A federal indictment was unsealed Friday against 11 people in the smuggling deaths of seven migrants, including a 14-year-old boy, who were hiding inside a sweltering rail cargo container in Texas in May. Six people were found dead inside the shipping container in a rail yard in the Texas border city of Laredo, and another … Read more
Fox News uncovers El Paso drain system used to smuggle migrants Brooke Taylor uncovers El Paso, Texas’ underground storm drain system, a hidden world exploited by cartels to illegally move migrants from Mexico into the United States. Taylor highlights the extreme danger and harsh conditions within the hot, dark, and tight tunnels. Smugglers are now … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed to Fox News Digital on Wednesday that two Guatemalan nationals have pleaded guilty of their roles in a massive human smuggling operation that resulted in a catastrophic 2021 tractor-trailer crash in Mexico, which killed 56 people — … Read more
The Justice Department announced on Thursday it has charged three people in Ohio for conspiring to smuggle unaccompanied minors across the U.S. border. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the indictment against Maritza Azucena Cahuec Coc, Carlos Cahuec Coc and one other defendant is emblematic of a broader problem, in which fraudsters are often serving … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) vowed to appeal a federal judge’s decision Friday to dismiss human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who initially entered the U.S. illegally and allegedly had suspected ties to MS-13, slamming the ruling as “wrong and dangerous.” U.S. District Judge Waverly … Read more
A passenger on board the plane that crashed into the ocean off the coast of Florida earlier this week has been arrested on cocaine smuggling charges. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Jonathan Gardiner, one of the 11 Bahamian adults rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard … Read more
A man who was found dead Monday by the railroad tracks southwest of San Antonio, Texas, is believed to be connected to the six people who likely died of heat stroke inside a shipping container near the Mexico border, according to authorities. The body of the seventh person was located nearly 150 miles north of … Read more
It is also the latest headway officials in both countries have made in their cooperation on cracking down on cross-border drug operations. Last month, the U.S. handed over a Chinese fugitive suspected of drug-related crimes to Beijing in a rare extradition after the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency acted on intel provided by China’s narcotics … Read more
Boise Cascade pleaded guilty to a federal charge of selling Chinese plywood that was sneaked into Florida to avoid duties. Source link
Authorities in Puerto Rico on Monday seized cocaine worth an estimated $12 million off the island’s north coast. A police statement said officers intercepted a 26-foot-long boat without identification in waters off the town of Río Grande. Following a pursuit, three suspects were detained and more than 1,800 pounds of cocaine were found on board. … Read more