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Alleged Jalisco cartel leader accused of drug trafficking and fuel smuggling arrested in Mexico
Iván Cazarín Molina, known as "The Tank," was arrested in Zapopan after U.S. sanctions tied him to El Mencho's inner circle within the CJNG.
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Friendly-faced California tech CEO arrested by feds for allegedly hiding $300M Chinese secret
Federal agents on Wednesday arrested a California tech CEO who's accused of smuggling more than $300 million in restricted AI chips into China.
Top DOJ official warns of deadly smuggling route after 42 vanish at sea
The Justice Department says 42 people vanished at sea after a Colombian smuggler guided them onto a boat from San Andrés Island to Nicaragua.
Healthcare
Texas couple sentenced in $2.4M Mexico-to-US smuggling operation
A Texas couple has been sentenced for operating an online business that sold veterinary drugs and pesticides smuggled from Mexico to the U.S. The post Texas co…
AI
Taiwan charges nine people for smuggling 'high-end' AI servers to China
Among those charged are two Super Micro employees and one from Nvidia, marking another flashpoint in US-China AI rivalry. Taiwanese prosecutors charged nine pe…
Transport
Texas woman surrenders in Union Pacific rail-container smuggling case that left 7 migrants dead
Seven migrants died inside a sealed container moved on a Union Pacific train. Garcia surrendered Sunday at a Del Rio port of entry after a federal indictment n…
Transport
Eleven indicted in alleged Texas smuggling scheme that left 7 migrants dead in shipping container
Seven migrants died trapped inside a shipping container on a Union Pacific train in Texas, with a 14-year-old among the victims of the smuggling ring.
Mexican national sentenced in border child smuggling case involving THC-laced candy
A Mexican national was sentenced to five years in federal prison for a human smuggling scheme that used THC candy to sedate children as young as 5 years old.
Technology
Singapore seizes $42m mansion over Nvidia chip smuggling
The luxury home was seized as part of a probe into the illegal trade of servers containing AI semiconductors.
Energy
US targets Mexican cartel's cross-border fuel smuggling operation
U.S. officials are targeting a Mexican cartel by focusing on the organization's growing cross-border fuel-smuggling business. The post US targets Mexican carte…
Healthcare
Mpox smuggling case prompts congressional scrutiny of National Institutes of Health
House committee seeks records after two agency scientists were charged over undeclared samples. The US House committee on energy and commerce is "examining con…
39 migrants rescued from burning trailer after South Texas smuggling chase
Law officers rescued 39 suspected undocumented migrants from a locked trailer that caught fire Thursday during a pursuit in South Texas. The post 39 migrants r…
Geopolitics
California tech boss accused of smuggling equipment to Iran
Jamshid Ghomi, 63, is alleged to have shipped sensitive computer systems to Iran, using his profits to build a luxury mansion.
Geopolitics
California CEO Arrested For Smuggling U.S. Tech To Iran's Nuclear Program
A dual U.S.-Iranian national living in one of California's most exclusive zip codes has been arrested for secretly supplying American technology to Iran's nucl…
Healthcare
Corrupt Liverpool prison worker jailed for smuggling drugs and sending sex texts to inmates
Helen Spree, 63, headed prison watchdog and was said to have become besotted with killer Dylan Westall, 35A corrupt prison watchdog boss who billed herself "th…
Autos
Video shows illegal aliens found crammed inside semi-truck sleeper cab in alleged smuggling bust
Texas DPS released video of a human smuggling bust where 20 illegal aliens were discovered packed inside a semi-truck during a traffic stop.
Technology
Taiwan prosecutors investigate 3 people over Nvidia chip smuggling to China
Authorities in Taiwan are investigating three people for allegedly using forged documents to smuggle computer servers with advanced Nvidia chips to China
Geopolitics
Iranian-American Pleads Guilty To Smuggling IRGC-Linked Operative Into U.S.
A naturalized U.S. citizen from Iran entered a guilty plea in federal court earlier today, admitting to running a sophisticated human smuggling operation that…
Transport
Texas sheriff says 7th body could be tied to shipping container deaths, as ICE opens human smuggling probe
The body of a seventh person was located Monday nearly 150 miles north of a Union Pacific rail yard in Laredo, where six bodies were discovered on Sunday after…
Top MLB Prospect Self-Deports After Smuggling Illegal Immigrants
One of the San Diego Padres' top prospects self-deported to Mexico after pleading guilty to human smuggling charges, according to The Athletic. Border Patrol a…
Transport
Iran's $800M oil smuggling scheme uses tankers posing as Iraqi ships to dodge blockade
Sanctioned tankers are allegedly disguising Iranian oil shipments as Iraqi cargo while Trump doubles down on the naval blockade to squeeze Tehran.
Macro
EXCLUSIVE: Feds Intercept Smuggling Boats Full Of Illegal Immigrants With Rap Sheets
Three smuggling boats packed with illegal immigrants, including some with criminal histories, attempted to reach California's coast this month before being int…
Finance
Chinese researcher on US visa pleads guilty to smuggling E. coli into the country
A Chinese researcher was sentenced to over four months in prison after pleading guilty to smuggling concealed E. coli DNA into the United States.
Geopolitics
U.S. sanctions alleged "gatekeeper" of cartel human smuggling routes
The Cartel del Noreste has been accused of trafficking weapons, drugs and people, and is characterized by its violent practices and extortion.
Geopolitics
A new case of chip smuggling shows the limits of export controls
Contraband AI gear continues to make its way to China
Police find $12 million worth of cocaine on smuggling boat off Puerto Rico
Cocaine with an estimated value of $12 million has been seized off the north coast of Puerto Rico, authorities said.
AI
Super Micro shares plunge as US charges co-founder, two more for smuggling AI chips to China
The company confirmed it was not named as a defendant in the case, and said it had cooperated with investigators.
AI
Super Micro co-founder arrested over alleged $2.5B AI chip smuggling scheme
US authorities say they have charged and arrested Supermicro co-founder Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw for allegedly funnelling $2.5 billion in AI servers to China thr…
Technology
U.S. prosecutors charge Super Micro Computer employees with smuggling Nvidia chips to China
The U.S. government has been trying to crack down on illegal shipments of top-tier Nvidia artificial intelligence chips to China.
23 arrested in alleged panga illegal immigrant smuggling plot off California coast
U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted a panga-style boat near San Clemente Island on Saturday, and 23 people were detained and turned over to ICE.
