U.S. Citizen Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Heroin, Meth & Fentanyl Through the Highway 86 Checkpoint

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle narcotics through an immigration checkpoint Friday morning. At approximately 9:10 a.m., a black Mercedes…

Migrant Struggling in Briar Canal Rescued by Agents

CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector rescued an individual, at risk of drowning in the New Briar Canal Friday. At approximately 11:49 p.m., the Remote…

Gibraltar Station Apprehends Previously Deported Felon

DETROIT— Border Patrol agents from the Gibraltar Station arrested a previously convicted aggravated felon. The subject has been formally deported twice by US authorities. On March 19, at approximately 11:30 am, agents…

Criminal Migrants Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents arrested three Salvadoran gang members and a Guatemalan previously convicted of sexual abuse. On March 18, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents…

Tucson Woman Sentenced to Nearly Five Years for Smuggling Drugs and Undocumented Noncitizens

TUCSON, Ariz. – Yesenia Isabel Mendez, 40, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 57 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised…

El Centro Sector Opens New Facility for Horses

USBP Leadership and the Widow of Agent Bañuelosparticipate in the cutting of the ribbon of the newCalexico Stable Facility that is dedicated to AgentBañuelos. CALEXICO, Calif. – After several years of planning accompanied…

Surreños 13 Gang Member Arrested in the Mountains

OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member Tuesday morning in the Jacumba Wilderness region. At approximately 7 a.m., agents encountered an undocumented…

U.S. Citizen Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Eight Undocumented Individuals

A travel trailer concealing seven undocumented migrantslaying on the floor and in the restroom. INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents conducting anti-smuggling operations arrested a United States citizen attempting…

Fentanyl symposium to feature experts in enforcement, prevention, treatment

MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA – Fentanyl will be the focus of an event next week in Morgantown that will bring national experts to West Virginia to identify solutions to the substance abuse crisis.…

RGV Migrant Apprehensions Continue to Rise in FY22

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents continue to experience a high volume of migrants crossing into the United States. RGV agents encountered 33,838 migrants in February, a…

Three Failed Smuggling Attempts Lead to 32 Arrests

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three migrant smuggling attempts within an eight-hour span resulting in 32 arrests. On March 15, RGV agents working near Encino,…

Law Enforcement Works Together to Arrest 34 Migrants in the RGV

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted four human smuggling attempts resulting in 34 arrests. On March 16, at approximately 12:00 p.m., McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS)…

Quebec Man Sentenced to 63-Month Prison Sentence for Role in International Cocaine Conspiracy

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey Crawford today sentenced Georges Yaghmour, 40, of Quebec, to a 63-month period…

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…

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. …

Three Charged in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy that Distributed Over 1,100 Pounds of Cocaine in the Cleveland Area

Federal law enforcement officials today announced the arrest of three men charged in a 30-count indictment for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy that is alleged to have brought over 500…

Jamaican National Sentenced to More Than 24 Years in Prison for Drug, Gun and Money Laundering Offenses

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANDREW DAVIS, 41, a citizen of Jamaica last residing in Hamden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin…

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…

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…

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