Thread: Top Stories: Last Week 2/21/17

Top Stories: Last Week


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.



02/14/2017

SAN JUAN, P.R.

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.



02/13/2017

SAN JUAN, P.R.

CHILD EXPLOITATION

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



02/13/2017

WASHINGTON, DC

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION


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

https://www.ice.gov/news/top-stories...week&created=1

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I.C.E. News Releases

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

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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

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CHILD EXPLOITATION


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



02/13/2017

WASHINGTON, DC



MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION


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



02/10/2017

PHOENIX, AZ



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


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




02/10/2017

SHERMAN, TX



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


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



02/10/2017

ALBUQUERQUE, NM



CULTURAL PROPERTY, ART AND ANTIQUITIES INVESTIGATIONS


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



02/09/2017

NEW YORK, NY



ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL


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



02/09/2017

DETROIT, MI



OPERATIONAL


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




02/09/2017

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX



HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING


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



02/09/2017

URBANA, IL



DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD


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



02/09/2017

HOUSTON, TX



CHILD EXPLOITATION


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



02/09/2017

WASHINGTON, DC



CULTURAL PROPERTY, ART AND ANTIQUITIES INVESTIGATIONS


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

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F.B.I. Top Stories

• 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.
• 02.09.2017
  Wine Ponzi Scheme
  A California businessman’s long-running scheme involving fictitious wine futures resulted in thousands of victims in the U.S. and overseas losing millions of dollars.

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DEA NEWS

China Announces Scheduling Controls of Carfentanil and other Fentanyl Compounds

FEB 17 (WASHINGTON D.C.)

China's National Narcotics Control Commission announced this week that scheduling controls against four fentanyl-class substances ? carfentanil, furanyl fentanyl, valeryl fentanyl, and acryl fentanyl ? will begin on March 1, 2017. This announcement is the culmination of ongoing collaboration between the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Government of China, and reaffirms the shared commitment to countering illicit fentanyl.

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D.E.A. NEWS RELEASES

FEB 17 (HARTFORD, Conn.) Fairfield Doctor Who Illegally Prescribed Oxycodone Sentenced FEB 16 (BRIDGEPORT, Conn.) Southeastern Connecticut Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison FEB 16 (LUBBOCK, Texas) Lubbock Fentanyl Distributor Pleads Guilty FEB 16 (BANGOR, Maine) Guilford Man Sentenced to Three Years for Distributing Heroin FEB 15 (PROVIDENCE, R.I.) 23 Two Detained, Nearly Six Kilos of Heroin Seized in Rhode Island

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A.T.F. Press Releases


MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2017

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


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2017

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


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


THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Butler County Couple Indicted on Federal Drug and Firearms Offenses
Field Division:Nashville Field Division


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


Marion County Convicted Felon Charged with Possession of Destructive Devices
Field Division:Tampa Field Division


Buffalo Man Sentenced on Gun Charge
Field Division:New York Field Division


Arrest Made in Bonners Ferry Church Arson
Field Division:Seattle Field Division


Sacramento Gun Manufacturer Sentenced to Prison for Manufacturing and Assisting Others to Manufacture AR-15 Rifles
Field Division:San Francisco Field Division


Paroled Second-Degree Murderer gets 46 Months for Possessing Sawed-Off Shotgun and Rifle
Field Division:Chicago Field Division


Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced for Gun Possession
Field Division:Columbus Field Division


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Duo Sentenced for Attempting to Smuggle Assault Rifles, Ammunition, and Machine Gun Components into Mexico
Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


Juvenile Convicted and Sentenced as an Adult in Federal Court on Robbery Charges
Field Division:Columbus Field Division


Duo Sentenced for Attempting to Smuggle Assault Rifles, Ammunition, and Machine Gun Components into Mexico
Field Division:Phoenix Field Division


Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
Field Division:Boston Field Division


TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Gary Man Sentenced To 40 Months Imprisonment
Field Division:Chicago Field Division


Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering, Money Laundering Charges; Admits Role in 2 Murders in 2011
Field Division:Boston Field Division


Leader Sentenced in String of Violent Armed Robberies
Field Division:Houston Field Division


Jefferson County Convicted Felon Sentenced for Drug and Gun Violations
Field Division:Houston Field Division


Jefferson City Man Pleads Guilty To Illegal Firearms after Posting Photos on Facebook
Field Division:Kansas City Field Division


