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53 Pounds Of Pot, Maryland Woman At Dulles Airport Didn't Make It To Paris Flight: Officials 53 Pounds Of Pot, Maryland Woman At Dulles Airport Didn't Make It To Paris Flight: Officials
53 Pounds Of Pot, Maryland Woman At Dulles Airport Didn't Make It To Paris Flight: Officials Another major drug bust has been made at Washington Dulles International Airport after US Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 53 pounds of pot from a Charles County woman's checked baggage.  Sydney Lewis, 33, of Bryans City, is the latest traveler to be busted attempting to traffic drugs through the area after she was caught trying to pull a fast one on officers at the airport earlier this week, officials said. According to investigators, while inspecting bags heading onto a Paris-bound flight, officers found the vacuum-sealed bags loaded with marijuana in a pair of…

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Maryland Rape Suspects Busted Attempting To Flee Country At Dulles Airport Maryland Rape Suspects Busted Attempting To Flee Country At Dulles Airport
Maryland Rape Suspects Busted Attempting To Flee Country At Dulles Airport Two rape suspects wanted in Maryland are in custody after being caught attempting to flee the country at Washington Dulles International Airport. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers were busy this week, arresting two men hours apart as they both sought separate flights to El Salvador to evade their arrest. First, officers arrested Oscar Armando Hernandez Mata, a 53-year-old Salvadoran in the country illegally who was wanted in Montgomery County for rape and sexually abusing a minor on Thursday afternoon at the departure gate. Officials noted that Hernandez Mata is "an alien unl…

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Dead Snakes, Seahorses Seized From Travelers At Washington Dulles Airport Dead Snakes, Seahorses Seized From Travelers At Washington Dulles Airport
Dead Snakes, Seahorses Seized From Travelers At Washington Dulles Airport Snakes, snake oil, sea horses, prohibited pork, and snail ointment were seized from travelers at Washington Dulles International Airport this month, officials said. The first traveler, who arrived on Aug. 1 from Vietnam, was destined to Fairfax, and referred to a secondary baggage examination, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced. CBP agriculture specialists and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) inspectors discovered prohibited pork, but also found 77 dry seahorses, five jars of snail ointment, and five dead snakes. The import of the seahorses, snakes, and snail oint…

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Customs Officers Bust Two Men Wanted For Sex Offenses At Dulles International Airport Customs Officers Bust Two Men Wanted For Sex Offenses At Dulles International Airport
Customs Officers Bust Two Men Wanted For Sex Offenses At Dulles International Airport Two men wanted for felony sex offenses in the DMV region were apprehended by US Customs and Border Protection officers as they attempted to board an international flight at Washington Dulles International Airport. Officials announced that officers arrested Kadian Andre Mitchell, 42, of Alexandria, Virginia, and Gaithersburg, Maryland resident Alexander Mercado Amaya, 31, in two separate stops at the airport over the weekend. Mitchell is wanted in Prince George’s County on rape charges and was apprehended as he was heading on a flight to Panama. Amaya was wanted in his hometown Montgomery Co…

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Man Wanted For Continually Sexually Abusing a Child Picked Up By Border Patrol At Dulles In DC Man Wanted For Continually Sexually Abusing a Child Picked Up By Border Patrol At Dulles In DC
Man Wanted For Continually Sexually Abusing a Child Picked Up By Border Patrol At Dulles In DC A wanted Texas man got an unwelcome home present when he was apprehended by US Customers and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport in DC after landing on a flight from Austria, authorities announced. San Antonio resident Florentin Stefan Dita, 36, who is wanted on felony sex crimes in his native Texas, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 31, according to a spokesperson for CBP following his arrival from his flight. Dita is wanted by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office in San Antonio for felony continuous sex abuse of a child, officials said. Officers verifi…

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Two Salvadoran Men Wanted In Maryland For Sex Crimes Apprehended At Dulles Airport In DC Two Salvadoran Men Wanted In Maryland For Sex Crimes Apprehended At Dulles Airport In DC
Two Salvadoran Men Wanted In Maryland For Sex Crimes Apprehended At Dulles Airport In DC Two Salvadorian nationals living in Maryland - one of whom was reportedly fleeing prosecution - wanted for sex crimes were busted by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport, according to authorities. The agency announced on Wednesday, Aug. 31 that this month, officers apprehended Jose Efrain Mejia Alas, 34, who had been living in Germantown, and Juan Anitportan Lara Ramos, 50, an Essex resident, who are both wanted in Maryland for sexual abuse claims. Alas was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 21 as he attempted to board a flight to El Salvador, whi…

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Maryland Couple Stripped Of Trusted Traveler Status Over Nearly $100K In Goods Maryland Couple Stripped Of Trusted Traveler Status Over Nearly $100K In Goods
Maryland Couple Stripped Of Trusted Traveler Status Over Nearly $100K In Goods A Maryland couple will no longer be Global Entry trusted travelers members after they violated duty laws at Dulles International Airport, officials said. On August 14, the couple repeatedly failed to declare nearly $100,000 in designer brand items that they purchased overseas, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Upon arriving at Dulles from Paris, the couple told a CBP officer that they declared only what they had, which they claimed was between $300 and $900 in merchandise, authorities said. Once law enforcement sensed the couple was not being honest, they checked their bags …

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MURDER: Husband Of Missing Virginia Woman Captured Catching Flight To Jamaica, Police Say MURDER: Husband Of Missing Virginia Woman Captured Catching Flight To Jamaica, Police Say
Murder: Husband Of Missing Virginia Woman Captured Catching Flight To Jamaica, Police Say Just hours after Shanitia Eure-Lewis went missing from her Virginia church, her husband was found with her passport and credit card in his bag while trying to flee to Jamaica. Adrian Lewis, 49, of Newport News, was captured at the Washington Dulles International Airport at the departure gate for a flight to Jamaica at around 10:45 a.m., Monday, July 18, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Customs and Border Protection officers questioned Lewis about his wife’s disappearance and held him in a detention cell, officials said.  Shanitia Eure-Lewis’ passport and credit car…

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NJ Man Tried Sneaking 30 Pounds Of Cocaine Through MD Airport In Electric Wheelchair: Feds NJ Man Tried Sneaking 30 Pounds Of Cocaine Through MD Airport In Electric Wheelchair: Feds
NJ Man Tried Sneaking 30 Pounds Of Cocaine Through MD Airport In Electric Wheelchair: Feds A high-rolling New Jersey man was dealt a bad hand after being busted by federal officials in a Maryland airport attempting to traffic more than 30 pounds of cocaine into the country. Union City, NJ resident Gabriel Ruiz, 34, was arrested by members of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Department when investigators called his bluff and seized cocaine that was concealed inside his electric wheelchair at the Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshal Airport. Ruiz was busted on Monday, June 20, and charged with state felony narcotics importation and possession charges on…

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