Thread: I.C.E. AND C.B.P. News Releases 2/18/19

I.C.E. News Releases



02/13/2019

BALTIMORE, MD

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes MS-13 member wanted in El Salvador
Saul Ernesto Orellana-Jandres, 25, is wanted by Salvadoran authorities for membership to a terrorist organization.



02/13/2019

SAN DIEGO, CA



WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT


ICE Homeland Security Investigations execute federal search warrant during worksite enforcement operation at local market
During the operation, 26 individuals working at the market were determined to be in the United States without authorization. They were temporarily taken into custody and released pending the outcome of their immigration case.



02/13/2019

KANSAS CITY, MO



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former teacher indicted in Missouri for allegedly producing child pornography with 3 minor victims
William Derek Williams, 39, of Cameron, Missouri, was charged with three counts of producing child pornography, involving three different minor victims, from Jan. 1, 2013, to Sept. 6, 2018. Williams is also charged with one count of possessing child pornography.



02/12/2019

NEW YORK, NY



FINANCIAL CRIMES


Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman found guilty on all charges in US Court
Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, the boss of the Siniloa Cartel, also known by various aliases, including “El Chapo” and “El Rapido,” was convicted Tuesday by a federal jury in Brooklyn of being a principal leader of a continuing criminal enterprise, a count that includes 26 drug-related violations and one murder conspiracy, through his leadership of the Mexican organized crime syndicate known as the Sinaloa Cartel.




02/12/2019

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CONTRABAND


ICE, DHS partners; Vieques Municipal Police seize 2,378 pounds of cocaine
On Feb 7, while investigating a suspicious yola-type vessel in Vieques, HSI and CBP special agents and officers, respectively, learned that a Coast Guard air unit, while on a routine patrol, detected another incoming vessel at approximately 10 nautical miles south of Vieques.



02/12/2019

NEWARK, NJ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes South Korean national to face indecent assault convictions in home country
Don Hyun Choi departed the U.S. and was turned over to South Korean law enforcement authorities for the aforementioned criminal convictions.



02/08/2019

TAMPA, FL



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


ICE Tampa announces human trafficking awareness campaign
ICE's HSI office partnered with Clear Channel Outdoor on a Tampa Bay area human trafficking awareness outreach campaign utilizing billboards across the region.



02/08/2019

LOS ANGELES, CA



CONTRABAND


US and Australian authorities intercept 1.7 tons of methamphetamine bound for Australia from Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport
The drugs, which consisted of three containers targeted for inspection, were seized at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport by officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on January 11 – intercepting the shipment before it could reach Australian shores.




02/08/2019

PHOENIX, AZ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Phoenix ERO repatriates Guatemalan national wanted for homicide
Funes-Herrera, 52, came into ICE custody Sept. 5, 2018, after apprehension by the U.S. Border Patrol. At that time, he was detained, and placed into removal proceedings.



02/08/2019

DEL RIO, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


South Texas man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography
Timothy Robert Beasley, 51, from Del Rio, Texas, was sentenced Feb. 8 by U.S. District Judge Alia Moses who ordered Beasley to serve 120 months in prison. In addition, Beasley must also serve 10 years of supervised release after he completes his prison term; he must also pay $20,000 restitution to his victims. On Nov. 30, 2016, Beasley pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography.



02/08/2019

FORT WORTH, TX



NATIONAL SECURITY


North Texas man charged with conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization
Michael Kyle Sewell, 18, was charged Feb. 8 by criminal complaint with conspiring to provide material support and resources to Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistani-based foreign terrorist organization.



02/07/2019

BOSTON, MA



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


ICE HSI Boston special agent leads presentation at large anti-human trafficking networking, education event in western Massachusetts
ICE's HSI Boston Special Agent Michael Morizio was the featured presenter at a well-attended Feb. 5, anti-human trafficking professionals networking and education event hosted by the western Massachusetts division of the Office of the Massachusetts State Attorney General, which focused on effective practices in the identification and combating of human trafficking in Springfield, Massachusetts.




