Extreme Trafficking
January 2013 Archives
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 »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: 7 Tons of Pot Valued at $12 Million Seized at Border
January 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the local port of entry cargo inspection facility intercepted a shipment of marijuana last week worth up to $12 million. continue reading »
Extreme Trafficking: Border Protection Seizes Over $500,000 in Coke and Meth
January 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A Mexican man was arrested Monday at the Port of San Luis for attempting to smuggle 45.6 pounds of cocaine into the U.S. continue reading »
Spanish Authorities Break Up Coke Smuggling Ring from Latin America
January 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Spanish police arrested seven people who were trying to smuggle 93 kilograms of cocaine into the country hidden in blocks of stone, which had been seized by Chilean customs authorities before they could be shipped to Spain. continue reading »
Border Patrol Seize Coke and Meth Along California Interstate
January 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to duties on Interstate 5 in Southern California prevented two narcotic smuggling attempts Tuesday near San Clemente. continue reading »
Extreme Trafficking: 12 Narco Smugglers Caught with 1,250 Pounds of Pot in Arizona Desert
January 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A dozen drug smugglers carrying 1,250 pounds of marijuana were arrested Tuesday night by Ajo Station Border Patrol agents patrolling near Pia Oik, Ariz. continue reading »
Extreme Trafficking: Large Narco Cash Seizure Made in Chicago
January 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Gang Enforcement Officers working in Chicago arrested two offenders for marijuana offenses last night. Further investigation by the officers led to the discovery and subsequent seizure of over $1 million in cash. continue reading »
Smugglers’ Strategy: Abandon Dope ( Border Patrol Seizes $2.2 Million in Pot)
January 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Ajo Station agents seized 4,585 pounds of abandoned marijuana during three separate incidents in the West Desert yesterday. Ajo Station agents assigned to the all-terrain unit were patrolling near Why, Ariz., Monday morning when they discovered an abandoned Chevy Suburban loaded with 85 bundles of marijuana continue reading »
621 lb of Pot Found After Driver Asks Patrol Border for Directions
January 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a suspected drug smuggler and seized hundreds of pounds of marijuana concealed in a false compartment after he stopped to ask for directions. continue reading »
