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ICE deports zeta cartel member Osiel Cardenas Guillen back to Mexico
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Chicago, with support from ERO San Diego, Harlingen, Texas, Mexico City, and the International Operations Division, has deported Osiel Cardenas Guillen to...
DEA Administrator: Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels ‘responsible for flooding the U.S. with deadly fentanyl’
Anne Milgram, Administrator at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), said that the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels in Mexico are responsible for "flooding the U.S. with deadly fentanyl and methamphetamine."
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Mexico's Secretary of Security: 'The largest historical seizure of fentanyl was achieved'
By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
Omar Garcia, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection of Mexico, announced a significant operation resulting in the confiscation of over a ton of fentanyl pills linked to Sinaloa cartel affiliates.
U.S. Rep. Fallon: ‘Our borders’ are ‘trampled by cartels and criminals’
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2024
U.S. Representative Pat Fallon (R-TX) said that President-elect Trump plans to reinstate policies aimed at securing the border, asserting that over the past four years, the border has been "trampled by cartels and criminals."
Heritage Border Security Director: 'Lawful and efficient immigration system can succeed only if our borders are secure'
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2024
Lora Ries, Director of Heritage's Border Security and Immigration Center, has said that the U.S. immigration system is in disrepair and can only function effectively if "borders are secure and immigration laws are consistently and thoroughly...
State Department increases reward for cartel leader's capture
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2024
The U.S. Department of State has announced an increase in the reward offer under the Narcotics Rewards Program (NRP) to up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as...
Denver grand jury indicts 17 for major car theft ring
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2024
Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced that a grand jury in Denver has indicted 17 individuals linked to a significant auto theft operation in the area.
MS-13 members sentenced for racketeering conspiracy and attempted murder
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2024
Erick Escalante-Torres and Jose Noe Ramirez-Avelar, members of the MS-13 gang based in Santa Cruz, have been sentenced to significant prison terms for their involvement in racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to commit murder. U.S. District...
Two men receive sentences for trafficking fentanyl from California to Idaho
By Federal Newswire | Dec 6, 2024
Andrew George Haney, 41, from Torrance, California, and Anthony Michael Stratton, 35, of Pocatello, have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in trafficking fentanyl. U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the sentences.
U.S. Sen. Blackburn: Pam Bondi 'tenaciously fought to bring down drug cartels'
By Federal Newswire | Dec 6, 2024
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn said that President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Pam Bondi, "tenaciously fought to bring down drug cartels" during her tenure as Florida's Attorney General.
Ice reports rise in removals for Q2-Q3 FY24 compared to FY23
By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has updated its Enforcement and Removal Operations statistics page with data from the second and third quarters of fiscal year 2024.
San Diego border patrol arrests MS-13 gang member
By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
U.S. Border Patrol agents in Chula Vista, California, arrested a man identified as a member of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang on Friday morning.
U.S. Attorney on CJNG cartel: ‘Brutal reign is bankrolled by American drug proceeds flowing back to cartel leaders’
By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
U.S. Attorney Michael F. Easley Jr. said that the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is "bankrolled by American drug proceeds flowing back to cartel leaders."
HHS whistleblower: 'Child trafficking has evolved into an international syndicate of gangs and cartels'
By Federal Newswire | Dec 4, 2024
Tara Rodas, a whistleblower from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has raised concerns about the misuse of the Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program at the U.S. border.
CBP arrests MS13 gang member at Buffalo's Peace Bridge crossing
By Federal Newswire | Dec 2, 2024
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo arrested a member of the MS13 gang on November 22.
Trump: Tariffs will target fentanyl, illegal aliens to ‘stop this invasion of our country’
By Federal Newswire | Nov 28, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump announced that one of his initial executive orders will be to impose a 25% tariff on all products imported from Mexico and Canada.
San Diego Border Patrol arrests MS-13 gang member entering US illegally
By Federal Newswire | Nov 27, 2024
Friday morning, U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Chula Vista Station apprehended a man identified as a member of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang after he entered the United States illegally.
San Diego Border Patrol intercepts over 25 pounds of fentanyl on I-5
By Federal Newswire | Nov 26, 2024
Agents from the U.S. Border Patrol's San Diego Sector have intercepted a significant quantity of fentanyl during a routine stop on Interstate 5.
Cato Institute Fellow: Deploying Special Forces against cartels risks ‘new sets of problems’ for the U.S
By Federal Newswire | Nov 24, 2024
Brandon P. Buck, a research fellow at the Cato Institute, expressed concerns over President Trump's plan to deploy Special Forces to combat drug cartels.
LA DA on dismantling of cartel-linked organization: 'Took root in Compton and spread devastation across Los Angeles County
By Federal Newswire | Nov 24, 2024
Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon said that an operation dismantling a cartel-connected drug trafficking organization in Compton was a "powerful, combined effort" to prevent the network from expanding across Los Angeles County.
