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…
AMO, Partners Seize 52 Tons of Drugs in 2nd Quarter
WASHINGTON— U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, along with their federal and international partners, seized nearly 82,123 pounds of cocaine and 21,396 pounds of marijuana in international waters during the…
Delaware CBP Officers Seize Opium Poppy Pod Shipment destined to Dover, Delaware
WILMINGTON, Delaware – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a shipment of opium poppy pods in Wilmington, Del., on Wednesday that was destined to an address in Dover, Del. Poppy…
Border Patrol arrests Mexican national wanted for murder
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents from El Paso Sector apprehended a Mexican national with an outstanding warrant for murder on Wednesday. Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Ysleta Anti-Smuggling…
U.S. Border Patrol urges migrants to not endanger their lives by swimming across U.S./Mexico maritime boundary line
IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif – U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents assigned to the Imperial Beach Station continue to see migrants illegally enter the United States by swimming through the Pacific Ocean. During the…
Statement from CBP Acting Commissioner Troy Miller on the Investigation of the in-custody death of a child
The recent in-custody death of an eight-year-old child in our custody in Harlingen, Texas was a deeply upsetting and unacceptable tragedy. We can —and we will— do better to ensure this never happens…
CBP Finds Fungi on Flower Stems
HOUSTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport, recently discovered an invasive fungus in a cargo shipment of Pacaya that required the importer to…
CBP Seizes Cocaine Worth $4.1 Million from Container Arriving in San Juan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 389 pounds (177 Kilograms) of cocaine found inside a container on board the ship M/V Lyktos arriving to Pier 15 stemming…
CBP incauta cocaína valorada en $4.1 millones de contenedor que llega a San Juan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Oficiales de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza incautaron 389 libras (177 kilogramos) de cocaína encontrada dentro de un contenedor a bordo del M/V Lyktos que llegaba al Muelle…
Cuatro migrantes serán encausados por resistirse a agentes federales en Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) presentó hoy una denuncia penal contra cuatro migrantes, tres de República Dominicana y uno de Haití, por conducta ante…
CBP to align Hours of Operations at the East Richford Port of Entry
EAST RICHFORD, Vt – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be reducing the hours of operations for the East Richford, Vermont Port of Entry (POE) from its current operating hours of 8:00…
Four Migrants to be Prosecuted for Resisting Federal Officers in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) presented a criminal complaint today against four migrants, three from the Dominican Republic and one from Haiti, for conduct before U.S.…
Statement from Acting Commissioner Troy Miller on CBP’s Successful Fentanyl Interdiction Efforts During Operation Blue Lotus
WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Troy A. Miller issued the following statement today on the results of a two-month Department of Homeland Security operation, ending on May 8,…
Statement from Acting Commissioner Miller on the Retirement of U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz
WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Troy A. Miller released the following statement on the retirement of U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz: “Chief Ortiz is a…
San Diego Field Office seizes $7.8 million worth of narcotics
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers within the San Diego Field Office are commended for their diligence and outstanding work for seizing $7.8 million worth of dangerous drugs…
CBP officers seize $1.7 million in cocaine at Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at Hidalgo International Bridge seized a significant amount of cocaine aboard a commercial bus in a single enforcement action…
Emily Loredo named Laredo Sector Border Patrol Youth of the Year for 2022 – 2023
LAREDO, Texas – Emily Loredo, a senior at Dr. Leonides G. Cigarroa High School (CHS), was selected as the Laredo Sector Border Patrol Youth of the Year for 2022 – 2023. Laredo…
CBP, IBWC set to temporarily close the Amistad Dam Port of Entry
DEL RIO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Laredo Field Office will temporarily close the Amistad Dam International Bridge. On Wednesday, May 31, 2023, the Amistad Dam Port…
Agentes de AMO, FURA incautan 2090, kilos de cocaína de embarcación en el sureste de Puerto Rico
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico—Agentes de Operaciones Aéreas y Marítimas (AMO, por sus siglas en ingles) de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) y las Fuerzas Unidas de rápida Acción…
AMO, FURA Seize of 4616 Pounds Cocaine in Southeastern, Puerto RIco
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and Puerto Rico Police FURA Units, seized 4,616 pounds (2,094 kilograms) of cocaine found inside a vessel that…
Human smuggling attempt foiled at Harlingen Airport
HARLINGEN, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents alongside Harlingen Police Department stopped an attempt to smuggle four migrants in an airplane. On May 25, Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol…