smuggling

Feds Raid Several 7-Eleven Stores On Long Island

Federal agents and police raided nearly a dozen 7-Eleven stores on Long Island Monday as part of an investigation into identity theft and human smuggling.

2013/06/17

Corrections Officers Sentenced In Bribery Scheme

Two former corrections officers who smuggled a cellphone to an inmate at a New Jersey prison for sex offenders have been sentenced to prison terms.

2012/07/14

'Operation Flying Carpets' (credit: U.S. Department of Justice)

Six People Arrested In Int’l Opium Smuggling Ring Dubbed ‘Operation Flying Carpets’

The drugs were allegedly hidden in chocolate boxes and rolled up in Persian rugs before being driven to Hamburg, Germany and shipped to New York, Los Angeles and Washington D.C.

2012/03/08

Jamaican Drug Trafficker Sentenced In NY

David Christie was sentenced in Manhattan federal court after being found guilty of narcotics importation and distribution conspiracy. The 44-year-old from Montego Bay was also ordered to forfeit over $3 million.

2011/02/04

Texas Men Sentenced In NJ For Immigrant Smuggling

The U.S. Attorney for New Jersey says the two founded a Texas-based company called Transportes Latinos to take people from Houston to other U.S. cities.

2011/01/07