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Over 300 Pounds of Cocaine Seized Near Northern Coast of Puerto Rico
May 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG) law enforcement authorities, working in support of the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force (CCSF), arrested 2 smugglers, seizing a boat and a drug shipment of approximately 154 kilos (339.5 pounds) of cocaine during a maritime interdiction early Friday evening off the northern coast of Dorado, Puerto Rico. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Guatemalan Tries to Smuggle Cocaine Chocolate Bars into Country
April 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport seized more than four pounds of cocaine hidden inside chocolate bars and drink boxes in a Guatemalan woman’s luggage shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Seized Drug-Stuffed Toilets Donated to Habitat for Humanity
April 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that 192 commercial toilets seized during a drug bust at Laredo Port of Entry would find a more appropriate home with Habitat for Humanity of Laredo-Webb County. continue reading »
Latino Blotter: Texas Man Admits to Smoking 170 Joints a Day to Justify a Ton of Pot in His Basement
March 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Michael Sepulveda of Rio Grande City, Texas is not only a prolific pot smoker he is a quick thinker. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: In 24-Hour Period Close to $1 Billion Worth of Cocaine Seized
March 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In two separate incidents in a 24-hour period, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operating out of Corpus Christi, Texas, detected two go-fast vessels carrying more than 10,000 pounds of cocaine with a combined value of more than $779 million. continue reading »
Mexican Family of Five, Including 3 Minor Children, Found with $800,000 of Coke & Meth at Border
March 7, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A 29-year-old Mexican national from Nogales, Sonora, traveling with his 26-year-old wife and three minor children, was arrested yesterday for attempting to smuggle more than $800,000 worth of cocaine and methamphetamines into the United States through the Dennis DeConcini Port. continue reading »
Three Texas Siblings Apprehended Smuggling Drugs at Border
February 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 130 pounds of marijuana in one seizure Tuesday. Three El Paso siblings who were in the vehicle in which the drugs were discovered drugs were taken into custody. continue reading »
Cocaine Found on JetBlue Plane Coming in From Dominican Republic
February 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
On Feb. 9, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Logan International Airport seized approximately 8.9 kilograms of cocaine that was discovered on a JetBlue flight that originated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. continue reading »
Extreme Trafficking: 384 lb of Pot Found Hidden Inside Concrete Barriers
February 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Otay Mesa cargo facility last Friday morning discovered 384 pounds of marijuana hidden inside of concrete barriers. continue reading »
Extreme Trafficking: 104 lbs of Marijuana Hidden in Quinceanera Party Decorations
February 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Border Protection agents discovered bundles of marijuana stashed inside wood-framed and mirrored Quinceanara plaques. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Over 200 Pounds of Pot Hidden in Religious Statues Seized
January 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Hidalgo port of entry on Saturday seized marijuana valued at more than $233,000 during a routine vehicle inspection. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: 756 Pounds of Pot Found Stashed in Frame of Flatbed Trailer
January 24, 2012 | by Grant Sabatier | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo port of entry Thursday stopped a tractor-trailer with 756 pounds of marijuana hidden in the frame. continue reading »
Charges in Panamanian Drug Ring that Hid Coke and Heroin in Hair Weaves and Wigs
December 24, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Twelve individuals from the Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland – and the country of Panama – have been charged in a 20-count indictment alleging international drug trafficking. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Spanish Model Uses Fake Implants to Transport Cocaine from Brazil to Rome
December 22, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A model heading to Rome from Brazil has been arrested after it was discovered that the fake implants she was carrying had cocaine stashed inside them. continue reading »
Extreme Trafficking: Man Arrested With 7lbs of Meth Stuffed in Jalapeño, Nacho Cheese Cans
December 9, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Federal Police arrested a man trying to re-enter the U.S. with 7lbs. of meth submerged inside cans of nacho cheese and Jalapeños. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Truck Seized Near Border with $13 Million in Marijuana
November 27, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
This week a tractor-trailer truck was seized in California after immigration officials found 1,146 package of marijuana valued at $13 million inside. continue reading »
Senior Citizens Arrested at Border for Smuggling ‘Date-Rape’ Drug into U.S.
November 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Tucson Field Office, a component of CBP’s Joint Field Command – Arizona, stopped three Mexican women this week involved continue reading »
Four Traffickers, Speedboat and 1 1/2 Tons of Cocaine Seized off Nicaragua
November 12, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Naval forces of the Nicaraguan army seized 1 1/2 tons of cocaine and killed four drug traffickers, two of them Colombians, during an operation in the country's northern Caribbean region, military officials said Saturday. continue reading »
128 Pounds of Marijuana Found on Boat Being Towed Near U.S.-Mexico Border
November 11, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry Sunday stopped a man and a woman towing a boat with about 128 pounds of marijuana hidden inside. continue reading »
7,500 Rounds of Ammunition About to be Smuggled to Mexico Seized at Border
October 27, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Tucson Field Office, a component of CBP’s Joint Field Command – Arizona, arrested a man for attempting to smuggle nearly 7,500 rounds of ammunition into Mexico yesterday. continue reading »
