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OPERATIONAL | ICE to close Etowah Detention Center
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will discontinue use of the Etowah County Detention Center in Gadsden, AL and will limit the use of the three other detention facilities: Glades County Detention Center (Moore Haven, FL), Winn Correctional Center (Winnfield, LA), and Alamance County Detention Facility (Graham, North Carolina). Read more
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NARCOTICS | Head of the Gulf Cartel indicted following HSI, federal partner assisted probe
The head of the Gulf Cartel, Jose Alfredo Cardenas-Martinez of Matamoros, Mexico, was indicted on various charges related to his position as the head of the Cardenas family drug trafficking operation known as the Cartel del Golfo. Read more
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NARCOTICS | Arizona woman sentenced to 57 months for conspiracy to smuggle fentanyl, heroin into the US following HSI probe
A southern Arizona woman was sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for her role in smuggling fentanyl and heroin into the U.S. following an investigation led by HSI Nogales assisted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Read more
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PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY | ICE OPR led investigation results in the sentencing of a former south Texas attorney
A former south Texas attorney was sentenced to more than two and a half years in federal prison following his convictions of conspiracy to commit bribery and bribery of a public official. ICE'S Office of Professional and Responsibility jointly conducted the investigation with HSI Harlingen and the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General. Read more
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NARCOTICS | 2 Houston-area residents plead guilty to drug trafficking charges following $29M meth bust by HSI, ATF
Two Houston-area residents pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 777 kilograms of methamphetamines following an investigation by HSI Houston and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Houston. Read more
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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.
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