A woman who used to work at the Chatham County Detention Center has been fired after officials say she helped bring drugs into the facility. Chatham County sheriff officials said on Tuesday that deputies arrested Indonesia Bell and charged her with conspiracy to violate the Georgia Controlled Substance Act. According to the investigation, Bell was […]
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Man charged with smuggling greenhouse gases from Mexico into US in first-of-a-kind prosecution
A California man was arrested and charged Monday with allegedly smuggling potent, planet-heating greenhouse gases from Mexico, marking the first such prosecution in the US, according to a statement from the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California. Michael Hart, a 58-year-old man from San Diego, pleaded not guilty to smuggling hydrofluorocarbons, or […]
Florida man pleads guilty to smuggling thousands of turtles to Hong Kong and Germany
A Florida man pleaded guilty to smuggling thousands of turtles to Germany and Hong Kong, and falsifying documents to conceal his crimes. John Michael Kreatsoulas, 36, of Alva, Florida, sold wildlife through his business Omni Reptiles Inc., an unregistered business of domestic and international wholesale trade of wildlife, the Department of Justice said in a […]
House of Delegates passes human smuggling bill; Senate moves school truancy and gestational surrogacy bills
Feb. 26—MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates passed a human smuggling bill on Monday, but opponents objected that it places trafficking and smuggling on the same level and denies trafficking victims the right to restitution. Across the Capitol, the Senate moved bills regarding parental surrogacy, school truancy, health insurance and unemployment benefits. HB 5031 is […]
Two Navy SEALs drowned in the Arabian Sea. How the US charged foreign crew with smuggling weapons
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Navy SEALs drowned last month while trying to board a vessel that was intercepted by U.S. naval forces in the Arabian Sea. On Thursday, federal prosecutors unsealed a criminal complaint against four foreign nationals they say were transporting suspected Iranian-made missile components on the vessel. The four sailors were later taken to […]
Texas sues immigration nonprofit, claiming it engaged in smuggling
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – The attorney general of Texas on Tuesday sued a nonprofit organization that provides housing and assistance to migrants, accusing the group of “alien harboring, human smuggling, and operating a stash house.” Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a written statement that the legal action was intended to revoke the license […]
SpaceX denies selling Starlink to Russia amid accusations of smuggling, Ukraine takes action
Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has initiated measures to counter the use of smuggled Starlink terminals by the Russian military on the front line, the agency’s spokesman Andriy Yusov said on national television on Feb. 12. “Russia continues to engage in what is commonly known as parallel importation, or essentially smuggling through intermediary countries,” said […]
El Paso man pleads guilty to shooting Border Patrol agent during human smuggling attempt
An El Paso man pleaded guilty in a New Mexico federal court to attempted murder for shooting a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a human smuggling attempt. Roberto Esquivel, 25, pleaded guilty Jan. 30 to one count each of attempted murder of an officer of the United States, aggravated assault of an officer of the […]
‘Smuggling vessel’ runs aground in Fort Pierce inlet, Fort Pierce police said
FORT PIERCE – What police described as a “smuggling vessel” containing about 30 Haitian migrants ran aground in the inlet Saturday, with all migrants taken into custody, the agency stated. Federal officials and the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office were reported to be handling the incident, Fort Pierce police stated. All of the migrants are […]
US charges Chinese nationals with smuggling US-made electronics to Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have charged four Chinese nationals with crimes related to the smuggling of U.S.-made electronic components, including some with possible military use, to Iran, the Justice Department said on Wednesday. The Chinese nationals are accused of moving U.S. export-controlled items through China and Hong Kong to sanctioned entities affiliated with Iran’s […]
Man accused of smuggling migrant family who froze to death at border found living outside Toronto
A man accused by police in India of helping smuggle a family of four through Canada just before they froze to death on the Manitoba border with the United States has been found living freely in a suburb outside Toronto, an investigation by CBC’s The Fifth Estate has found. Indian police allege Fenil Patel was […]
2 officers among those arrested after smuggling underwear, meth at multiple Ga. state prisons
Multiple people were arrested after contraband was found at several Georgia state prisons. The first incident happened on Jan. 1 at the Calhoun State Prison. According to the Georgia Department of Corrections, the warden was notified of a person near the facility. Officials later found a duffle bag near the area. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News […]