ICE's top 5 news stories for the week ending Feb 14, 2014
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Feb. 11, 2014 – 3 arrested as Nogales Tunnel Task Force shuts down drug passageway Federal authorities shut down a 481-foot illicit drug tunnel in Nogales Feb. 10, the longest such tunnel ever discovered in the border city, following a multi-agency investigation by the Nogales Tunnel Task Force. Full Story
Feb. 14, 2014 – ICE removes Albanian murderer from US featured on 'America's Most Wanted'
A former Albanian Secret Service agent convicted of murdering his girlfriend and her mother in Albania was removed from the United States Feb. 12 by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Full Story
Feb. 14, 2013 – People Magazine highlights book by former human trafficking victim
An Egyptian human trafficking victim enslaved as a girl in southern California wrote an autobiography that details her ordeal and subsequent life in the U.S. after being rescued by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents and the local police department. Full Story
Feb. 13, 2014 – Former Secretary of Finance for the Mexican State of Coahuila, Mexico, charged with money laundering
A federal grand jury indictment was unsealed Feb. 13 charging the former Secretary of Finance for the Mexican State of Coahuila, Mexico, for his alleged role in a money laundering conspiracy. Full Story
Feb. 13, 2014 – 'Operation Team Player' nets more than $37 million in fake merchandise
Federal officials announced Feb. 13 the final record-breaking results of Operation Team Player, the nationwide law enforcement effort aimed at combatting counterfeit sports merchandise. Full Story
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