Category: smugglers

Sky Patrol (1939)

“Tailspin Tommy” Tompkins and “Skeeter” Milligan are training young U.S. Army fliers for the newly-formed Sky Patrol, a branch of the Army Reserves that operates along the borders and coastlines, on the lookout for smugglers. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the…


Jordan Says 27 Drug Smugglers Killed at Border With Syria

AMMAN—Jordanian soldiers killed 27 armed smugglers on Thursday as they tried to cross the border from Syria during a dawn snowstorm with a large quantity of amphetamines, an army spokesman said. Others also carrying drugs fled back into Syria during the attempted crossing, one of a growing number of such incidents over the past year,…


Serbia Police Find Illegal Immigrant Camp, People Smugglers

BELGRADE, Serbia—Serbian police on Sunday said they have discovered an illegal immigrant camp near the borders with Hungary and Romania, and detained suspected people smugglers. The makeshift camp was discovered in the village of Srpski Krstur, by the bank of the Tisa river, a police statement said. It didn’t specify how many immigrants were found…


Smugglers Openly Advertise Illegal Border Crossings on Facebook

Human smugglers along the southern border are openly advertising their services on Facebook and the social media company has fallen short on removing such content. A plethora of user accounts have posted offers to facilitate illegal border crossings on the platform. Some even directly advertise how much they charge for the service. Rep. Kat Cammack…


Girls Dropped Over Border Wall by Smugglers Reunited With Family

Two Ecuadorian girls who were dropped from a 14-foot-high barrier at the U.S-Mexico border by smugglers near El Paso about a month ago have been reunited with their family. “The Ecuadorian minors aged three and five, who were abandoned by human traffickers on the border between the United States and Mexico, were finally reunited with…


Smugglers Sentenced for Journey That Left 3 Sisters Dead

SAN DIEGO—Two smugglers were sentenced to federal prison on Friday for leading three sisters from Mexico into California, where they froze to death in a mountain snowstorm. Cecilio Rios-Quiñones, 38, and his brother, 23-year-old Ricardo Rios-Quiñones, received 5 1/2 years each in U.S. District Court in San Diego. They pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy…


CBP Agent Rescues Sisters Dropped by Smuggler Over 14-Foot Border Barrier

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a video on Wednesday that shows two young children allegedly being abandoned by smugglers.


Ted Cruz Releases Video Footage From US-Mexico Border

Sen. Ted Cruz, (R-Texas) released video from the banks of the Rio Grande on March 26 describing his experience of the current migrant crisis.


Vietnamese Truck Deaths: 2 Men Found Guilty of Manslaughter of 39 People

LONDON—Two people smugglers were found guilty on Monday of the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese men, women, and children who suffocated to death in the back of a refrigerated truck as they tried to make their way to Britain. The discovery of so many dead people—some as young as 15—shocked Britain and Vietnam, and shone a…