Venezuelan leader declares early Christmas as standoff with U.S. escalates

As he sends more troops to Venezuela's borders amid a standoff with Trump, President Nicolas Maduro says he's also rescheduling Christmas, to defend "the right to happiness."

• Sep 9, 2025

7 arrested in deaths of 53 migrants smuggled into Texas in trailer in 2022

Guatemalan police arrested seven Guatemalans in the 2022 smuggling of 53 migrants who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after being abandoned in a tractor trailer in scorching summer heat.

• Aug 22, 2024

Over 3 tons of meth found in fake watermelon, celery shipments

Border agents seized almost $6 million worth of methamphetamine from trucks carrying shipments of produce — real and fake — into California.

• Aug 21, 2024

Dogs help find 6 tons of meth hidden in squash shipment in California

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said that the six tons of meth were found in hundreds of packages hidden in the shipment.

• May 23, 2024

Former Solano State Prison guard accused of smuggling weapons, phones into facility

A former guard at California State Prison, Solano has been indicted on multiple felony counts after he allegedly smuggled items into the facility, including weapons, phones and drugs, authorities said.

• May 7, 2024

Man admits using sewer pipes to smuggle people across border

Kevin Noe Campos Villa faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

• Mar 22, 2024

Texas man sentenced to 3 years in prison for smuggling cocaine in cheese

Aaron Balderrama, 23, had cocaine hidden in four wheels of cheese.

• Dec 23, 2023

Hiding stowaways, capsized boat lead to nearly 1,000 pounds of cocaine

The two unrelated incidents resulted in the seizure of nearly 1,000 pounds of cocaine.

• Dec 21, 2023

Former California corrections officer accused of smuggling cellphones into facility

A former California correction officer is accused of accepting bribes by smuggling cell phones into a facility.

• Sep 28, 2023

Chirping sounds lead airport officials to bag full of smuggled parrot eggs

At just 9 weeks old, the parrots survived a harrowing journey after being snatched from their nests in a forest.

• May 25, 2023

Human smuggler caught after trying to extort money from family pleads guilty to charges

A man pleaded guilty Monday to charges of unlawfully transporting noncitizens "without status."

• Oct 24, 2022