Vermont Man Pleads Guilty in Manhattan
Field Division:New York Field Division

Headlines News coverage of the U.S. Marshals

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	SIOUXLAND'S MOST WANTED: Kelly Coop
	Woman wanted in June shooting death on New Mexico Most Wanted List
	U professor arrested on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct, stalking
	JUST IN: Man arrested in West Palm Beach fatal shooting
	Newsmaker: Jack McClain
	Lorain Fugitive of the Week Devante Gibbs arrested in California
	BREAKING: Wilmington man arrested in murder of Montreal Holmes
	UPDATE: WBR Work release inmate captured at Metairie parade
	Lorain man who walked out of child rape trial arrested in California
	U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy headlines next Rockefeller Lecture Series
	Suspect in fatal shooting at QT arrested in S.C.
	LESSONS IN BLACK HISTORY
	U.S. Marshals say Ferris Booker steals your car, then holds it for ransom
	El Paso fugitives arrested at Las Cruces hotel
	Ashland couple wanted on drug charges arrested in Akron
	34 people arrested for 54 offenses as part of Mardi Gras fugitive round-up: NOPD
	Wanted Steuben sex offender captured in Texas
	Detroit's Most Wanted: Anthony Funderburg
	New Jersey fugitive Keyshaun Wiggins, wanted in connection with Hoboken homicide, arrested in Springfield

JUSTICE NEWS



Missouri Man Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
Tuesday, February 21, 2017




Three People Found Guilty of Taking Part in Scheme That Used Stolen Identifying Information to Fraudulently Seek Millions in Tax Refunds
Friday, February 17, 2017




Dual Jamaican-U.S. Citizen Sentenced in Connection with Lottery Fraud Scheme Based in Jamaica
Friday, February 17, 2017



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News from CBP

February 21, 2017 | Local Media Release
Burke, NY Border Patrol Agent Rescues Children and Mother

February 21, 2017 | Local Media Release
Customs and Border Protection CBP Black History Month Youth Program Features Grammy Award-winning, Kirk Franklin

February 17, 2017 | Local Media Release
Douglas CBP Officers Seize $253K in Marijuana


