Homeland Newswire Report News
Smugglers 'Melon-choly' After CBP Officers Intercept Over $1.5 Million Worth of Cocaine Concealed in Watermelon Shipment
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Calexico East Cargo Facility intercepted over $1.5 million worth of cocaine concealed within a shipment of watermelons.
CBP Intercepts Giant Snails at Detroit Metropolitan Airport
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists intercepted six Giant African Snails at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
CBP Arrests Georgia Murder Suspect in Niagara Falls
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo arrested an individual wanted out of the state of Georgia for homicide.
CBP Officers Arrest 38 Fugitives Including Three Men Sought for Sexual Offenses Against Children
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry have apprehended 38 fugitives since the beginning of March, including three men wanted for sexual offences against children.
CBP Intercepts Counterfeit Stamps
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport seized 4,080 counterfeit U.S. postage stamps.
Philadelphia CBP Bags Downers Destined ‘Down East’
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia unwrapped a present from Kosovo on Tuesday, but the gift was a bit of a downer.
Assaults, Rescues and Abandoned Children in the RGV
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents had a violent encounter, prevented an individual from drowning and saved three abandoned children near the river.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol foils two human smuggling attempts
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents foiled two human smuggling attempts at the I-35 Border Patrol checkpoint that resulted in the apprehension of several individuals.
CBP, Coast Guard Apprehend 18 Stowaway Migrants in a Barge Arriving in San Juan
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Coast Guard apprehended Tuesday 18 non-citizens of the Dominican Republic that arrived into the Port of San Juan stowed away in a barge arriving from Jacksonville, Florida.
CBP Officers Seize Fentanyl, Methamphetamine and Cocaine
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry intercepted approximately 121 pounds of methamphetamine, 30 pounds of fentanyl and 0.58 pounds of cocaine in the span of one week. Concealment methods included hidden compartments in vehicles and body carriers.
CBP Officers Seize $1.4 Million in Hard Narcotics at Hidalgo International Bridge in Poly-Drug Load
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry recently seized cocaine and methamphetamine that totaled over $1.4 million in street value in a single enforcement action.
Gold Nuggets and Bars Worth $67,830 Seized by Cincinnati CBP
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
On March 9, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stationed at the Port of Cincinnati seized an outbound shipment declared as containing clothing after they discovered it also contained loose gold and gold bars worth far more than the declared value of $125 USD
ERO Houston removes previously deported Honduran fugitive wanted for murder
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston, with assistance from ERO Honduras and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) in Honduras, removed Juan Manuel Mena Dolmo, a 35-year-old previously deported Honduran national, from the U.S. on March 22.
ERO New York City arrests foreign fugitive wanted in Brazil for rape of minor
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
On March 6, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City deportation officers arrested an international fugitive wanted in Brazil for rape and carnal abuse of a minor.
Moving assault weapons into Mexico lands former cartel leader’s son in prison following HSI Harlingen, ATF investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
A former cartel leader’s son was sentenced Thursday to federal prison following his conviction of smuggling goods from the United States.
ERO Harlingen arrests 7 criminal noncitizens during nationwide operation
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Harlingen apprehended seven removable noncitizens during a nationwide enforcement effort between March 4 and March 13.
Texas man arrested for selling fentanyl-laced pills that led to someone’s death
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Authorities arrested Ricardo Julyan Kross Rios, a 21-year-old Corpus Christi resident, March 23 at his residence in Corpus Christi for delivery of fentanyl resulting in death and possession of fentanyl with the intent to distribute
ERO Boston removes fugitive wanted for kidnapping in Mexico
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Deportation officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston removed Francisco Lopez-Lopez, a 50-year-old unlawfully present Mexican national and foreign fugitive wanted for kidnapping in Mexico on March 22. Lopez-Lopez unlawfully entered the United States on two prior occasions.
Former mayor of Les Irois, Haiti arrested for visa fraud following HSI investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
Jean Morose Viliena, 50, was indicted March 23 for illegally obtaining a permanent resident card, commonly referred to as a green card, by means of a false statement — specifically that he had not ordered, carried out or materially assisted in extrajudicial and political killings and other acts of violence against the Haitian people.
2 conspirators indicted in global human smuggling conspiracy after HSI Yuma investigation
By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. and Mexican law enforcement authorities, including Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), cooperated to help Interpol and the Fuerza Estatal de Seguridad Ciudadana (FESC) arrest a human smuggler and their co-conspirator who officials allege has operated on the U.S.-Mexico border for several years.