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2/20/2013 Baltimore, MD Leader of drug trafficking organization convicted of racketeering, kidnapping and murder
2/20/2013 Alexandria, VA 2 arrested in alleged marijuana smuggling operation
2/20/2013 New Orleans, LA Mexican criminal aliens plead guilty to felony drug, firearms charges
2/14/2013 Del Rio, TX South Texas woman sentenced to 5 years for smuggling cocaine into US
2/14/2013 Honolulu, HI Honolulu man receives 4-year prison term for trafficking illegal fireworks
2/13/2013 Baltimore, MD 4 men face federal gun and drug charges in Maryland
2/13/2013 Nogales, AZ Nogales Tunnel Task Force shuts down cross-border tunnelImage Icon images
2/12/2013 Baltimore, MD HSI arrests suspect in New York for murder of Maryland man
2/11/2013 San Juan, PR USVI man sentenced to pay $1.1 million for illegal trade of black coral
2/11/2013 Philadelphia, PA Canadian woman pleads guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering charges
2/8/2013 Rochester, NY Mexican drug traffickers sentenced on drug conspiracy charges, conspiracy manager forfeits $750,000 in cash
2/8/2013 Tampa, FL Guatemalan drug smuggler extradited to Tampa
2/8/2013 Newark, NJ New Jersey fugitive makes initial court appearance after 3 years on the run
2/7/2013 Denver, CO Boulder, Colo., man arrested on drug-related money laundering charges
2/7/2013 Houston, TX Mexican woman pleads guilty to smuggling heroin at Houston airport
2/6/2013 Tampa, FL 14 arrested in marijuana distribution conspiracy
2/4/2013 Corpus Christi, TX South Texas man found guilty of marijuana trafficking via Intracoastal Waterway
2/4/2013 Detroit, MI Detroit BEST case ends in Canadian drug-smuggling conviction
2/1/2013 Miami, FL Nicaraguan national sentenced on drug trafficking and weapons conspiracy charges
1/30/2013 McAllen, TX South Texas man sentenced to nearly 13 years for marijuana trafficking
1/29/2013 Corpus Christi, TX South Texas man pleads guilty to smuggling marijuana by boat
1/24/2013 San Jose, CA Bay Area man faces at least 10 years in prison following conviction for heroin smuggling
1/23/2013 Missoula, MT Montana man sentenced to 4 years in federal prison for growing at least 1,000 marijuana plants
1/22/2013 San Francisco, CA San Francisco airport passenger pleads guilty to cocaine smuggling
1/18/2013 Dallas, TX Dallas federal grand jury indicts 20 in marijuana trafficking conspiracy
1/18/2013 Corpus Christi, TX Corpus Christi federal jury convicts woman residing in Mexico of trafficking methamphetamine
1/14/2013 San Antonio, TX San Antonio man sentenced to more than 3 years in federal prison for ammunition smuggling
1/14/2013 Washington, DC TOP STORY: ICE to be featured in premiere of Discovery Channel's Extreme SmugglingImage Icon images
1/11/2013 Trenton, NJ 36 charged with first-degree racketeering, tied to Latin street gangs that distribute heroin in New Jersey
1/9/2013 Seattle, WA Washington state methamphetamine dealer sentenced to 9 years in prison
1/9/2013 Fresno, CA Drug dog alerts on kilos concealed in kibble
1/8/2013 Laredo, TX Florida man pleads guilty in south Texas for conspiracy, transporting cocaine
1/8/2013 New York, NY New York man sentenced for drug trafficking, ordered to forfeit private jet
1/7/2013 Buffalo, NY Western New York man pleads guilty to drug conspiracy charge
1/4/2013 San Juan, PR HSI, Caribbean Corridor Strike Force seize 2600 pounds of cocaine, arrest 2
1/3/2013 Baltimore, MD Baltimore cocaine trafficker sentenced to 10 years in prison
12/20/2012 Missoula, MT Arizona woman pleads guilty to distributing ecstasy in Montana
12/19/2012 Dallas, TX 2 Dallas men charged in drug distribution conspiracy
12/18/2012 Madison, WI Wisconsin man sentenced to federal prison on cocaine charge
12/17/2012 Anchorage, AK 7 indicted in drug conspiracy linked to death
12/14/2012 McAllen, TX 4 south Texas local law enforcement officers charged with escorting and protecting loads of trafficked narcotics
12/14/2012 Albuquerque, NM Mexican national convicted of cocaine trafficking, immigration charges
12/13/2012 San Juan, PR Leader of Puerto Rican major drug trafficking organization sentenced to life in prison
12/10/2012 Baltimore, MD Baltimore heroin dealer pleads guilty and sentenced to 10 years in prison on gun and drug charges
12/6/2012 Philadelphia, PA Canadian man sentenced to 8 years in prison on drug smuggling charges
12/6/2012 Charlotte, NC 2 drug traffickers sentenced to life in North Carolina
12/5/2012 Missoula, MT Phoenix man pleads guilty in Montana court to methamphetamine charges
12/5/2012 Columbus, OH HSI Columbus Bulk Cash Smuggling Task Force seizes nearly $2.4 million in illicit proceedsImage Icon images
12/4/2012 McAllen, TX Deputy US Marshal charged with disclosing identity of undercover special agent during ongoing investigation
11/30/2012 Sacramento, CA 4 charged in HSI-led probe targeting Stockton-area drug distribution ring
11/30/2012 Seattle, WA Methamphetamine dealer sentenced to 8 years in prison
11/29/2012 Sault Ste Marie, MI Michigan man sentenced to 51 months following explosives investigation
11/28/2012 Charlotte, NC North Carolina man sentenced for cocaine trafficking, money laundering
11/26/2012 Portland, OR Case cracked in Oregon leads to sanctions against Mexican drug organization
11/20/2012 New York, NY Alleged leader of ethnic Albanian organized crime syndicate extradited to the US to face drug and money laundering charges
11/20/2012 Seattle, WA US jury convicts Canadian trucker for conspiracy to distribute marijuana
11/16/2012 Bogota, Columbia, International Corrupt Colombian government employee, criminal defense attorney arrested for obstruction of justice
11/16/2012 Houston, TX Houston man charged with possessing 12 pounds of methamphetamine
11/14/2012 Gulfport, MS Mississippi drug ring sentenced for distributing methamphetamine via mail
11/9/2012 Seattle, WA Man sentenced to 12 years for role in US-Canada drug smuggling scheme
11/9/2012 San Juan, PR Operation Caribbean Pirates nets 27 arrests for drug trafficking, money launderingImage Icon images
11/9/2012 Seattle, WA Man nabbed in 2011 Seattle-area crime sweep sentenced to 15 years
11/8/2012 Philadelphia, PA Canadian woman sentenced to 8 years on drug charges
11/7/2012 Indianapolis, IN Leader of Indianapolis drug trafficking organization receives 10 years in prison
11/7/2012 Seattle, WA Canadian drug smuggling helicopter pilot sentenced to 10 years
11/7/2012 New York, NY Mexican kingpin pleads guilty to drug charges
11/6/2012 Baltimore, MD Member of marijuana distribution organization pleads guilty to kidnapping in aid of racketeering
11/5/2012 Brownsville, TX Mexican national sentenced to more than 6 years in federal prison for marijuana trafficking and bond jumping
11/5/2012 Brownsville, TX South Texas man sentenced to nearly 6 years for trafficking cocaine
10/31/2012 Buffalo, NY Canadian police officer pleads guilty to exporting drugs from the US into Canada
10/30/2012 Fort Worth, TX 4 Fort Worth men charged with running a marijuana distribution conspiracy
10/26/2012 Baltimore, MD Maryland drug dealer sentenced to more than 10 years in prison
10/26/2012 Lubbock, TX West Texas man pleads guilty to federal felony cocaine charge
10/25/2012 Corpus Christi, TX 3 south Texas men convicted of marijuana trafficking
10/23/2012 New York, NY New York man pleads guilty for violating TSA's Transportation Worker Identification Credential security program
10/22/2012 Fayetteville, AR HSI dismantles multi-state drug, money laundering operation
10/19/2012 Tampa, FL 2 leaders of a drug trafficking and money laundering organization each sentenced to more than 20 years in prison
10/19/2012 Seattle, WA Transnational drug ring leader sentenced to 15 years in prison
10/19/2012 Seattle, WA Washington cocaine trafficker sentenced to 10 years in prison
10/17/2012 New York, NY Life sentence for former American Airlines employee who led drug enterprise
10/17/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, USMS nab 2 fugitives wanted for weapons violations, drug trafficking
10/17/2012 Dallas, TX Another co-defendant in cocaine distribution conspiracy case involving former NFL player Sam Hurd pleads guilty
10/12/2012 Gainesville, GA Georgia drug smugglers sentenced in vegetable truck scheme
10/11/2012 Las Cruces, NM 4 more sentenced in Columbus, NM, firearms trafficking case
10/11/2012 Corpus Christi, TX 2 south Texas men sentenced to prison for cocaine trafficking
10/11/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, Caribbean Border Interagency Group seize 735 kilograms of cocaine, arrest 2Image Icon images
10/9/2012 Los Angeles, CA Boston-bound man arrested at LAX for transporting hazardous materials
10/5/2012 Washington, DC TOP STORY: New TV series takes viewers behind the scenes with HSI special agents at JFKImage Icon images
10/5/2012 San Juan, PR Operation Lighthouse nets 44 arrests for drug trafficking and money launderingImage Icon images
10/5/2012 Newark, NJ Longshoreman sentenced to 180 months for conspiracy to distribute cocaine
10/4/2012 Newark, NJ Peruvian man sentenced for attempting to import cocaine through Newark Liberty International Airport
10/4/2012 San Diego, CA High-ranking Sinaloa drug cartel member indicted in tunnel probeImage Icon images
10/3/2012 Panama City, FL Northwest Florida man sentenced to 15 years for marijuana trafficking
10/3/2012 Chicago, IL 9 Chicago-area residents face federal weapons, drug charges
10/2/2012 Baltimore, MD Baltimore cocaine trafficker sentenced to 15 years in prison
10/2/2012 Philadelphia, PA International drug smuggling conspiracy at Philadelphia International Airport stopped by HSI special agents, airline employee conspirator sentenced
10/1/2012 Helena, MT Billings, Mont., woman sentenced following guilty plea for distributing methamphetamine
9/28/2012 Las Cruces, NM NM juvenile probation officer arrested on duty with nearly 10 lbs of marijuana
9/28/2012 Chicago, IL 39 alleged associates of 2 Chicago-area drug-trafficking organizations face federal narcotics charges
9/28/2012 Brownsville, TX South Texas federal jury convicts Gulf Cartel plaza boss
9/27/2012 Buffalo, NY Buffalo BEST investigation leads to charges of 3 Canadian men in cheese smuggling scheme
