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…
CBP Officers, Agriculture Specialists Seize 124 Pounds of Prohibited Fresh Pork, Poultry Meat at Laredo Port of Entry
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agriculture specialists at Laredo Port of Entry in a single enforcement action seized over 120 pounds of prohibited fresh pork and poultry meat. “This…
Miami Sector Border Patrol Announces New Chief Patrol Agent
PEMBROOK PINES, Fla — Walter N. Slosar has been appointed as the new Chief Patrol Agent of the Miami Sector Headquarters. Chief Slosar officially entered on duty in this capacity on February…
CBP Reducing Hours of Operation for Hamlin, Maine Port of Entry
HAMLIN, ME – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be reducing the hours of operations for the Hamlin Port of Entry (POE) from 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. –…
Norfolk CBP Officers Seize Over 16 Pounds Cocaine
NORFOLK, VA— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Norfolk received information about possible narcotics that were onboard a vessel due to arrive at the seaport. Over 16…
123 Haitian Migrants Apprehended in the Florida Keys
Haitian vessel in Summerland Key MIAMI— CBP Air and Marine Operations, the U.S. Border Patrol, CBP Office of Field Operations, USCG along with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners respond to maritime…
CBP Officers Seize over $1 Million in 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 $1,100,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine. “Our CBP officers used all of our available tools and…
El Paso Sector agents encounter migrants with extensive criminal histories
EL PASO, Texas – In the first two weeks of March, U.S. Border Patrol Agents in the El Paso Sector encountered more than 13 migrants with extensive criminal records and gang affiliations. …
RGV Centralized Processing Center Opens After Renovations
McAllen, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reopened the Rio Grande Valley Centralized Processing Center (CPC) in McAllen, Texas after extensive renovations that dramatically improved CBP’s ability to process migrants…
Border Patrol and New York State Police thwarts human smuggling attempt in upstate New York
PLATTSBURGH, New York – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Champlain Border Patrol Station apprehended seven individuals in connection with a failed smuggling attempt early Sunday morning. On March 6, Border Patrol…
Animal Food Contraband from China Remains at Record Levels at LA/LB Seaport
A CBP agriculture specialist inspects a shipmentof prohibited meat products. LOS ANGELES—The seizures of prohibited meat products from China continue at levels never seen before at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport. Just…
VIDEO RELEASE: Air and Marine Operations Black Hawk Rescue from the Baboquivari Mountains
Editors note: click on photo for video. TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) extracted two migrants suffering from hypothermia in the Baboquivari Mountains. At…
Close to 300K Worth of Narcotics Seized at Checkpoint
SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle narcotics through an immigration checkpoint, early Friday morning. Agents found 40 packages of methamphetamine…
Brownsville CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept First in Nation Pest in Spanish Moss
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Agriculture Specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a rare “First in Nation” pest in Spanish moss used…
U.S. Citizen Arrested Attempting to Smuggle 2 Undocumented Individuals
INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents conducting anti-smuggling operations arrested a United States citizen, two undocumented individuals and seized a firearm along with cash, last Thursday night. During the…
RGV Agents Disrupt Three Smuggling Attempts
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three smuggling attempts resulting in seven arrests, and the seizure of more than 101 pounds of marijuana. On March 13,…
CBP Officers at the Laredo Port of Entry Apprehend Man Sought for Sexual Assault of a Child
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry apprehended a man at the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge who had an outstanding warrant out of Webb…
Border Patrol foils human smuggling attempt in upstate New York
CHATEAUGAY, New York – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Burke Border Patrol Station arrested five individuals in connection to a failed smuggling attempt on Thursday morning. On March 3, Border Patrol…
Parrots, Drugs and Fugitives Among Items Encountered By Area CBP Officers This Week
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at ports of entry in El Paso, west Texas and New Mexico seized a wide variety of items during the last…
Dulles CBP Officers Arrest Baltimore Rape Suspect Fleeing to El Salvador
STERLING, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested a previously deported Salvadoran on Baltimore felony rape charges this morning at Washington Dules International Airport as he attempted to board…
Over $676K Worth of Marijuana Seized Within 24 Hours
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted three narcotics smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than 846 pounds of marijuana and two arrests. On March 10,…