Tag: San Ysidro Port of Entry

Man Gets Over 16 Years in Prison for Importation of Fentanyl Pills

March 20, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A Riverside County man convicted of importing more than 80 pounds of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl into the United States was sentenced in San Diego federal court March 20 to more than 16 years in prison. Moises Moreno, 38, of Moreno Valley, was found guilty by a jury of trying to smuggle pills inside…

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Man Arrested at Border in Connection of San Ysidro Stabbing Death

March 11, 2023
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SAN YSIDRO, Calif.—A man was taken into custody for allegedly stabbing a 42-year-old man to death near a San Ysidro gas station earlier this week, authorities said March 11. Officers arrested Hector Alcantara, 32, of San Diego at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the San Ysidro Point of Entry pedestrian gate, at 720 E. San Ysidro…

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Man Arrested at Border in Connection With San Ysidro Stabbing Death

March 11, 2023
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SAN YSIDRO, Calif.—A man was taken into custody for allegedly stabbing a 42-year-old man to death near a San Ysidro gas station earlier this week, authorities said March 11. Officers arrested Hector Alcantara, 32, of San Diego at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the San Ysidro Point of Entry pedestrian gate, at 720 E. San Ysidro…

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San Diego Nonprofit, CDC Partner to Help Ukrainian Pets Cross Border

May 2, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—The San Diego Humane Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on May 2 they have partnered to allow Ukrainian refugees crossing the U.S.-Mexico border to bring their pets with them. The nonprofit transported the first dog from Ukraine across the border at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on…

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Man in Custody After Trying to Speed Through Mexico Border

December 13, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—A man is in federal custody Dec. 13 after a failed attempt to enter the United States by speeding through the San Ysidro Port of Entry. The man allegedly tried to drive a vehicle from Mexico through U.S. Customs and Border Protection screening lanes “at a high rate of speed” and rear-ended another car…

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