Tag: fugitives

3 Men Jailed for Supplying Fugitives With ‘Genuine’ Passports

Three men have been jailed for running a racket that supplied fugitive drug traffickers and murderers with “genuine” passports. Christopher Zietek, 67, and Alan Thompson, 72, were found guilty in March, after a nine-week trial, while Anthony Beard, 61, pleaded guilty on the eve of his trial. Jailing them at Reading Crown Court on Tuesday,…


Less Than Half of Foreign Fugitives Ordered Deported in Past 6 Years Left Canada, Records Show

Foreign fugitives have high chances of dodging deportation from Canada each year, as records show that of thousands of foreigners ordered to leave the country over the past six years, just 48 percent were actually deported. An Inquiry of Ministry, presented to the House of Commons by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), said of…


Violence Reduction Force Nets More Than 1,500 Arrests in LA and 9 Other Cities

LOS ANGELES—Authorities announced on July 7 the results of Operation North Star, a nationwide task force effort targeting violent criminals that netted more than 1,500 arrests in Los Angeles and nine other cities. The 30-day operation, conducted in June, included personnel from the U.S. Marshals Service and numerous state and local law enforcement organizations, according…


CBP Arrests Multiple Sex Offenders, Fugitive Wanted for Murder, Before Entering US

Border Patrol agents stopped 10 sex offenders, a fugitive wanted for murder, a slew of deadly drugs, and other alleged crime suspects from illegally crossing the U.S.–Mexico border, the head of the federal law enforcement agency confirmed. Raul Ortiz, the 25th chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, said on Twitter that he’s “extremely proud” as he…


Plane That Crashed With Fugitives Was Overweight, Heading for Toronto: Witness

A woman who knew the pilot of a fatal flight that killed two men wanted in separate murder plots says he told her he was heading for Toronto and was concerned about the plane’s weight. The woman, who asked not to be identified because she was afraid for her safety, said she spoke with pilot…


Israel Catches Two More Escaped Palestinian Militants, Police Say

NAZARETH—Israeli forces on Saturday captured two more of the six Palestinian terrorists who made a dramatic escape from a maximum-security Israeli jail this week, a police spokesperson said. The two men were found hiding in a truck parking lot in an Arab village in northern Israel, near the city of Nazareth, where two other escapees…


Haiti Police Chief Links Venezuelan to Assassination Plot

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Haiti’s police chief on Wednesday accused a Venezuelan businessman who owns a security company in Florida of traveling to Haiti numerous times as part of a plot to assassinate President Jovenel Moïse, who was killed last week. Léon Charles, head of the Haiti’s National Police, said Antonio Intriago of CTU Security signed a contract…


US Border Patrol Arrests 22 Wanted Fugitives at Texas Ports of Entry

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) over the past week arrested a total of 22 wanted fugitives at various entry points along the U.S.–Mexico border in Texas. Among them was a person who was wanted for injury to a child charges, and another person who was wanted for assault on a family member. All of…


Manhunt Launched After 6 Inmates Escape California Jail Using Homemade Rope

Authorities in Northern California have initiated a manhunt for six inmates who escaped from Merced County Downtown Jail over the weekend.