Extreme Trafficking
Narco Smugglers Nabbed with Over $2 Million in Pot and Bath Salts – All in One Day
February 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff
U.S. Border Patrol agents in two separate events seized illicit drugs valued at more than two million dollars on Monday, Feb. 4. continue reading »
62-Year-Old Narco Smuggler Caught with $541,000 Worth of Coke
February 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Gateway International Bridge in Brownsville discovered cocaine valued at approximately $540,800 hidden within a GMC Sierra. continue reading »
Senior Citizen Narco Smuggler Stopped with Over 300 Pounds of Pot
February 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Columbus port of entry seized 362 pounds of marijuana on Friday, Feb. 1. A 63-year-old man was arrested. The seizure was largest of six made by CBP officers working at area ports this weekend. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING : Women Attempt to Smuggle Cocaine in Duct Tape Diapers
January 31, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Does this drug diaper make my butt look big? Two woman returning to New York after a trip to the Dominican Republic were arrested after Customs continue reading »
Mexico Cracks Down on “Narco-Miners”
January 31, 2013 | by Justice in Mexico
Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (Procuraduría General de la República, PGR) this month has frozen the finances of the Coahuila-based mining company Materiales Industrializados, an alleged narco-miner continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: More than $2 Million Worth of Pot Found in Watermelon Shipment
January 30, 2013 | by HS News Staff
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) on Friday discovered and seized a substantial load of alleged marijuana weighing more than 2,500 pounds at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility in Texas. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Over $300,000 Unreported Cash Found Inside Car’s Roof at Border
January 30, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A 54-year-old male Mexican national was arrested Saturday for attempting to smuggle $302,800 in unreported U.S. currency into Mexico through the Dennis DeConcini Port. continue reading »
LATINO BLOTTER: Another Woman Attempts to Smuggle Drugs into US in her “Lady Purse”
January 25, 2013 | by The Smoking Gun
Customs and Border Protection agents at the U.S.-Mexico Border say they arrested a woman attempting to cross into the U.S. with drugs hidden in her vaginal cavity. continue reading »
One of Puerto Rico’s ’10 Most Wanted’ Captured in New York
January 24, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Fugitive Task Force, acting on information provided by the U.S. Marshals Service Violent Offenders Task Force out of the district of Puerto Rico, arrested Justo Bermudez Stevens in the Bronx today. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Pot Mixed in With Cucumber Shipment
January 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico cargo facility arrested a man after they discovered 2,791 pounds of marijuana co-mingled within a shipment of cucumbers. continue reading »
