Imperial Valley News
Calexico Station Border Patrol Arrest Four after Intercepting Marijuana Smuggling Attempt
Calexico, California - Friday, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Calexico Station arrested four individuals after discovering approximately 148 pounds of marijuana in a vehicle.
CBP Canine at SFO Makes 10,000th Agriculture Seizure
San Francisco, California - Benny, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture canine working at San Francisco International Airport, reached a notable milestone last month when he and his CBP agriculture specialist handler Maria Bertram made their 10,000th seizure of prohibited agriculture products being brought into the United States.
California Men Who Provided Material Support to Terrorists and Plotted to Kill American Targets in Afghanistan Receive 25-Year Prison Terms
Los Angeles, California - Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S Attorney Stephanie Yonekura of the Central District of California and Assistant Director in Charge David Bowdich of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office announced today that two men with ties to the Inland Empire region of California were each sentenced today to 300 months in federal prison for participating in plots to provide material support to terrorists and to kill American personnel.
Attorney General Holder Delivers Remarks at the Global Law Summit to Commemorate the 800-Year Anniversary of Magna Carta
Former Newark official sentenced for producing fraudulent birth certificates
Newark, New Jersey - A former Newark City Hall employee was sentenced Monday to three years of probation for producing fraudulent New Jersey birth certificates. The sentencing follows an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
NASA Briefing to Highlight Early Results from New Earth Science Missions
Washington, DC - Over the past 12 months NASA has added five missions to its orbiting Earth-observing fleet – the biggest one-year increase in more than a decade. NASA scientists will discuss early observations from the new missions and their current status during a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EST Thursday.
