Tag: Cocaine Smuggling
Ceasar Tubay Gelacio, Jr., Cocaine Importation, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read Ceasar Tubay Gelacio, Jr., a 43-year-old Philippines national, has been arrested for smuggling a massive 227 kilograms (500 pounds) of cocaine into the United States. The cocaine, which was hidden on an oil tanker, was intended to be delivered to a Mexican drug cartel. The ship, which was inbound from Ecuador,…
Jesus Obed Mejia Cortez, Alien Trafficking, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read Eleven tons of trouble arrived in San Diego this week as federal prosecutors filed 111 border-related cases, including cocaine smuggling, alien trafficking, and human smuggling. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry made the first bust on April 7, seizing 124 pounds of cocaine concealed in…
