April 30th, 2025
CBP officers discovered over 17 pounds Liquid Methamphetamine potentially worth $1.8 million
LOS ANGELES— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), discovered 17.41 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed in 12 plastic bottles labeled as dog shampoo in an air cargo shipment destined for Australia.
The estimated potential street value in Australia was estimated at $1.8 million.
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LOS ANGELES— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), discovered 17.41 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed in 12 plastic bottles labeled as dog shampoo in an air cargo shipment destined for Australia.
The estimated potential street value in Australia was estimated at $1.8 million.
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April 29th, 2025
Peter Karasev, 38, a U.S. citizen residing in San Jose, pleaded guilty in the Northern District of California to federal charges related to two separate bombings of PG&E electrical transformers in late 2022 and early 2023.
Karasev was indicted on Oct. 19, 2023, and pleaded guilty to two counts of willful destruction of an energy facility. According to the plea agreement, Karasev admitted that on Dec. 8, 2022, and Jan. 5, 2023, he willfully damaged energy facilities involved in the production, storage, transmission, and distribution of electricity. In both attacks, Karasev used homemade explosive devices to cause significant destruction and widespread power outages in the San Jose area.
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Karasev was indicted on Oct. 19, 2023, and pleaded guilty to two counts of willful destruction of an energy facility. According to the plea agreement, Karasev admitted that on Dec. 8, 2022, and Jan. 5, 2023, he willfully damaged energy facilities involved in the production, storage, transmission, and distribution of electricity. In both attacks, Karasev used homemade explosive devices to cause significant destruction and widespread power outages in the San Jose area.
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April 29th, 2025
HOUSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Houston arrested David Gonzalez-Gallegos, a 40-year-old criminal alien from Mexico, April 25, following his release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Huntsville Unit state correctional facility. Gonzalez has illegally entered the U.S. at least three times and been convicted of arson, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and driving under the influence.
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April 18th, 2025
An MS-13 member and Honduran national, illegally in the United States, was sentenced today to 147 months in prison for kidnapping, retaliating against a federal witness, and unlawful possession of a firearm.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on Nov. 5, 2023, Bayron Wuifredo Santos-Recarte, 27, of Honduras, together with other associates of La Mara Salvatrucha 13, better known as MS-13, kidnapped a former federal witness at gunpoint in the parking lot of a laundromat in Nashville, Tennessee. The witness was kidnapped because, eight months prior, he had testified during a federal racketeering trial against MS-13 members. Specifically, the witness testified that MS-13 members tried to shoot and murder him on two occasions over a drug dispute.
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According to court documents and statements made in court, on Nov. 5, 2023, Bayron Wuifredo Santos-Recarte, 27, of Honduras, together with other associates of La Mara Salvatrucha 13, better known as MS-13, kidnapped a former federal witness at gunpoint in the parking lot of a laundromat in Nashville, Tennessee. The witness was kidnapped because, eight months prior, he had testified during a federal racketeering trial against MS-13 members. Specifically, the witness testified that MS-13 members tried to shoot and murder him on two occasions over a drug dispute.
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April 18th, 2025
EL PASO, TEXAS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Paso Del Norte international crossing in El Paso seized 94.5 pounds of cocaine April 17. The drugs were hidden in a vehicle being driven by a 29-year-old Mexican woman.
“The attention to detail demonstrated by a single CBP officer resulted in this seizure,” said CBP El Paso Port Director Ray Provencio. “Because of the efforts of the CBP workforce a large amount of cocaine did not reach its intended destination. That’s a win for us all.”
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“The attention to detail demonstrated by a single CBP officer resulted in this seizure,” said CBP El Paso Port Director Ray Provencio. “Because of the efforts of the CBP workforce a large amount of cocaine did not reach its intended destination. That’s a win for us all.”
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April 17th, 2025
Unleashing American Energy was one of President Donald J. Trump’s first actions, and it includes infrastructure like pipelines and oil and gas export facilities. Recently, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) secured four wins in court that underpin the intentions of the president’s executive order.
The Dakota Access Pipeline crosses Lake Oahe in North Dakota. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently preparing a supplemental environmental impact statement which the District Court for the District of Columbia ordered for the pipeline’s easement. Last year, the Corps was sued again to shut down the pipeline while they work on that statement, but ENRD last month was granted its motion to dismiss that lawsuit.
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The Dakota Access Pipeline crosses Lake Oahe in North Dakota. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently preparing a supplemental environmental impact statement which the District Court for the District of Columbia ordered for the pipeline’s easement. Last year, the Corps was sued again to shut down the pipeline while they work on that statement, but ENRD last month was granted its motion to dismiss that lawsuit.
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