9/27/2012 Fullerton, CA Los Angeles-area middle school teacher charged in steroid distribution scheme
9/27/2012 Billings, MT Las Vegas man sentenced in Montana to 20 years following guilty plea for distributing methamphetamine
9/27/2012 San Juan, PR Operation Overtime nets 16 arrests for drug trafficking and money launderingImage Icon images
9/26/2012 Tampa, FL Tampa man sentenced to 78 months in prison for federal narcotics charges
9/25/2012 Fresno, CA Final defendant linked to northern California meth ring pleads guilty
9/24/2012 Bangor, ME 6 Maine men charged in marijuana manufacturing operation
9/21/2012 Brownsville, TX Houston man convicted in south Texas of witness tampering, drug trafficking
9/21/2012 New York, NY Organized crime task force dismantle heroin operation, $20 million in heroin seized
9/20/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, Caribbean Corridor Strike Force seize 918 kilograms of cocaine, arrest 3
9/20/2012 McAllen, TX Leader and 8 others sentenced in gun case
9/18/2012 Camden, NJ New Jersey man sentenced to 85 months for his role in cocaine distribution scheme
9/14/2012 Buffalo, NY Upstate New York woman charged with drug trafficking and aggravated identity theft
9/13/2012 Chicago, IL 43 alleged members and associates of the Latin Kings street gang
9/13/2012 Wilmington, DE Former US Army captain pleads guilty to importing heroin from Afghanistan
9/12/2012 San Luis Obispo, CA 13 suspects charged following interdiction of pot-laden 'panga' near San SimeonImage Icon images
9/10/2012 Houston, TX Guatemalan woman arrested for allegedly smuggling heroin in powdered juice mix
9/7/2012 Philadelphia, PA Former airline employee sentenced to 18 months for bulk cash smuggling
9/7/2012 San Juan, PR HSI arrests 3, seizes 6 kilograms of heroin
9/7/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, Caribbean Corridor Strike Force seize 1,000 kilograms of cocaineImage Icon images
9/7/2012 El Paso, TX ICE arrests 4 members of El Paso-based cocaine, money laundering operationImage Icon images
9/6/2012 Corpus Christi, TX 6 south Texas men plead guilty to marijuana trafficking
9/6/2012 Greenbelt, MD Leader of cocaine ring sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison
8/31/2012 Newark, NJ HSI Newark and Spanish authorities combat narcotics smuggling
8/29/2012 Los Angeles, CA Federal authorities charge 43 suspects linked to drug-trafficking network that brought large quantities of narcotics from Mexico
8/29/2012 Oklahoma City, OK Joint law enforcement operation in Oklahoma dismantles 2 methamphetamine drug rings; 21 convicted, collective prison sentences totaled more than 128 years
8/27/2012 Anchorage, AK Hong Kong jewelry exporter pleads guilty to customs fraud
8/23/2012 Tampa, FL Second-in-command of international drug trafficking organization found guilty of conspiracy
8/23/2012 San Diego, CA 7 charged after thwarted smuggling attempt involving more than a ton of marijuana off Southern California coastImage Icon images
8/22/2012 New York, NY Drug trafficking organization charged in a RICO indictment
8/21/2012 Laredo, TX North Texas brother and sister sentenced for smuggling ammo to Mexico
8/20/2012 Laredo, TX South Texas gun store owner and wife indicted, arrested for allegedly selling firearms and ammo destined for Mexico
8/20/2012 Brownsville, TX South Texas federal jury convicts CBP officer of straw-purchasing firearms
8/20/2012 Tuscon, AZ Ring leader, 20 others sentenced for drug smuggling on Tohono O'odham Nation
8/17/2012 San Juan, PR HSI joins forces with USPIS to dismantle major drug trafficking organization
8/16/2012 Gulfport, MS 2 North Carolina men sentenced for weapons smuggling
8/16/2012 Houston, TX Nigerian arrested at Houston airport after allegedly ingesting heroin pellets
8/15/2012 Houston, TX Houston drug trafficker sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison
8/14/2012 Norfolk, VA Hampton Roads Border Enforcement Security Task Force makes third drug bust in 3 weeksImage Icon images
8/7/2012 Cleveland, OH 12 indicted in multi-state drug trafficking conspiracy
8/7/2012 Norfolk, VA Hampton Roads Border Security Enforcement Taskforce intercepts 35 kilos of cocaine in 2 weeksImage Icon images
8/6/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, Puerto Rico Police Department seize 1,048 kilograms of cocaineImage Icon images
8/2/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, Caribbean Corridor Strike Force seize 450 kilograms of cocaine, arrest 2
8/2/2012 Newark, NJ Antiques dealer pleads guilty to illegal trafficking of endangered rhinoceros horns
8/2/2012 Las Cruces, NM HSI seizes 65,000 rounds of ammunition destined for Mexican drug cartels
8/1/2012 Tyler, TX HSI assists ATF with arresting 10 in east Texas drug trafficking enterprise
8/1/2012 Corpus Christi, TX Southeast Texas drug smuggling leader sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison
7/31/2012 Atlanta, GA Former Delta employee pleads guilty to drug smuggling charges
7/30/2012 Great Falls, MT ICE, RCMP and other agencies shut down international drug smuggling ring
7/30/2012 Los Angeles, CA Feds at LAX foil scheme to smuggle meth disguised as candy barsImage Icon images
7/26/2012 Little Rock, AR Arkansas family indicted in bath salts investigation
7/26/2012 Washington, DC ICE participates in nationwide synthetic drug takedown
7/26/2012 Baltimore, MD Conspirator in international car theft ring sentenced to 6 years in prison
7/25/2012 Newport News, VA Member of drug organization sentenced to 28 years
7/24/2012 Newark, NJ 4 charged with shipping contraband cigarettes from New Jersey to California
7/20/2012 Baltimore, MD Maryland man sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking
7/19/2012 Laredo, TX 2 more convicted for attempting to smuggle 652 assault rifle magazines to Mexico
7/16/2012 Los Angeles, CA Man tied to drug smuggling panga sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison
7/11/2012 Scranton, PA Pennsylvania man sentenced for possession and distribution of cocaine and heroin
7/11/2012 Mobile, AL Texas drug trafficker sentenced to life in prison
7/11/2012 Greenbelt, MD 9 charged in alleged $950,000 marijuana distribution and money laundering conspiracy
7/11/2012 Seattle, WA Canadian drug smuggling pilot pleads guilty ahead of re-trial
7/6/2012 Baltimore, MD Fugitive and alleged member of marijuana distribution organization arrested on racketeering charges
6/29/2012 Houston, TX Former fugitive sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering
6/28/2012 San Juan, PR Operation Wild Surf nets 13 arrests for drug traffickingImage Icon images
6/27/2012 Plano, TX 11 indicted in Mexican gun smuggling operation in north Texas
6/25/2012 Brownsville, TX Mexican national sentenced to nearly 16 years for cocaine trafficking
6/21/2012 Houston, TX Leader of international cocaine smuggling ring sentenced to nearly 20 years
6/20/2012 Phoenix, AZ Mexican man admits to trafficking more than $1 million worth of heroin
6/15/2012 New York, NY HSI New York dismantles violent drug trafficking crew
6/15/2012 Las Cruces, NM Former NM mayor sentenced to more than 4 years in firearms trafficking case
6/14/2012 Raleigh, NC Leader of drug trafficking organization sentenced
6/13/2012 Del Rio, TX Gang leader sentenced to 7 years for drug trafficking
6/13/2012 Seattle, WA Washington state man sentenced to 2 years in cross-border smuggling scheme
6/12/2012 Del Rio, TX Southwest Texas man sentenced to nearly 13 years for drug trafficking
6/8/2012 Dallas, TX San Antonio man arrested on conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana
6/8/2012 Corpus Christi, TX 6 south Texas men arrested for marijuana trafficking
6/8/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, Caribbean Corridor Strike Force seize 330 kilograms of cocaine, arrest 6Image Icon images
6/7/2012 Corpus Christi , TX 2 southeast Texas men convicted of trafficking cocaine
6/7/2012 Statesville, NC North Carolina man sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking
6/5/2012 Pocatello, ID Idaho man sentenced to 97 months on federal drug charges
6/1/2012 Lincoln, NE 6 indicted for smuggling, selling untaxed Vietnamese cigarettes
5/31/2012 Denver, CO 20 people arrested as part of a large methamphetamine drug trafficking organization operating in metro Denver
5/25/2012 Las Cruces, NM New Mexico firearms dealer sentenced to 5 years for weapons trafficking
5/23/2012 McAllen, TX South Texas man sentenced to nearly 8 years for trafficking firearms, ammo and military vests
5/22/2012 Washington, DC Long-time international drug trafficker convicted of narcotics conspiracy
5/21/2012 Laredo, TX 14 convicted drug traffickers, money launderers sentenced to lengthy prison terms
5/18/2012 Alexandria, VA 13 members of international khat trafficking ring convicted
5/18/2012 Portland, OR 4 federally indicted in "K2" synthetic drug trafficking conspiracy
5/16/2012 Gulfport, MS North Carolina man pleads guilty in weapons smuggling conspiracy
5/16/2012 Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania man sentenced for drug and weapons charges
5/16/2012 San Jose, CA Investigators seize multiple weapons in bust of Bay Area heroin trafficking ringImage Icon images
5/15/2012 San Juan, PR San Juan BEST seizes 6 kilograms of cocaine, arrests 3
5/14/2012 Brownsville, TX Central Texas man sentenced to more than 12 years for drug trafficking
5/10/2012 New York, NY Former police officer sentenced to 25 years for robbery and corruption
5/10/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, local law enforcement joint operation nets 6 arrests, seizure of illegal weapons, drugsImage Icon images
5/8/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, Caribbean Corridor Strike Force seize 154 kilograms of cocaineImage Icon images
5/7/2012 Charlotte, NC Mexican man sentenced to 20 years in cocaine trafficking case
5/3/2012 Baltimore, MD Conspirator in international car theft ring pleads guilty
5/2/2012 Newark, NJ Canadian man sentenced for importing cocaine
5/2/2012 Nogales, AZ TOP STORY: HSI targets bandit crews that exploit the Arizona borderImage Icon images
4/25/2012 New York, NY Colombian drug trafficker sentenced to 40 years in prison