02/07/2019

HOUSTON, TX



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


Honduran child sex offender charged in Houston with illegally re-entering US
Marvin Yovani Mejia-Ramos – aka Martin Jose Romos-Ramirez, aka Ricardo Rodriguez-Morales – 50, an illegal alien from Honduras who has used multiple aliases and countries of origin, was charged Feb. 6 with illegal re-entry by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.



02/07/2019

LOS ANGELES, CA



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


3 federal cases allege illegal importation and sale of 'herbal' sexual enhancement pills that contained pharmaceutical drugs
Four companies and three individuals have agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges related to the illegal importation and sale of $11 million worth of pharmaceutical-grade erectile dysfunction drugs that were falsely marketed as herbal remedies for men. Federal prosecutors today filed two new cases against distributors of the misbranded drugs.



02/06/2019

WASHINGTON, DC



HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS


ICE, DOJ recognize International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a federal crime, and any involvement in committing this crime is a serious human rights violation which may result in imprisonment and potential removal from the United States. Individuals suspected of FGM/C, including sending girls overseas to be cut, may be investigated by the HRVWCC and prosecuted accordingly.



02/05/2019

SCRANTON, PA



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Pennsylvania man sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for receiving child pornography
Michael Portanova, age 28, admitted that he used his cell phone to receive images and videos of child pornography, using a file-sharing network on the internet between August 2017 and Oct. 30, 2017, in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.




02/01/2019

LOS ANGELES, CA



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


One of ICE's "most wanted" aliens indicted for illegally re-entering the US following deportation
Santos Moreira, 46, a citizen of Belize illegally present in the United States, was found in Los Angeles County on November 2, 2015, according to an indictment returned against him on January 25 by a federal grand jury.



02/01/2019

CHICAGO, IL



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Chicago-area musician pleads guilty to enticing underage girls to produce sexually explicit videos
Austin Jones, 26, of Bloomingdale, Illinois, pleaded guilty to one count of receiving child pornography.



02/01/2019

TULSA, OK



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Former Oklahoma teacher admits creating sexually violent images of children using photographs downloaded from Facebook
At the plea hearing, Jerry Matthew Berry admitted to producing obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children and distributing child pornography in 2017 and 2018. Cyber Crimes detectives from Tulsa Police Department and HSI special agents discovered Berry’s illicit activities during a peer-to-peer file-sharing undercover investigation.



01/31/2019

SANTA ANA, CA



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


Federal prosecutors unseal indictments naming 19 people linked to Chinese 'birth tourism' schemes that helped thousands of aliens give birth in US to secure birthright citizenship for their children
The indictments charge operators and clients of three “maternity house” or “birthing house” schemes that were dismantled in March 2015 when federal agents executed 35 search warrants, which resulted from international undercover operations.




01/31/2019

INDIANAPOLIS, IN



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Indiana high school swim coach sentenced to nearly 17 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting student athlete
John Goelz, 30, exploited his position of trust and authority with one of his student athletes, a minor, for his own sexual gratification.



01/31/2019

MUSKOGEE, OK



CHILD EXPLOITATION


Oklahoma man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography
Ryan Edward Offineer, 41, of Muldrow, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment, 15 years’ supervised release, and ordered to pay $8,500 in restitution to the victim(s) for possessing child pornography.



01/31/2019

PHOENIX, AZ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


ICE removes Honduran national wanted for homicide in his home country
Rigoberto Calderon-Villeda, 26, came into ICE custody July 30, 2018, after apprehension by the U.S. Border Patrol. At that time, he was detained for illegal entry, and placed into removal proceedings.



01/31/2019

ATLANTA, GA



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS


ICE, CBP operation nets over $24 million in fake sports-related merchandise
Special agents from HSI teamed with industry, CBP, Atlanta police officers and other partner agencies to identify flea markets, retail outlets and street vendors selling counterfeit goods during the week leading up to Super Bowl LIII. They seized fake jerseys, hats, cell-phone accessories and thousands of other bogus items prepared to be sold to unsuspecting consumers.




