13 Migrants Arrested in Two Failed Smuggling Attempts in South Texas

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents disrupted two human smuggling events resulting in the arrest of 13 migrants. Yesterday afternoon, RGV Border Patrol agents received information of a…

Five Migrants Smuggled Inside Water Tote Rescued on Highway

EDINBURG, TEXAS – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents rescued five migrants trapped inside a water container following a failed smuggling attempt. In addition, agents encountered a large group of…

BORSTAR Agents Rescue Lost and Injured Individuals near Ocotillo

Release Date: May 24, 2021 OCOTILLO, CALIFORNIA – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector successfully rescued two individuals Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred at about 3:50 p.m., when El Centro Sector received a distress…

Agents Discover Nine Individuals Dangerously Concealed Inside a Utility Cargo Box Compartment

SALTON CITY, CALIFORNIA – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents prevented a man from smuggling a group of ten undocumented individuals Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred at about 4:30 p.m., when a man driving a…

Pilot of Capsized Boat Sentenced in Drug and Human Smuggling Event

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – The pilot of a boat that capsized during a drug and human smuggling event was sentenced in federal court today to 50 months in custody. Henrry Javier Garcia…

Stolen vehicle used to transport meth near Salton Sea

SALTON SEA, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized methamphetamine, fentanyl pills and recovered a stolen vehicle Tuesday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 7:45 a.m., when a 25-year-old woman, United States citizen,…

California man arrested for human smuggling

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton station intercepted a smuggling attempt along Interstate 8 Thursday morning. At approximately 9 a.m., agents conducted a vehicle stop on a…

Two Human Traffickers Heading to prison after leaving Illegal aliens in 100 degree trailer

LAREDO, TEXAS – A 28-year-old Laredoan has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to transport illegal aliens, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Jose Maria Ramirez pleaded guilty Nov. 24,…

24 Immigrants found in train grain hopper

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents apprehended 24 migrants in a train grain hopper in Robstown, near Corpus Christi, Texas. Yesterday morning, agents assigned to the Corpus Christi…

Illegal alien smugglers caught with 462 pounds of cocaine in Puerto Rico

AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – US Border Patrol and the Puerto Rico Police Bureau interdicted Thursday morning a vessel, in which four men from Dominican Republic transported 462 Pounds (209.6 Kilos) of cocaine to…

Biden propaganda machine caught red handed in DHS release claiming child detention camps empty…they’re not

The Biden Administration was caught red handed on Tuesday flat out lying about the current situation at the Donna, Texas child migrant detention facility. The administration shared images of a nearly empty…

Three dead after human trafficking ship breaks apart on California reef

SAN DIEGO — An attempt to smuggle more than 30 people into the United States along the coast of San Diego Sunday turned deadly after the smuggling boat broke apart along a reef…

Mexican human trafficker pleads guilty after caught smuggling dead body

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS – A 34-year-old undocumented immigrant residing in Austin has entered a guilty plea to conspiring to transport other non-citizens, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Lucio Magana Aguilar…

218 pounds of meth caught being smuggled through Arizona desert from Mexico

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton station caught two different groups smuggling a total of 218 pounds of methamphetamine though the desert on Sunday. At approximately…

Drug cartel tried to float a pickup truck full of cocaine and weed across Rio Grande River

EDINBURG, Texas – On Thursday, Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol agents seized approximately 60 pounds of cocaine and nearly 900 pounds of marijuana. Yesterday, Brownsville Border Patrol Station agents working near Brownsville,…

86 unaccompanied children detained after crossing Rio Grande as caravan enters U.S.

EDINBURG, Texas – McAllen Border Patrol (MCS) station agents encountered three large groups totaling 320 migrants in two days. MCS agents working in Hidalgo County, Texas, responded to several reports of large…

Unaccompanied pregnant teen immigrant rescued after getting lost in California desert

TECATE, Calif. — U.S. Border Patrol agents responded to a request for help early Monday morning when a group of migrants, including a pregnant, unaccompanied, 15-year-old girl, became lost near Tecate Peak. At…

21 pounds of Central American cocaine, heroin seized near Camp Pendleton

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a woman on Thursday afternoon who was transporting more than 21 pounds of heroin and cocaine in her vehicle. At approximately 12 p.m., agents…

Human trafficking operations disrupted in Texas

EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) disrupted alien smuggling cases. On Tuesday afternoon, RGV agents received information of a suspected stash house located in…

Austin Man Indicted for Transporting Aliens Resulting in Death

AUSTIN, TEXAS – In Del Rio today, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging 24-year-old Austin resident Sebastian Tovar with transporting illegal aliens resulting in death, announced U.S. Attorney Ashley C.…

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