4/24/2012 Beaumont, TX East Texas marijuana grower pleads guilty to possession with intent to distribute
4/23/2012 Baltimore, MD Baltimore warehouse owners plead guilty in scheme to steal $1 million of nickel imported into the port of Baltimore
4/20/2012 Detroit, MI Second Michigan man arrested in explosives investigation
4/19/2012 Mobile, AL Cocaine dealer sentenced to 14 years in prison
4/17/2012 Gulfport, MS 9 arrested for conspiracy to possess and possession of methamphetamine
4/17/2012 Gulfport, MS Texas man sentenced to 40 months for bulk cash smuggling
4/16/2012 Laredo, TX Jury convicts a southeast Texas man of smuggling 1,400 pounds of marijuana
4/16/2012 Brownsville, TX South Texas man sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for narcotics smuggling
4/16/2012 El Paso, TX Key player in drug trafficking network sentenced to more than 24 years in prisonImage Icon images
4/13/2012 Seattle, WA Washington state man nabbed in federal crackdown found guilty
4/13/2012 Phoenix, AZ Yuma drug courier sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for meth smuggling
4/13/2012 Lafayette, LA Louisiana ring leader sentenced to 19 years in prison for drug trafficking
4/13/2012 Los Angeles, CA Authorities dismantle 2 major Los Angeles-area drug labsImage Icon images
4/12/2012 Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania man indicted for importing counterfeit Viagra and Cialis
4/12/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, strike force partners arrest 6 with cocaine, heroinImage Icon images
4/11/2012 McAllen, TX 6 members of a south Texas drug trafficking organization sentenced
4/11/2012 Corpus Christi, TX 2 southeast Texas men arrested for alleged cocaine trafficking
4/10/2012 Eagle Pass, TX 2 south Texas brothers charged with smuggling ammunition to Mexico
4/6/2012 Rapid City, SD 3 SD men, a Wash. man indicted in methamphetamine conspiracy
4/6/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, ATF and local partners join forces to nab 9 in multi-agency operation against illegal selling of firearmsImage Icon images
4/5/2012 New York, NY HSI assists in the arrest of drug trafficker linked to Los Zetas cartel
4/4/2012 San Juan, PR San Juan BEST seizes 28 kilograms of cocaine from cargo ship
4/4/2012 San Juan, PR HSI arrests Puerto Rican man in St. Thomas, seizes 12 kilograms of cocaine
4/4/2012 Gulfport, MS Massachusetts man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute 4,497 pounds marijuana
4/2/2012 San Juan, PR Former NBA player sentenced to 6 months in prison, 9 months in a drug rehabilitation facility
3/30/2012 Baltimore, MD Maryland man sentenced to 8 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine
3/30/2012 Santa Ana, CA Undercover drug probe leads to arrest of 2 Canadians, seizure of more than $1 million
3/29/2012 Sacramento, CA Northern California man indicted in interstate marijuana distribution conspiracy
3/29/2012 Baltimore, MD New Jersey man sentenced to prison for transporting cocaine through Maryland
3/29/2012 Snohomish, WA Multi-agency probe dismantles international drug trafficking ring
3/28/2012 San Juan, PR Puerto Rican drug lord and leader of largest Caribbean drug trafficking organization pleads guilty
3/28/2012 Tucson, AZ 'Border bandits' sentenced to 5 years in federal prison
3/21/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, CBP seize cocaine on flight arriving from Santo Domingo
3/21/2012 Hartford, CT Connecticut man involved in cocaine distribution conspiracy sentenced
3/16/2012 Raleigh, NC Drug dealer sentenced for role in conspiracy
3/15/2012 Baltimore, MD New York man sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking crack cocaine
3/15/2012 Kansas City, MO 31 indicted in Missouri for $1 million drug trafficking conspiracy
3/15/2012 Del Rio, TX 2 south Texas men sentenced to 30 years and 27 years in federal prison for gun/ammunition smuggling
3/12/2012 Brownsville, TX Gulf Cartel 'Plaza Boss' convicted for long term drug conspiracy
3/9/2012 Laredo, TX South Texas drug smuggler sentenced to nearly 4 years in federal prison
3/7/2012 Baltimore, MD New Jersey man sentenced to federal prison on drug trafficking charges
3/7/2012 Tampa, FL Third crew member sentenced in multi-ton maritime cocaine seizure
3/6/2012 Orlando, FL 3 kilograms of heroin seized at Orlando International Airport
3/6/2012 Baltimore, MD Virginia man sentenced to federal prison in conspiracy to import heroin and cocaine using cruise ship employees
3/5/2012 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota man sentenced to 2 years in prison for smuggling AK-47 rifle parts to Paraguay
3/5/2012 Corpus Christi, TX South Texas man pleads guilty to cocaine-trafficking conspiracy
3/2/2012 Honolulu, HI Former Kauai physician sentenced to more than 12 years for dispending controlled substances
3/1/2012 Nogales, AZ ICE HSI, U.S. Border Patrol shut down new drug smuggling tunnelImage Icon images
2/28/2012 St Croix, VI ICE, CBP seize 35 kilograms of cocaine, arrest 2 in St. Croix
2/28/2012 Hammond, IN 2 Indiana brothers receive lengthy prison sentences for drug trafficking crimes
2/24/2012 San Juan, PR San Juan BEST seizes 109 kilograms of cocaine
2/23/2012 Kansas City, KS 2 charged with drug trafficking near Kansas elementary school
2/23/2012 El Paso, TX HSI, DEA arrest west Texas county commissioner on drug, money laundering chargesImage Icon images
2/22/2012 Tampa, FL Drug smuggling manager sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison
2/22/2012 McAllen, TX Mexican national sentenced to 17 1/2 years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine
2/21/2012 San Juan, PR San Juan BEST seize guns and drugs, arrest 8
2/21/2012 Dallas, TX 3 Dallas men sentenced on federal firearms convictions
2/16/2012 McAllen, TX ICE shares bulk of $29.5 million in forfeited drug money with 12 south Texas law enforcement partnersImage Icon images
2/14/2012 Panama City, FL 4 individuals arrested for involvement in cocaine distribution conspiracy
2/12/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, CCSF seize 245 kilograms of cocaine, arrest 2Image Icon images
2/10/2012 Brownsville, TX South Texas man convicted of heroin and cocaine trafficking
2/10/2012 Newark, NJ New York man sentenced for conspiring to import 1.9 kilos of cocaine into US
2/9/2012 Brownsville, TX Jury convicts Mexican national on cocaine charges
2/9/2012 Denver, CO Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies engage in largest drug bust in Colorado history arresting gang members and drug dealers
2/8/2012 Orlando, FL Multi-agency bust results in seizure of more than 3 tons of marijuana, 8 arrested, nearly 100 firearms and $1 million seized
2/8/2012 San Antonio, TX San Antonio men sentenced in firearms straw purchase, trafficking investigation
2/8/2012 Panama City, FL HSI-led drug trafficking investigation nets 11 arrests, gun and drug seizures
2/7/2012 Tucson, AZ 11 arrested in southern Arizona drug trafficking conspiracy
2/6/2012 Orlando, FL Orlando man convicted of marijuana conspiracy
2/3/2012 Laredo, TX Mexican national pleads guilty to possessing nearly 600 pounds of marijuana
2/3/2012 McAllen, TX Mexican national sentenced to 29 years in prison for distributing cocaine
2/2/2012 Brownsville, TX East Texas man indicted on federal drug trafficking violations
2/2/2012 Brownsville, TX Mexican national pleads guilty to possessing methamphetamine
2/1/2012 Detroit, MI 12 indicted in large-scale drug and money laundering case
1/31/2012 Brownsville, TX 2 South Texas men plead guilty to exporting ammunition to Mexico
1/31/2012 Los Angeles, CA LA toy company owners sentenced in international money laundering scheme
1/31/2012 San Diego, CA Transportation manager linked to major border narcotics tunnel sentenced to 25 years
1/30/2012 Houston, TX Southeast Texas man sentenced to more than 8 years for exporting firearms, in addition to 9 years for drug smuggling
1/30/2012 Del Rio, TX Aryan Circle gang member sentenced to 20 years in prison for trafficking marijuana
1/30/2012 Tampa, FL ICE HSI investigation nets 2 additional convictions for members of drug trafficking organization
1/27/2012 Tampa, FL Member of drug smuggling organization sentenced
1/27/2012 Phoenix, AZ Phoenix man sentenced to 20 years for heroin smuggling
1/25/2012 San Juan, PR Most wanted fugitive returns to Puerto Rico to face drug trafficking charges
1/24/2012 Newark, NJ Canadian man pleads guilty to importing cocaine into US
1/23/2012 Brownsville, TX Mexican woman gets nearly 20 years for methamphetamine trafficking
1/11/2012 Phoenix, AZ Las Vegas woman sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for cocaine smuggling
1/10/2012 Brownsville, TX Atlanta truck driver pleads guilty in a south Texas courtroom to cocaine conspiracy
1/9/2012 Orlando, FL Orlando airport cocaine swallower sentenced
1/6/2012 Baltimore, MD Maryland heroin dealer sentenced to 10 years in prison
1/6/2012 Dallas, TX La Familia drug cartel cell leaders and others indicted for running a large-scale methamphetamine-distribution conspiracy
1/6/2012 Birmingham, AL Illegally smuggled military aircraft ordered forfeited to US governmentImage Icon images
1/4/2012 Buffalo, NY Canadian man convicted in case involving largest seizure of cocaine in upstate New York history
1/4/2012 Dallas, TX Federal grand jury in Dallas indicts former NFL player and co-conspirator on cocaine distribution conspiracy charges following ICE investigation
1/4/2012 Ventura, CA 10 arrested following interdiction of drug smuggling boat north of Los AngelesImage Icon images
12/29/2011 McAllen, TX Leader of South Texas 'straw purchasing' ring lands 10-year prison sentence
12/22/2011 Laredo, TX South Texas mother sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for attempting to smuggle ammunition into Mexico
12/22/2011 Laredo, TX North Texas woman sentenced to 10 years for smuggling methamphetamine
12/22/2011 Corpus Christi, TX Last defendant in a South Texas marijuana smuggling case pleads guilty
12/22/2011 Wilmington, DE 12 charged in Panamanian drug trafficking conspiracyImage Icon images
12/20/2011 McAllen, TX 3 sentenced for 'straw-purchasing' and exporting 101 firearms to Mexico
12/20/2011 Madison, WI Mexican national sentenced to 16 months for illegally possessing a firearm
