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Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Yahoo
2 American women arrested at border for smuggling unaccompanied minors: CBP
Two American citizens were arrested by El Centro Sector Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents earlier this week, according to that agency. A female driver and passenger, both unnamed, were transporting two girls, ages 10 and 12, when they approached the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint near Westmorland, California. CBP said the driver initially claimed she was driving from Arizona to California but later admitted that she had crossed the U.S. southern border with Mexico at the San Luis Port of Entry in Arizona earlier in the day. The vehicle was then referred for secondary inspection. Northern Border 'Quiet Crises' Brews As Expert Floats Unconventional Solution To Combat Human Smuggling During that inspection process, agents noticed that the children's names and photos did not match those on their identification cards and discovered that they were not related to the driver or passenger. After questioning, they discovered that the children were unaccompanied minors from Mexico. "And this, folks, is how the trafficking of children starts," said Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino of the El Centro Sector. "It's almost unbearable to think about what heinous crimes await children who aren't with their parents. The border environment has been rife with this type of activity over the past several years. However, the focus has now shifted, and heavy sentences await smugglers who hurt kids." Read On The Fox News App Both adults were charged under 8 U.S.C. § 1324, which prohibits smuggling and transporting immigrants into the United States. Fox News Digital reached out to CBP's El Centro Sector. Us Northern Border Sees Romanian Illegal Immigrant Influx As Expert Predicts What Could Be Driving Them Just last month, two Mexican nationals were found guilty in what was described as the "deadliest human smuggling event in U.S. history." Felipe Orduna-Torres and Armando Gonzales-Ortega face life in prison after abandoning a tractor trailer filled with illegal immigrants in the baking San Antonio sun in 2022. Sixty-seven illegal immigrants, including children, were locked inside. The incident resulted in the death of 53 people. Ritzy Florida Enclave Becomes Chinese Smuggling Hot Spot As Former Military Identifies Driving Force Earlier in the month of March, Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul and Cristobal Mejia-Chaj, both Guatemalan nationals, were arrested by federal agents and accused of operating one of the largest human smuggling rings in the country. The pair allegedly smuggled 20,000 illegal immigrants into the United States from 2019 until their article source: 2 American women arrested at border for smuggling unaccompanied minors: CBP
Fox News
11-04-2025
- Fox News
2 American women arrested at border for smuggling unaccompanied minors: CBP
Two American citizens were arrested by El Centro Sector Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents earlier this week, according to that agency. A female driver and passenger, both unnamed, were transporting two girls, ages 10 and 12, when they approached the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint near Westmorland, California. CBP said the driver initially claimed she was driving from Arizona to California but later admitted that she had crossed the U.S. southern border with Mexico at the San Luis Port of Entry in Arizona earlier in the day. The vehicle was then referred for secondary inspection. During that inspection process, agents noticed that the children's names and photos did not match those on their identification cards and discovered that they were not related to the driver or passenger. After questioning, they discovered that the children were unaccompanied minors from Mexico. "And this, folks, is how the trafficking of children starts," said Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino of the El Centro Sector. "It's almost unbearable to think about what heinous crimes await children who aren't with their parents. The border environment has been rife with this type of activity over the past several years. However, the focus has now shifted, and heavy sentences await smugglers who hurt kids." Both adults were charged under 8 U.S.C. § 1324, which prohibits smuggling and transporting immigrants into the United States. Fox News Digital reached out to CBP's El Centro Sector. Just last month, two Mexican nationals were found guilty in what was described as the "deadliest human smuggling event in U.S. history." Felipe Orduna-Torres and Armando Gonzales-Ortega face life in prison after abandoning a tractor trailer filled with illegal immigrants in the baking San Antonio sun in 2022. Sixty-seven illegal immigrants, including children, were locked inside. The incident resulted in the death of 53 people. Earlier in the month of March, Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul and Cristobal Mejia-Chaj, both Guatemalan nationals, were arrested by federal agents and accused of operating one of the largest human smuggling rings in the country. The pair allegedly smuggled 20,000 illegal immigrants into the United States from 2019 until their arrests.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Yahoo
U.S. Border Patrol seizes 115 pounds of meth at California checkpoint
INDIO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A U.S. citizen was arrested for allegedly smuggling methamphetamine into the country from Mexico, according to a news release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday. The agency said that Border Patrol agents with the El Centro Sector stopped a sedan around 11:50 a.m. Monday at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint. During the inspection, a Border Patrol K-9 team alerted agents to the vehicle and referred it for secondary inspection. The K-9 alerted agents to the floorboards of the vehicle, where an aftermarket compartment was located, the news release said. Read BORDER REPORT stories about life along the U.S.-Mexico border Several wrapped packages were discovered inside, with one testing positive for methamphetamine. The packages contained nearly 115 pounds of the drug with an estimated street value of $96,942, according to authorities. 'This hefty seizure represents something significant happening here in the Premier Sector and across the Border Patrol, namely that cartel terrorists have an ever more difficult time smuggling drugs,' said El Centro Sector Chief Gregory K. Bovino in the release. 'Our checkpoints are open for business and Border Patrol agents know more, much more, than cartel terrorists know.' The driver was arrested for the transportation of a controlled substance and turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration along with the vehicle and narcotics. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
