Release Date: January 23, 2021
LAREDO, Texas U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized hard narcotics valued at $6.4 million in three separate, unrelated enforcement actions. “Officers at the Laredo Port of Entry continue to maintain a robust enforcement posture by targeting high-risk shipments and successfully disrupting the flow of deadly narcotics from entering our country,” said Acting Port Director Eugene Crawford, Laredo Port of Entry. Packages containing nearly 273 pounds of methamphetamine seized by CBP officers at Laredo s Colombia-Solidarity Bridge. The first enforcement action occurred on Tuesday, January 19th at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge when CBP officers assigned to the cargo facility encountered a tractor hauling an empty trailer arriving from Mexico. The 2013 Freightliner tractor and trailer were referred for a canine and non-
White s ordeal began when she had a fling with a man she met while vacationing in Jamaica. White said the man asked her to bring what he called a “Care Package” of cocoa and spices for his family in New Jersey. She told investigators she thought nothing of what was actually inside the package until officials stopped her at the airport and found the stash.
“I’m not saying I’m easily connived,” White said. “But I’m kind of happy-go-lucky.”
Video of White’s airport interrogation helped prove that she was duped. After seeing it last year, a jury cleared her of every drug charge she faced. Even after proving her innocence, White knows there are still people who believe she had to have known what was really inside the package.
Bulk cash smugglers get convicted
Jan. 19, 2021
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Two men have been convicted for smuggling cash out of the United States, according to court documents.
Manuel Ramirez-Linares and Juan Manuel Herrera-Gonzalez pleaded guilty on Sept. 25 to bulk cash smuggling. Ramirez-Linares also pleaded guilty to smuggling a firearm out of the country.
On Jan. 11, Ramirez-Linares was sentenced to eight months in prison while Herrera-Gonzalez was given time served.
Ramirez-Linares attempted to exit the country on April 29 via the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge. He declared he had no weapons, ammo or more than $10,000 in cash. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers referred him to secondary inspection.
Border agents seize 40,000 unapproved prescription pills in Minnesota
The drugs are worth more than $12,000.
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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Minneapolis have seized an incoming shipment containing 40,520 unapproved prescription pills worth over $12,000.
The shipment from Laos, addressed to a Brooklyn Park residence, contained several different kinds of drugs, including over-the-counter medications and one schedule II medication.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration prohibits the transport of fraudulent prescription and nonprescription drugs, which can cause significant harm as unregulated products, according to the CBP.
“Protecting and safeguarding consumers from inferior products is vital component of CBP’s border security mission,” Augustine Moore, area CBP port director, said in a statement. “This is a testament to the commitment made by our officers to keep dangerous goods out of the country.”