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December 5, 2023
As Holidays Approach, Dangers Lurk For Online Shoppers
August 1, 2023
FBI-Led Sweep Targeting Sex Traffickers Recovers Dozens of Minor Victims
August 1, 2023
AAFA Applauds Senate Resolution Marking August as Anticounterfeiting Awareness Month
July 27, 2023
Pharmaceutical President and Company Sentenced in Counterfeit Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
July 13, 2023
Three Cuban Nationals Sentenced for Sex Trafficking and Related Crimes in Texas Strip Clubs
July 7, 2023
CBP Seizes $3M in Counterfeit Watches
June 27, 2023
$637,000 of counterfeit goods stopped by CBP Officers in Chicago
June 22, 2023
Cape Coral Man Pleads Guilty To Manufacturing Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl And Other Federal Offenses
June 8, 2023
How Maricopa County Is Helping Protect Businesses And Citizens From Organized Crime
June 7, 2023
14 defendants convicted and sentenced for trafficking over 600 kilograms of methamphetamine
June 6, 2023
CEO of Dozens of Companies Pleads Guilty to Massive Scheme to Traffic in Fraudulent and Counterfeit Cisco Networking Equipment
May 25, 2023
Chinese National Arrested in Federal Case Alleging Massive Scheme that Shipped Millions of Packages with Counterfeit Postage
May 17, 2023
Memphis Man Charged with Trafficking Counterfeit Airbags from China
May 12, 2023
Arizona Man Indicted for Shipping Fentanyl to Southern Oregon
May 11, 2023
3 shipments containing 3,165 counterfeit items worth over $3.1M Seized by Louisville CBP in 1 night
May 10, 2023
Atlanta drug trafficking organization has been successfully dismantled
May 2, 2023
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Deliver Remarks Announcing Results of the Largest International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids
April 13, 2023
Leader of Multistate Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison
February 26, 2023
Don’t Like Local Store Shelves Are Under Lockdown? Blame Organized Crime
February 15, 2023
Michigan: The Latest State To Tackle ORC
February 8, 2023
Arizona Business Community Up To Task Of Stamping Out Illegal Trade
January 15, 2023
Illicit Trade Networks Feed Human Trafficking, Officials Say
December 21, 2022
Faced With Increasing Crime, Businesses Turn to Private Security Firms
December 9, 2022
Shoplifter’s Deadly Assault On 83-Year-Old Store Employee Sign Of The Crimes
December 8, 2022
Counterfeit Trade And Retail Crime Put Illinois Christmas Shoppers At Risk
December 1, 2022
USA-IT Calls on Congress to Tackle Illegal Trade
October 11, 2022
Three Individuals Charged for Distributing Over 400,000 Fentanyl Pills and 25 Pounds of Methamphetamine
October 11, 2022
Four Men Sentenced for Tobacco Trafficking Conspiracy
October 11, 2022
USA-IT and the Texas Association of Business Bring Together State Leaders to Discuss Combating the Rising Tide of Illegal Trade
October 7, 2022
California Man Indicted in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Conspiracy
October 5, 2022
Texas Woman and Riverside County Man Charged with Illegally Transporting and Selling Live Jaguar Cub that Later Was Abandoned
October 4, 2022
Erie Man Sentenced to Prison for Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills
September 30, 2022
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Eight Kilograms of Meth
September 30, 2022
Manchester Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl
September 28, 2022
Georgia Men Charged With Trafficking Dozens of Handguns Into New York
September 27, 2022
Leader of Sex Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 60 Years in Federal Prison, Ordered to Pay Over $14 Million in Restitution
September 27, 2022
Illinois Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Drug Trafficking & Illegal Gun Possession
September 26, 2022
Riverside Man Ordered to Spend 46 Months in Federal Prison in His Second Federal Case Stemming from Sale of Bogus Aircraft Parts
September 22, 2022
Mid-State Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Distribution And Firearms Charges
September 19, 2022
Jury Convicts Sparks Man Of Distributing Fentanyl
September 15, 2022
Las Vegas Store Owner Indicted For Trafficking In Counterfeit Designer Merchandise
September 15, 2022
Former head of Gulf Cartel receives life sentence for importing kilos of drugs