12/19/2011 Orlando, FL Licensed pilot sentenced for smuggling marijuana on private plane from Texas to Florida
12/19/2011 Houston, TX Cocaine discovered in shoes at airport leads to arrest of 19-year-old New Yorker
12/15/2011 Dallas, TX ICE arrests NFL player in Chicago on federal drug chargeImage Icon images
12/12/2011 San Juan, PR ICE HSI, local, federal and international partners nab most wanted drug lord
12/9/2011 San Antonio, TX South Texas man sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for firearms smuggling
12/8/2011 Laredo, TX Leader of the Zapata drug trafficking and money laundering organization pleads guilty
12/8/2011 Brownsville, TX Indictment reveals drug and firearms violations for 2 Houston residents
12/7/2011 Buffalo, NY Pennsylvania woman pleads guilty to drug charge
12/7/2011 El Paso, TX 7 members of marijuana trafficking network arrested on drug, firearms charges
12/5/2011 Laredo, TX North Carolina man convicted for meth conspiracy
12/5/2011 San Juan, PR ICE, federal and local partners, seize 300 kilograms of cocaine in Puerto RicoImage Icon images
12/2/2011 Del Rio, TX Texas man sentenced to 7 years in prison for marijuana smuggling
12/2/2011 Corpus Christi, TX 5 South Texas marijuana traffickers plead guilty
12/1/2011 Buffalo, NY Buffalo man pleads guilty to drug charges
11/30/2011 Kansas City, MO Missouri man pleads guilty to $1 million meth conspiracy, identity theft
11/30/2011 San Diego, CA Highly sophisticated cross-border drug tunnel discovered near San DiegoImage Icon images
11/29/2011 Buffalo, NY Upstate New York woman sentenced for conspiring to import ecstasy
11/29/2011 Jacksonville, FL 3 arrested in Jacksonville honey dumping schemeImage Icon images
11/25/2011 San Diego, CA 7 arrested after feds seize 9 tons of marijuana near Otay Mesa border crossingImage Icon images
11/22/2011 New York, NY Dominican drug trafficker sentenced to 16 years in prison
11/18/2011 Brownsville, TX Gulf Cartel "Plaza Boss" indicted for drug smuggling, money laundering and document fraud
11/17/2011 Corpus Christi, TX South Texas residents sentenced on cocaine and money laundering charges
11/16/2011 Chicago, IL 20 face federal narcotics charges, 5 with alleged ties to Zetas drug cartel
11/16/2011 Nogales, AZ ICE HSI investigation leads to discovery of Arizona smuggling tunnelImage Icon images
11/16/2011 San Diego, CA Major cross-border drug tunnel discovered south of San DiegoImage Icon images
11/15/2011 San Juan, PR ICE, PRPD seize 225 kilograms of cocaine in eastern Puerto Rico
11/15/2011 San Juan, PR ICE HSI nabs Puerto Rican drug lord wanted in Florida for drug trafficking
11/10/2011 Fresno, CA Feds make arrests in international firearms trafficking probe
11/8/2011 Brownsville, TX South Texas man sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison for cocaine conviction
11/8/2011 Laredo, TX 3 men sentenced to federal prison for smuggling assault rifles
11/7/2011 Bangor, ME Canadian woman sentenced for federal firearm and drug violations
11/7/2011 Baltimore, MD Members of alleged marijuana distribution organization indicted on racketeering charges
11/4/2011 Corpus Christi, TX Mexican man sentenced to 10.5 years for smuggling nearly 3 tons of marijuana
11/3/2011 San Juan, PR ICE, Caribbean Corridor Strike Force seizes 173 kilograms of cocaine
10/31/2011 Newark, NJ Member of organization that smuggled cocaine sentenced to 70 months in prison
10/31/2011 Phoenix, AZ Multi-agency probe deals death blow to 'billion dollar' drug ringImage Icon images
10/31/2011 Tampa, FL 20,000 pounds of cocaine recovered from interdicted drug smuggling vesselImage Icon images
10/28/2011 Buffalo, NY New York man sentenced on drug conspiracy charges
10/28/2011 Del Rio, TX South Texas man arrested following seizure of weapons, drugs and ammunitionImage Icon images
10/27/2011 Washington, DC 6 men pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in the Washington area
10/27/2011 Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis man pleads guilty to smuggling weapons parts to Paraguay
10/26/2011 Philadelphia, PA 2 men indicted on drug smuggling charges
10/25/2011 Las Cruces, NM Grand jury indicts New Mexico woman for role in firearms trafficking scheme
10/25/2011 Albuquerque, NM Kentucky man pleads guilty to federal marijuana trafficking chargesImage Icon images
10/24/2011 Newark, NJ Leader of cocaine smuggling organization sentenced to 10 years in prison
10/24/2011 New York, NY Former American Airlines employee found guilty of importing cocaine
10/20/2011 Fresno, CA 9 indicted for illegal pot grow in Sequoia National Forest
10/18/2011 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota man pleads guilty to distributing child pornography
10/18/2011 Philadelphia, PA Nigerian man sentenced on drug smuggling charges
10/18/2011 Rochester, NY New York man sentenced for participation in drug conspiracy which resulted in murder
10/17/2011 Sells, AZ ICE seizes nearly 2 tons of marijuana in southern ArizonaImage Icon images
10/14/2011 Lubbock, TX Convicted leader of San Angelo, Texas, methamphetamine and marijuana drug trafficking organization sentenced to nearly 21 years in federal prison
10/14/2011 Lake Charles, LA 10 Louisiana men sentenced for steroid drug trafficking
10/14/2011 Buffalo, NY Fugitive extradited from Canada pleads guilty to drug importation
10/13/2011 San Juan, PR ICE, CBP arrest 2 and seize 103 kilograms of cocaine
10/13/2011 Buffalo, NY 2 men arrested, charged with selling oxycodone
10/13/2011 Casa Grande, AZ ICE, Pinal County Sheriff target Arizona drug smuggling organizationImage Icon images
10/11/2011 Tampa, FL Tampa man faces mandatory life sentence for drug trafficking, money launderingImage Icon images
10/7/2011 Laredo, TX California man sentenced to 24 years for bringing in meth from Mexico
10/7/2011 Kansas City, MO 5 sentenced for international drug smuggling conspiracy in Kansas City
10/5/2011 Washington, DC TOP STORY: New book features ICE agent's role in major drug cartel takedownImage Icon images
10/4/2011 Wichita, KS Mexican national sentenced for selling drugs, guns, fake documents
9/30/2011 Orlando, FL Orlando airport passenger pleads guilty to transporting 50 cocaine pellets in his digestive track
9/29/2011 Buffalo, NY Upstate New York woman sentenced for conspiring to import ecstasy
9/29/2011 San Juan, PR 165 kilograms of cocaine seized from vessel during multi-agency operation
9/29/2011 Alexandria, VA Leader of international khat-trafficking ring pleads guilty
9/26/2011 Brownsville, TX South Texas federal probation officer sentenced to 14 years in prison for drug trafficking and bribery
9/26/2011 San Juan, PR Cruise ship passengers arrested for attempting to transport cocaineImage Icon images
9/23/2011 Newton County, IN Millions in drugs and cash seized in Indiana, 7 charged with dealing cocaine
9/23/2011 Hartford, CT Florida man admits possession of stolen gun silencers
9/23/2011 San Diego, CA Feds indict 24 in joint probe targeting San Diego-area meth ringImage Icon images
9/19/2011 New York, NY HSI investigation leads to the arrest of shop owners selling illegal pesticides in New York City
9/19/2011 Los Angeles, CA TOP STORY: ICE combats maritime smuggling along the California coast Image Icon images
9/16/2011 Los Angeles, CA Feds arrest man attempting to smuggle meth through LAX concealed in snack food bags
9/15/2011 Detroit, MI Former airline employees indicted for their role in international drug smuggling operations
9/15/2011 Phoenix, AZ ICE, Pinal County Sheriff dismantle large-scale drug smuggling organizationImage Icon images
9/14/2011 Newark, NJ 2 airline passengers who smuggled liquid cocaine into US are sentenced
9/14/2011 Rochester, NY 2 women plead guilty to participation in marijuana conspiracy connected to the murders of 3 men
9/13/2011 Charlotte, NC Drug trafficker sentenced to 20 years in federal prison
9/12/2011 Miami, FL 3 high-level Colombian narcotics traffickers indicted
9/8/2011 Toms River, NJ 2 New Jersey residents arrested on drug charges
9/7/2011 Buffalo, NY Canadian man pleads guilty in case involving largest seizure of cocaine in western New York history
9/6/2011 Fargo, ND California man sentenced to 18.5 years for drug trafficking in North Dakota
9/2/2011 Covington, KY 2 Kentucky men sentenced to federal prison for heroin conspiracy
9/2/2011 New York, NY FARC leader found guilty of conspiring to import cocaine into the US
9/1/2011 El Paso, TX 'BEST' members arrest alien who tried to smuggle $130,000 into MexicoImage Icon images
8/31/2011 Detroit, MI 13 arrested in international car theft ring
8/31/2011 Buffalo, NY New York woman sentenced on drug conspiracy charges
8/30/2011 Cleveland, OH 60 indicted in massive drug and gun sting operation
8/30/2011 Las Cruces, NM Owners/operators of Deming, N.M., gun shop arrested on federal firearms-smuggling and money-laundering chargesImage Icon images
8/29/2011 Bridgeport, CT Connecticut man pleads guilty in 2005 triple murder
8/26/2011 Calexico, CA Unusual smuggling tunnel found beneath vacant supermarket near California-Mexico borderImage Icon images
8/24/2011 Gulfport, MS 2 Massachusetts men sentenced for conspiracy to distribute 4,497 pounds marijuana
8/24/2011 Casa Grande, AZ ICE, county sheriff disrupt weapons smuggling attempt
8/18/2011 Fresno, CA 5 central California men plead guilty to plotting large-scale methamphetamine deal
8/17/2011 Trenton, NJ Massachusetts couple sentenced on drug smuggling charges
8/16/2011 Laredo, TX Co-conspirator to Laredo Police Officer case sentenced to prison for drug smuggling
8/16/2011 Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania man sentenced for possession of more than 500 grams of cocaine
8/16/2011 Nogales, AZ ICE HSI shuts down Arizona smuggling tunnel
8/15/2011 Newark, NJ 2 New York men indicted for smuggling cocaine through Newark Liberty International Airport
8/12/2011 Orlando, FL Orlando men sentenced for importing heroin
8/11/2011 Philadelphia, PA Texas man, Mexican native sentenced on cocaine smuggling charges
8/4/2011 Portland, OR Final defendant in international drug trafficking ring sentenced to prison
8/4/2011 El Paso, TX ICE arrests pawn shop manager, 5 employees in ammo smuggling caseImage Icon images
