Press Releases
We respond to media requests and queries through our Office of Public Affairs (OPA).
We respond to media requests and queries through our Office of Public Affairs (OPA). Reporters and journalists can contact us about HSI activities, operations, or policies at (202) 732-4646 or email HSImedia@hsi.dhs.gov.
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Offense
ORLANDO, Fla. — An HSI Orlando investigation led to a guilty plea for possession with the intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine.
Tampa Woman Charged with Smuggling Over $100K Into US From Cuba
TAMPA, Fla. — An HSI Tampa investigation led to the arrest criminal complaint charging a Tampa woman with smuggling more than $100,000 in U.S. currency into the United States from Cuba.
Texas Man Convicted of Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material Following Investigation By HSI Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi Police
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Texas man has been convicted of distributing child pornography following an investigation by HSI Corpus Christi and the Corpus Christi Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Texas Woman Sentenced to 24 Years for Drug Trafficking Following HSI, Federal Partner Investigation
DEL RIO, Texas — A Fort Worth woman was sentenced in federal court to over 24 years in prison for her role in a conspiracy to import methamphetamine into the United States following an investigation conducted by HSI with assistance from HSI Dallas and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Leader of Multistate Drug Distribution Ring Sentenced to 30 Years Following HSI Norfolk Investigation
NORFOLK, Va. — An investigation conducted by HSI Norfolk, the FBI’s Norfolk field office, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Washington division, the Virginia State Police and the Virginia Beach Police Department landed a Virginia Beach man in federal prison for 30 years for leading a multiyear, multistate methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
Brothers Receive Significant Sentences for Manufacturing Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Pills Disguised as Pain Meds
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Two brothers have been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for their roles in a drug trafficking organization that manufactured and distributed tens of thousands of fentanyl-laced pills disguised as legitimate pharmaceutical-grade pain medications.
Nonimmigrant Visa Holder with Ties to Extremist Who Attacked Naval Air Station Sentenced for Federal Firearms Offenses
HOUSTON — A nonimmigrant visa holder with ties to the extremist who attacked Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in May 2020 and who also discussed the possibility of traveling outside the United States to participate in jihad was sentenced Feb. 1 to more than six years in federal prison for firearms offenses.
HSI Phoenix, Arizona Department of Public Safety seize over $1M in drugs and arrest 6
PHOENIX — On Jan. 18, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents and Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers seized approximately 459 pounds of methamphetamine, 148 pounds of fentanyl pills, and 2.55 pounds of cocaine in three separate traffic stops. Authorities arrested six suspects on felony drug-related charges — all within one hour of activity.
West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Charges Following HSI Charleston Investigation
Defendant used St. Albans apartment as workshop to create counterfeit oxycodone pills for distribution.
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder of a Federal Officer Following HSI El Paso Investigation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An El Paso, Texas, man pleaded guilty to attempted murder of an officer of the U.S., aggravated assault of an officer of the U.S. with a deadly weapon, discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and conspiracy to transport undocumented noncitizens.