September 13, 2022
Jury Convicts Lancaster Man For International Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering
September 8, 2022
Three California Men Charged In Conspiracy To Ship Fentanyl-Laced Oxycodone To Middle Tennessee And Other States
September 7, 2022
Gang member sentenced to federal prison for meth trafficking
August 29, 2022
Colombia-Solidarity Bridge CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $11.8 Million
August 26, 2022
Border Patrol Agents Seize $4.3 Million in Fentanyl Along I-8
August 26, 2022
AMO & Partners Seize Over 77 tons of Narcotics to Date in FY22
August 24, 2022
CBP Officers Seize $2.4 Million in Methamphetamine at Progreso International Bridge
August 23, 2022
14-Count Indictment Unsealed Charging 12 Defendants in Alleged Armed Drug Trafficking Operation Centered in Milledgeville, Georgia
August 23, 2022
$3.5 Million in Fake Jewelry Seized by CBP Officers in Louisville
August 22, 2022
Pharmaceutical President and Company Guilty in Counterfeit Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
August 22, 2022
East Bay Man Sentenced To More Than 5 Years For Sale Of Fentanyl That Killed A Young Woman
August 22, 2022
Farmington Man Sentenced to Prison for Florida to Connecticut Gun Trafficking Scheme
August 19, 2022
HSI announces crackdown on firearms, ammunition smuggling to Haiti, the Caribbean
August 19, 2022
Tallahassee Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking Offenses
August 18, 2022
Philadelphia CBP Discovers $1.3 Million Cocaine Load on a Flight that arrived from the Dominican Republic
August 18, 2022
More Than 12 Million Dollars’ Worth of Hard Narcotics Found in Heavy Machinery at Otay Mesa Commercial Facility
August 18, 2022
Illinois Family Charged with Kidnapping, Forced Labor, and Conspiracy for Coercing Two Minors and a Third Victim in Years-Long Forced Labor Scheme
August 15, 2022
FBI Announces Results of Nationwide Sex Trafficking Operation
August 10, 2022
Weekend Haul of $6.88 Million Worth of Fake Jewelry and Watches Seized in Cincinnati
August 9, 2022
Truckers Play A Key Role Combating Illicit Trade
August 5, 2022
Mexican citizen sentenced nearly 20 years for smuggling over $1M in meth following HSI, federal partner investigation
July 29, 2022
Quebec Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Import and Distribute Fentanyl
July 28, 2022
6 individuals arrested for alleged role in large-scale catalytic converter theft ring with suspected ties to murder of Harris County sheriff’s deputy
July 27, 2022
Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Holding Counterfeit Drugs and Possessing Equipment Used to Make Fake Substances
July 27, 2022
Philadelphia Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Counterfeit Pill Operation, Firearms Offenses
July 26, 2022
MS-13 Member Sentenced to Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Murder
July 25, 2022
Memphis Seizes Ancient Egyptian Artifact
July 25, 2022
HSI Phoenix, multiagency investigation results in California man sentenced to 120 months for sex trafficking of minor
July 22, 2022
HSI Houston, HPD, CBP seize more than $630K in counterfeit sports merchandise in week leading up to Premier League soccer match
July 22, 2022
IPR Center helps seize $11M in illicit medicines in global Interpol operation
July 20, 2022
Romanian National Sentenced To Prison For ATM Skimming Fraud
July 19, 2022
How To Avoid Counterfeit Goods In Michigan
July 19, 2022
Governor Whitmer Signs 900th Bipartisan Bill
July 14, 2022
Smarter, Faster, Better — Combating Illicit Economies Across The Americas
July 13, 2022
Two Foreign Nationals Plead Guilty to Trafficking Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
July 11, 2022
Cooperation with Mexico results in Treasury sanctions of arms trafficker tied to major drug cartel following HSI Nogales, multiagency investigation
July 9, 2022
CEO of Dozens of Companies and Entities Charged in Scheme to Traffic an Estimated $1 Billion in Fraudulent and Counterfeit Cisco Networking Equipment
July 7, 2022
San Diego Resident Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in 15-Year-Old’s Death
July 6, 2022
Woman charged for smuggling 108 pounds of methamphetamine across US-Mexico border following HSI Yuma investigation
July 1, 2022
Overweight Permits To Fight Illicit Trade?