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C.B.P. Media Releases

Customs and Border Protection CBP Black History Month Youth Program Features Grammy Award-winning, Kirk Franklin
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseINDIANAPOLIS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Steward Speakers Inc. in conjunction with Olivet Missionary Baptist Church., will host a National Black History Celebration featuring Kirk Franklin, author and Grammy Award-winning gospel, hip-...
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Burke, NY Border Patrol Agent Rescues Children and Mother
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseFORT COVINGTON, N.Y. – A U.S. Border Patrol agent assigned to the Burke Station rescued two children and their mother from hypothermia after their car overturned and partially submerged in a culvert on Sunday. “Agent Tebo’s quick reaction saved two...
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CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Inside of Firewood
Friday, February 17, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseA CBP narcotics detection canine alertedofficers to a truck with mesquite firewoodin the back. A further search of the woodled to the discovery of more than 100pounds of marijuana inside of someof the pieces of wood.TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and...
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Border Patrol Agents Arrest U.S. Citizen Caught Smuggling 4 Illegal Immigrants
Friday, February 17, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseWellton, Ariz. Station agents stopped atruck and discovered four undocumentedaliens insideYUMA, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton Station arrested a U.S. citizen Feb. 15 after finding four undocumented aliens in his Chevrolet...
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Border Patrol Stops Truck near Sonoita, Finds Almost $260K Worth of Marijuana
Friday, February 17, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Sonoita Station arrested a female U.S. citizen Feb. 16 after finding nearly 2 dozen bundles of marijuana, worth almost $260,000, in her Dodge Ram truck. The woman was driving north...
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Border Patrol Arrests Sex Offender
Friday, February 17, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEL CENTRO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported convicted sex offender yesterday in an isolated area near Mount Signal. On Thursday, at approximately 3 p.m., agents assigned to the El Centro Border Patrol...
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Douglas CBP Officers Seize $253K in Marijuana
Friday, February 17, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseOfficers seized 370 pounds of marijuanafrom throughout a smuggling vehicle,including from within the ceilingTUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona arrested two Mexican...
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U.S. Border Patrol Arrests Brazilian National Wanted for Murder
Friday, February 17, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseMIAMI – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Dania Beach Station and law enforcement partners arrested a man convicted of and wanted for murder in Brazil on Monday near Pompano Beach. U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended the Brazilian national...
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Border Patrol K-9 Team Finds Valentine’s Day Narcotics Load in Gas Tank
Thursday, February 16, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseSAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—U.S. Border Patrol agents seized a heroin and methamphetamine load valued at more than $400,000 on Tuesday on northbound Interstate 5 near San Clemente. Shortly before noon, agents on patrol spotted a 1993 Ford F-150 pickup...
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CBP Officers Seize $105K in Cocaine at the Progreso/Donna Port of Entry
Thursday, February 16, 2017 | Local Media ReleasePROGRESO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Progreso/Donna Port of Entry seized alleged cocaine valued at $105,740 during an enforcement exam. Packages containing 13.71 pounds ofcocaine seized by CBP...
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CBP Savannah Seizes Counterfeit Pistol magazines Worth $2 million
Thursday, February 16, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseSAVANNAH, GA. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Savannah Port of Entry completed a seizure of counterfeit firearm magazines. The shipment container arrived from Southeast Asia destined for Tennessee. In late January during...
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Seattle resident detained at Peace Arch Port of Entry for King County warrant
Thursday, February 16, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseBLAINE, Wash. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers at the Peace Arch Port of Entry detained a 34-year-old Chinese man Sunday night when an outstanding National Crime Information Center (NCIC) warrant was...
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CBP to Open a Global Entry Enrollment Center at Richmond International Airport
Thursday, February 16, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseRICHMOND, VA. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will open a Global Entry enrollment center in Richmond, VA on March 1, 2017. Conditionally-approved Global Entry applicants can begin scheduling interviews for the Richmond Enrollment Center...
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Border Patrol Seizes 50 bundles of Marijuana, Rescues Two Distressed Migrants
Thursday, February 16, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseFORT HANCOCK, TX – Vigilance by Border Patrol Agents was responsible this week for thwarting an attempt to smuggle 50 bundles of marijuana into the U.S. It began when a Border Patrol Agent assigned to the Fort Hancock Station spotted a white...
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Agent Assaulted While Conducting an Arrest
Thursday, February 16, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – A Mexican national crossed the U.S. border illegally Feb. 11 on the Tohono O’odham Nation, near the village of Vamori, and assaulted a Border Patrol agent assigned to the Three Points Station. Agents had tracked down two men...
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Del Rio Sector Apprehends Convicted Sex Offender
Thursday, February 16, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseEAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station arrested a convicted sex offender who had been previously removed. During processing, agents discovered aHonduran man had been deported followingarrest and conviction...
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Dulles CBP Seizes Hidden Horsemeat and Horse Genitals from Mongolian Travelers
Thursday, February 16, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseSTERLING, Va. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists have seen some really unusual things in traveler baggage at Washington Dulles International Airport over the years. From charred full monkeys, to voodoo ceremony tools, to...
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Philadelphia CBP Seizes Nearly 97 Pounds of Khat Concealed inside Bags of Herbal Hair Dye
Thursday, February 16, 2017 | Local Media ReleasePHILADELPHIA – For the second time in three days, Pennsylvania U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized a load of khat from Kenya after discovering 97 pounds of the illicit narcotic concealed inside herbal hair dye bags near...
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Border Patrol Agents Arrest 23 Illegal Aliens in Hamburg, N.Y.
Thursday, February 16, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseHamburg, N.Y. – On February 13, 2017, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Buffalo Border Patrol Station arrested 23 illegal aliens in Hamburg, New York. Border Patrol agents arrest 23 illegal aliens inHamburg, N.Y.Earlier this year, on two...
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Border Patrol Agents in Buffalo Arrest 7 in U.S. Illegally
Thursday, February 16, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseGrand Island, N.Y. – On February 14, 2017, U.S. Border Patrol received an anonymous call that there were 12-20 illegal immigrants at an address on Long Rd. In response, agents assigned to the Buffalo Border Patrol Station increased patrols in the...
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Honors February’s Youth of the Month
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseLeft to Right sitting: Dr. Leonides G.Cigarroa High School Maribel Perez;Harmony Science Academy Ybi Huacuja;Hector J. Garcia Early College High SchoolKayla Martinez; John B. Alexander HighSchool Alyssa Cruz; J. W. Nixon HighSchool Ben Mora; Lyndon...
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Man Arrested at Nogales Port Riding Motorcycle With Nearly $460K of Heroin in Fuel Tank
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseOfficers at the DeConcini crossing wereled to a BMW motorcycle by a canineteam, where they discovered $460Kworth of heroin hidden within the fueltankTUCSON, Ariz. –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican national Tucson at the...
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2 Arrested Near Elfrida for Drug Smuggling
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents from the Willcox Station arrested two individuals Monday night after finding more than 175 pounds of marijuana in the back of a Chevrolet truck at the immigration checkpoint on State Route 191 near Elfrida....
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Agentes del Sector Del Rio Arestan Delincuente Sexual Condenado
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseDEL RIO, Texas - Los agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos, asignados a la estación de Eagle Pass, arestaron a un delincuente sexual condenado, que había sido deportado previamente. Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza de EaglePass...
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Del Rio Sector Apprehends Convicted Sex Offender
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 | Local Media ReleaseDEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station arrested a convicted sex offender who had been previously removed. Eagle Pass Border Patrol agents arresteda convicted sex offender who had been previously removed.“Our...
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