded with methamphetamine today. The incident occurred at approximately 8:45 a.m. after a...
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US, Mexican Citizens Caught with More Than $350K in Drugs
Tuesday, July 18, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents at the Highway 95 immigration checkpoint north of Yuma on Saturday arrested two men, a U.S. citizen and a Mexican national, after finding more than 40 pounds of hard drugs hidden throughout their pickup truck....
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