June 30, 2022
Tennessee Is United To Fight Illegal Trade, Counterfeiting And Human Trafficking
June 30, 2022
Four Windsor Men Charged with Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl
June 28, 2022
West Michigan Man Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison For Illegally Possessing Firearms And Intending To Sell Fake Adderall Pills
June 27, 2022
United States Seizes Six Websites Providing Illegal Access to Copyrighted Music
June 22, 2022
Eight Charged in $7 Million Loan Fraud Scheme
June 21, 2022
‘It’s enormous’: Illegal trade’s costly impact on Tennessee businesses
June 21, 2022
Former Nashville Tobacco Shop Manager Arrested for Various Charges
June 21, 2022
Multi-year investigation leads to 26 defendants indicted, nearly 500,000 counterfeit pills seized
June 21, 2022
Local man pleads guilty in fentanyl overdose case featured on HBO documentary
June 21, 2022
Governor Bill Lee Joins USA-IT Coalition and Tennessee Chamber to Discuss Fighting Rising Tide of Illegal Trade
June 18, 2022
Gov. DeSantis Signs Measure Cracking Down On Retail Theft
June 17, 2022
Man Arrested for Allegedly Distributing Over $230 Million of Adulterated HIV Medication
June 17, 2022
Nationwide Drug Trafficking, Law Enforcement Impersonation, and Fraud Ring Disrupted
June 16, 2022
Alleged Gangster Disciples Members Indicted for Murder, Federal Racketeering Charges
June 15, 2022
North Carolina Nail Salon Owner Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Compelling a Victim’s Labor for Almost Two Years
June 13, 2022
Florida Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Defrauding California of Over $10 Million in Tax Revenue
June 10, 2022
Tackling illegal trade with USA – IT
June 9, 2022
Las Vegas Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Money Laundering Crimes
June 7, 2022
Legislature should crack down on retail crime, counterfeit goods
June 7, 2022
Tucson Brothers Sentenced to 11 Years for Drug Trafficking
June 7, 2022
Twelfth Defendant Sentenced in Dog-Fighting, Drug Distribution Ring
June 6, 2022
Grand Jury Charges Memphis Woman Who Allegedly Bought Maserati Luxury Automobile and Other Personal Items with Fraudulently Obtained Paycheck Protection Loans
June 6, 2022
Fake Goods Fund Real Crime
June 3, 2022
4 sex trafficking gang “The Sevens” members, associates convicted following HSI Philadelphia investigation
June 3, 2022
IPR Center, NBA warn Warriors and Celtics fans of fake merchandise, tickets during 2022 NBA Finals
June 2, 2022
HSI Dallas-led investigation yields 20-year sentence for sex trafficker
June 1, 2022
HSI, ACAMS take aim at organized retail crime
May 27, 2022
43 arrested, cited for drugs, weapons, crimes against children by HSI Phoenix and partnered agencies
May 25, 2022
HSI El Paso locates, recovers 70 missing children in multi-agency operation
May 24, 2022
Experts say combating illegal trade requires collaboration between law enforcement, private sector
May 19, 2022
29 arrested in HSI Phoenix, multiagency operation targeting alleged child sex and human traffickers
May 19, 2022
Tucson man pleads guilty to distributing fentanyl resulting in death following HSI, Tucson PD probe
May 18, 2022
HSI, HPD arrest 3 Houston-area residents, seize $1.8M in stolen electronic devices tied to suspected $65M transnational organized retail crime, money laundering scheme
May 18, 2022
California woman charged with smuggling over $114k inside taxi, following HSI, federal partner, probe
May 16, 2022
A San Diego task force investigation leads to charges against 6 individuals, discovery of sophisticated cross-border tunnel
May 12, 2022
USA-IT Brings Together Arizona Leaders to Find Solutions to the Rise of Illegal Trade
May 4, 2022
USA-IT Applauds Senate Resolution to Combat Illegal Trade & Money Laundering Crimes
April 30, 2022
U.S. Taxpayers Lost $163B to Unemployment Fraud During Pandemic. It Could Have Been Worse
April 22, 2022
Nevada Man Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar Fraudulent Check Scheme
April 21, 2022
Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking
April 12, 2022
Organized Shoplifting Taking Bite Out of Retailers’ Profits
April 6, 2022
Fake Pharma Websites Bring Fentanyl Right to Your Laptop
