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 Arrest Man Wanted in Connection with Missing Woman
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector arrested a suspect in a missing persons case shortly after he illegally entered the United States, April 18. Agents apprehended a…
Border Patrol Agents Arrest Gang Members and a Sex Offender in RGV
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested three gang members and a convicted sex offender. On April 26, RGV agents apprehended a group of 12 migrants near Encino. Record checks…
CBP Officers in Louisville Seize 15 Pounds of Ketamine
LOUISVILLE, Ky—Yesterday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville intercepted a shipment containing 15 pounds of illegal ketamine. These six bottles were inspected by CBP officers in Louisville. Officers tested the…
Agents Seize Close to $355K of Narcotics
SALTON SEA, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle narcotics through an immigration checkpoint, Tuesday evening. At approximately 7:10 p.m., a red 2008…
RGV Agents Rescue 40 Migrants Entrapped in Metal Box
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three human smuggling events and encountered two large groups resulting in 322 apprehensions. On April 26, Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint…
Philadelphia CBP Finds 900 ED Pills in Passenger Baggage from Dominican Republic
PHILADELPHIA – One U.S. man traveling home from the Dominican Republic made his U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrivals inspection a lot harder on himself after officers found his baggage to be…
CBP Officers Seize over $1 Million in Cocaine and Methamphetamine at the Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $1,088,000 worth of alleged cocaine and methamphetamine in two separate incidents. “Our CBP officers fully…
CBP Seizes Counterfeit Stanley Cup Championship Rings
CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Champlain Port of Entry Cargo facility seized National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Championship Rings, due to trademark violations. Earlier this…
CBP Officers Seize over $100K in Undeclared Currency at Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $114,294 in undeclared currency. “CBP officers conduct outbound enforcement operations to protect against unreported exportations…
Multiple Narcotics, Currency Seized Over Weekend
INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested four United States citizens in two separate events attempting to smuggle narcotics further into the United States. The first incident occurred on…
Convicted Sex Offender Arrested Over Weekend
OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an undocumented individual with a prior sexual offense conviction, Sunday night. At approximately 9:21 p.m., agents encountered this…
Agents Intercept Tractor Trailer Smuggling Scheme
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas – United States Border Patrol conducting traffic operations at the Interstate 10 Immigration Checkpoint interdicted a tractor-trailer smuggling scheme. On Saturday, April 23, 2022, Border Patrol agents working the…
CBP Officers in Philadelphia, New York and Cincinnati Collaborate to Capture Cocaine Concealed in Cooler Cups
PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is able to announce today that officers interrupted a cool trend in cocaine concealment last month after stopping four shipments from Jamaica of cocaine…
CBP Officers Arrest Fugitive Sought for Indecency with a Child
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Paso Del Norte border crossing apprehended a man with an outstanding warrant for indecency with a child out of the…
CBP Seizes Methamphetamine Concealed Inside a Speaker Box
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at the Paso Del Norte international border crossing in downtown El Paso led CBP officers to methamphetamine concealed inside of…
Border Patrol Hosts “Youth of the Year” Scholarship/Recognition Ceremony in the RGV
EDINBURG, Texas —On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol hosted the Youth of the Year Scholarship Ceremony for the 2021-2022 school year. For 25 years, 63 high…
CBP Officers Seize Mixed Narcotics Worth over $737K at Del Rio Port of Entry
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers working at the Del Rio Port of Entry seized mixed narcotics worth nearly three quarters of…
Criminal Migrant Arrests Continue in RGV
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents arrested two migrant child sex offenders and multiple gang members. On April 22, Weslaco Border Patrol Station (WSL) agents processed Fernando Pena-Ramirez. Pena-Ramirez is…
RGV Agents Encounter Three Large Groups In 24 Hours
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners encountered three large groups and disrupted five human smuggling events resulting in 543 apprehensions. Rio Grande…
In Two Weeks Chicago CBP Seizes 743 Counterfeit IDs
CHICAGO–-U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers discovered counterfeit driver’s licenses inside inbound packages moving through the International Mail Facility at O’Hare International Airport. During a routine examination of packages, officers focused…