Newark, NJ
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NJ Man Wanted For Essex County Manslaughter Busted At Niagara Falls Border Crossing NJ Man Wanted For Essex County Manslaughter Busted At Niagara Falls Border Crossing NJ Man Wanted For Essex County Manslaughter Busted At Niagara Falls Border Crossing
NJ Man Wanted For Essex County Manslaughter Busted At Niagara Falls Border Crossing A 22-year-old New Jersey resident wanted for manslaughter was arrested on Monday, May 26 at a U.S. border crossing, authorities said. Malakai McRay was entering the United States on a commercial bus at the Port of Buffalo Rainbow Bridge crossing between Niagara Falls, New York and Niagara Falls, Ontario, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. While examining McRay, CBP officers discovered an active warrant for his arrest, authorities said. CBP officers verified his identification and confirmed he had an arrest warrant from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office for negligent manslaughter wi…

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by Sam Barron
National Interest
200+ Pounds Of Marijuana Worth $875K Seized At Baltimore Port, Bound For Belgium: CBP 200+ Pounds Of Marijuana Worth $875K Seized At Baltimore Port, Bound For Belgium: CBP 200+ Pounds Of Marijuana Worth $875K Seized At Baltimore Port, Bound For Belgium: CBP
200+ Pounds Of Marijuana Worth $875K Seized At Baltimore Port, Bound For Belgium: CBP A massive shipment of marijuana — more than 200 pounds — was intercepted at a Baltimore air cargo facility before it could make its way to Belgium, federal officials announced. According to US Customs and Border Protection, officers discovered 155 vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana during an inspection of air cargo manifested as “brace overalls for men / heavy duty workwear bib.” The weed was seized at the airport. US Customs and Border Protection Instead, officers found 91.3 kilograms — or 201 pounds and five ounces — of high-quality marijuana. The load had an estimated stree…

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by Zak Failla
Potomac, MD
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Trump Now Says There Will Be 'No Exceptions' On Tariffs For iPhones, Other Chinese Electronics Trump Now Says There Will Be 'No Exceptions' On Tariffs For iPhones, Other Chinese Electronics Trump Now Says There Will Be 'No Exceptions' On Tariffs For iPhones, Other Chinese Electronics
Trump Now Says There Will Be 'No Exceptions' On Tariffs For iPhones, Other Chinese Electronics Not so fast. Just days after new guidance was released by the government stated that machines used to make semiconductors, flat-screen TVs, tablets, and desktop computers are excluded from President Trump’s 125 percent tariff on Chinese goods, the administration is now saying those exemptions are only temporary. In a social media post on Truth Social on Sunday, April 13, Trump said there are “no exceptions,” and tariffs will apply to those items, apparently clarifying the US Customs and Border Protection bulletin issued Friday, April 11. “NOBODY is getting ‘off the hook,' ” Trump wrot…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Trump Administration Exempts These Electronics From Tariffs Trump Administration Exempts These Electronics From Tariffs Trump Administration Exempts These Electronics From Tariffs
Trump Administration Exempts These Electronics From Tariffs In a reversal that could impact some of the world’s biggest tech brands, President Trump has carved out key electronics from his sweeping new reciprocal tariffs. Click here for a new, updated story - Trump Now Says There Will Be 'No Exceptions' On Tariffs For iPhones, Other Chinese Electronics Smartphones, laptops, memory chips, and other consumer electronics will be exempt from the latest round of tariffs targeting Chinese imports — easing fears of a sudden jump in prices on popular tech products. According to new guidance released on Friday, April 11 by US Customs and Border…

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by Joe Lombardi
Sterling, VA
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Kenyan Imposter Used Sister's ID To Illegally Enter US At Dulles Airport: CBP Kenyan Imposter Used Sister's ID To Illegally Enter US At Dulles Airport: CBP Kenyan Imposter Used Sister's ID To Illegally Enter US At Dulles Airport: CBP
Kenyan Imposter Used Sister's ID To Illegally Enter US At Dulles Airport: CBP A Kenyan woman who tried to sneak into the US through Washington Dulles International Airport using her sister’s passport has been removed from the country, federal authorities announced. Christin Nyabate Nyandemo, 33, was convicted of fraud and misuse of visas after being caught by US Customs and Border Protection officers in February, according to CBP. Nyandemo flew into Dulles from Accra, Ghana, and attempted to enter the country using her sister’s valid Kenyan passport and US visitor visa, officials said.  During secondary screening, she struggled to answer simple questions about …

