Immigration
CBP Seizes Over 8,000 Pounds of Meth Worth $72.3M at Laredo Ports
CBP officers at two Laredo Field Office ports of entry seized more than 8,000 pounds of methamphetamine valued at over $72.3 million in a single day.
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Crime
Ex-Maryland Prison Officer Gets 33 Months for Covering Up Inmate Assault
Former ECI lieutenant Jermaine Sturgis sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for conspiring to destroy video evidence of an inmate beating.
Crime
Wells Fargo Employee Sentenced to 18 Months for Embezzling Over $800,000
Former Wells Fargo assistant branch manager Tamim Haidar sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $800,000.
Crime
Jamaican National Pleads Guilty in $9 Million Sweepstakes Scam Targeting Elderly
Jordan Trought, 30, pleaded guilty in New York federal court to leading a fraud ring that stole over $9 million from more than 200 elderly Americans.
Crime
Two Men Plead Guilty to Federal Child Exploitation Charges in Maine, Pennsylvania
A repeat offender in Portland, Maine, and a Pennsylvania man who produced abuse material over nine years each plead guilty to federal charges.
Immigration
Honduran Illegal Alien Indicted in New Orleans for Reentry After 2023 Deportation
Oscar Paz-Mejia, 33, faces up to 10 years in prison after federal grand jury indictment for illegal reentry in New Orleans.
Immigration
Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Arrested in Texas for Shooting at Neighbors
Juan Ayala Montero, 60, a twice-deported illegal alien with a prior attempted homicide conviction, was arrested in Montgomery County, Texas, after allegedly firing an assault rifle at neighbors.
Faith
Islamist ADF Militants Kill at Least 7 Christians in Eastern Congo Attack
Allied Democratic Forces killed at least seven Christians in Beni, DRC, and kidnapped a Catholic priest near Virunga National Park.
Faith
Hindu Nationalists Storm Christian Convention in India, 15 Organizers Detained
Members of the VHP and Bajrang Dal disrupted a two-day Christian convention in Madhya Pradesh, leading police to detain 15 organizers and cancel the event.
Faith
Fulani Gunmen Kill 8 Christians After Church Services in Nigeria's Plateau State
Suspected Fulani gunmen attacked the Christian village of Gwomjang in Nigeria's Plateau state, killing eight and injuring at least 15 others.
Faith
Hindu Mobs Attack Christians Over Burials in India's Chhattisgarh State
A mob of over 100 Hindu nationalists attacked seven Christians digging a grave near Jagdalpur, India, part of a surge in burial-related violence.
Immigration
26-Year Veteran Pete Vasquez Named U.S. Border Patrol Chief
CBP appoints Rosario "Pete" Vasquez, a 26-year Border Patrol veteran and former Blaine Sector chief, to lead nearly 20,000 agents nationwide.
Immigration
Honduran Illegal Alien Indicted on Firearms Charge in New Orleans
A federal grand jury indicted Erlin Jovany Gamez Maldonado, 29, for illegally possessing an AM-15 rifle while unlawfully present in the U.S.