8/1/2011 Miami, FL Miami couple and their company sentenced in a conspiracy to smuggle adulterated cheese
8/1/2011 Laredo, TX Laredo lawyer sentenced to 30 months in prison for paying nearly $50,000 in drug-trafficking proceeds to ensure drug defendant's silence
8/1/2011 Miami, FL Miami man sentenced in illegal refrigerant smuggling operation
8/1/2011 Boston, MA Ivory smuggler from Nantucket sentenced to jail
7/29/2011 Gulfport, MS Texas man sentenced to 5 years for transporting cocaine
7/28/2011 Newark, NJ Former Continental Airlines mechanic pleads guilty to drug conspiracy charges
7/21/2011 Washington, DC ICE is part of a multi-agency, 20-month operation netting nearly 2,000 arrests, more than 12 tons of drugs and $62 million in US currency
7/21/2011 Honolulu, HI California man charged with methamphetamine trafficking in Hawaii
7/21/2011 Raleigh, NC North Carolina resident sentenced for illegally exporting firearms
7/20/2011 Norfolk, VA Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) launched in Norfolk
7/20/2011 Tucson, AZ Tucson man sentenced to more than 5 years for smuggling ammunition
7/20/2011 El Paso, TX 4th guilty plea entered in New Mexico firearms trafficking case
7/20/2011 Laredo, TX Laredo jury convicts Chicago man of drug smuggling
7/20/2011 Norfolk, VA The latest BEST focuses on the Port of VirginiaImage Icon images
7/20/2011 Tampa, FL 19 charged in nationwide drug trafficking, money laundering conspiracyImage Icon images
7/14/2011 Alexandria, VA Members of Ghana-based heroin smuggling ring charged
7/13/2011 Brownsville, TX South Texas man sentenced to more than 11 years for ammunition smuggling
7/13/2011 New York, NY 37 members and associates of an international ethnic-Albanian organized crime group arrestedImage Icon images
7/13/2011 St Louis, MO ICE seizes 2,300 pounds of marijuana with a street value of more than $2 millionImage Icon images
7/12/2011 Bangor, ME 2 brothers plead guilty to drug charges in Maine
7/11/2011 Pittsburgh, PA Nigerian national sentenced on drug trafficking charges
7/8/2011 Lubbock, TX Leader of San Angelo, Texas, drug trafficking operation pleads guilty in federal court
7/8/2011 New York, NY Leader of Armenian organized crime ring pleads guilty to racketeering
7/7/2011 Tucson, AZ ICE seizes 850 pounds of marijuana in TucsonImage Icon images
7/6/2011 Buffalo, NY Canadian doctor pleads guilty to providing treatment with unapproved drugs
7/6/2011 McAllen, TX Mexican man convicted of using US citizen ID and passport to smuggle methamphetamine into US
6/30/2011 San Juan, PR ICE arrests former member of Puerto Rico's Olympic basketball team
6/30/2011 McAllen, TX Mexican woman convicted of bulk-cash smuggling using stuffed toy animals
6/29/2011 San Juan, PR 114 individuals indicted on drug trafficking and money laundering in Puerto Rico
6/28/2011 St. Thomas, VI ICE seizes 532 kilograms of cocaine in US Virgin Islands
6/27/2011 San Juan, PR ICE seizes 132 kilograms of cocaine during multi-agency operation
6/27/2011 Seattle, WA 2 men who smuggled $650,000 cash from Canada into the US sentenced to prison
6/23/2011 Scranton, PA Pennsylvania man indicted for drug possession
6/14/2011 Pittsburgh, PA 2 men arraigned on steroid importation and distribution charges
6/13/2011 Plattsburgh, NY Canadian convicted of importing car-load of marijuana
6/8/2011 Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia man indicted for trafficking in counterfeit pharmaceuticals
6/7/2011 Oklahoma City, OK 17 charged in 2 methamphetamine distribution rings in Operation 'Kool Aid'
6/7/2011 Savannah, GA Man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for smuggling cocaine, heroin
6/7/2011 San Juan, PR ICE seizes more than $2.2 million in luxury watches and special cars from members of a drug trafficking organizationImage Icon images
6/3/2011 Roma, TX ICE seizes 1,100 pounds of marijuana from bunker under south Texas garageImage Icon images
6/3/2011 Nogales, AZ ICE seizes more than a ton of marijuana in NogalesImage Icon images
6/2/2011 Hartford, CT Connecticut man sentenced in counterfeit money, drug distribution case
6/2/2011 Sacramento, CA California man indicted for illegally importing chemical used to make 'date rape' drug
5/31/2011 Philadelphia, PA Former Dominican federal officer sentenced to federal prison for drug and robbery crimes
5/31/2011 Seattle, WA Convicted weapons dealer sentenced to federal prisonImage Icon images
5/26/2011 McAllen, TX Firearms smuggler sentenced to more than 3 years in federal prison
5/26/2011 Laredo, TX Last of 9 convicted for marijuana trafficking
5/26/2011 Nogales, AZ ICE investigating incomplete cross-border tunnel in NogalesImage Icon images
5/20/2011 San Juan, PR ICE and CBP arrest 2 and seize 56 kilograms of cocaine
5/20/2011 Tampa, FL PANEX investigation leads to second drug trafficking plea for Colombian national
5/20/2011 Seattle, WA Washington man sentenced on Ecstasy distribution charges
5/20/2011 Orlando, FL ICE agents seize $500,000 in drug paraphernalia from Orlando businessImage Icon images
5/19/2011 Alexandria, VA Leader, members of alleged international khat trafficking ring arrested
5/17/2011 San Juan, PR TOP STORY: ICE and Puerto Rico Police arrest 3 and seize $13 million of cocaineImage Icon images
5/13/2011 Falcon Dam, TX A third felony drug-trafficking conviction results in life sentence for smuggler
5/12/2011 San Antonio, TX Federal grand jury indicts 2 on firearms and smuggling charges
5/12/2011 Savannah, GA Dominican national sentenced to more than 24 years for smuggling heroin and cocaine through Port of SavannahImage Icon images
5/10/2011 San Juan, PR ICE arrests 4 and seizes more than 1000 kilograms of cocaine in Puerto RicoImage Icon images
5/9/2011 Beaumont, TX 2 men receive lengthy prison sentences for trafficking Gulf Cartel drugs
5/6/2011 Orlando, FL Orlando man convicted of heroin importation
4/29/2011 Honolulu, HI Honolulu man charged with fireworks smuggling in ICE, ATF probe
4/28/2011 Detroit, MI ICE arrests airline employees for involvement in international drug smuggling
4/28/2011 McAllen, TX South Texas drug trafficker receives a 30-year prison term
4/28/2011 Missoula, MT 2 sentenced in Montana for distributing methamphetamine
4/27/2011 Miami, FL Miami man pleads guilty to illegal refrigerant smuggling operation
4/27/2011 San Juan, PR Puerto Rican drug lord and his brother convicted of drug trafficking
4/25/2011 New York, NY Former NYPD officer pleads guilty to federal narcotics, robbery and firearm charges
4/25/2011 San Diego, CA California trucker sentenced for hauling tons of marijuana smuggled through cross-border tunnel
4/25/2011 Miami, FL Palm Beach County man charged with attempting to import illegal catch from the Bahamas
4/25/2011 Corpus Christi, TX 5 members of multi-million dollar drug and money smuggling cell plead guilty
4/21/2011 McAllen, TX Former south Texas police chief sentenced to 10 years for drug trafficking
4/21/2011 New York, NY 'Operation Smokeout' leads to seizure of thousands of untaxed cigarettes and criminal chargesImage Icon images
4/20/2011 Colorado Springs, CO Large-scale Colorado drug trafficking organization dismantled
4/15/2011 McAllen, TX 2 Mexican men sentenced to prison for attempting to export munitions
4/15/2011 San Juan, PR Border security task force seizes more than $1.3 million at cargo facility
4/14/2011 Brownsville, TX Jury convicts south Texas man for attempting to export ammunition into Mexico
4/14/2011 San Diego, CA TOP STORY: Outreach program educates teens about the dangers of drug smugglingImage Icon images
4/11/2011 Dallas, TX Laredo lawyer admits paying nearly $50,000 in drug-trafficking proceeds to ensure drug defendant's silence
4/11/2011 Charlotte, NC 1,500-pound marijuana seizure leads to federal prison for 7 men
4/11/2011 Laredo, TX Former Laredo police officer sentenced to nearly 25 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms convictions
4/11/2011 Philadelphia, PA Airport baggage handler sentenced to 5 years in prison for drug smuggling
4/8/2011 San Juan, PR ICE arrests 2 and seizes $1.6 million worth of cocaine
4/8/2011 Philadelphia, PA ICE assists in dismantling heroin distribution network in PennsylvaniaImage Icon images
4/7/2011 Dulles, VA Federal authorities at Washington Dulles arrest 2 Nigerians 5 days apart on heroin charges
4/4/2011 Gulfport, MS Massachusetts man pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance
4/1/2011 Fresno, CA Oregon drug courier sentenced to 9 years in prison
3/31/2011 Charlotte, NC Father and son cocaine traffickers sentenced to life in prison
3/30/2011 Concord, NH Florida man sentenced on cocaine importation and distribution charge
3/30/2011 Tampa, FL DEA's highest ranking Guatemalan drug trafficker indicted and arrested in Guatemala on federal drug charges
3/29/2011 Newark, NJ Miami man convicted on multiple drug charges
3/28/2011 Miami, FL 2 South Florida men sentenced in heroin trafficking ring
3/28/2011 Miami, FL 2 companies sentenced for conspiracy to mislabel food
3/28/2011 Newark, NJ Miami man convicted on multiple drug charges
3/25/2011 Baton Rouge, LA Honduran man sentenced to 78 months for drug trafficking and possession of a firearm
3/25/2011 Fresno, CA 5th member of methamphetamine distribution ring pleads guilty
3/22/2011 Seattle, WA Canadian who attempted to smuggle marijuana by boat sentenced
3/18/2011 Atlanta, GA Corrupt federal officer pleads guilty to smuggling guns and drug money though airport
3/18/2011 Anchorage, AK Anchorage resident sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug and gun crimes
3/16/2011 Greenbelt, MD Maryland police officer charged with drug trafficking conspiracy and computer fraud
3/15/2011 Bangor, ME Maine man sentenced on federal drug charge
3/15/2011 Brownsville, TX Former south Texas sheriff's deputy sentenced for weapons smuggling
3/14/2011 New York, NY Alleged Mexican drug kingpin extradited to U.S. to face drug and money laundering charges
3/14/2011 Mcallen, TX ICE seizes more than 4 tons of marijuana from a south Texas warehouse Image Icon images
3/11/2011 Las Cruces, NM ICE, ATF arrest police chief, mayor and trustee of New Mexico townImage Icon images
