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…
Interagency Collaboration Leads to 28 Arrests
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted four migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 28 arrests. A large group of nearly 250 migrants was also encountered in La Grulla,…
Calexico Agents Arrest Documented Gang Member
CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member Tuesday morning in the desert area, east of the city. At approximately 6:30 a.m., agents…
Organic Baby Porridge, Rice and Special K in Shipment
MEMPHIS – On March 1, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers at an express consignment hub in Memphis, Tennessee examined a package described in the paperwork as porridge. The package contained…
AMO, Border Patrol Rescue 10 Haitian Migrants Stranded in Desolate Island off Puerto Rico’s West Coast
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and Border Patrol agents teamed up Tuesday to rescue a group of 10 undocumented migrants from Haiti left…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents stop human smuggling attempt
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Station detected and stopped a human smuggling attempt near Hebbronville, Texas. The event occurred on March 8, when a Border Patrol agent…
Caribbean AMO Agents Seize Aircraft Tied to Smuggling Activities
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents seized an aircraft on Tuesday suspected of having been used for smuggling events. During an arrest…
Eagle Pass Agents Recover Body of Missing Child
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Eagle Pass South Station Marine Unit located a deceased individual in the Rio Grande March 10. Upon further investigation, the individual matched the…
$4.55 Million in Fake Jewelry Seized by CBP Officers in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers that inspect packages at the Express Consignment Operation (ECO) hub in Louisville see a variety of illegal items arriving and departing the U.S.…
CBP Ofrece Consejos de Viaje, Recuerda a los No Ciudadanos el Requisito de Prueba de Vacunas a medida que se Acercan las Vacaciones de Primavera
LAREDO, Texas –La Oficina Regional de Laredo de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de los EE. UU. está aconsejando al público viajero que tenga listos sus documentos de entrada, pruebas de vacunas listas…
Memphis Seizes a Cocaine Cookbook from Trinidad & Tobago
MEMPHIS – On February 17, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers at an express consignment hub in Memphis, Tennessee examined a package described in the paperwork as a high school cookbook.…
CBP Offers Travel Tips, Reminds Noncitizens of Vaccine Proof Requirement as Spring Break Approaches
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Laredo Field Office is advising the traveling public to have their entry documents ready, vaccine proof ready if they are noncitizens and declare agricultural…
Three Migrant Smuggling Events Interdicted
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted three migrant smuggling events with the assistance of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) resulting in 27 arrests. Just…
Del Rio Agents Rescue Migrants in Distress
DEL RIO, Texas –U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Station’s Marine Unit rescued a family in distress in the Rio Grande on March 7. Del Rio Border Patrol agents rescued…
Is that a snake in your pants? Border officers find 52 reptiles in man’s clothing
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry thwarted a significant smuggling attempt after discovering 52 reptiles, tied up in small bags and hidden…
Fort Brown Border Patrol Agents Encounter a Group of 86 Migrants
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrested 136 migrants unlawfully present in the United States in four separate events across the Rio Grande Valley. On March 7,…
CBP Officers Seize $841K in Hard Narcotics at the Laredo Port of Entry
LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge seized hard narcotics that totaled over $841,000 in street value in one enforcement action over…
2 Distressed Migrants Rescued Over the Weekend
YUMA, Arizona. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued two undocumented individuals in the sand dunes near Yuma, Saturday afternoon. The rescue was initiated at approximately 1:45 p.m., when…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents arrest sex offender with outstanding warrant
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents from the Freer Station arrested a felony convicted sex offender who had attempted to cross illegally with a group of undocumented individuals near Freer,…
Baltimore CBP Seizes $2.5 Million in Palm Oil Shipments Under Forced Labor Finding
BALTIMORE – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized four shipments of palm oil in Baltimore since February 11 due to information indicating that the palm oil was manufactured by forced…
CBP Again Prevents Multiple Bologna Smuggling Schemes
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists assigned to the Bridge of the Americas and Santa Teresa border crossings seized 230 pounds of prohibited pork bologna on two…