Tag: Smuggling
One killed in shooting by Border Patrol agent in Texas
LAREDO, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent investigating suspected human smuggling with other agents in Texas fatally shot a person driving a...
Judge throws out extortion charges against megachurch leader
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Citing insufficient evidence, a judge on Wednesday threw out extortion charges against the leader of a Mexican megachurch but left...
AP Exclusive: 1,500 arrests in DEA violent crime initiative
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1,500 people have been arrested on state and federal criminal charges in the last three months as part of...
Authorities: Top Mexico official helped smuggle drugs to US
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mexico’s former defense secretary helped a cartel smuggle thousands of kilograms of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into the United...
Arrest of former Mexican defense minister shakes military
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The arrest of Mexico’s former defense minister in the United States on charges that he protected a drug cartel in...
Ex-Mexico army chief arrested in LA on drugs, money charges
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Former Mexican defense secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, who led the country’s army for six years under ex-President Enrique Peña Nieto,...
AP source: Ex-Mexico defense minister arrested in Los Angeles on warrant for drug trafficking,...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — AP source: Ex-Mexico defense minister arrested in Los Angeles on warrant for drug trafficking, money laundering charges.
10 arrested in North Macedonia migrant smuggling bust
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Ten men were arrested in North Macedonia on Thursday, accused of running a smuggling ring that brought in migrants...
DEA shows off big haul of meth seized in Southern California
MONTEBELLO, Calif. (AP) — Federal authorities on Wednesday showed off results of Southern California raids early this month that led to the biggest domestic...
Authorities: 37 pounds of meth found in driver’s spare tire
FOREST, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement officers who pulled a driver over for a traffic violation in Mississippi allegedly discovered about 37 pounds of...
French police station attacked with fireworks, metal bars
PARIS (AP) — Dozens of people attacked a police station outside Paris early Sunday with blasts of fireworks and metal bars, damaging several police...
Fishing boat owner pleads guilty in shark finning case
HONOLULU (AP) — A business that owns a Japanese fishing boat pleaded guilty Thursday in a case involving Indonesian crew members who cut fins...
Bollywood actress at the center of media frenzy granted bail
NEW DELHI (AP) — A Bollywood actress who was arrested by India's narcotics agency, setting off a media frenzy that has gripped the nation,...
North Macedonia: 5 migrant smuggling suspects arrested
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Five men have been arrested in North Macedonia, accused of running a smuggling ring that brought migrants from neighboring...
UN authorizes inspection of vessels for migrants from Libya
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday authorizing member nations to inspect vessels on the high seas off...
Belgium busts big cocaine ring that relied on corrupt police
BRUSSELS (AP) — Authorities in Belgium and another three countries have dismantled a criminal drug trafficking network that allegedly relied on corrupt police officers...
Greek authorities locate suspected migrant smuggling boat
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A sailboat believed to be carrying dozens of migrants has been located drifting south of the southern Greek island of...
Greek police arrest 3 human traffickers, free 7 captives
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek police said Sunday they have arrested three men of Pakistani origin for keeping seven people, including an Afghan family...
APNewsBreak: Informant in top Venezuela case lied to feds
MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — A key informant against one of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s closest aides has been accused of lying to his law...
Patriots owner Kraft cleared of massage parlor sex charge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor charge against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on Thursday after courts blocked their...
Florida man sentenced for smuggling lizards from Philippines
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to 90 days of home detention and 288 hours of community service for his...
US prosecutors tout drug busts in California, Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Authorities have broken up a drug-trafficking operation that was moving marijuana, heroin and cocaine from California to Wisconsin, federal prosecutors said...
$5M in drugs seized during Delaware’s largest fentanyl bust
NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Delaware State Police and the FBI have confiscated more than $5 million worth of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl in what...
Hawaii court hears case on legality of foreign fishing labor
HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Supreme Court heard arguments Friday on the legality of granting licenses to foreign workers in Hawaii’s longline commercial fishing...
Mexico catches American smuggling in 13,000 rounds of ammo
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government said Thursday it caught a U.S. citizen trying to smuggling 13,000 rounds of ammunition at a border...
15 alleged gang members charged with selling drugs, guns
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At least 15 suspected gang members have been charged with trafficking drugs and firearms in the San Francisco Bay Area...
Senators ask for drug-trafficking information on dark web
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire is asking the U.S. attorney general’s office and the FBI for a progress...
