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…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol arrests gang member
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo West Station arrested a gang member in Laredo, Texas. On Feb. 4, Border Patrol agents while working their assigned duties…
Narcotic smuggling attempt intercepted by Laredo Sector Border Patrol
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents intercepted a narcotic smuggling attempt near a ranch in Zapata, Texas. On Feb. 5, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Zapata Border Patrol Station…
CBP and CBSA Implement NEXUS and FAST Processing in Houlton, Maine
HOULTON, Maine – Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the opening of a new NEXUS/Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Enrollment Center in Houlton, Maine.…
Puerto de Entrada de Del Rio Anuncia Cambios en los Carriles de Entrada y Salida debido a la Construcción en Curso
DEL RIO, Texas – La Oficina de Operaciones Aduaneras (OFO, por sus siglas en inglés) de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos (CBP, por sus siglas en…
Del Rio Port of Entry Announces Changes to Inbound and Outbound Lanes Due to Ongoing Construction
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) announces changes to inbound and outbound lane traffic due to construction at the Del Rio Port of…
El Paso CBP Officers Make Multiple Drug Busts
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Port of El Paso stopped four narcotic smuggling attempts in the span of two days. “These recent seizures show…
CBP Discovers Dolphin Skull in Baggage at Detroit Metropolitan Airport
ROMULUS, Mich. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at Detroit Metropolitan Airport discovered something fishy during inspections of unaccompanied international baggage last week. The luggage had been inadvertently separated…
Philadelphia CBP Beagle Brigade Alerts to 23 Pounds of Italian Fruit in Tampa-Bound Passenger Baggage
PHILADELPHIA – An Italian family’s baggage didn’t pass the sniff test. CBP beagle Harrie sniffed out 23 pounds of produce in an Italian family’s baggage. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture detector…
U.S. Border Patrol Arrests Smuggler
PORT CLINTON, Ohio – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Detroit Sector arrested a citizen of Honduras on suspicion of alien smuggling on Monday afternoon. At approximately 2:00 AM on January 24,…
CBP Modifies Finding on Sime Darby Plantation Berhad in Malaysia
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection today modified its formal Finding in the Customs Bulletin and in the Federal Register pursuant to 19 C.F.R. §12.42(g) based on satisfactory evidence that Sime…
Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $1.9M
EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at Eagle Pass Port of Entry recently seized hard narcotics that totaled over $1,900,000 in street value. “Once…
Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $495K
EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized hard narcotics that totaled over $495,000 in street value in two separate, unrelated enforcement actions. “These seizures…
CBP proposes efforts to strengthen aviation security
WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today announced a proposal that will strengthen international air travel security by expanding existing advance data requirements for travelers on commercial flights to and…
CBP to Open New Trusted Traveler Program Appointments Each Week
WASHINGTON — In an effort to better serve the traveling public and improve transparency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP) will release interview appointment slots for enrollment centers on…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol halted a human smuggling attempt at the I-35 checkpoint
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents halted a human smuggling attempt at the I-35 checkpoint. On Jan. 31, Border Patrol agents while working their assigned duties at the I-35 checkpoint,…
Otay Mesa CBP Officers Seize Narcotics Concealed within a Not-So Raddish-ing Shipment
OTAY MESA, Calif., – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers assigned to the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility seized a large quantity of narcotics concealed within a shipment of radishes, January 29. …
Local Air and Marine Operations Agents and a U.S. Border Patrol Agent Received the Commissioner’s Humanitarian Award
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A crew from the Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Marine Unit received the prestigious U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner’s Humanitarian Award for their heroic rescue on Lake Ontario,…
Del Rio Sector Agents Arrest Two Sex Offenders Convicted of Battery and Rape
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested two convicted sex offenders, shortly after they illegally entered the United States. Jan. 27, Eagle Pass South Station…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol provides medical aid to lost individuals
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents from the Laredo South Station provided medical aid to lost individuals near El Cenizo, Texas. On Jan. 31, agents received a 911 call of…