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Last Updated: | Press Releases

Canadian Citizen Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison After HSI Investigation

LOS ANGELES — A Canadian national was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to export more than 150 kilograms of methamphetamine from the United States to Australia through Los Angeles and Long Beach.

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HSI El Paso, Border Patrol Agents Arrest 13 Migrants, 1 Smuggler in Central El Paso Airbnb House

EL PASO, Texas — On Aug. 8, for the second time in a week, HSI El Paso special agents arrested undocumented noncitizens found inside a stash house.

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HSI El Paso Special Agents Discover 56 Migrants in West El Paso Stash House

EL PASO, Texas — HSI El Paso special agents assigned to the Border Enforcement Security Task Force Aug. 6 arrested 56 undocumented noncitizens in a stash house in West El Paso.

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After-Market Firearm Accessory Manufacturer and Distributor Pleads Guilty to Illegal Distribution of Firearm Silencers

BOSTON — A New Hampshire company has agreed to plead guilty to charges that it violated the National Firearms Act by distributing interoperable components for firearm silencers.

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White House Honors HSI New England in US Interdiction Coordinator Awards Ceremony

WASHINGTON — On July 19, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Dr. Rahul Gupta recognized law enforcement officials and agencies at the annual United States Interdiction Coordinator Awards for their exemplary work to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and dismantle the criminal networks fueling the nation’s overdose epidemic.

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Large-Scale Counterfeit Pill Manufacturer Charged With Drug Offenses and Pandemic Loan Fraud

BOSTON — FBI, HSI and DEA special agents arrested a Massachusetts man July 18 in connection with an ongoing investigation of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine.

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Next Phase of DHS Campaign to Stop Fentanyl Will Focus on Interdiction and Supply Chain Disruption

Following the success of Operations Blue Lotus and Four Horsemen, which stopped nearly 10,000 pounds of fentanyl during their two-month run and led to 284 arrests in those two months, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the next phase of its surge campaign to target and prevent fentanyl from entering the United States. The next two Operations, “Artemis” and “Rolling Wave,” will consist of multidisciplined interagency jump teams at strategic locations with an enhanced focus on disrupting the supply chain used in the development and movement of fentanyl.

Last Updated: | Testimony

Written testimony of ICE for a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing titled “Combatting the Opioid Crisis: Exploiting Vulnerabilities in International Mail Security”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations Office of Illicit Trade, Travel, and Finance Deputy Assistant Director Greg Nevano addresses the crisis of heroin and illicit fentanyl in the United States and the efforts of ICE to target, investigate, disrupt, dismantle and bring to justice the criminal elements responsible for the manufacturing, smuggling, and distribution of dangerous opioids.

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Written testimony of ICE for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security hearing titled “A Dangerous and Sophisticated Adversary: The Threat to the Homeland Posed by Cartel Operations”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations Assistant Director for Investigative Programs Matt Allen addresses threats posed by Transnational Criminal Organizations and the efforts of ICE to identify, target, investigate, disrupt, dismantle and bring to justice these criminal elements.

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Written testimony of CBP Commissioner for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner R.Gil Kerlikowske addresses the role of CBP in combating the flow of dangerous drugs into the United States.