Customs and Border Protection

American Airlines mechanic guilty of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine

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Paul Belloisi, a 55-year-old American Airlines mechanic from Hicksville, NY, was rated guilty this past Tuesday of attempting to smuggle a shipment of cocaine stashed in a secret compartment under a plane’s cockpit at JFK International Airport. The cocaine was estimated to be worth approximately $320,000, and it was uncovered during a typical check-in by Custom and Border Protection (CBP) officers when the aircraft landed from Jamaica on February 4, 2020. To capture Belloisi in …

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Human smuggler sentenced to 21 years after deadly trafficking attempt

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A federal judge in South Texas sentenced a 24-year-old man to more than 21 years in prison for his role in a human smuggling operation that resulted in three deaths. Abraham J. Ahumada, of Laredo, was also ordered to pay $4,077 in restitution and will face five years of supervised release after serving his sentence. The sentence followed an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Texas Department of …

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