US Border Patrol

K-9 sniffs out 250k worth of Liquid Methamphetamine in a truck’s gas tank

Indio, Calif.- El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a 39-year-old male for attempting to smuggle liquid methamphetamine on Saturday evening. On January 13, 2024, at approximately 4:45 p.m., A Border Patrol K-9 unit working at the Highway 86 Immigration…

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 (8) ammunition magazines, and 26,553 rounds of ammunition…

CBP officers seized a sizable amount of Tramadol at World Trade Bridge

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CBP Increases Recruitment Incentive for Border Patrol Agents

WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is increasing its recruitment incentives to as much as $30,000 for newly appointed U.S. Border Patrol agent applicants who enter duty on or after…

Border Patrol Rescues Climb with Temperatures

TUCSON, Ariz. – As extreme heat continues to punish the Southwest, U.S. Border Patrol agents in Tucson Sector urge migrants to avoid disaster in the Arizona desert. Migrants illegally crossing into the…

CBP Officers at the Presidio Port of Entry apprehend homicide suspect

PRESIDIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Presidio Port of Entry apprehended a man with an outstanding arrest warrant for homicide. “Effective utilization of our national law enforcement databases…

Big Bend Sector warns migrants about heat-related dangers

MARFA, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Big Bend Sector is warning people during this extreme heat wave not to cross the border illegally into the desert and mountains of West Texas. Every…

Man Dies After Falling From International Boundary Fence near San Luis, Arizona

On June 22, 2023, at approximately 11:10 p.m., remote video surveillance system operators observed four individuals climbing the secondary International Boundary Fence near San Luis, Ariz. U.S. Border Patrol agents were dispatched to…

CBP Arrests Fugitive Wanted for Rape of Minor

LEWISTON, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo, Lewiston Bridge border crossing, encountered a 26-year-old male United States citizen who was wanted on an outstanding…

AMO Detect Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible

WASHINGTON — While conducting bilateral operations, an aircrew from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) spoiled cocaine smugglers’ best efforts to traffic nearly four metric tons of…

CBP Cautions Consumers, Merchants about Unsafe School Supplies

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico– U.S. Customs and Border Protection, along with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, seized a shipment of school supplies in San Juan, P.R., recently that violated federal law regulating…

CBP officers intercept cocaine-filled cheese at Presidio Port of Entry

PRESIDIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Presidio Port of Entry intercepted 17.8 pounds of cocaine concealed within several wheels of cheese. Cocaine-filled cheese wheels. “Smugglers will…

AMO Detects Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible

WASHINGTON – While conducting bilateral operations, an aircrew from CBP Air and Marine Operations (AMO) spoils cocaine smugglers’ best efforts to traffic three metric tons of cocaine across open waters southwest of…

Cargo processing to resume at the Marcelino Serna port of entry

TORNILLO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers will begin processing commercial traffic at the Marcelino Serna port of entry August 7, 2023. The cargo lot originally opened in March 2016…

Los oficiales de CBP de la Oficina Regional de Laredo recuerdan al público viajero los requisitos de acudir a revisión y las consecuencias de salir del puerto sin revisión

LAREDO, Texas – EE. UU. Los oficiales de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza y la gerencia de la Oficina Regional de Laredo le recuerdan al público viajero los requisitos de acudir a revisión…

Plattsburgh Air Unit & Partners Apprehend 124 People in Northern Border Surge Operation

WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Plattsburgh Air Unit worked with federal, state, and local partners during Operation Jagdakommando in response to unprecedented illicit cross-border activity. Plattsburgh…

Laredo Sector Border Patrol intercepted a human smuggling attempt

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Station intercepted a human smuggling attempt in Hebbronville, Texas. The event occurred on July 19, when Border Patrol agents encountered…

Laredo Field Office CBP officers remind traveling public of inspection reporting requirements, consequences for departing port without inspection

LAREDO, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and management from Laredo Field Office are reminding the traveling public of inspection reporting requirements and advise that there is a significant monetary fine…

CBP Air and Marine Operations Northern Region Crews Conduct 15 Rescues

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Northern Region crews conducted 15 rescues between June 5 and July 12, 2023. Recent rescue events involving crews…

CBP Releases June 2023 Monthly Update

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today released operational statistics for June 2023, which show a significant and continuing decline in migrant encounters along the Southwest border as well as…

CBP officers seize over $1 million in cocaine at Laredo Port of Entry

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge and Colombia-Solidarity Bridge seized cocaine that totaled over $1,000,000 in street value. “Narcotic interdiction continues to…

Border Patrol Agents provide vital medical response at vehicle accident

ROMA, Texas – On July 16, Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol Agents encountered a vehicle accident and provided immediate medical assistance to an injured motorist and passenger near Roma, Texas. The agents approached…

CBP Officers seize currency, cocaine and methamphetamine at the Ysleta Port of Entry

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers working at the Ysleta Port of Entry intercepted $164,934 in unreported currency, a combined 39.2 pounds of cocaine and 9.25 pounds of…

Laredo Sector Border Patrol apprehends criminal gang member

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo West Station apprehended an individual with gang affiliation in Laredo, Texas. On July 13, Border Patrol agents were working near…

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