March 24, 2022
Narcotics Investigation Leads To The Indictment Of Six Involved In A Poly-Drug Distribution Network
March 24, 2022
Nevada Man Admits Money Laundering and Tax Offenses Related to BitClub Network Fraud Scheme
March 7, 2022
Las Vegas Felon Sentenced To Over Eight Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Unlawful Possession Of A Firearm
March 7, 2022
Methamphetamine Dealer Is Sentenced To 10 Years
March 4, 2022
Lawmakers Approve Retail Theft Crackdown Despite Objections To Felony Penalties
March 4, 2022
WILS AM 1320 – Morning Wake Up with Dave Akerly: Matthew Albence, USA-IT Interview
March 3, 2022
North Carolina Man Sentenced for Multi-State Sex Trafficking of a Child
February 28, 2022
Telemundo Arizona: Hernan Albamonte Interview
February 24, 2022
Reptile Dealer Sentenced to Prison on Lacey Act and Firearms Charges
February 22, 2022
New Bern Man Sentence to 30 Years for Drug Trafficking and an Illegal Firearm
February 17, 2022
Retail Theft Crackdown Proposal Sails Through Senate
January 18, 2022
Drugmaker Gilead Alleges Counterfeiting Ring Sold Its HIV Drugs
January 15, 2022
Together, We Can Protect Arizona Businesses From Illegal Trade
January 13, 2022
Members of Retail Theft Organization Face Federal and State Charges
January 13, 2022
Drug smuggling surged in Detroit area, but that’s not all Customs confiscated
January 12, 2022
Empty bottles of premium whisky on ebay snapped up by counterfeiters
January 12, 2022
Home Depot combats organized retail crime with security investments
January 7, 2022
Walgreens executives say the drugstore chain is losing about 50% more money due to loss and theft than it did prior to 2020
January 7, 2022
Thousands of counterfeit AirPods, Nintendo consoles seized at Houston port
January 7, 2022
Georgia Woman Is Sentenced To Five Years For Scheme That Defrauded Walmart Of More Than $850,000
January 6, 2022
Rampant Retail Crime Requires Partnerships
January 5, 2022
Northeastern NC Drug Trafficking Organization Leader Sentenced to 25 Years
January 4, 2022
Attorney General Moody Partners with Legislators to Target Organized Retail Theft
December 28, 2021
Federal agents cracking down on counterfeit NFL merchandise ahead of Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium
December 27, 2021
Report: $1 million in Hermes bags stolen from Florida store
December 26, 2021
Four arrested at Target for organized retail theft scheme
December 22, 2021
Illegal Trade Impacts Arizona Businesses
December 17, 2021
ICE HSI holiday counterfeit operation seizes $1 million in counterfeit drugs, products
December 17, 2021
Industry leaders meet in Miami to tackle $2.2T illegal trade, human trafficking problem
December 17, 2021
Riverside Man Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging He Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Led to Student’s Fatal Overdose
December 17, 2021
DA: Investigators arrest 7 for Middle Tennessee fentanyl distribution ring
December 16, 2021
To Fight Terror, We Must Fight Illicit Trade – And Enlist the Private Sector
December 16, 2021
USA-IT Partner discusses organized retail crime and D.C. Summit
December 16, 2021
USCGC Vigilant Offloads 17,000 Pounds of Illegal Narcotics in Port Everglades, Returns to Port Canaveral
December 16, 2021
DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl
December 16, 2021
Scottsdale police, DEA seize record 1.7 million fentanyl pills in Arizona
December 15, 2021
Smash and Grab? Don’t Come to Arizona
December 15, 2021
Special Report: A Deep Dive into the World of Human Trafficking
December 15, 2021
Lowell Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Involving Counterfeit Pills Containing Methamphetamine
December 10, 2021
USA-IT Partner: Retailers urge Congress to take action against counterfeit online sales
December 10, 2021
Major U.S. retailers urge action by Congress on online stolen, counterfeit goods sales
December 9, 2021
Woman pleads guilty to driving 10 pounds of meth from the southwest to Saginaw
December 8, 2021
Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crimes
December 7, 2021
Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Wide-Ranging Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