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
Tufts Student Arrested By Agents In Somerville, Moved To Louisiana Detention Center: Report Tufts Student Arrested By Agents In Somerville, Moved To Louisiana Detention Center: Report Tufts Student Arrested By Agents In Somerville, Moved To Louisiana Detention Center: Report
Tufts Student Arrested By Agents In Somerville, Moved To Louisiana Detention Center: Report A Tufts University student who was arrested by federal agents in Massachusetts last week was later located in a detention center more than 1,500 miles away in Louisiana, CNN reported. Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was walking to meet friends for dinner after breaking her Ramadan fast on Tuesday, March 25, in Somerville, Massachusetts, when six plainclothes officers approached her and took her into custody. Officers hid their faces with cloth coverings and masks before putting her in handcuffs and into the back of an unmarked police car.  The incident was recorded on surveillance video and circul…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
Egg Smuggling Soars As US Prices Spike, Fentanyl Seizures Drop: CBP Egg Smuggling Soars As US Prices Spike, Fentanyl Seizures Drop: CBP Egg Smuggling Soars As US Prices Spike, Fentanyl Seizures Drop: CBP
Egg Smuggling Soars As US Prices Spike, Fentanyl Seizures Drop: CBP U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is cracking down on a surprising contraband at the border—eggs. Egg-related seizures have surged 116% in the first two months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, with officials reporting 3,254 interceptions, according to CBP data. The spike comes as U.S. egg prices continue to soar, driven by a historic avian flu outbreak decimating poultry farms nationwide. Meanwhile, fentanyl seizures have fallen 32% year-over-year. While President Donald Trump has vowed to curb fentanyl trafficking, the more immediate smuggling crisis appears to be brea…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
US Cracking Down On Egg Smuggling From Mexico As Prices Soar US Cracking Down On Egg Smuggling From Mexico As Prices Soar US Cracking Down On Egg Smuggling From Mexico As Prices Soar
US Cracking Down On Egg Smuggling From Mexico As Prices Soar With egg prices at record highs, authorities are seeing a sharp increase in smuggling operations attempting to bring eggs across the US-Mexico border. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reported a surge in egg seizures, as rising costs drive some travelers to attempt sneaking in eggs despite strict import bans. The San Diego Field Office said Thursday, Feb. 27, that egg interceptions have increased 158 percent since the start of the 2024 fiscal year. The main culprit behind soaring egg prices? A devastating avian flu outbreak that has affected 166 million birds in the US since …

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
$250K In Jewels, Gold, Heirlooms Stolen By NJ Burglary Crew In Old Westbury: US Marshals $250K In Jewels, Gold, Heirlooms Stolen By NJ Burglary Crew In Old Westbury: US Marshals $250K In Jewels, Gold, Heirlooms Stolen By NJ Burglary Crew In Old Westbury: US Marshals
$250K In Jewels, Gold, Heirlooms Stolen By NJ Burglary Crew In Old Westbury: US Marshals A crew of burglars accused of ransacking luxury homes in New York and stealing over $250,000 in jewelry, gold, and family heirlooms has been busted in New Jersey, Nassau County police announced. David Fernando Moreno Hernandez, Juan Pablo Orjuela-Saavedra, and Ivan Stewar Ramirez-Villalobos, all Colombian nationals based in Newark and East Orange, are accused of breaking into homes in Muttontown and Old Westbury over several months, detectives said in a release on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. The trio allegedly shattered rear windows and glass doors to enter unoccupied homes under cover of ni…

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by Jillian Pikora
Sterling, VA
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257 Pounds Of Illegal Opium Poppy Pods Seized At Dulles Airport: CBP 257 Pounds Of Illegal Opium Poppy Pods Seized At Dulles Airport: CBP 257 Pounds Of Illegal Opium Poppy Pods Seized At Dulles Airport: CBP
257 Pounds Of Illegal Opium Poppy Pods Seized At Dulles Airport: CBP It may be harvest season in Spain, but US Customs and Border Protection officers made sure a massive shipment of illegal goods never took root in the US. CBP officials announced that officers at Washington Dulles International Airport intercepted more than 250 pounds of opium poppy pods that arrived last week in 81 separate air cargo shipments from Madrid, Spain. Disguised as “ornamental decora craft balls,” the poppy pods—often used to make highly addictive and dangerous “poppy tea”—were headed to multiple addresses across the country. On Friday, Feb. 21, CBP officers seized 35 parcels o…

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by Zak Failla
Worcester, MA
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Ex-Mass Cop Busted in $3M Fake Luxury Watch Conspiracy Gets 60 Days In Jail: Feds Ex-Mass Cop Busted in $3M Fake Luxury Watch Conspiracy Gets 60 Days In Jail: Feds Ex-Mass Cop Busted in $3M Fake Luxury Watch Conspiracy Gets 60 Days In Jail: Feds
Ex-Mass Cop Busted in $3M Fake Luxury Watch Conspiracy Gets 60 Days In Jail: Feds If you bought a luxury watch from a Massachusetts police officer for a steal, you may have been duped. That’s what former cop Klevis Nako, 24, admitted to in a Connecticut federal court this week, according to federal authorities. Nako was convicted of conspiracy to sell counterfeit goods after he imported fake designer watches from China and sold them across the U.S. through Instagram and Facebook, the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut said. He has been sentenced to 60 days in federal prison, authorities said. His operation unraveled after federal agents intercepted dozens of shipments and con…

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by Josh Lanier
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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$1.4M In Counterfeit PA Inspection Stickers From Israel Siezed By US Customs $1.4M In Counterfeit PA Inspection Stickers From Israel Siezed By US Customs $1.4M In Counterfeit PA Inspection Stickers From Israel Siezed By US Customs
$1.4M In Counterfeit PA Inspection Stickers From Israel Siezed By US Customs U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia intercepted 22,000 counterfeit Pennsylvania vehicle inspection stickers worth $1.4 million in two shipments from Israel, officials announced Thursday, Dec. 26. The counterfeit stickers, shipped to an address in Philadelphia, were seized on Dec. 16, following Pennsylvania authorities’ confirmation that the decals were fraudulent, CBP said in a release. CBP officers identified the suspicious inspection stickers in two parcels—one containing 10,000 decals on Nov. 26, and another with 12,000 decals on Dec. 9. Both shipments were deta…

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by Jillian Pikora