3/10/2011 Providence, RI Rhode Island man seeking to buy cocaine worth $1 million is sentenced in federal court
3/10/2011 Harlingen, TX Drug trafficker sentenced to nearly 6 years in federal prison
3/10/2011 Houston, TX American husband and Colombian wife charged with unlawfully exporting firearms to Colombia
3/10/2011 Nogales, AZ ICE investigation leads to methamphetamine seizure in NogalesImage Icon images
3/9/2011 Nogales, AZ ICE, CBP seize 11,000 pounds of marijuana in Nogales Image Icon images
3/8/2011 Miami, FL Miami couple and their company charged in a conspiracy to smuggle adulterated cheese
3/7/2011 Raleigh, NC North Carolina man pleads guilty to firearms trafficking
3/3/2011 Greenville, NC International gun trafficker pleads guilty
3/3/2011 Columbia, SC Major Mexican drug dealer sentenced to 20 years
3/3/2011 New York, NY 2 men arrested in New York marijuana grow operation
3/2/2011 Corpus Christi, TX 7 arrested and charged with distributing drugs and money laundering
3/1/2011 Dallas, TX 3 Dallas-area men arrested on federal firearms charges related to trafficking firearms to a Mexican drug cartel
2/28/2011 Corpus Christi, TX 2 Texas men sentenced to 15 and 20 years in federal prison
2/25/2011 Miami, FL Drug trafficker sentenced to more than 29 years in prison
2/22/2011 Seattle, WA Former Tacoma man convicted in multi-million dollar Ecstasy smuggling plot
2/19/2011 Phoenix, AZ ICE seizes more than 900 pounds of marijuana in PhoenixImage Icon images
2/18/2011 Bridgeport, CT Conn. man pleads guilty to federal firearms trafficking charge
2/17/2011 Phoenix, AZ 17 indicted for weapons trafficking following ICE investigation
2/11/2011 Miami, FL Company pleads guilty and is sentenced for false statements in the importation of ozone-depleting substance
2/10/2011 New York, NY Members of Staten Island narcotics distribution network arrested on federal drug and firearm charges
2/9/2011 Brownsville, TX Mexican national sentenced to prison term for smuggling cocaine
2/9/2011 Beaumont, TX 2 men receive lengthy prison sentences for drug trafficking
2/9/2011 New York, NY Narcotics trafficker sentenced to more than 33 years in prison
2/9/2011 Detroit, MI Mexican national sentenced to 15 years in crystal meth conspiracy
2/9/2011 Miami, FL 27 charged with narcotics-related offenses for selling "cut" for cocaine and heroin
2/9/2011 Miami, FL Colombian narco-traffkicker indicted on cocaine conspiracy charges
2/3/2011 Baltimore, MD Maryland man sentenced to 10 years in prison for importing heroin
2/3/2011 Raleigh, NC North Carolina man charged with 50 counts of international gun trafficking
2/3/2011 New York, NY Jamaican who used commercial aircraft to smuggle drugs sentenced to 20 years in federal prison
2/3/2011 Laredo, TX 6 men sentenced for narcotic trafficking conspiracy
2/3/2011 San Juan, PR ICE dismantles Caribbean cell of El Norte del Valle Colombian drug cartelImage Icon images
2/1/2011 Philadelphia, PA Drug smuggler convicted at Pennsylvania trial
1/28/2011 Laredo, TX Dallas woman sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for trying to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine into the US
1/26/2011 Seattle, WA Canadian convicted on weapons charges and lying to border officers
1/26/2011 El Paso, TX 'BEST' transfers suspected drug smuggler to Mexican authoritiesImage Icon images
1/21/2011 Brownsville, TX Houston business owner sentenced to 30 years for heroin trafficking
1/21/2011 Atlanta, GA 'Operation Spider Web' snags cocaine, meth and weapons; 15 indicted on related drug trafficking and firearms crimes
1/20/2011 San Diego, CA Truck driver admits to smuggling tons of marijuana through tunnel
1/19/2011 New Haven, CT Connecticut man admits to illegally purchasing and possessing body armor
1/13/2011 Valencia, CA $2.4 million in cash, more than 100 pounds of cocaine seized at California warehouse
1/13/2011 Ft Pierce, FL St. Lucie county resident sentenced to 14 years in prison for drug smuggling
1/13/2011 Harlingen, TX ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents seize 15 AK47sImage Icon images
1/11/2011 Houston, TX Last of 3 sentenced for trying to smuggle 15 kilos of cocaine by ship
1/11/2011 Laredo, TX 2 south Texas men plead guilty to trafficking almost 2,000 pounds of marijuana
1/10/2011 Kansas City, MO Mexican national sentenced to 11 years for possessing meth, firearm
1/10/2011 Eagle Pass, TX Eagle Pass, Texas, business man sentenced to 5 years for ammunition smuggling
1/10/2011 Boston, MA Ukrainian national pleads guilty, sentenced for ivory smuggling conspiracy
1/10/2011 Christiansted, VI ICE arrests Dominican Republic national in US Virgin Islands, seizes 228 kilograms of cocaine
1/10/2011 Los Angeles, CA ICE aids in probe leading to arrest of suspected Japanese turtle smugglers Image Icon images
1/7/2011 Phoenix, AZ ICE arrest 4 in Phoenix weapons smuggling caseImage Icon images
1/7/2011 Aurora, IL 9 charged in Illinois narcotics trafficking investigation
12/30/2010 Miami, FL 3 men charged in maritime drug smuggling operation
12/30/2010 Miami, FL ICE takes custody of 3 individuals suspected of smuggling 48 million dollars in cocaineImage Icon images
12/29/2010 Tucson, AZ ICE arrests 3, seizes 28,000 rounds of ammunition in Tucson
12/29/2010 United Arab Emirates, International Top Story: ICE deputy director and world leaders pool resources at BCASS ConferenceImage Icon images
12/28/2010 San Juan, PR Drug swallower arrested with 49 pellets of heroin in his stomach
12/27/2010 Los Angeles, CA Feds find cache of cocaine concealed inside phony candy Easter eggsImage Icon images
12/21/2010 Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis-to-Chicago drug trafficking organization dismantled
12/21/2010 St. Croix, VI Federal, state and Virgin Island authorities team up to nab 'The Twins'
12/20/2010 New York City, NY Smuggler of African elephant ivory sentenced to 33 months in prison
12/20/2010 Atlanta, GA Federal officer indicted for smuggling guns and money through Atlanta airport, 13 others indicted for drug trafficking
12/20/2010 Seattle, WA Seattle businessman sentenced for importing tainted Chinese honeyImage Icon images
12/17/2010 Tucson, AZ ICE arrests 2 indicted in ultralight smuggling plot
12/17/2010 Brownsville, TX South Texas sheriff's deputy pleads guilty to attempting to smuggle firearms into Mexico for cash
12/17/2010 Miami, FL ICE HSI special agents seize 1,636 lbs of marijuana destined to South Florida Image Icon images
12/16/2010 New Haven, CT Connecticut man indicted for buying body armor after conviction for crime of violence
12/16/2010 Chicago, IL ICE seizes nearly 11 tons of marijuana aboard train from Mexico Image Icon images
12/16/2010 Corpus Christi, TX 2 Colombian nationals sentenced to 15 and 25 years for distributing cocaineImage Icon images
12/15/2010 Washington, DC 9 indicted on federal drug charges, accused of conspiring to distribute methamphetamines in the Washington, D.C. areaImage Icon images
12/14/2010 Pensacola, FL Organized crime leader sentenced to 30 years for transporting drugs and weapons across US-Mexico border
12/14/2010 Nogales, AZ ICE discovers tunnel, pot in Nogales Image Icon images
12/10/2010 New Orleans, LA Mexican national pleads guilty to federal gun charge
12/8/2010 Jackson, WY ICE and local law enforcement arrest 9 in Wyoming during drug operation
12/6/2010 Hartford, CT Connecticut man charged with illegally importing, possessing body armor
12/3/2010 West Palm Beach, FL Palm Beach county man sentenced to more than 27 years for drug trafficking
12/3/2010 Los Angeles, CA German man arrested on federal charges for smuggling tarantulas into the US Image Icon images
12/1/2010 Miami , FL Border Enforcement Security Task Force cracks down on crime at Miami Seaport Image Icon images
11/30/2010 Philadelphia, PA Dominican drug dealer sentenced in Philadelphia federal court
11/26/2010 San Diego , CA Discovery of 2nd major San Diego-area cross-border drug tunnel leads to 8 arrests, seizure of more than 20 tons of marijuanaImage Icon images
11/23/2010 Newark, NJ Jamaican brothers extradited to US on narcotics trafficking charges
11/23/2010 Gulfport, MS Gulf Coast BEST team seizes 4,500 pounds of pot, arrests 3Image Icon images
11/22/2010 New Haven, CT Connecticut marijuana trafficker sentenced to 41 months in federal prison
11/22/2010 San Juan, PR TOP STORY: ICE takes down Puerto Rican drug lordImage Icon images
11/21/2010 San Juan, International ICE takes down Puerto Rican drug lord, dismantles largest drug trafficking organization in the Caribbean
11/19/2010 Tampa, FL Pasco County drug dealer sentenced to life imprisonment
11/19/2010 New York, NY Colombian extradited to US on narcotics trafficking charges
11/18/2010 Wichita, KS Mexican national sentenced to 20 years for illegal reentry, possessing firearms and drugs
11/18/2010 Dayton, OH 11 indicted for growing marijuana in Ohio
11/12/2010 Nogales, AZ 3 seizures yield more than 9,000 pounds of pot for ICE in NogalesImage Icon images
11/8/2010 Beaumont, TX South Texas man sentenced to 17.5 years for trafficking tons of marijuana
11/5/2010 San Juan, PR 27 arrested in Puerto Rico for drug trafficking, money laundering
11/5/2010 Worcester, MA A ton of marijuana seized, two men charged
11/3/2010 Miami, FL Puerto Rico resident charged with importing candy laced with cocaine on flight to Fort Lauderdale
11/3/2010 San Diego, CA Major cross-border drug tunnel discovered
11/3/2010 San Diego, CA Drug tunnel discovered in San DiegoImage Icon images
11/2/2010 Brownsville, TX South Texas deputy arrested for gun smuggling and bribery
11/1/2010 Bangor, ME Van Buren man sentenced on federal drug charges
11/1/2010 Fort Lauderdale, FL 4 South Florida men charged in heroin trafficking ring
10/29/2010 Seattle, WA Canadians sentenced to prison for dangerous drug smuggling run
10/28/2010 Panama City, FL 4 sentenced in multi-national drug and gun trafficking ring
10/28/2010 Lauderhill, FL More than 5,000 items seized in drug paraphernalia bust
10/27/2010 Miami, FL 4 South Florida men arrested on federal drug smuggling, conspiracy charges
10/15/2010 New York, NY 50 charged in huge multi-state marijuana trafficking ringImage Icon images
10/14/2010 New York City, NY Airline employees indicted on drug smuggling charges
