HIDTA & HSTF Investigation: Alleged CJNG tunnel engineer “El Ingeniero” indicted for building a sophisticated cross-border tunnel.   The tunnel ran 1,933 feet from Tijuana, was 55 feet deep and 4.5 feet high, and had walls, electricity, ventilation, and a rail system. Arrested in Mexico Oct. 15. Over $45M in cocaine seized.

A Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) operation leads to more than a dozen defendants in Kansas sentenced for working for a Mexican drug cartel. The Sinaloa Cartel owned the drug trafficking ring that brought fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine into Wichita. @HSIKansasCity @DEASTLOUISDiv @FBIKansasCity @WichitaPolice @HSTaskForce @USAttorneys @TheJusticeDept

11 defendants were charged today in a decade-long, nationwide scheme that allegedly arranged countless sham marriages, caused hundreds of fraudulent green card applications to be submitted and generated tens of millions of dollars. Through the @HSTFNCC, @HSI_HQ and @TheJusticeDept dismantled this alleged criminal network that exploited our federal laws and profited from fraud. Under @POTUS Trump, HSI is aggressively targeting criminal networks that undermine the rule of law and exploit our nation’s immigration system for profit.

On Friday, SEVEN individuals were charged for their alleged roles in a fentanyl drug trafficking conspiracy as part of the Las Vegas Homeland Security Task Force. @HSTFNCC “Fentanyl is a deadly poison that is devastating our communities and traffickers often disguise these substances as ordinary prescription pills, placing teenagers and young adults at risk,” said @USAttyChattah for @USAO_NV. “This complaint dismantles a major supply chain that put profit over human lives. We will continue to use every federal resource to target, disrupt, and prosecute the networks flooding our streets with these lethal drugs." Read more about this case:

Two High Ranking Members of the United Cartels Charged with Drug Trafficking, Providing Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization, and Firearms Offenses As Part of Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Initiative “Juan Jose Farias Mendoza and Israel Vega Farias are charged with trafficking immense amounts of methamphetamine into the United States and supporting a foreign terrorist organization,” said @AAGDuva. “The two defendants indicted yesterday are close relatives of the United Cartels’ top leader Juan Jose Farias Alvarez, who was charged by the Criminal Division in 2024. This indictment demonstrates the systematic and focused effort of the Criminal Division to dismantle Mexican cartels by targeting their command-and-control elements, including those within cartel leaders’ closest circles.” 🔗:

🚨 This Week at ATF: ATF and our law enforcement partners arrested firearms burglars, helped secure the extradition of a major drug trafficking leader, investigated an arson targeting a police station, uncovered an illegal firearms trafficking operation, secured conviction for kidnapping conspirators, and disrupted a network manufacturing and selling machine gun conversion devices. ➡️Mississippi: Investigated an arson at a police station, leading to the arrest of a suspect in Alabama ➡️Texas: #HSTF# investigation led to the arrests of seven suspects connected to a 2022 firearms dealer burglary ➡️Arizona: Co-founder of an online group that manufactured and sold machine gun conversion devices sentenced to federal prison ➡️New York: ATF and partner investigation resulted in the extradition of an Ecuadorian drug trafficking leader to the United States to stand trial ➡️Texas: Search warrant execution led to the seizure of 175 firearms and an unregistered machine gun from a suspected FFL firearms trafficker ➡️Michigan: ATF investigation led to the convictions of five defendants involved in a violent kidnapping and robbery conspiracy targeting a family member ATF remains committed to removing violent criminals, firearms traffickers, and drug traffickers from our communities, while protecting the rights of law-abiding citizens. Learn more at #WeAreATF#

Great to be at the University of Wyoming today for a Law Enforcement Roundtable with the men and women on the front lines keeping our communities safe. We had a productive discussion on some of the most pressing law enforcement challenges facing Wyoming and the country, as well as the tremendously successful partnership we’ve had together including: 🇺🇸 Counter-UAS: Expanding FBI training nationwide to help our law enforcement partners detect, track, and defeat emerging drone threats. ⚽ 2026 FIFA World Cup: Sharing operational successes and lessons learned from our efforts to secure the world’s largest sporting event. 🇺🇸 Joint ops including Operation Steadfast Promise: Delivering the FBI’s largest commitment to Indian Country in Bureau history - nearly 400 FBI personnel dedicated to Indian Country and 30 Safe Trails Task Forces, committed to crushing violent crime with tribal partners 🇺🇸 Our 59 Homeland Security Task Forces (HSTF) and over 200 Joint Terrorism Task Forces operating in all FBI field offices: Working across agencies to dismantle criminal organizations, disrupt the drug supply chain, and take the fight directly to transnational criminal networks. 🇺🇸 I-80 Corridor: Tackling drug trafficking, human trafficking, and concerns involving illegal aliens operating commercial vehicles with CDLs along one of America’s critical transportation routes. 🇺🇸 Violent Crime: Our latest numbers show more than 71,000 FBI violent crime arrests in just 21 months, a 112% increase. A special thank you to @RepHageman for hosting and to our incredible federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement partners. The FBI is committed to getting criminals off our streets, securing our communities, and delivering results for the American people. JUSTICE WILL FIND YOU. 🇺🇸

🚨 This Week at ATF: ATF arrested multiple gang members, helped secure guilty pleas for traffickers with cartel ties, assisted in arson investigations, led and joined law enforcement surges in cities nationwide, and took violent criminals off the streets. Our fight against violent crime remains relentless as we work every day to build safer communities across the nation. ➡️ ATF-FBI HSTF investigation led to guilty pleas in Material Support to Terrorism for Mexican-national with cartel ties ➡️ Arrested 45 in Nashville during Operation Last Call ➡️ Arrested 7X felon in South Carolina ➡️ Helped secure 20-year sentence for Oklahoma arsonist with investigation ➡️ Visited industry members to strengthen collaboration ➡️ Supported surge operations in Austin, Texas, netting ~40 defendants ATF remains committed to removing violent criminals, arsonist, and firearms and drug traffickers from neighborhoods across the country. Learn more at #WeAreATF#

High-Ranking CJNG Leader Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy, Firearm Offenses, and Money Laundering Conspiracy “Audias Flores Silva is charged with trafficking massive amounts of cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine into our country and funneling the profits back to Mexico,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva. “The drugs and violence that cartels inject into communities have no place in the United States.” This case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. Read more: