Operation FALCON 2008 Rounds Up Dangerous Fugitives in the Permian Basin
June 30, 2008
Midland, TX – Following a four-year tradition of success in its national efforts, the U.S. Marshals Service locally conducted another successful Operation FALCON (Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally) from June 23-June 29. Led by the U.S. Marshal Service, Operation FALCON is a nationwide law enforcement effort.
Operation FALCON 2008–Permian Basin, combined the collective efforts of multiple law enforcement agencies focusing on capturing individuals wanted on Federal and State felony charges including narcotics violations, state parole and probation violations, and other crimes of violence. Over the course of the six-day operation, the combined resources of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers arrested 105 fugitives, and cleared 121 warrants in the Permian Basin.
“This operation, along with the ongoing efforts of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in the Western District of Texas, provides a clear indication of our commitment to ensuring the safety of our community” said LaFayette Collins, U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Texas. “The combined efforts of federal, state, and local law enforcement should send a strong message to those who are wanted, that there is no safe haven for them to hide.“
Operation FALCON – Permian Basin, consisted of officers with The U.S. Marshals from Midland, Pecos, and Alpine, Midland Police Department, Odessa Police Department, Midland County Sheriff’s Office, Ector County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Texas Department of Public Safety, and Midland Independent School District Police.
Since its inception in 2005, Operation FALCON has made over 36,500 arrests and cleared over 45,300 warrants. It continues to be the largest and most successful fugitive apprehension effort in U.S. Marshals history.
For more information about the U.S. Marshals Service, visit http://www.usmarshals.gov.
America’s Oldest Federal Law Enforcement Agency
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
June 30, 2008 Phill Maxwell, Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal
(432) 686-4100, ext.223
Billy Johnson, Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal
(432) 445-5495, ext. 44
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December 6, 2007
Agents seize over 2 1/2 tons of drugs
Agents seize over 2 1/2 tons of drugs
Special to the Avalanche
MARFA - Drug smugglers continue to try to get past agents of the U.S. Border Patrol's Marfa Sector to little avail; recent seizures of marijuana have totaled more than 5,230 pounds.
The biggest load came about 1 a.m. Sunday, Dec, 2, when a Florida man driving an 18-wheeler tried to get through the Sierra Blanca checkpoint on Interstate 10.
A Border Patrol K-9 alerted to the trailer. When agents inspected, they discovered 2,328 pounds of marijuana in cellophane bundles among a load of lettuce.
The driver and a passenger were legal resident aliens from Nicaragua residing in Florida, according to the Border Patrol. The drug's street value was place at $1.86 million.
Friday afternoon, Alpine agents reported that they were alerted to footprints near Elephant Mountain south of town. Agents followed the footprints and other signs for about four hours before they spotted four men with large sugar sacks used as backpacks.
The men, citizens of Mexico in the country illegally, were arrested and over $170,400 in marijuana weighing 213 pounds was seized.
Sanderson agents reported seizing over 200 pounds of marijuana when they stopped a vehicle near Dryden after it reportedly dropped off some passengers.
The driver, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was arrested when agents found 238 pounds of marijuana valued at over $190,000, the Border Patrol reported. The backpackers eluded the agents.
In another incident agents reported seizing 2,451 pounds of marijuana in the trailer of an 18-wheeler on Nov. 28 at the Sierra Blanca Station on Interstate 10.
While agents were conducting an immigration check on the driver, 44-year-old legal permanent resident from El Paso, a K9 alerted to the presence of people or narcotics in the trailer, agents said. The marijuana was valued at $1.96 million.
In all cases, the smugglers, the vehicles and the drugs were turned over to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
http://www.alpineavalanche.com/articles/2007/12/06/news/news09.txt
Special to the Avalanche
MARFA - Drug smugglers continue to try to get past agents of the U.S. Border Patrol's Marfa Sector to little avail; recent seizures of marijuana have totaled more than 5,230 pounds.
The biggest load came about 1 a.m. Sunday, Dec, 2, when a Florida man driving an 18-wheeler tried to get through the Sierra Blanca checkpoint on Interstate 10.
A Border Patrol K-9 alerted to the trailer. When agents inspected, they discovered 2,328 pounds of marijuana in cellophane bundles among a load of lettuce.
The driver and a passenger were legal resident aliens from Nicaragua residing in Florida, according to the Border Patrol. The drug's street value was place at $1.86 million.
Friday afternoon, Alpine agents reported that they were alerted to footprints near Elephant Mountain south of town. Agents followed the footprints and other signs for about four hours before they spotted four men with large sugar sacks used as backpacks.
The men, citizens of Mexico in the country illegally, were arrested and over $170,400 in marijuana weighing 213 pounds was seized.
Sanderson agents reported seizing over 200 pounds of marijuana when they stopped a vehicle near Dryden after it reportedly dropped off some passengers.
The driver, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was arrested when agents found 238 pounds of marijuana valued at over $190,000, the Border Patrol reported. The backpackers eluded the agents.
In another incident agents reported seizing 2,451 pounds of marijuana in the trailer of an 18-wheeler on Nov. 28 at the Sierra Blanca Station on Interstate 10.
While agents were conducting an immigration check on the driver, 44-year-old legal permanent resident from El Paso, a K9 alerted to the presence of people or narcotics in the trailer, agents said. The marijuana was valued at $1.96 million.
In all cases, the smugglers, the vehicles and the drugs were turned over to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
http://www.alpineavalanche.com/articles/2007/12/06/news/news09.txt
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