Thread: Arrests, seizures, drug busts, etc. for 8/6/12

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Local Ariz. Woman Arrested for Pot Smuggling
08/06/2012 05:16 PM EDT
Douglas, Ariz. - A local woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly attempting to smuggle approximately $19,000 worth of marijuana through the Douglas port of entry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers referred Maria Alejandra Larrazolo, 23, for inspection of her Pontiac sedan when she attempted to enter the United States. (more)

CBP Assists with Rescue of Missing Hiker
08/06/2012 05:16 PM EDT
Tucson, Ariz. - A 70-year-old man missing after going for a hike in Sabino Canyon yesterday was found alive this afternoon and airlifted out of the canyon by a Blackhawk helicopter from U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Air and Marine (OAM) in Tucson. (more)

U.S. Border Patrol Agents Interdict Drug Smuggling Boat Carrying Nearly $10 Million of Marijuana
08/06/2012 05:16 PM EDT
Santa Barbara, Calif. - U.S. Border Patrol agents collaborated with their Federal, state, and local law enforcement partners early yesterday morning to arrest 13 individuals following the interdiction of a Mexican panga-style boat loaded with more than 6,600 pounds of marijuana along the Santa Barbara County coast. (more)

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Georgia Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Federal Prison for Receiving Child Pornography Over the Internet Aug. 6, 2012 - Jacksonville Former Miami Beach Lead Code Compliance Officer Pleads Guilty to Extortion Conspiracy Involving a South Beach Nightclub Aug. 6, 2012 - Miami Rochester Man Charged with Running Sex Trafficking Operation Involving a Minor Victim Aug. 6, 2012 - Buffalo Fourteen Indicted for Trafficking Narcotics Received from Mexico and Laundering Drug Proceeds Aug. 6, 2012 - Atlanta Robbery of Wells Fargo Bank Branch in Lilburn Aug. 6, 2012 - Atlanta Kirtland Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Sex Abuse Charge Aug. 6, 2012 - Albuquerque Smithsonian Parking Lot Attendants Arrested for Stealing Parking Fees from Aircraft Museum Aug. 6, 2012 - Washington Former Ruiz Foods Employee Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement Aug. 6, 2012 - Sacramento www.fbi.gov