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FIREARMS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES, CONTRABAND | Leader of Cartel Del Noreste arrested following HSI investigation

Juan Gerardo Trevino-Chavez, 39, of Laredo, Texas, was arrested in San Diego, California, on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in drug trafficking in Mexico and the United States. According to the indictment filed in San Antonio, Trevino is the leader of the Cartel Del Noreste drug cartel. Read more

NARCOTICS | HSI New Orleans recognizes multi-state narcotics interdiction efforts

In recognition of the more than $163 million in narcotics and illicit assets seized in 2021, HSI New Orleans and the Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area office hosted a training program and awards presentation in Biloxi, Mississippi. Read more

NARCOTICS | HSI investigation leads to 13-year prison sentencing

As a result of pleading guilty to the conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine, Charles Phelps, 36, of Nashville, Tennessee, was sentenced to serve 156 months in federal prison. Read more

NARCOTICS | HSI Norfolk and CBP seize 16.5 pounds of cocaine from vessel in Port of Norfolk

HSI Norfolk and officers from Customs and Border Protection seized 16.5 pounds of cocaine from a vessel at the Port of Norfolk, Virginia. The seizure was part of a joint operation headed by HSI Norfolk’s Border Enforcement Security Task Force and CBP's Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team.  Read more

CHILD EXPLOITATION | Texas man sentenced to 45 year federal prison sentence following HSI investigation

An HSI investigation led to a 45-year federal prison sentence for a Denton, Texas man. Aliyah George Simpson, 26, pleaded guilty to five counts of the production of child pornography and one count of transportation of pornography, following a joint investigation by U.S. HSI Dallas and the Flower Mound Police Department. Read more

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforces federal laws governing border control, customs, trade and immigration to promote homeland security and public safety.