Former CBP officer sentenced for smuggling aliens and attempted cocaine importation

Former CBP officer sentenced for smuggling aliens and attempted cocaine importation

A former Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer has been sentenced for his involvement in alien smuggling and drug trafficking schemes. Emanuel Isac Celedon, age 37, from Laredo, was sentenced to 117 months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for allowing illegal aliens and cocaine to cross the U.S. border. Celedon, who had pled guilty in March 2024, was also ordered to pay a $17,980 money judgment.During the se…

The U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported an increase in the number of weapons seized at the U.S.-Mexico border throughout February.The agency reported 75 events in February where weapons were seized, an increase of 11.94 percent compared to January, when 67.Despite this increase, the figures are similar to those reported at the beginning of fiscal year 2024, which runs from October 2023 to September 2024.These were the low…