December 6, 2021
Massachusetts officials arrest two, seize nearly 10,000 counterfeit pills, over 200 rounds of ammunition
December 5, 2021
CBP seizes $30 million shipment of fake handbags and clothing ahead of holidays
December 3, 2021
LSP seized over $6 million worth of illegal narcotics in last 30 days
December 3, 2021
ADOT officers seize 112 pounds of cocaine at Topock Port of Entry
December 3, 2021
14 people arrested for group thefts at high-end Los Angeles stores
December 3, 2021
Millions of dollars of stolen goods recovered in ‘organized retail crime’ bust, AG says
December 2, 2021
Animal trafficking could produce another pandemic, a USF researcher warns
December 1, 2021
USA-Partner: Florida’s Security & Prosperity In Jeopardy—This Is How We Protect It
December 1, 2021
USA-IT Urges Congress to Tackle Illegal Trade
December 1, 2021
Security experts spotlight the dangers illegal trade pose for America
November 29, 2021
USA-IT: Security experts explain how we can protect ourselves online amid holiday shopping
November 24, 2021
New Haven Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Offense
November 22, 2021
Multiple agencies seize over $504 million worth of cocaine, marijuana; bust brought to Port Everglades
November 19, 2021
Fla. resident arrested at Blue Water Bridge allegedly trying to smuggle 56 illegal guns into Canada
November 18, 2021
Federal Judge Sentences Five Methamphetamine Traffickers
November 12, 2021
Cough syrup counterfeiters charged
November 12, 2021
International Money Launderer And Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To More Than Seventeen Years’ Imprisonment And Ordered To Forfeit Over $1 Million
November 9, 2021
Two Members of the Nine Trey Gangster Bloods Gang Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy
November 9, 2021
Staten Island Businessman Operating in Bucks County Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Tobacco Smuggling
November 8, 2021
Florida Man Admits Defrauding California of $10 Million in Tobacco Taxes
November 6, 2021
Members of Sinaloa Cartel indicted in Tucson for drug trafficking
November 3, 2021
Yuma Sector catches drone smuggling heroin into U.S.
November 2, 2021
Sixteen indicted in multi-state drug distribution ring
November 1, 2021
USA-IT Public Education Initiative’s Success Drives Expansion to New States
November 1, 2021
Leaders of Violent Chicago Street Gang and Several Members and Associates Charged in Federal Racketeering Indictment
October 28, 2021
NY man gets 10 years in large PA Turnpike fentanyl haul
October 28, 2021
Arizona Gov. Ducey says cartels using Uber-like system for human trafficking
October 26, 2021
Tennessee agents find 40 stolen catalytic converters during traffic stop
October 26, 2021
Authorities on 3 Continents Crack Down on Dark Web Drug Sales
October 25, 2021
Tens of millions of filthy, used medical gloves imported into the US
October 22, 2021
Connecticut Man Guilty of Sex-Trafficking During Miami Super Bowl
October 21, 2021
CBP Officers Seize more than $1 Million in Counterfeit Consumer Goods
October 21, 2021
USA-IT Partner: One Small Manufacturer Battles Thousands of Counterfeits
October 20, 2021
NH Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges
October 20, 2021
The Evolving Role of Chinese Manufacturers and Criminal Gangs in the U.S. Fentanyl Epidemic
October 20, 2021
USA-IT Spokesman & CPB Nominee Point Finger at China Over Counterfeit Meds
October 20, 2021
Eight missing children rescued and 18 sex offenders arrested in New Orleans area
October 19, 2021
CBP officers seize pizza ovens valued at more than $300,000 in International Falls
October 19, 2021
Two Springfield Men Convicted in Large-Scale Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy
October 19, 2021
$1.9 Million worth of Fake Chanel Earrings Seized in Tennessee
October 18, 2021
125 men arrested, 5 victims freed in Hillsborough County undercover human trafficking operation
October 14, 2021
Sinaloa Cartel Money Launderer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
October 14, 2021
USA-IT Partners: Local police receive special training on illegal trade
October 12, 2021
Counterfeit pills surge in Tennessee
