Drug smuggling intercepted at Baraga Correctional Facility
The Michigan Department of Corrections says officers at Baraga Correctional Facility stopped drug smuggling involving several people, including inmates and a Muskegon woman.
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The Michigan Department of Corrections says officers at Baraga Correctional Facility stopped drug smuggling involving several people, including inmates and a Muskegon woman.
A Detroit man faces multiple charges related to a narcotics smuggling investigation at Michigan state prison facilities.
China's government intervened and helped get charges dropped against three Chinese scientists at the University of Michigan who were accused of helping a colleague smuggle biological materials into the U.S., defense lawyers said.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, 33-year-old Yunqing Jian, from the People's Republic of China, was sentenced on Wednesday to time served.
On Wednesday, Chengxuan Han, 28, of the People's Republic of China, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Matthew Leitman.
Chengxuan Han of the People's Republic of China pleaded no contest to three smuggling charges.
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of the General Counsel announced on Tuesday that it had opened a foreign funding investigation.
Chengxuan Han, of the People's Republic of China, is charged with smuggling goods into the U.S. and making false statements.
A man attempted to bring an invasive red-ear slider turtle through security at Newark Liberty International Airport, officials said.
A Canadian woman had over 20 pounds of methamphetamine disguised as Christmas presents in her carry-on duffel bag, New Zealand's customs agency said.
Aaron Balderrama, 23, had cocaine hidden in four wheels of cheese.
Local police noted in January that people involved in human smuggling had attempted to utilize shorelines along the St. Lawrence River in the area.
Four Brazilian nationals and a U.S. citizen are in police custody after allegedly using a jet ski to illegally enter the United States from Canada.
