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5/5/2009 Tucson, AZ Drug and weapons seizures by Tucson BEST on the rise
5/5/2009 San Juan, PR First federal government prosecution using Patriot Act to charge U.S. citizens of bulk cash smuggling crimes discovered abroad and committed in the U.S.
5/4/2009 Seattle, WA Washington state man extradited from Spain to face drug charges
4/28/2009 Seattle, WA Canadian gang leader pleads guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering
4/24/2009 Laredo, TX Port runners get long prison terms
4/22/2009 Atlanta, GA Airline passenger pleads guilty to attempted drug smuggling
4/20/2009 Tulsa, OK ICE to open new Office of Investigations in Tulsa
4/14/2009 El Paso, TX BEST team arrests 2 men who allegedly tried to smuggle guns into Mexico Media Gallery
4/14/2009 Laredo, TX Mexican man charged with attempting to smuggle $1 million into Mexico
4/8/2009 New York, NY ICE investigation results in a 20-year jail sentence for Baltimore drug smuggler
3/30/2009 Tampa, FL Drug smugglers sentenced after multi-agency investigation
3/20/2009 El Paso, TX Undeclared U.S. currency was concealed in spare tire in pick-up truck headed into Mexico
3/17/2009 Santa Monica, CA Bay Area man arrested in major Ecstasy bust Media Gallery
3/13/2009 Seattle, WA Canadian drug smuggler sentenced to 20 years in federal prisonMedia Gallery
3/12/2009 Fajardo, PR More than 633 pounds of cocaine with a street value of $11 million seized in multi-agency operationMedia Gallery
3/9/2009 Phoenix, AZ ICE probe leads to seizure of 75 pounds of cocaine
3/6/2009 Miami, FL Cutler Bay resident indicted as part of a large scale cigarette smuggling and money laundering operation
2/18/2009 Tucson, AZ ICE investigation leads to conviction for Tucson drug smuggler
2/13/2009 Buffalo, NY 3 indicted for smuggling marijuana
2/10/2009 Boston, MA Boston area man sentenced to 7.5 years in federal prison for laundering drug money
2/9/2009 San Juan, PR ICE nabs drug swallower at the LMM San Juan airport
2/4/2009 El Paso, TX Mexican man deported; wanted in Sonora for possessing military-type weaponsMedia Gallery
2/4/2009 Fontana, CA Task force agents seize $1.5 million pot shipment concealed inside donkey yard statuesMedia Gallery
1/16/2009 Seattle, WA Washington state man sentenced to 14 years in prison for cocaine smuggling
1/15/2009 Charlotte, NC ICE trains 100 state and local officers in highway interdiction of drugs and bulk cashMedia Gallery
1/14/2009 Tampa, FL Colombian drug lord gets life in prison following joint law enforcement investigation
1/8/2009 Seattle, WA Canadian trucker pleads guilty to marijuana drug smuggling chargesMedia Gallery
1/6/2009 Louisville, KY Canadian indicted on federal narcotics charges
1/6/2009 El Paso, TX El Paso man, Mexican citizen face weapons-smuggling chargesMedia Gallery
12/30/2008 Miami, FL South Florida produce firm and owners plead guilty to charges related to the importation of produce contaminated with illegal pesticides
12/23/2008 Miami, FL ICE and CBP seize more than 855 pounds of marijuana, arrest boat captain and two passengers on drug smuggling charges
12/12/2008 Seattle, WA Beachfront cocaine smuggling attempt thwarted in Whatcom County
12/12/2008 Philadelphia, PA Drug trafficker sentenced to more than 20 years in prison
12/12/2008 Oklahoma City, OK Illegal alien sentenced to 3 years for selling cocaine, possessing false green cards
12/12/2008 Minneapolis, MN 4 men sentenced to years in prison for distributing cocaine, methamphetamine
12/11/2008 San Antonio, TX Mexican national sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for firearms smuggling
12/11/2008 Fresno, CA ICE-led multi-agency probe dismantles Central Valley drug trafficking ring
12/8/2008 Spokane, WA Mother, daughter guilty of smuggling monkey from Thailand
12/4/2008 Los Angeles, CO Multi-agency task force to combat smuggling at nation's largest seaport complex
12/4/2008 El Paso, TX 2 men sentenced to federal prison for firearms trafficking
12/4/2008 Charlotte, NC ICE shares more than $400,000 with North Carolina state and local law enforcement agencies
12/3/2008 New York, NY ICE arrests 6 defendants in an African elephant ivory smuggling conspiracy operation through JFK International Airport
11/20/2008 Seattle, WA Canadian pleads guilty to drug smuggling and money laundering charges
11/20/2008 San Juan, PR ICE seizes more than $186,000 and arrests a woman for bulk cash smuggling
11/10/2008 Yuma, AZ Mexican civil engineer charged after being linked to recently discovered