October 11, 2021
115 Men Arrested In Tarrant County Online Sex Trafficking Sting
October 8, 2021
Counterfeit shirts in Texas have explicit message about America, CBP says
October 8, 2021
Lubbock Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Combined 106 Years in Federal Prison
October 7, 2021
MA Man Pleads Guilty to Wide-Ranging Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
October 6, 2021
‘Lizard King’ charged with trafficking Florida turtles
October 2, 2021
USA-IT Partner: Drugs, human beings, and other illicit goods in Arizona (Spanish)
September 30, 2021
Philadelphia man admits to role in drug trafficking enterprise
September 30, 2021
On the Internet It’s Buyer Beware
September 29, 2021
New DEA Alert Latest Reminder that Cybercrime Can Kill
September 28, 2021
Hartford Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses
September 27, 2021
Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth
September 23, 2021
Two Men Plead Guilty to Federal Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges Stemming from Their Participation in a Winter Shootout at a New Orleans Hotel
September 23, 2021
Boston Man Sentenced for Transporting Women to Texas to Work in Sex Trade
September 23, 2021
Feds arrest former California state IT worker in alleged dark web counterfeit drug scam
September 23, 2021
Working together to support law enforcement and fight illegal trade
September 23, 2021
Cybercrime on the Rise in NH, Nationwide
September 22, 2021
Detroit drug pipeline targets North Dakota Native Americans. How they’re fighting back
September 21, 2021
7 arrested in Middle Tennessee human trafficking operation, TBI says
September 20, 2021
Rise in labor trafficking abuse found across many US industries, study says
September 17, 2021
Indictment Charges Waterbury Gang Members with Murder and Drug Trafficking Offenses
September 16, 2021
Human Trafficking: ‘Modern-Day Slavery’
September 15, 2021
Grand opening of new research lab to combat human trafficking in Florida
September 15, 2021
Philadelphia CBP Officers Seize Nearly $100k in Counterfeit Currency from Russia destined for Illinois
September 15, 2021
Do you know anything about women being sex trafficked through Arizona massage parlors?
September 14, 2021
Northborough discusses fight against human trafficking at webinar
September 14, 2021
86 Counterfeit Championship Rings Seized by Chicago CBP
September 14, 2021
Potentially Deadly Counterfeit Pills Becoming More Common In Connecticut
September 14, 2021
Meriden Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl
September 13, 2021
High-Ranking Member of Los Zetas Cartel Sentenced in Eastern District of Texas to a Term of Life Imprisonment
September 13, 2021
Philadelphia Man Sentenced for Possession of Twenty Automatic Machineguns With Counterfeit After-Market Parts Making Them Capable of Firing 1,200 Rounds in 60 Seconds
September 13, 2021
State AG creates task force to investigate organized retail theft across Illinois
September 10, 2021
40 Charged In Texas Meth And Gun Trafficking Operation
September 9, 2021
SWAT and Homeland Security team up in Salinas for drug trafficking investigation
September 7, 2021
Feds: Shipment headed to Houston had enough fentanyl to kill hundreds of thousands of people
September 5, 2021
Customs officers seize counterfeit jewelry that if genuine would have been worth $5.2 million
September 3, 2021
Crowley Man Involved in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
September 3, 2021
Revere Woman Indicted in Connection With Trafficking Multiple Victims for Sex at “Day Spa” in Revere
September 1, 2021
Ben Dugan Works for CVS. His Job Is Battling a $45 Billion Crime Spree.
August 31, 2021
11 arrested in Tennessee human trafficking operation, TBI says
August 31, 2021
Coordinated Law Enforcement Effort Dismantles California to Western Pennsylvania Drug Pipeline
August 30, 2021
Knoxville Police arrest 58 people on drugs or weapons charges in 1 week
August 28, 2021
3 million fentanyl pills seized in Arizona by DEA in August
August 27, 2021
Counterfeit Haul Of 39K Nike, Gucci Items Seized From Port Of Long Beach
August 27, 2021
47 People Rescued in 12-State Human Trafficking Sting
August 27, 2021
