Brian Vicente
Director of Due Diligence & Investigations

Brian Vicente joined SENTRYSIX in 2025 and is a recently retired Assistant Special Agent in Charge with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with over 30 years of federal law enforcement experience. He began his career with the United States Customs Service in Hidalgo, Texas and has held leadership roles, including DHS Attaché/HSI Regional Attaché in Bogota, Colombia, overseeing investigations, operations, and policy within the Andean region. He has also served as Assistant Special Agent in Charge for investigations, Resident Agent in Charge for the ICE Office of Professional Responsibility, and the HSI Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations in Washington, D.C. Brian currently serves as the Director of Security and Customs Compliance for Duty Free Americas (DFA).

In his final assignment, Brian directed investigations, operations, and administration of six offices in the HSI Dallas, west Texas division, covering ninety-four counties and managing over forty employees. He led an extensive state and local taskforce officer program which included eighty-three police and sheriff offices, with a budget of $360K/year for technical equipment and overtime. His efforts in identifying multi-source funding for program expansion earned him accolades for increasing enforcement statistics by 25%.

As the DHS HSI Regional Investigations Director (Attache) in Bogota, Colombia, Brian managed ten offices across three partner countries. He led and developed U.S. international taskforces and programs focused on combating transnational  criminal organizations. His successful negotiation and procurement of multi source funding streams led to the creation of new international partnerships and  taskforces, including the Homeland Security El Dorado International Airport  Interagency Law Enforcement Unit, Child Exploitation Unit and forensics  laboratory, and the Human Smuggling Unit. Brian’s partnerships included the U.S.  State Department, Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement Affairs  (INL), multiple U.S. federal law enforcement agencies, the U.S. Department of  Defense, the Colombian Police Department, the Colombian Ministry of Defense,  non-governmental organizations, private stakeholders, and others.

For his efforts, Brian was awarded the DHS Secretary Gold Medal Award for  results-based achievements and the City of Medellin Gold Medal by the Mayor of  Medellin for his contributions to child safety, community security, and leadership.

Brian is recognized for his expertise in diplomacy, emergency management, crisis  response, global ethics, and corruption prevention programs. He holds a Bachelor  of Arts degree in Political Science, is a certified law enforcement instructor,  Spanish speaker, and holds numerous security related certifications. Brian has  been featured on ABC Nightline, NBC, and National Geographic’s “To Catch a  Smuggler.”