11/4/2008 Fajardo, PR ICE, CBP and PRPD seize 340 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of $10.2 million
10/29/2008 Atlanta, GA Three Atlanta Indictments Announced as Part of Multi-State "Operation Pay Cut" Drug Takedown
10/28/2008 Ft. Pierce, FL ICE and Fort Pierce Police seize $250,000 in cocaine
10/24/2008 San Juan, PR ICE and CBP seize 450 kilograms of cocaine in Puerto Rico with a street value of $13.5 million
10/9/2008 Philadelphia, PA Ringleader of international drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced to 40 years in prison
10/8/2008 Grand Rapids, MI 3 men from India found guilty in record cocaine seizure
10/6/2008 New York, NY Former Colombian Naval Petty Officer Extradited to United States For Selling Naval Positioning Charts to Cocaine Traffickers
10/3/2008 Detroit, MI Federal jury finds Michigan woman guilty of violating export embargo against Saddam Hussein's former regime in Iraq
10/1/2008 San Juan, PR ICE seizes 1,930 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of approximately $58 million in multi-agency operation
10/1/2008 Jacksonville, FL ICE investigation leads to the indictment of six for trafficking counterfeit goods
9/30/2008 Riverside, CA Inland Empire man sentenced for role in contraband cigarette trafficking ring
9/23/2008 Miami, FL Miami seafood dealer convicted and sentenced in international smuggling operation
9/22/2008 New York, NY 175 Alleged Gulf Cartel Members and Associates Arrested in Massive International Law Enforcement Operation
9/16/2008 El Paso, TX Ciudad Juarez man sentenced to 8 years for bribery/drug smuggling
9/15/2008 Miami, FL ICE and CBP seize more than 6,000 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $12 million
9/5/2008 McAllen, TX 4 men sentenced for illegally exporting thousands of rounds of ammunition
8/28/2008 El Paso, TX Wanted: Local drug trafficker with ties to Joaquin 'Chapo' Guzman
8/25/2008 San Juan, PR ICE dismantles drug trafficking organization in Puerto Rico
8/21/2008 Tampa, FL Six cocaine smugglers sentenced between 8 and 14 years in prison
8/15/2008 Laredo, TX 2 Laredo sisters found guilty of importing marijuana
7/25/2008 Santa Ana, CA Three charged in ICE probe that nets large stash of methamphetamine
7/23/2008 Seattle, WA Seattle man convicted for stealing luxury car from secure warehouse
7/10/2008 Miami, FL French national pleads guilty to international stolen art conspiracy involving paintings by Monet, Sisley, and Brueghel
7/8/2008 Dorado, PR ICE and PRPD seize $6 million worth of cocaine
7/2/2008 Fort Worth, TX Cocaine dealer receives maximum sentence under federal sentencing guidelines
7/1/2008 St. Croix, VI Bulgarian man sentenced to 24 years in prison for possession of cocaine
7/1/2008 Miami, FL Custody officer charged with smuggling contraband into Krome service processing center
6/30/2008 Los Angeles, CA Canadian suspected of running Ecstasy import ring nabbed in Newport Beach
6/19/2008 Canada, Other British Columbian pleads guilty to drug importation charges
6/12/2008 Tucson, AZ ICE investigation leads to 15-year sentence for Arizona drug smuggler
6/11/2008 Mayaguez, PR ICE, CBP and USCG team up to seize 567 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of approximately $17 million
6/6/2008 Seattle, WA Pair arrested for running major cross-border drug ring for Hell's Angels
6/4/2008 El Centro, CA ICE launches task force to combat cross-border crime in Southern California
6/3/2008 Douglas, AZ ICE investigation leads to Douglas, Ariz., arrest and marijuana seizure
6/2/2008 El-Paso, TX Texas man charged with smuggling Mexican prescription drugs
5/29/2008 New York, NY Supervisory Customs Officer and Six Others Arrested for Corruption and Drug Importation Conspiracy
5/27/2008 El Paso, TX ICE arrests 4 El Paso men for conspiring to smuggle goods into the U.S
5/23/2008 New Haven, CT Stamford cocaine dealer sentenced to more than three years in federal prison
5/9/2008 Washington, DC Colombian paramilitary leader extradited to the U.S. to face drug charges
5/9/2008 San Francisco, CA Man linked to $15 million shipment of Ecstasy pills sentenced to more than 10 years in prison
5/2/2008 New Haven, CT Canadian citizen admits involvement in marijuana trafficking ring
4/29/2008 Escobares, TX ICE agents seize more than 7,000 pounds of marijuana from south Texas home
4/17/2008 Cabo Rojo, PR ICE seizes 175 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of approximately $5 million
4/10/2008 Rincon, PR ICE, CBP and PRPD seize 177 kilos of cocaine valued at more than $5 million