Peoria Drug Dealer Sentenced To Over Thirteen Years in Prison
August 26, 2021
Sheriffs across Michigan team up to fight human trafficking
August 25, 2021
Tilton Man Sentenced to 180 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking
August 21, 2021
Law enforcement, medical professionals team up to take on human trafficking
August 20, 2021
Keene Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking
August 20, 2021
Drug Cartel Member Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics Trafficking in East Texas
August 19, 2021
“SCO” Gang Leader Sentenced to More than 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
August 19, 2021
Groundbreaking extradition lands ELN members in Texas for narco-terrorism and international cocaine distribution
August 19, 2021
HSI, partners seize over $13 million in counterfeit designer merchandise
August 18, 2021
Providence Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Firearms
August 17, 2021
Stockton Woman Convicted of Sex Trafficking Children
August 12, 2021
Arizona task force seizes over $10 million in counterfeit designer-brand apparel
August 12, 2021
HSI Phoenix assists in multi-agency operation, 18 men arrested on prostitution and other charges
August 12, 2021
Four Defendants Arrested in Multimillion-Dollar Counterfeit Goods Trafficking Scheme
August 12, 2021
Covid-19 Vaccine Scammers Target Authorities in Dozens of Countries Including Italy and Colombia
August 10, 2021
HSI San Diego seizes record $9 million illegal drug shipment
August 9, 2021
Border officials discover drug-trafficking tunnel running from Mexico into California
August 9, 2021
Alligator snapping turtles seized in illegal trafficking case returned to East Texas
August 8, 2021
Former ICE Dir. Matt Albence discusses illegal/illicit trade
August 6, 2021
Tucson Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Five Years
August 5, 2021
Coast Guard offloads $1.4 billion in drugs at Florida port
August 4, 2021
DEA Detroit Investigation Leads to Charges for 16 Individuals
August 4, 2021
9 Defendants Indicted In Interstate Gun Trafficking Scheme
August 4, 2021
Four MS-13 Members Indicted for 10 Murders, Kidnapping and Racketeering Charges
August 3, 2021
USA-IT: working together to curb illegal trade in Michigan
August 3, 2021
Leader of Transnational Money-Laundering Network Pleads Guilty to Aiding Drug-Trafficking Organizations, While Co-Conspirator is Sentenced
August 2, 2021
Philadelphia Man Charged With Forcible Sex Trafficking of Multiple Victims Including a Minor
August 2, 2021
Hernan Albamonte On Guerra Contraband Cigarette Case
July 30, 2021
13News Exclusive: DEA warns of an influx of fatal counterfeit pills
July 29, 2021
The Counterfeit Landscape is Changing in the E-Commerce Era, and Marketplace Sites Are Coming Under the Microscope
July 29, 2021
Multi-year ICE HSI investigation leads to indictment of 9 MS-13 gang members
July 26, 2021
Arizona needs a new approach to fight illegal trade
July 22, 2021
HSI and Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office seize 2 domain names attempting to impersonate Walmart website and purporting to sell COVID-19 treatment or prevention drugs
July 22, 2021
Why We Must Confront the Growing Threat to National Security Posed by Illicit Economies and Cesspools of Corruption and Organized Crime
July 21, 2021
Retail Trade Groups, Law Enforcement Target Black Market
July 21, 2021
Grassley Introduces Resolution Commemorating Increased Anti-Counterfeiting Efforts
July 21, 2021
Philadelphia CBP Seizes Nearly $300k in Counterfeit Auto Parts from China
July 20, 2021
Ohio Man Sentenced for Distributing Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals in the Eastern District of Texas
July 18, 2021
Pets need IP protection too
July 16, 2021
North Texas resident pleads to smuggling millions of dollars in rhino horn and elephant ivory objects
July 15, 2021
California doctor faces federal charges in fake Covid-19 vaccine scheme
July 15, 2021
Thousands of Fake Apple AirPods Worth $1.3 Million Seized by Cincinnati CBP
July 14, 2021
USA-IT Partner & ICAIE Executive Director Testifies Before Congress
July 13, 2021
Illegal Trade Knows No Borders. Let’s Collaborate To Stop It.
