Douglas CBP Officers Seize Weapons and Ammunition
CBP officers seized cache of weapons headed for Mexico U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers performing outbound enforcement operations at the Area Port of Douglas, Arizona (RHC), seized 13 weapons, eight…
CBP Discovers Khapra Beetle Remains at Detroit Metropolitan Airport
ROMULUS, Mich. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at Detroit Metropolitan Airport discovered Khapra beetle remains during inspections of unaccompanied international baggage in June—a local first for fiscal year…
Fake Apple Watches, Wireless Headphones Worth Nearly $400K Seized by CBP at ONT and LA/LB Seaport
The fake earphones were concealed in generic boxes in an attempt to evade detection. LOS ANGELES— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to international cargo operations at Ontario International Airport…
Tecate CBP officers discover mixed drug load in extra gas tank
TECATE, Calif., — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Tecate port of entry discovered methamphetamine and cocaine concealed in the auxiliary fuel tank of a vehicle that entered the…
CBP officers at Eagle Pass Port of Entry shut down human smuggling attempt; a 75-year-old female U.S. citizen driver is arrested
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers this weekend apprehended a 75-year-old woman in connection with a failed human smuggling attempt. “Our frontline officers applied their…
Cincinnati CBP Seizes 100 Shipments Containing Counterfeit MLB, MLS, NFL Merchandise
CINCINNATI–- During a one-week period in July, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intensified inspections on incoming shipments moving through the Cincinnati Port of Entry. On July 10-14, during Special Operation…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s San Diego Field Office seizes over $22 million worth of narcotics in July
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the San Diego Field Office, conducting security operations at California’s ports of entry with Mexico, seized over $22 million worth of…
CBP Releases July 2023 Monthly Update
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today released operational statistics for July 2023. Statistics show that encounters along the Southwest Border were lower than in July 2022, and Border Patrol…
CBP officers stop spider monkey smuggling attempt at Calexico port of entry
CALEXICO, Calif., – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Calexico West port of entry seized baby spider monkeys concealed within animal carriers inside of a vehicle on Monday. On the…
Border Patrol agents take life-saving action at vehicle accident
MURRIETA, Calif., — U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Newton-Azrak Station saved a woman trapped inside her smoking vehicle following a severe accident on Tuesday morning when agents encountered the accident involving…
CBP agriculture specialists discover first-in-nation pest in San Diego
OTAY MESA, Calif., – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists assigned to the Otay Mesa cargo facility intercepted a rare pest while inspecting a cargo shipment on July 19 when a…
Del Rio Port of Entry CBP officers intercept three human smuggling attempts in less than 24 hours
DEL RIO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers at Del Rio Port of Entry intercepted three separate alleged human smuggling attempts in less than 24 hours.…
Dulles CBP Officer Leads Effort to Return Fleeing Maryland Rape Suspect from El Salvador
STERLING, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Prince George’s County, Md., rape suspect at Washington Dulles International Airport on Wednesday after a CBP officer realized the subject fled…
Memphis CBP, HSI Repatriates Precious Cultural Artifacts to Mexico
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and Homeland Security Investigations special agents repatriated cultural artifacts, some dating back to 900 B.C., to the Government of Mexico today at…
One dead, two injured in vehicle crash following law enforcement pursuit near Willcox, Arizona
On August 4, 2023, at approximately 3:33 a.m., a U.S. Border Patrol agent assigned to the Willcox, Arizona Border Patrol Station was in a marked Border Patrol transport van when he observed…
CBP Hosting Enrollment Events in Memphis and Little Rock for Conditionally Approved Global Entry Applicants
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Over the next two weeks, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers will be hosting five-day Global Entry enrollment events in Memphis, Tenn., and in Little Rock, Ark.,…
Roma Port of Entry CBP officers seize cocaine worth over $380K
ROMA, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at Roma International Bridge seized a significant amount of cocaine aboard a commercial bus in a single enforcement action over the weekend. “Our…
CBP waives flight time for Air Interdiction Agent applicants
WASHINGTON—U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations announced it is waiving the requirement for Air Interdiction Agent minimum flight hours for the next year. “Due to the critical work that…
CBP announces Global Entry partnership with Dominican Republic
WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that citizens of the Dominican Republic are now eligible to apply for Global Entry, a program that allows expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travelers…
CBP officers seize over $860K in methamphetamine at Laredo Port of Entry
LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Laredo Port of Entry officers assigned to the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge seized methamphetamine over the weekend that totaled over $860,000 in street value.…
Man dies after he is found unresponsive northwest of Santa Teresa, New Mexico
On Friday, July 7, 2023, at approximately 7 p.m., Border Patrol agents assigned to the Santa Teresa New Mexico Border Patrol Station received notification of an individual in distress from the Dona…