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Treasury Targets Cartel-Enabled Illegal Fishing Operations Following HSI RGV Investigation

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned five Mexican individuals Nov. 26 associated with the Gulf Cartel. The investigation is being conducted by HSI, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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HSI Miami El Dorado Taskforce Multiagency Investigation Uncovers Money Laundering Scheme of Proceeds From Drug Sales Into Cryptocurrency for Mexican Cartels

MIAMI — Nine individuals in the Southern District of Florida were charged for conspiring to launder U.S. currency into cryptocurrency on behalf of drug cartels in Mexico and Colombia and for the operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business in a joint investigation by HSI and law enforcement partners.

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HSI El Paso, US Border Patrol Arrest Alleged Smuggler, Rescue 4-Year-Old Girl, Infant

EL PASO, Texas — Special agents from HSI El Paso and U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued a 4-year-old girl from Guatemala and an infant Nov. 8 who smugglers separated from their parents.

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48 Defendants Charged in Imperial Valley Takedown of Drug Trafficking Network Linked to Sinaloa Cartel

EL CENTRO — Five indictments were unsealed in federal court today charging 48 alleged members of an Imperial Valley-based, Sinaloa Cartel-linked drug trafficking organization accused of distributing methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin and bulk cash smuggling.

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Siblings Sent to Prison for Roles in Human Smuggling Following HSI Laredo, Federal Partner Investigation

LAREDO, Texas — Two individuals have been sentenced for their roles in a Laredo human smuggling conspiracy, following an investigation by HSI, the Laredo Police Department, and the U.S. Border Patrol, who conducted the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation.

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Human Smuggler With Ties to Criminal Organization Responsible for Smuggling Over 50,000 Noncitizens Into US Sentenced

VICTORIA, Texas — A Mexican national with ties to a human smuggling organization responsible for smuggling more than 50,000 noncitizens into the United States was sentenced Nov. 4 to 42 months in federal prison for conspiring to smuggle noncitizens into the country.

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HSI and Partners Announce Return of $1.8 Million Stolen During Business Email Compromise Scam

MANCHESTER, N.H. — HSI and the Londonderry Police Department announced that approximately $1.8 million in stolen funds have successfully been recovered and returned after a business email compromise illegally diverted the fund to Chinese bank accounts controlled by the thieves.

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2 National MS-13 Gang Leaders, Other MS-13 Members and Associates Indicted for Local Murders

NEW YORK — A 49-count superseding indictment filed on Nov. 4 includes new charges relating to murders allegedly ordered and committed by national leaders, members and associates of the violent transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13.

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Cartel Del Noreste Members Sent to Prison for Roles in Cartel-Linked Human Smuggling Scheme

LAREDO, Texas — Two high ranking cartel members were sentenced to prison for their roles in an extensive human smuggling conspiracy involving Cartel del Noreste following an investigation by HSI and law enforcement partners.

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Tren De Aragua Gang Members Wanted for Murder in North Texas Arrested

DALLAS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations and HSI arrested three Tren de Aragua gang members wanted for the alleged murder of 33-year-old Nilzuly Enrique Arneaud-Petit.