10/14/2010 Buffalo, NY Canadian doctor indicted for treating professional athletes with human growth hormones
10/13/2010 Seattle, WA Leader of Washington state drug ring sentenced to prison
10/12/2010 Beaumont, TX Texas man sentenced to 41 months in prison for drug trafficking
10/7/2010 Reading, PA Reading man charged with drug and weapons crimes
10/7/2010 Philadelphia, PA ICE stops cocaine moving through Philadelphia International Airport
10/6/2010 Tampa, FL Colombian marina owner pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine by selling "go fast" vessels to drug traffickers
10/5/2010 Douglas, AZ ICE seizes 3,000 pounds of marijuana in Arizona Image Icon images
10/4/2010 Beaumont, TX Georgia man convicted of drug trafficking, racketeering
9/29/2010 Miami, FL 2 CBP officers and TSA supervisor sentenced to prison in connection with drug importation scheme
9/29/2010 McAllen, TX 6 members of a South Texas marijuana smuggling group sentenced to prison
9/29/2010 McAllen, TX 14 people charged with conspiracy to smuggle $3.1 million in cash into Mexico
9/28/2010 Ft Pierce, FL 4 men charged in failed drug and alien smuggling operation
9/27/2010 Mexico City, International US and Mexico collaboration leads to arrest of cartel leader
9/23/2010 Greenville, NC 2 illegal aliens sentenced to 7 years in prison for drug distribution
9/20/2010 Ft Pierce, FL South Florida resident arrested on drug smuggling charges
9/20/2010 Miami, FL 10 South Florida men charged and arrested for cocaine
9/17/2010 Miami, FL South Florida man charged with international cigarette smuggling
9/7/2010 Newark, NJ ICE arrests 2 airline employees and accomplice in drug smuggling conspiracy
9/3/2010 Panama City, FL Last 2 individuals convicted in international drug and gun-trafficking ring
9/2/2010 Washington, DC Federal investigation of illegal honey imports from China results in guilty plea, indictmentsImage Icon images
9/1/2010 Seattle, WA Washington state importer pleads guilty to making false statements about Chinese honey imports
9/1/2010 New York, NY 9 indicted in Bronx-based heroin distribution ring
9/1/2010 Chicago, IL 11 individuals, 6 companies indicted for alleged global conspiracy to illegally import Chinese honey
8/31/2010 New York, NY ICE dismantles Long Island drug trafficking organizationImage Icon images
8/27/2010 Lake Charles, LA Drug smuggler sentenced to 17.5 years
8/27/2010 Nogales, AZ ICE seizes 900 lbs. of marijuana in ArizonaImage Icon images
8/26/2010 El Paso, TX Ex-CBP employee receives 20 years in drug, alien smuggling, corruption case
8/26/2010 Miami, FL 5 Honduran men charged in drug smuggling operationImage Icon images
8/24/2010 Philadelphia, PA Ringleader of international drug trafficking organization sentenced
8/22/2010 San Juan, PR ICE, CBP seize 1,207 grams of heroin at San Juan's international airport
8/13/2010 Nogales, AZ Nogales Illegal Drug Program marks milestone
8/13/2010 Miami, FL 27 defendants charged in narcotics trafficking operation at Miami International Airport
8/12/2010 San Juan, PR ICE, CBP arrest 2, seize 241 kilograms of cocaine in Puerto Rico
8/10/2010 Tucson, AZ ICE seizes 1,400 pounds of marijuana in Tucson
8/9/2010 Wichita, KS Mexican national sentenced to 5 years in prison for drug trafficking
8/4/2010 Atlanta, GA California pilot and accomplice arraigned on marijuana distribution charges
8/2/2010 Louisville, KY Illegal alien in Kentucky charged with possessing a firearm
7/30/2010 Alexandria, VA Rhode Island man sentenced to 70 months for attempting to smuggle heroin in juice boxesImage Icon images
7/29/2010 Central Falls, RI Second defendant pleads guilty in Rhode Island heroin conspiracy
7/28/2010 Newark, NJ Former CEO of Seafood Corporation sent to federal prison for importing falsely labeled fish
7/26/2010 Seattle, WA Drug smuggler linked to Hells Angels sentenced to 14 years in prison
7/23/2010 Anchorage, AK 3 Fairbanks-area individuals face federal drug charges
7/23/2010 Tucson, AZ Public tip leads to pot seizure in Tucson homeImage Icon images
7/14/2010 Las Vegas, NV Sisters charged with distributing methamphetamine and money laundering
7/14/2010 Ocala, FL Multi-agency operation dismantles 4 drug trafficking organizations in central FloridaImage Icon images
7/9/2010 Los Angeles, CA 5 charged in West Coast rail cargo theft schemeImage Icon images
7/8/2010 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota man sentenced to 10 years for conspiracy to distribute cocaine
7/6/2010 New York, NY Alleged heroin exporter extradited from Spain
7/1/2010 Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia drug dealer sentenced to 70 months in prison
7/1/2010 Atlanta, GA Airline passenger arrested by ICE for attempting to smuggle approximately 5 kilograms of cocaine into the U.S.
6/30/2010 Detroit, MI Ontario man sentenced on bulk cash smuggling charges
6/29/2010 Beaumont, TX 28 arrested in multi-agency drug trafficking takedown
6/25/2010 El Paso, TX 'BEST' investigating first-ever man-made cross-border tunnel in El PasoImage Icon images
6/24/2010 Tampa, FL Polk County steroids dealer sentenced to 8 months in prison
6/18/2010 Eldorado, International ICE takes down billion-dollar Colombian drug trafficking organization Image Icon images
6/15/2010 San Juan, PR ICE teams with CBP to arrest Puerto Rican man carrying 207 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of approximately $6 million
6/15/2010 Tucson, AZ ICE seizes more than 3 tons of pot at Tucson homeImage Icon images
6/11/2010 San Juan, PR ICE, USCG arrest 3, seize 532 pounds of cocaine
6/11/2010 Kansas City, MO 23 indicted on drug conspiracy charges
6/10/2010 Washington, DC 'Project Deliverance' results in more than 2,200 arrests in 22-month operationImage Icon images
6/10/2010 West Palm Beach, FL 25 Floridians charged with narcotics trafficking
6/9/2010 Minneapolis, MN 4 Minneapolis men plead guilty to growing marijuana
6/7/2010 San Juan, PR ICE, CCSF arrest 5, seize 1,483 kilograms of cocaineImage Icon images
6/4/2010 San Juan, PR ICE, PRPD shut down clandestine hydroponic lab and seize 124 plants of marijuana in Puerto RicoImage Icon images
6/3/2010 Mexico City, Mexico, International U.S. and Mexico release results of bi-national Criminal Proceeds Study
6/3/2010 Fresno, CA 5 indicted following $250,000 drug bust
6/2/2010 Panama City, FL 8 charged in multi-state drug and gun-trafficking ring
5/28/2010 Buffalo, NY ICE, CBP and DEA agents intercept methamphetamine precursor chemicals
5/18/2010 Buffalo, NY Criminal complaint filed against Canadian doctor
5/14/2010 Tucson, AZ ICE arrests 5 in Tucson for kidnapping a confidential informant
5/14/2010 Seattle, WA Repeat offender sentenced to 10 years in meth distribution conspiracy
5/14/2010 San Antonio, TX South Texas man sentenced to 5 years for illegally purchasing a machine gun
5/7/2010 McAllen, TX 8 south Texas men arrested after drug trafficking, money laundering indictmentImage Icon images
5/6/2010 Miami, FL Bahamian national sentenced in international seafood smuggling operation
4/29/2010 Houston, TX 7 members of alleged Houston drug ring arrested and charged
4/29/2010 El Paso, TX ICE turns over drug smuggler to Mexican authoritiesImage Icon images
4/28/2010 Newark, NJ 3 plead guilty to smuggling cocaine on commercial airlines
4/28/2010 Greenbelt, MD Former Maryland probation officer convicted for illegally exporting guns and ammunition to Nigeria
4/26/2010 Baltimore, MD Civil complaint filed seeking forfeiture of Boeing 747 flight simulator destined for Iran
4/23/2010 Miami, FL ICE and FDA arrest couple in contaminated food case
4/19/2010 Wichita, KS Pilot, passenger in plane loaded with cocaine sentenced for drug trafficking
4/19/2010 Houston, TX Mexican national gets life sentence for drug distribution
4/15/2010 El Paso, TX ICE, Mexican authorities meet and agree to prosecution plan for drug smugglers captured at the borderImage Icon images
4/14/2010 El Paso, TX Combating the cartelsImage Icon images
4/12/2010 Brownsville, TX San Benito sisters sentenced to 2 years for attempting to smuggle almost $400,000
4/9/2010 Miami, FL Miami airport ramp worker and union official arrested for narcotics possession
4/9/2010 Seattle, WA BZP smuggler sentenced to 5 years in prison
4/9/2010 Miami, FL 2 sentenced in connection with Nov. 24, 2009, 3-county car chase
4/8/2010 Washington, DC ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton addresses HIDTA conferenceImage Icon images
4/6/2010 Sacramento, CA Canadian truck driver sentenced to more than 8 years for smuggling Ecstasy
4/2/2010 Seattle, WA Canadian trucker sentenced to 3 years in prison for smuggling 76 kilos of cocaine
3/26/2010 Seattle, WA Canadian woman sentenced for smuggling BZP
3/26/2010 Newport News, VA Virginia cocaine dealer sentenced to life
3/25/2010 San Juan, PR ICE and CBP seize more than $46,000 and arrest man for bulk cash smuggling
3/24/2010 Chicago, IL Cook County officer arrested for firearms violation
3/22/2010 Seattle, WA Washington man sentenced to 16 years in Ecstasy case
3/18/2010 Miami, FL Missouri company convicted and sentenced for the illegal purchase and sale of smuggled ozone-depleting refrigerant gas
3/16/2010 Houston, TX Joint ICE-ATF investigation leads to 3 arrests
3/15/2010 Nogales, AZ Binational drug prosecution effort nets jail terms
3/9/2010 Chicago, IL ICE arrests 5 for conspiring to bring 1,800 pounds of marijuana to Chicago
3/8/2010 Baltimore, MD Former fugitive sentenced to more than 12 years in prison
3/3/2010 Lake Charles, LA Mexican man sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine
2/24/2010 Washington, DC Ringleader of international drug trafficking ring pleads guilty
2/24/2010 Brownsville, TX Former head of the Gulf Cartel sentenced to 25 years in prison
2/23/2010 McAllen, TX 2 tons of marijuana in tanker trailer seized by ICE, 1 arrested
2/19/2010 New York, NY A Bronx man gets 120 months in prison for smuggling drugs into the United States
2/11/2010 Miami, FL Florida man and company sentenced for smuggling ozone-depleting substance
2/10/2010 Nogales, AZ ICE agents thwart Nogales 1.75 ton marijuana smuggling attemptImage Icon images
2/5/2010 Miami, FL Florida man sentenced for smuggling 27 million cigarettes out of the U.S.
