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EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Nearly 100 lb of Illegal Mexican Bologna Smuggled Inside Truck Tires
October 24, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized eight rolls of Mexican bologna this morning. The prohibited product was hidden in the spare tire of a truck that entered the port from Mexico. The contraband meat weighed a total of 76 pounds. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: $75,000 Worth of Marijuana Found Inside Table Shipped from Mexico
October 18, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
On October 11, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Louisville UPS Express Consignment Operation discovered almost 25 pounds of marijuana, worth $75,000, hidden inside a wooden table shipped from Mexico. continue reading »
Coked Up Clams Found in Luggage of El Salvadoran Man at Dulles Airport
September 9, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Customs and Border Protection at the Washington Dulles International Airport call it “one of the oddest we’ve seen” referring to coked up clams found in a passengers luggage. continue reading »
Texas Border Patrol Make Largest Drug Seizure in Years: 100 Bricks of Cocaine Worth $8.4M
August 16, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
CBP U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station seized more than 260 pounds of cocaine Friday evening. The incident marked the largest cocaine seizure in the Del Rio Border Patrol Sector since August 2006. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Serrano Peppers Shipment Contains Over 1,400lbs of Marijuana, Seized at Border
July 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo facility Wednesday evening, discovered 1,420 pounds of marijuana in boxes of serrano chili peppers. On July 13 at about 6 p.m., a 27-year-old male Mexican citizen entered the cargo port driving a 2000 International tractor, pulling a refrigerated trailer with cargo manifested as chili peppers. A CBP officer noticed the driver’s nervous demeanor and referred the conveyance for an intensive examination. continue reading »
‘Operation Black Flag’ Nabs 99 Hispanic CA Prison Gang Members for Intimidation & Drug ‘Taxing’
July 14, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Operation Black Flag, a multi-agency California-based investigation, netted a total of 99 defendants including 69 people in 57 federal indictments and 26 people in seven Orange County criminal complaints. continue reading »
Mexican Man Convicted of Using US Citizen ID & Passport to Smuggle Meth
July 11, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Mexican man was convicted on Wednesday of smuggling methamphetamine, and misusing a U.S. citizen passport during his smuggling attempt. The conviction was announced by U.S. Attorney José Angel Moreno, Southern District of Texas. continue reading »
This Week 114 Individuals in Puerto Rico Indicted for Drug Trafficking & Money Laundering
July 3, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
One hundred fourteen individuals were indicted for drug trafficking by a federal grand jury on Monday as a result of a joint investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD), and San Juan Municipal Police. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Mexican Woman Convicted of Smuggling Cash-Stuffed Teddy Bears
July 3, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Mexican woman was convicted on Thursday of bulk-cash smuggling after stuffing more than $270,000 inside teddy bears and pillows, and trying to enter Mexico by bus. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Woman Arrested in Barcelona With 8lbs. of Cocaine IN HER NUTS!
June 24, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The woman managed to fly from Bogotá to Barcelona with 8lbs of the alkaloid hidden in wine bottles, and nuts. continue reading »
ICE Assists Mexican Authorities in Seizing Over $2.4 million Concealed Inside Telephone Cable
June 21, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexico's customs authority, the Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT), with assistance from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), seized over $2.4 million concealed within four large rolls of telephone cable at the cargo facility of Mexico City's Benito Juarez International Airport continue reading »
Extreme Trafficking: CBP Seizes $11.4M in Narcotics, $574 in Cash Last Week in Ariz.
June 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Arizona Joint Field Command is reporting the seizure of more than 18,300 pounds of narcotics with an estimated value of nearly $11.4 million and the continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFIKCING: 49 Bricks of Cocaine Valued at $1.5M Seized on Puerto Rican Waters
June 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Earlier this week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine assets seized 49 bricks of narcotics on board a boat near the southwest coast of the island. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Seizure of Illegal Iguana Meat at U.S.-Mexico Border
June 15, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa passenger port of entry last week found 159 pounds of concealed iguana meat hidden in coolers underneath fish. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: 16-Yr Old Texan Boy Captured Driving Truck into U.S. with 126 Pounds of Pot
June 15, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 126 pounds of marijuana Sunday afternoon. The drugs were hidden in a van being driven by a 16-year-old El Paso boy. continue reading »
AZ Border Patrol in 6 Days See 27,600lb Drugs & 2,612 Illegal Aliens Attempt to Enter U.S.
June 12, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Arizona Joint Field Command is reporting the seizure of approximately 27,579 pounds of narcotics with an estimated value of more than $19.1 million and the apprehension of 2,612 illegal aliens at the Arizona border for the period of May 30 – June 5. continue reading »
A Lot of Bling and Collectible Cars Seized from Major Drug Trafficker in Puerto Rico
June 8, 2011 | by ICE | Latino Daily News
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents seized 15 luxury watches with an approximate market value of $1 million and 16 classic continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: $131 Million Worth of Cocaine Seized in Paraguay – Largest Seizure Ever
June 5, 2011 | by Insight Crime | Latino Daily News
This one is for the record books of Paraguay – a $131 million worth of cocaine seized at a river port this week. Employees became suspicious about the rice bags that were due to shipped to Mozambique from the private Phoenix river port – located at the border zone of Paraguay/Brazil/Argentina. Upon further inspection officials found 1,900 pound of cocaine with a street value of $131 million. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: In 7 Days, 16 Tons of Pot Valued at $23 Million Seized
June 3, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Over the past seven days, U.S. Border Patrol agents confiscated more than 16 tons of narcotics, with an estimated value of more than $26 million, in multiple seizures throughout the Rio Grande Valley Sector. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Modified Hang Gliders Becoming Increasingly Popular for Drug Smuggling
May 20, 2011 | by LA Times | Latino Daily News
We’ve seen makeshift ramps used to help drug-carrying trucks over the U.S.-Mexico border wall/fence, submersibles full of drugs, women sticking drugs in their *ahem* lady parts, tunnels dug right under the border, continue reading »