3/25/2008 Seattle, WA Canadian indicted on drug and weapon charges
3/21/2008 El Paso, TX Special agents from ICE, ATF seize 24 weapons and arrest 3 men
3/11/2008 Miami, FL International Tuna smuggling operation results in conviction
3/11/2008 Ceiba, PR ICE seizes more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine with a street value of $11 million
3/5/2008 Detroit, MI Chicago man sentenced to 11 years, 9 months in methamphetamine conspiracy
2/29/2008 West Palm Beach, FL Palm Beach marijuana grow house discovered following ICE, PBSO and USCG investigation
2/19/2008 Savannah, GA Three sentenced in marijuana importation scheme
2/14/2008 Newark, NJ New Jersey ICE agents take down significant heroin distribution ring
2/14/2008 Eagle Pass, TX Former Kickapoo Tribe casino employees, Texas State representative sentenced for scheming to steal more than $2 million
2/11/2008 Grand Rapids, MI Two Cuban felons receive decades-long prison sentences
2/1/2008 Fort Lauderdale, FL CBP officer convicted in drug distribution scheme
1/27/2008 Cabo Rojo, PR ICE seizes more than 900 pounds of cocaine with a street value of $11 million
1/25/2008 Miami, FL Multi-agency effort nets 2,000 pounds of marijuana and 9 kilos of cocaine
1/17/2008 El Paso, TX ICE arrests former Juarez, Mexico, public safety director on drug, bribery charges
1/14/2008 New Haven, CT Naugatuck resident sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for cocaine trafficking, immigration violation
6/30/2008 Los Angeles, CA Canadian suspected of running Ecstasy import ring nabbed in Newport Beach
6/19/2008 Canada, Other British Columbian pleads guilty to drug importation charges
6/12/2008 Tucson, AZ ICE investigation leads to 15-year sentence for Arizona drug smuggler
6/11/2008 Mayaguez, PR ICE, CBP and USCG team up to seize 567 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of approximately $17 million
6/6/2008 Seattle, WA Pair arrested for running major cross-border drug ring for Hell's Angels
6/4/2008 El Centro, CA ICE launches task force to combat cross-border crime in Southern California
6/3/2008 Douglas, AZ ICE investigation leads to Douglas, Ariz., arrest and marijuana seizure
6/2/2008 El-Paso, TX Texas man charged with smuggling Mexican prescription drugs
11/6/2007 San Juan, PR ICE teams up with, CBP, FBI, DEA and U.S. Coast Guard to seize more than 555 kilograms of cocaine in the Caribbean Basin
10/29/2007 Los Angeles, CA Search of San Gabriel Valley storage unit nets $2 million cache of Ecstasy
10/24/2007 San Juan, PR ICE teams up with CBP to seize 130 kilos of cocaine with a street value of more than $3 million
10/23/2007 Fargo, ND Two men get life for their roles in a violent 'meth' drug-trafficking organization
10/16/2007 New York, NY 18 arrested after two-year ICE investigation into large heroin and cocaine international smuggling organization
10/16/2007 Grand Rapids, MI Two Cuban felons convicted of illegally possessing firearms, drugs
8/16/2007 San Juan, PR ICE agents in Puerto Rico seize 99 pounds of cocaine and 2 pounds of heroin with an estimated street value of $1.2 million
8/14/2007 Tucson, AZ ICE seizes 1,000 pounds of marijuana from Tucson home
8/1/2007 Del Rio, TX 35-year prison sentence handed down to Del Rio man for marijuana trafficking
7/30/2007 El Paso, TX ICE, other federal agents arrest CBP officer on drug charges
6/21/2007 San Juan, PR Woman attempting to smuggle more than 3 kilos of cocaine into the U.S. arrested by ICE in Puerto Rico
6/13/2007 Eagle Pass, TX Oregon man sentenced to 20 years for cocaine trafficking
5/18/2007 San Juan, PR ICE Seizes 1,000 Pounds of Cocaine with a Street Value of $7 Million in Multi-Agency Operation
5/9/2007 Newark, NJ ICE seizes 34 kilograms of cocaine at Newark Airport
4/27/2007 Tucson, AZ ICE agents seize more than 2 1/2 tons of marijuana on Tohono O'odham Nation
4/19/2007 Miami, FL Operation Conquistadors yields 29 arrests for drug trafficking and credit card fraud in South Florida
4/12/2007 San Juan, PR ICE seizes 180 pounds of cocaine with a street value of more than $1.6 million
4/6/2007 Boston, MA Illegal alien sentenced to thirty-five years on gun and drug charges
3/5/2007 Houston, TX ICE Agents, Local Law Enforcement Agencies Seize 19,000 Pounds of Marijuana
2/27/2007 San Juan, PR ICE Agents Seize 871 Pounds of Cocaine and 270 Pounds of Heroin with a Street Value of More Than $13 Million in Multi-Agency Operation in Puerto Rico
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