2/2/2010 New York, NY ICE investigation leads to guilty verdict for Jamaican drug smuggler
1/27/2010 Sacramento, CA Canadian truck driver admits to smuggling cash and Ecstasy
1/26/2010 Wichita, KS Airplane pilot and passenger plead guilty to trafficking cocaine
1/25/2010 Laredo, TX ICE shares more than $2 million with Texas law enforcement partnersImage Icon images
1/22/2010 Seattle, WA Washington state man sentenced for smuggling BZPImage Icon images
1/15/2010 Miami, FL Former fugitive Cali cartel member sentenced to more than 16 years in prison
1/13/2010 Los Angeles, CA 3 charged with smuggling technology to Iran
1/11/2010 Miami, FL 2 Florida residents arrested and charged in cocaine conspiracy
1/8/2010 Alexandria, VA Heroin and cocaine trafficker sentenced to 262 months in prison
1/7/2010 New Bern, NC 5 sentenced to prison following ICE-led drug investigation
12/17/2009 Chicago, IL Former Chicago-area gun shop owner sentenced to more than 7 years for illegal firearm exports
12/16/2009 Seattle, WA Canadian gang leader gets 30 years on drug, money laundering charges
12/7/2009 San Juan Capistrano, CA ICE seizes rare $700,000 Italian sports car
12/3/2009 Brownsville, TX Federal probation officer pleads guilty to drug trafficking and bribery
12/2/2009 San Diego, CA U.S., Mexican authorities discover major cross-border tunnel near San Diego
11/28/2009 Sierra Visa, AZ ICE arrests 9, seizes 3,700 pounds of marijuana in southern Arizona
11/23/2009 Mobile, AL Arms dealer pleads guilty to conspiracy to supply fighter jet engines to Iran
11/19/2009 Seattle, WA Washingtonian sentenced to 14 years in prison on drug importation charges
11/19/2009 Nogales, AZ New U.S.-Mexico agreement nets third drug prosecution along Arizona border
11/19/2009 Orlando, FL Cuban national sentenced to federal prison on narcotics and firearms charges
11/6/2009 West Palm Beach, FL 2 sentenced for importing 300 kilograms of cocaine into the U.S.
11/6/2009 Miami, FL Champion European race car driver sentenced in Ecstasy case
11/3/2009 San Diego, CA DHS, ATF hold summit on contraband smuggling
11/3/2009 St Louis, MO Canadian sentenced for interstate transportation of stolen plane
10/30/2009 Los Angeles, CA Federal jury convicts Los Angeles woman who sold Human Growth Hormone over the Internet
10/30/2009 Chicago, IL Chinese honey manufacturer pleads guilty to illegal import scheme
10/28/2009 Wichita, KS Airplane seized at Kansas airport carried 125 pounds of cocaine
10/27/2009 Nogales, AZ Mexican authorities prosecuting marijuana smuggler following new agreement between US Department of Homeland Security, Mexico
10/16/2009 Atlanta, GA 4 defendants indicted on drug trafficking charges
10/14/2009 Hallandale Beach, FL ICE Miami dive team assists Miramar PD recover alleged murder weapon
10/13/2009 Alexandria, VA Mexico-to-US heroin and cocaine trafficker convicted
10/7/2009 Deming, NM BEST members seize more than 190 grams of meth and arrest 3 people
10/2/2009 Miami, FL Third largest marijuana seizure at MIA
10/2/2009 Lubbock, TX Top-ranking Mexican mafia members sentenced to lengthy prison terms
10/1/2009 Philadelphia, PA Ringleader of international drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced to 20 years
9/28/2009 Alexandria, VA Mexico-to-U.S. cocaine trafficker pleaded guilty
9/25/2009 Seattle, WA Canadian sentenced to 30 months in prison for marijuana smuggling
9/17/2009 McAllen, TX South Texas man sentenced to 5 years for 100-kilo marijuana bust in 1998
9/15/2009 Miami, FL Miami man convicted of trafficking in counterfeit Cuban cigars
9/14/2009 New York, NY Drug dealer sentenced to 150 months in prison for trafficking cocaine
9/11/2009 Miami, FL 2 men charged with possession of 667 pounds of marijuana
9/11/2009 El Paso, TX ICE arrests alleged leader of drug trafficking organization and 5 other members
9/9/2009 Newnan, GA ICE-led narcotics investigation results in more than $2 million seized and 13 indicted in Georgia
9/8/2009 Houston, TX Texas brothers plead guilty to selling counterfeit 'Cisco' computer products
9/4/2009 Tacoma, WA Mexican national sentenced to 20 years for methamphetamine trafficking
8/26/2009 McAllen, TX U.S. citizen sentenced to prison for trying to smuggle a machine gun into Mexico
8/25/2009 San Antonio, TX 15 arrested in international cocaine and marijuana smuggling conspiracy
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
8/14/2009 Miami, FL South Florida resident admits to smuggling more than 27 million cigarettes out of the United States
8/13/2009 San Antonio, TX DHS, DOJ, and Mexico announce initiative to bolster investigative cooperation
8/13/2009 St Louis, MO Canadian man pleads guilty to interstate transportation of a stolen plane
8/11/2009 San Antonio, TX ICE returns $2.4 million to Mexico as a result of a bilateral investigation
8/10/2009 Washington, DC ICE and DOJ sign agreements to share information on drug trafficking and organized crime
7/30/2009 Seattle, WA Canadian drug smuggler sentenced to more than 6 years in federal prison
7/16/2009 Seattle, WA Canadian sentenced for smuggling marijuana in cattle trailer
7/15/2009 Newark, NJ ICE investigation results in 30-year sentence for 2 drug smugglers
7/9/2009 Orlando, FL Illegal alien convicted following jury trial on federal drug distribution and firearms charges
7/9/2009 El Paso, TX Weapons smuggler sentenced to 57 months in prison
7/2/2009 Seattle, WA Meth and cocaine drug trafficking organization dismantled in Puget Sound region
7/1/2009 Seattle, WA Washington state skateboard shop owner sentenced for drug trafficking
6/29/2009 San Juan, PR Caribbean Corridor Strike Force seizes $6 million in cash, arrests 4 Colombians
6/25/2009 Philadelphia, PA Seized insects donated to Smithsonian
6/19/2009 Seattle, WA Washingtonian pleads guilty to large-scale marijuana importation conspiracy
6/18/2009 Washington, DC ICE and DEA strengthen partnership to fight drug trafficking
6/17/2009 Newark, NJ ICE dismantles transnational drug trafficking organization
6/17/2009 Buffalo, NY Buffalo-area drug ring taken down by combined law enforcement operation
6/17/2009 Fresno, CA 2 charged in ICE-led Fresno opium smuggling probe
6/12/2009 Kansas City, MO 26 indicted in international cocaine smuggling conspiracy in Kansas City
6/4/2009 Rochester, NY 25 arrested in Rochester, N.Y., area drug smuggling ring
5/29/2009 New York, NY Drug smuggler wanted by ICE arrested in Colombia
5/29/2009 West Palm Beach, FL 2 charged with importation of cocaine into the U.S. from the Bahamas
5/22/2009 McAllen, TX Man charged with importing tranquilizers from Mexico for assisted suicides
5/21/2009 Sacramento, CA ICE probe nets multi-million dollar Ecstasy seizure
5/18/2009 Greenbelt, MD Leader in cocaine conspiracy sentenced to more than 17 years
5/14/2009 New York, NY United States extradites fugitive to face international drug trafficking charges
5/13/2009 Miami, FL Endangered species seizure results in conviction
5/7/2009 Madison, WI Wisconsin man sentenced to 4 years for firearms violations
5/6/2009 Chicago, IL Chinese business executive arrested for conspiring to evade U.S. restrictions on imported honey
5/6/2009 San Juan, PR More than 2,210 lbs of coke seized from Port of San Juan since late March
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.
5/5/2009 New Haven, CT Brothers plead guilty to involvement in marijuana trafficking ring
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
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
3/24/2009 Los Angeles, CA Task force dismantles heroin ring linked to Los Angeles street gangs
3/20/2009 El Paso, TX Undeclared U.S. currency was concealed in spare tire in pick-up truck headed into Mexico
3/20/2009 Portland, ME Fort Kent man pleads guilty to federal drug charges following ICE investigation
3/17/2009 Santa Monica, CA Bay Area man arrested in major Ecstasy bust
3/13/2009 Seattle, WA Canadian drug smuggler sentenced to 20 years in federal prison
3/12/2009 Fajardo, PR More than 633 pounds of cocaine with a street value of $11 million seized in multi-agency operation
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
2/20/2009 Tulsa, OK Aircraft forfeiture sought following marijuana smuggling seizure at Tulsa airport
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 weapons
2/4/2009 Fontana, CA Task force agents seize $1.5 million pot shipment concealed inside donkey yard statues
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 cash
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 charges
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 charges
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 6 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 3 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, International 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 3 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 2 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