7 Feb 2021
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport seized 3,200 Viagra pills from a man on a return flight from India. The man claimed the more than $96,000 worth of pills were for “his friends.”
CBP officers conducting a search of baggage on a flight from India to Chicago O’Hare found eight boxes of Viagra pills. The boxes contained 3,200 Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra) tablets, according to information obtained from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations.
CBP officers asked the man who was returning from India why he had so many Viagra pills. He responded that the pills were for “his friends.” He also stated the pills are available as an over-the-counter medicine in India.
6 Feb 2021
A man allegedly attempted to go through customs at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Thursday carrying 3,200 erectile dysfunction pills he claimed were for his friends.
“The nine pounds of pills, worth nearly $100,000, were a generic Viagra brand sold over the counter in India, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),” ABC 7 reported.
Agents seized the pills Thursday upon the passenger’s return from India. When agents asked the man why he had the tablets, he said they were for his friends.
“Officials said prescription medications manufactured in non-regulated foreign companies often contain dangerous contaminants or ineffective compounds,” WGN 9 reported.
Honduran immigrant found in possession of a firearm by Laredo BP
Feb. 4, 2021
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An immigrant suspected of entering the country illegally was found in possession of a firearm, according to an arrest affidavit filed on Wednesday.
Ramon Molina-Murillo was arrested and charged with immigrant illegally present in the country in possession of a firearm.
The case unfolded on Jan. 31, when U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Laredo South Station requested assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the investigation of Molina-Murillo.
Suspect in deadly human smuggling attempt indicted
Jan. 31, 2021
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A man has been indicted for his alleged involvement in a human smuggling attempt in mid-December where a vehicle struck him and an immigrant while crossing U.S. 83 in south Laredo, according to court documents.
Jose Luis Puente-Salazar had been in the hospital recovering while the immigrant died on Dec. 27, authorities said. Puente-Salazar was listed as a John Doe until he made an initial appearance in court via Zoom on Jan. 26.
A federal grand jury returned a 15-count indictment charging Puente-Salazar with conspiracy to transport an undocumented immigrant within the United States resulting in death, transport and attempt to transport an undocumented immigrant resulting in death, conspiracy to transport an undocumented immigrant causing serious bodily injury or placing another in jeopardy of life, transport and attempt to transport an undocumented immigrant ca