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…
RGV Water Rescue Initiative Kicks Off to Save Lives in Remote and Inhospitable Areas
EDINBURG, Texas – The Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Missing Migrant Program (MMP) has deployed numerous landmark markers to aid migrants who become lost during their journey into the United States. On March…
CBP Officers Seize 34 Weapons, 68 Magazines 461 Rounds at Eagle Pass Port of Entry in Outbound Enforcement Action
EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the Eagle Pass Port of Entry recently seized a significant cache of weapons, magazines and ammunition…
Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $1 Million in Cocaine
MURRIETA, Calif.— U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Newton-Azrak station arrested two men Wednesday morning when agents found 73 pounds of cocaine inside their vehicle. A Border Patrol K-9 sniffed out…
CBP is Hiring Officers for US Virgin Islands
ST THOMAS, Virgin Islands –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is hiring officers to serve with CBP in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The CBP Officer vacancy announcement for St. Thomas and St. Croix…
Use of force incident leaves one man dead following pursuit of suspected smuggling vehicle
On March 14, 2023, at approximately 6:18 p.m. a U.S. Border Patrol remote camera operator observed multiple suspected undocumented migrants load into a BMW sedan, approximately one mile north of the Port of Entry…
Two suspects die after resisting CBP efforts to inspect their vessel; 804 kg of narcotics found aboard.
On January 14, 2023, the Caribbean Air and Marine Operations Center detected a suspected target of interest north of Fajardo, Puerto Rico, and continued to monitor the suspect vessel as a CBP…
Smugglers ‘Melon-choly’ After CBP Officers Intercept Over $1.5 Million Worth of Cocaine Concealed in Watermelon Shipment
CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Calexico East Cargo Facility intercepted over $1.5 million worth of cocaine concealed within a shipment of watermelons. CBP officers at…
Weekly Recap: RGV Sector Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Subjects with Outstanding Warrants
EDINBURG, Texas – This week, Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrested four gang members, a sex offender, a criminal migrant and two U.S. citizens (USC) with active warrants. On March 15,…
CBP Intercepts Giant Snails at Detroit Metropolitan Airport
ROMULUS, Mich. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists intercepted six Giant African Snails at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The live snails were discovered in the suitcase of a traveler who…
AMO accepts 29th Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft
WASHINGTON— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) took delivery of the 29th and final Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA) in the Maritime and Air Interdiction configuration March 9…
CBP, FURA Apprehend 18 Migrants and Seize 1,006 Pounds of Cocaine in separate incidents in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operational components and the Puerto Rico Police Department FURA apprehended between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning 18 non-citizens of the Dominican Republic…
CBP Arrests Georgia Murder Suspect in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo arrested an individual wanted out of the state of Georgia for homicide. Yesterday, CBP officers at…
CBP to celebrate 20th anniversary
WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection will celebrate its 20th anniversary Friday, March 17, at 11 a.m. at a ceremony in the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. CBP will livestream…
CBP Intercepts Counterfeit Stamps
DALLAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport seized 4,080 counterfeit U.S. postage stamps. The fraudulent stamps were discovered after CBP officers inspected packages that were manifested…
CBP Officers Arrest 38 Fugitives Including Three Men Sought for Sexual Offenses Against Children
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry have apprehended 38 fugitives since the beginning of March, including three men wanted for sexual…
Croatian Citizens Can Now Apply for Global Entry
WASHINGTON—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today that citizens of the Government of Croatia can now apply for Global Entry. Croatia joins a growing list of 14 Global Entry partner countries…
Philadelphia CBP Bags Downers Destined ‘Down East’
PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia unwrapped a present from Kosovo on Tuesday, but the gift was a bit of a downer. CBP officers unwrapped a gift from…
CBP Officers Seize Fentanyl, Methamphetamine and Cocaine
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry intercepted approximately 121 pounds of methamphetamine, 30 pounds of fentanyl and 0.58 pounds of…
CBP Officers Seize $1.4 Million in Hard Narcotics at Hidalgo International Bridge in Poly-Drug Load
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry recently seized cocaine and methamphetamine that totaled over $1.4 million in street…
Assaults, Rescues and Abandoned Children in the RGV
EDINBURG, Texas – This week, Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents had a violent encounter, prevented an individual from drowning and saved three abandoned children near the river. On March 15, McAllen agents apprehended a…