01/30/2019

DETROIT, MI



STUDENT AND EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM


8 individuals indicted for exploiting the US student visa system
Charged in the indictments were: Barath Kakireddy, 29, of Lake Mary; Suresh Kandala, 31, of Culpeper; Phanideep Karnati, 35, of Louisville, Kentucky; Prem Rampeesa, 26, of Charlotte, North Carolina; Santosh Sama, 28, of Fremont, California; Avinash Thakkallapally, 28, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Aswanth Nune, 26, of Atlanta, Georgia; and Naveen Prathipati, 26, of Dallas, Texas.

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News from CBP

February 15, 2019 | Local Media Release
CBP in San Juan Intercepts Concealed Narcotics inside Parcels Destined for Connecticut and Rhode Island

February 15, 2019 | National Media Release
Cincinnati CBP Seizes Cocaine in Tombstone, Meth in Candy

February 15, 2019 | Local Media Release
CBP confisca narcóticos escondidos en paquetes de mensajería destinados a Connecticut y Rhode Island


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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 in Collaboration with HSI Intercepts Largest Cocaine Contraband at Port Hueneme in 25 Years
Friday, February 15, 2019 | Local Media Release
LOS ANGELES—A joint collaborative effort between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations, resulted in the seizure of 221.7 pounds...
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Border Patrol arrests previously deported sex offender
Friday, February 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseLAKE CHARLES, La. --New Orleans Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a previously removed child sex offender early Friday morning in Lake Charles, La., after he was discovered illegally in the United States. Lake Charles Border Patrol Station agents...
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CBP Officers Create A Double Play As They Seize Meth Worth Over $1.7 Million at the Laredo Port of Entry
Friday, February 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers create a double play as they seize methamphetamine worth over $1.7 million in two enforcement actions on Wednesday, Feb.13. “CBP has numerous layers...
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Cincinnati CBP Seizes Cocaine in Tombstone, Meth in Candy
Friday, February 15, 2019 | National Media ReleaseCINCINNATI—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati began the new year with multiple interceptions of cocaine and methamphetamines at a local express consignment facility. Freddy, a CBP Narcotic Detector dog, performs a sit...
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Eagle Pass Border Patrol Agents Recover Body from Rio Grande
Friday, February 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseEAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol marine agents and the Eagle Pass Fire Department worked together to recover the body of a deceased man from the Rio Grande River early Thursday morning. “Crossing the Rio Grande River is both illegal and...
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Eagle Pass Border Patrol Agents Rescue 17 from Rio Grande
Friday, February 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseEAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Del Rio Sector’s Special Operations Detachment and marine units from the Eagle Pass Station rescued 17 Central American migrants from the Rio Grande River in three incidents on Thursday. Border...
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Criminals Ramp-Up Attempts to Smuggle Drugs into the U.S.
Friday, February 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Ajo and Welton stations collaborated with Mexican authorities to seize a drug smuggling vehicle in a remote area of the Sonoran Desert Wednesday evening. U.S. Border Patrol agents patrolling a...
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CBP confisca narcóticos escondidos en paquetes de mensajería destinados a Connecticut y Rhode Island
Friday, February 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos interceptaron e incautaron el lunes 5 libras (2,34 kilogramos) de cocaína, 2,2 libras (1,03 kilogramos) de oxicodone y 7 libras (3,28 kilogramos) de endocet, ocultos dentro...
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CBP in San Juan Intercepts Concealed Narcotics inside Parcels Destined for Connecticut and Rhode Island
Friday, February 15, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers intercepted and seized Monday 5 pounds (2.34 kilograms) of cocaine, 2.2 pounds (1.03 kilogram) of oxycodone and 7 pounds (3.28 kilograms) of endocet, found concealed inside separate...
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Oficiales de CBP del Puerto de Entrada de Brownsville Detienen a Fugitivo Buscado por Homicidio
Thursday, February 14, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseBROWNSVILLE, Texas - Los oficiales de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP por sus siglas en inglés) de los EE. UU. en el Puerto de Entrada de Brownsville detuvieron a un fugitivo en el Puente Internacional Gateway que tenía una orden de arresto...
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Brownsville CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Homicide
Thursday, February 14, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseBROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry detained a fugitive at the Gateway International Bridge who had an outstanding warrant out of Dallas, Texas, for homicide. “Our officers...
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CBP Officers Arrest Individual after Discovering Meth in Vehicle
Thursday, February 14, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. – Yesterday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Alexandria Bay port of entry arrested a man after the discovery of illegal drugs during a vehicle search. Alexandria Bay, N.Y. Port of EntryCBP officers...
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CBP Officers at Port of Lukeville Seize $60K of Meth
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Lukeville on Friday arrested a Mexican national Saturday after seizing more than 19 pounds of methamphetamine. Smugglers attempted to hide methwithin the backseat of a...
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Suspected Fentanyl Confiscated by Yuma Sector Border Patrol
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. – Blythe Station agents working at the Highway 78 Immigration Checkpoint arrested two United States citizens for the transportation of 17 pounds of suspected fentanyl Tuesday. Agents removed fentanylfrom a floor compartmentAt...
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Arizona CBP Agriculture Specialists Prepare for Valentine’s Day
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – In the days leading to Valentine’s Day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s officers and agriculture specialists will be busy with travelers arriving at Arizona ports of entry. Groceries, plants, medications, liquor, pets and...
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Florida, Maryland CBP Team to Mitigate Destructive Pest Threat
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseBALTIMORE – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists in Jacksonville, Florida and in Baltimore teamed up recently to mitigate a serious economic threat posed by a beetle. This wasn’t just any beetle; it was Trogoderma...
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CBP Baltimore Field Office Agricultural Specialists Ensure Valentine’s Flowers are Pest, Disease Free
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseBALTIMORE — U. S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Baltimore Field Office agriculture specialists are working against the clock to ensure all imported Valentine’s Day flowers arrive on time, but most importantly that the flowers arrive free of...
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CBP Boston ensures flowers are pest free ahead of Valentine’s Day
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseBOSTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) process millions of Valentine’s Day flowers annually to ensure they are pest and disease-free. Imported flowers may carry...
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CBP Working to Keep Valentine’s Day flowers Pest-Free
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseEL PASO, Texas – The days before Valentine’s Day are among the busiest for U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s highly trained agriculture specialists. They continue to work hard to make certain that plant diseases and plant pests are detected and...
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Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos solicita comentarios al público sobre el futuro del comercio internacional
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | National Media ReleaseWASHINGTON - El 1ero de marzo de 2019, en el Auditorio Herbert Hoover del Departamento de Comercio de Estados Unidos, la Oficina de Comercio Internacional de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP) de los Estados Unidos efectuara una sesión pública...
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Eighth Sex Offender Arrested by El Centro Sector Border Patrol this Fiscal Year
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseCALEXICO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a convicted sex offender this past Monday afternoon. At around 6:25 p.m., agents assigned to the Calexico Station, arrested a man suspected of illegally entering the U.S....
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Over 300 Taken in to Custody by Border Patrol Agents in Sunland Park
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseSunland Park, N.M. – As large groups of illegal aliens continue to cross through the Lordsburg area near the Antelope Wells Port of Entry, U.S. Border Patrol Agents from the Santa Teresa Station discover a group of over 300 illegal crossers entering...
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CBP to hold Global Entry Enrollment Workshop in Minot
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | Local Media ReleasePEMBINA, N.D. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations would like to announce a Global Entry enrollment workshop to be held by CBP in Minot. During this enrollment event, CBP will conduct interviews for conditionally...
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CBP Inspeccionara Flores, Arreglos Florales Para el Día de San Valentín
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – A medida que se acerca rápidamente el Día de San Valentín, los especialistas en agricultura altamente calificados de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de los EE. UU. continúan examinando minuciosamente cientos de millones de tallos de...
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CBP Ensures Pest-free Flowers for Valentine’s Day
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, Texas – As Valentine’s Day rapidly approaches, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s highly skilled agriculture specialists continue to dutifully examine hundreds of millions of arriving cut flower stems to ensure that plant diseases and...
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News from CBP

February 19, 2019 | Local Media Release
CBP Field Operations Officers Seize Over $12 Million in Methamphetamine at Pharr International Bridge

February 19, 2019 | Local Media Release
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February 18, 2019 | Local Media Release
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