Task force targets drugs, gun sales in Southern California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An FBI-led task force on Tuesday arrested 18 people named in indictments alleging narcotics trafficking and firearms offenses, the U.S....
Once-standout DEA agent says he conspired with drug cartel
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A once-standout U.S. narcotics agent admitted Monday to conspiring to launder money with the same Colombian cartel he was sworn...
US Attorney General levels broadside on voting by mail
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Attorney General William Barr delivered a broadside attack on mail-in voting Thursday, attacking the process used by many Americans —...
Contraband-laden drone snags in prison net; 2 arrested
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A drone carrying marijuana, cigarette lighters and cellphones got caught in a net above a Mississippi prison fence, resulting in...
QAnon conspiracy emerges in some state legislative races
PHOENIX (AP) — Candidates engaging with the QAnon conspiracy theory are running for seats in state legislatures this year, breathing more oxygen into a...
Judge OKs extradition for men accused of aiding Ghosn escape
BOSTON (AP) — Two American men accused of smuggling Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan while he was awaiting trial on...
Indictment accuses 12 of illegally trading shark fins, drugs
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Federal authorities said Thursday that they have charged 12 people and seized nearly $8 million in cash, jewels and precious...
Lawyer: Plea offer tried to link Breonna Taylor to drug ring
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) —...
74 migrants on broken down yacht rescued off western Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) —...
Venezuela 1st lady’s nephew takes drug case to Supreme Court
MIAMI (AP) — A...
8 Pomeranian puppies smuggled from Russia intercepted in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) —...
Trump praises QAnon conspiracists, appreciates support
WASHINGTON (AP) — President...
International smuggling suspect pleads not guilty
SAN DIEGO (AP) —...
North Macedonia police find 80 migrants, arrest truck driver
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP)...
Warlord’s release from US prison ups tension with Colombia
MIAMI (AP) — A...
New Jersey’s top court: Defendant must share phone passcodes
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) —...
North Macedonia: Police find 148 migrants in trucks
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP)...
US: Border tunnel appears to be ‘most sophisticated’
PHOENIX (AP) — An...
Bail hiked to $90 million for Mexican megachurch leader
LOS ANGELES (AP) —...
How an arrest upended filming of ‘Surviving Jeffrey Epstein’
NEW YORK (AP) —...
China sentences fourth Canadian to death on drug charges
BEIJING (AP) — China...
China sentences 3rd Canadian to death on drug charges
BEIJING (AP) — China...
Ex-federal agent sentenced for stealing smuggled drug money
SAN DIEGO (AP) —...
Trump gives $35 million to aid human trafficking victims
WASHINGTON (AP) — The...
Albanian businessman’s assets seized, drug links suspected
TIRANA, Albania (AP) —...
Man pleads guilty to driving pounds of drugs through Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) —...
Judge bans lawyers from identifying Epstein abuse victims
NEW YORK (AP) —...
Spain: American gets 7 years in prison for drug smuggling
MADRID (AP) — A...
California man charged with smuggling mosaic from Syria
LOS ANGELES (AP) —...
UN agency: US-sought tanker ‘hijacked’ off UAE now in Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates...
Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 people in 1993 to be executed
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP)...
Spain: U.S. man tells judge he was duped into carrying drugs
MADRID (AP) — A...
French prime minister defends police amid brutality concerns
PARIS (AP) — France’s...
Maxwell denied bail on Epstein-related sex abuse charges
NEW YORK (AP) —...
New British-French deal to fight “vile people smuggling”
PARIS (AP) — France...
No bail for 2 accused of helping ex-Nissan boss escape Japan
BOSTON (AP) — A...
Turkish Cypriots urge probe over gunshots at migrant boat
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) —...
US seizes 81 vehicles in Venezuela smuggling ring
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)...
US: Ex-Nissan boss wired money to man who helped him flee
Former Nissan Motor Co....
NY state penalizes Deutsche Bank $150M for Epstein dealings
NEW YORK (AP) —...
Turkey raids ship carrying 276 migrants; 8 smugglers held
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) —...
Maxwell moved to NY for Epstein-related sex abuse charges
NEW YORK (AP) —...
Turkey: pilots on trial over Ghosn escape released from jail
ISTANBUL (AP) — A...
Epstein pal arrested, accused of luring girls for sex abuse
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell...
Patriots owner’s prostitution case heads to appellate court
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)...
American jailed in Spain was unwitting drug mule, US says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Victor...
Belgian, UK police bust migrant smugglers; 12 arrested
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian...