July 10, 2021
Fmr ICE Director, Matt Albence on the Growing Illegal Trade of Gangs Fueling Domestic Violence
July 9, 2021
Confronting the Growing Illegal Trade in Drugs, Tobacco and Human Trafficking in Illinois
July 9, 2021
Orange County man sentenced to prison for multimillion-dollar conspiracy to smuggle counterfeit cell phone parts from China following ICE HSI probe
July 3, 2021
Marilyn Monroe, Dead 59 Years, Is a Counterfeiter’s Best Friend
June 30, 2021
Illinois Can’t Afford To Turn A Blind Eye On Illegal Trade
June 30, 2021
Authorities arrest multiple people in alleged drug trafficking ring they say could produce 15,000 counterfeit Percocet pills per hour
June 29, 2021
Los Angeles-area man pleads guilty to role in international conspiracy to sell counterfeit laptop batteries following ICE HSI investigation
June 29, 2021
Michigan Has 14th Highest Cigarette Smuggling Rate in the Nation
June 25, 2021
New Hampshire Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking of a Minor and Other Crimes
June 24, 2021
IPR Center to combat wildlife and natural capital trafficking with Grace Farms Foundation, Liberty Shared
June 23, 2021
CBP Atlanta Intercepts Counterfeit Vaping Pens
June 21, 2021
Worcester Man Charged with Possessing Counterfeit Adderall Pills Containing Methamphetamine
June 21, 2021
$12.7 million in counterfeit pills, handbags, shoes, and sunglasses seized at LA-Long Beach ports area
June 21, 2021
Charlotte CBP Officers Intercept Over 6 Pounds of Cocaine
June 12, 2021
Hernan Albamonte Interview
June 11, 2021
Director of Illicit Trade Prevention at Philip Morris International Kristin Reif; Chris Scott, Aaron Bashir
June 10, 2021
Fifteen Alleged Gang Members and Associates Charged with Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering and Counterfeiting Offenses
June 9, 2021
Business giants join initiative to crack down on counterfeits
June 8, 2021
Coalition Launches New Public Education Initiative to Combat Black Market Trade
June 7, 2021
Department of Justice Seizes $2.3 Million in Cryptocurrency Paid to the Ransomware Extortionists Darkside
May 28, 2021
Illegal Ketamine Seized by Atlanta CBP
May 19, 2021
Feds: Drugs sold out of local grocery stores by Hartford-area trafficking ring
May 12, 2021
How Free Trade Zones Can Drive Illicit Activity
May 11, 2021
Jordy Robertson Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Wire Fraud Offenses
May 8, 2021
California Man Arrested In Suspected Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Card Operation
May 7, 2021
More than 500 fake pairs of Gucci and Chanel earrings seized in Memphis
May 4, 2021
CBP Atlanta Intercepts Cocaine Hidden in Shoes
April 28, 2021
Arizona man arrested for trafficking 60 pounds of meth to Fairbanks
April 25, 2021
Meriden police’s human trafficking operation nets one arrest
April 23, 2021
Reading, PA Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Children
April 21, 2021
LEADER OF INTERNATIONAL COCAINE TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION INDICTED
April 15, 2021
Lebanon County Man Sentenced To Seventy Months’ Imprisonment For Trafficking Counterfeit Drugs
April 14, 2021
Manchester Man Sentenced to 144 Months for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crimes
April 13, 2021
Quincy Man Charged with Meth Trafficking
April 7, 2021
HSI investigation results in seizure of 3 domain names purporting to be biotechnology company websites with COVID-19 treatments
April 6, 2021
HSI Dallas seizes $1.3M in counterfeit goods at the World’s Largest Flea Market
March 25, 2021
Ukrainian Traffickers Sentenced for Trafficking in Counterfeit Cancer and Hepatitis Drugs
March 24, 2021
Online vaccine scams: INTERPOL and Homeland Security Investigations issue public warning
March 20, 2021
Like a virus, illicit economies spread and mutate
March 19, 2021
Counterfeit Purses, Other Items Seized at Chicago Airport
March 18, 2021
DEA warns pills in New Hampshire look like Adderall but contain methamphetamine
March 12, 2021
Louisiana woman arrested for allegedly selling fake auto insurance on Facebook
March 5, 2021
Florida Woman Sentenced to Six Months for Selling Counterfeit Medical Devices
March 3, 2021
Border protection officers in Port Huron seize counterfeit designer bags, clothes
February 20, 2021
Arizona police arrest 37 in child sex trafficking operation
February 12, 2021
U.S. Attorney Wrigley Announces the Arrest of a Taylor, Michigan Man for Fentanyl Distribution
February 12, 2021
3 men arrested after Arizona traffic stops yield $3.75M in fentanyl pills
February 12, 2021
$8 Million in Fake Cartier Bracelets seized by CBP in Cincinnati & Louisville on the Same Day from the Same Shipper Heading to the Same Address
February 11, 2021
Tower Health among medical facilities that received counterfeit N95 masks
February 5, 2021
450 Held, Dozens Rescued in California Trafficking Crackdown
January 25, 2021
Alleged Leaders of Gangster Disciples Indicted on Federal Racketeering Charges
January 23, 2021
Multi-Agency Effort Nets Recovery of 33 Missing Children in Operation “Lost Angels”
January 11, 2021
71 arrested in month-long human trafficking operation in Hillsborough County
January 8, 2021
SAFE CENTRAL: What human trafficking looks like in Central Louisiana
May 26, 2020