Extreme Trafficking
Eleven Gold Bars Valued at $1.7 MIllion Seized as Contraband at Puerto Rico Airport
January 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Several courier packages were seized this week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Rafael Hernandez International Airport containing 11 gold bars arriving from Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. continue reading »
Extreme Trafficking: $3 Million in Heroin and Undeclared Bulk Currency Seized at Border
January 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge discovered heroin valued at approximately $3,090,000 allegedly being smuggled into the country by a man driving a Ford F250 continue reading »
Narco Blog: Narco Sub with Capacity for Crew of 4 Captured by Colombian Navy
January 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Colombian navy reported Tuesday that it seized a small submarine used to smuggle cocaine off the country's southwestern coast. continue reading »
Two Dominican Drug Smugglers Arrested with $29 Million Worth of Cocaine on High Seas
January 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as part of the Caribbean Border Interagency Group law enforcement authorities, seized over 2,600 pounds of cocaine, a go-fast vessel and detained two Dominican smugglers during an at-sea interdiction Sunday in the Caribbean Sea. continue reading »
Spanish Authorities Bust-Up Major Heroin Smuggling Ring
January 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Drug traffickers arrested in Spain with 64 kilos (141 pounds) of high-purity heroin from Afganistan planned to distribute the drug throughout Europe, police officials said Monday. continue reading »
Two Arrested in Mexico for Trafficking 22,000 Turtle Eggs
December 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Two people were arrested in Mexico as they attempted to traffic the more than 22,000 turtle eggs they were carrying on a public bus. The arrest was made on a highway in the sout continue reading »
Arizona Border: Deaths of Undocumented Mar 2012
December 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The violence in neighboring Mexico and the deaths of undocumented immigrants at the hands of U.S. Border Patrol agents once more marred the situation along the Arizona border in 2012. continue reading »
Extreme Traffikcing: Spanish Authorities Seize over 11 Tons of Hashish
December 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Spanish police arrested 35 people and seized more than 11 tons of hashish, marking one of the biggest blows to traffickers of this drug in the Iberian Peninsula, officials said Wednesday. continue reading »
Border Agents in Laredo Rescue 10 Undocumented From Human Smugglers
December 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Zapata Border Patrol Agents Halt Human Smuggling Attempt - On Dec. 18, U. S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Zapata Station rescued 10 undocumented immigrants continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: $1.4 Million of Brown Heroin Found in Clothing Hamper
December 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Officers with Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations at the Pharr International Bridge seized $1,433,000 worth of brown heroin and arrested a man from Edinburg, Texas on this weekend. continue reading »
