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Headline News
8/21/2009 West Palm Beach, FL ICE-led investigation dismantles Palm Beach credit card fraud and fuel-theft ring
8/21/2009 El Paso, TX Leader of El Paso drug-trafficking cell sentenced to 27 years in prison
8/20/2009 West Palm Beach, FL 2 plead guilty to importing 300 kilograms of cocaine into the U.S.
8/20/2009 Orlando, FL Drug trafficker sentenced to more than 8 years for lying about his citizenship
8/19/2009 Miami, FL ICE and CBP seize more than 100 pounds of cocaine at Miami International Airport
8/19/2009 Seattle, WA Chinese national pleads guilty plea in illegal honey import scheme
About Us
The Office of Investigations (OI) is responsible for investigating a range of issues that may threaten national security. OI uses its legal authority to investigate issues such as immigration crime, human rights violations, and human smuggling; narcotics, weapons and other types of smuggling; and financial crimes, cybercrime, and export enforcement issues. ICE special agents also conduct investigations aimed at protecting critical infrastructure industries that are vulnerable to sabotage, attack, or exploitation.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest investigative arm of DHS, charged with preventing terrorist and criminal activity by targeting the people, money, and materials that support terrorist and criminal organizations. OI is a critical asset in this mission, responsible for investigating a wide range of domestic and international activities arising from the illegal movement of people and goods into, within, and out of the United States.
ICE investigations cover a broad range of areas, including national security threats, financial and smuggling violations (including illegal arms exports), financial crimes, commercial fraud, human trafficking, narcotics smuggling, child pornography/exploitation, and immigration fraud. ICE has 26 principal field offices throughout the United States and more than 50 international offices around the world.