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…
Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Man Wanted for Questioning by Mexican Government in Murder of Mexican Politician
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector apprehended a man, wanted by the Government of Mexico in connection with the murder of a Mexican politician, May…
Human Smugglers Continue to Disregard Public Safety
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners disrupted three human smuggling events. On May 17, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents apprehended four…
Louisville CBP Identifies Concealment Methods Used to Smuggle Narcotics
LOUISVILLE, Ky— Criminals use various ploys to smuggle their drugs across the border and into the U.S. They hide their drugs in false compartments on cars, taped to their body, in spare…
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested a convicted sex offender shortly after illegally entering the United States. On May 16, at 5:15 a.m., Uvalde…
Eagle Pass Border Patrol Agents Encounter Six Large Groups of Migrants in Less Than Two Days
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Eagle Pass Station apprehended six large groups of migrants within a 36-hour period, May 16-17, shortly after they illegally…
Foreign Live Centipedes, Dried Sea Cucumbers, Plants and Swine Sausages? Yes, it is Contraband!
Agriculture Specialists discovered 26 vials containinglive centipedes concealed in earphone cases. LOS ANGELES—On May 4th, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialists found something unusual while examining an air mail shipment declared…
CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Kidnapping at Anzalduas International Bridge
MISSION, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Anzalduas International Bridge apprehended Isaac Yedid Martinez, a Mexican citizen with an active warrant for kidnapping from Michoacan, Mexico.…
Apprehensions and Property Damage in RGV Continues
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners encountered four large groups, disrupted three human smuggling events, including a human smuggling stash house resulting…
RGV Agents Provide Aid and Rescue People on Land and Water
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) riverine agents conduct two rescues saving four lives and an off-duty agent assist in vehicle accident. An off-duty Rio Grande City Border Patrol (RGC)…
Calexico CBP Officers Seize More Than Half a Million Dollars of Narcotics
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico East Port of Entry, intercepted over half a million dollars’ worth of methamphetamine. On May 11, at approximately 3:24 p.m.,…
CBP Arrests Fugitive from Justice Wanted for a Bomb Threat to Disney World
OGDENSBURG, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Ogdensburg Port of Entry arrested a 22-year-old male, Canadian citizen who had an outstanding felony warrant out of Florida. …
El Paso Area CBP Officers Seize Narcotics and Arrest 25 Fugitives
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry seized cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl and arrested 25 fugitives over the last week. “Our…
U.S. Citizen Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Two Undocumented Individuals
CALEXICO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents conducting anti-smuggling operations arrested a United States citizen and two undocumented individuals, Sunday afternoon. At approximately 3:55 p.m., agents attempted to conduct a…
Agents Rescue Two Distressed Migrants
OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued two undocumented migrants in the Jacumba Wilderness region Saturday night. At approximately 11:40 p.m., El Centro Sector Communications notified El…
Over 1.56M of Narcotics Seized Over the Weekend
IMPERIAL, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents in coordination with a joint task force of various law enforcement agencies seized over 1.56 million worth of narcotics in three separate events…
Dulles CBP Officers Arrest Prince George’s County MD Murder Suspect
STERLING, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested a Maryland woman on first degree and second degree murder charges out of Prince George’s County, Maryland, after she arrived on…
Counterfeit Designer Clothes Worth Over $2 Million Seized
NORFOLK, VA— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Port of Norfolk seized designer dresses and shawls estimated to be worth more than $2 million dollars, due to trademark violations. Counterfeit…
CBP Officers “Squash” Attempt to Smuggle 550+ Pounds of Narcotics in Produce Shipment
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo crossing in San Diego found more than 550 pounds of methamphetamine and almost three pounds of cocaine hidden…
Captain of Capsized Vessel Charged for Smuggling Migrants
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –U.S. Border Patrol Agents and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agents presented a criminal complaint Friday against a man from the Dominican Republic for smuggling Haitian migrants on board…
CBP Moth Interception First Encounter of Species Since 1912
ROMULUS, Mich. – A recent moth interception by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) is now considered to be the first encounter of the species…