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 stops a human smuggling attempt at Checkpoint
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate Highway 35 checkpoint stopped a human smuggling attempt involving a tractor-trailer. The incident occurred on the evening of March 30,…
Criminal Migrants and Gang Members Arrested Throughout the RGV
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested multiple gang members and criminal migrants with extensive criminal histories including murder and sexual assault convictions and charges. On March 28, Weslaco Border…
250 Counterfeit Chanel Brooches Seized in Vicksburg
Vicksburg, Mississippi — On March 29, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers at the port of Vicksburg/Jackson, MS selected for inspection a shipment from China containing 250 women’s brooches. The counterfeit…
Oficiales de CBP Incautan más de $700,000 de Cocaína en el Puente Internacional de Hidalgo
HIDALGO, Texas-EE.UU. Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza, Operaciones Aduaneras (OFO por sus siglas en inglés) en el Puente Internacional de Hidalgo intercepto $715,000 de supuesta cocaína. “Nuestros oficiales de CBP utilizaron siguen alertos…
CBP Officers Seize over $700K in Cocaine at the Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $715,000 worth of alleged cocaine. “Our CBP officers remain vigilant and rely on their…
34 migrants rescued from oxygen restricted containers
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Sector U.S. Border Patrol Agents disrupted two smuggling attempts rescuing 34 migrants this week. The first smuggling attempt happened on March 27 when Border Patrol Agents assigned to the El Paso Station received information from a concerned citizen about a human smuggling scheme. The agents responded to the…
Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize Over $402K in Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, Heroin
EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted a mixed load of methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin with an estimated street value of more than $402,000…
More Human Stash Houses Located in the Rio Grande Valley
EDINBURG, Texas– Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners work together to disrupt three human smuggling stash houses. On March 30, at approximately 10:00 a.m., RGV…
Human Smugglers Cause Brush Fire and Property Damage
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted six migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 15 arrests. Just after noon on March 30, a human smuggler in a Chevrolet…
Border Patrol Agents Rescue Migrants Locked in Train Car
UVALDE, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector encountered 22 migrants, trapped in multiple rail cars, March 31. At approximately 1:59 a.m., Uvalde Station Border Patrol agents…
Laredo Field Office Set To Reopen and Resume Normal Operating Hours at the Amistad Dam International Bridge in Del Rio
DEL RIO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Laredo Field Office will reopen the Amistad Dam International Bridge after an extended closure due to a maintenance…
Border Patrol Agents Arrest Convicted Murderer
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested a convicted murderer shortly after he illegally entered the United States, March 28. At approximately 7:30 p.m., Eagle Pass Station agents…
Laredo CBP Officers Seize Methamphetamine Worth Over $4 Million at Colombia-Solidarity Bridge
LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized methamphetamine in one enforcement action that totaled over $4,000,000 in street value. “Officers assigned to our cargo facilities…
Dulles CBP Officers Find the Perfect Time to Stop Counterfeit Watches
STERLING, Va. – If this traveler could turn back time, if he could find a way, he might take back his newly purchased wrist watches to the Pakistan vendor. Instead, U.S. Customs…
RGV Border Patrol Has a Busy 24-Hours
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted five migrant smuggling events within 24-hours that resulted in 140 arrests. Yesterday morning, RGV agents, with the assistance from Texas…
El Paso Sector agents apprehend a U.S. citizen wanted for Murder
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents in the El Paso Sector arrested a U.S. citizen wanted for murder – homicide, on Monday. On the evening of March 28, El Paso Station Border Patrol Agent encountered an individual walking along the southside of the Border…
CBP Officers Seize over $2 Million in Methamphetamine at the Hidalgo and Anzalduas International Bridges
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo and Anzalduas International Bridge intercepted $2,300,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine. “Our CBP officers continue to rely on their…
CBP Officers seize over 100 pounds of drugs and arrest 37 fugitives
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers working at El Paso area ports of entry intercepted 47 pounds of methamphetamine, 0.17 pounds of fentanyl, two pounds of cocaine, 53…
Migrant Discovered Concealed Under Vehicle Floorboard
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted five migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 39 arrests. On March 27, Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint FLF agents referred a Ford…
Smuggler Shoves Migrants out of Moving Vehicle
TUCSON, Ariz. – Three Points Station Border Patrol agents rendered first aid to three migrants pushed out of a vehicle by a smuggler Sunday afternoon near Sells, Arizona. Around 4:30 p.m.,…