Sierra Blanca Agents Encounter Armed Undocumented Non-Citizens

SIERRA BLANCA, Texas – United States Border Patrol agents encountered three undocumented non-citizens armed with firearms they had obtained after burglarizing a ranch house in Hudspeth County. Yesterday, agents in Sierra Blanca…

July 1, 2021

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Onondaga Reservation Resident Pleads Guilty to Drug and Money Laundering Charges

In the News

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Robert Printup, age 36, a resident of the Onondaga Reservation in Onondaga County, New York, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute marijuana and launder drug proceeds, and…

July 1, 2021

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71 arrested at Texas human smuggling stop

Police Blotter

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrest 71 migrants attempting to avoid apprehension. Yesterday afternoon, RGV agents working near El Rucio Road in Linn, Texas, attempted to…

July 1, 2021

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Sixty Defendants Charged in Nationwide Takedown of Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Network

Breaking News

For more information contact: Assistant U. S. Attorney Matthew J. Sutton (619) 546-8941, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Bredariol (619) 546-8419, and Assistant U. S. Attorney Amy B. Wang (619) 546-6968 Click…

June 30, 2021

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Agents Interdict Smuggling Case After Driver Crashes Vehicle

Police Blotter

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Eagle Pass South Station apprehended a suspected human smuggler and four migrants after they crashed while attempting to evade arrest, June 28.…

June 30, 2021

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Heroic Agent Saves Drowning Juvenile Migrant in Rio Grande Valley, Texas

In the News

EDINBURG, Texas – Over the weekend, Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents and partners make three significant rescues. Saturday morning, McAllen Border Patrol Station agents working near Penitas, Texas,…

June 29, 2021

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Big Bend Sector Agents Experience Busy Weekend

In the News

MARFA, Texas – Last weekend was busy for Big Bend Sector agents who encountered human smuggling events, significant arrests, a narcotic seizure, and the recovery of an undocumented non-citizen. Big Bend Sector…

June 29, 2021

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Agents Thwart Human Smuggling Attempt, Apprehend Driver with Drugs and Illegal Firearm

In the News

Blythe, Calif. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Blythe station thwarted a human smuggling attempt at the Highway 78 immigration checkpoint Wednesday evening, and discovered the driver of the…

June 28, 2021

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Vehicle with 665 Pounds of Marijuana Ferried Across the Rio Grande

In the News

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdict three smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than $1.2M worth of narcotics. Tuesday morning, Brownsville Border Patrol Station (BRP)…

June 28, 2021

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Smugglers Use Trains and Vehicle Trunks to Transport Migrants

In the News

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrest smuggled migrants in trains, vehicles, and stash houses. Yesterday morning, agents working train check operations in Robstown, Texas, discovered thirteen…

June 28, 2021

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Agents Arrest Smugglers, Discover Loaded Firearm

In the News

JAMUL, Calif. — San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two men on Sunday who attempted to smuggle four undocumented migrants through a checkpoint, June 20. Agents arrested two U.S. citizens –…

June 28, 2021

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Four gang affiliated criminal migrants caught in Texas

In the News

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrest two migrants with gang affiliations and two convicted sex offenders. Yesterday afternoon, RGV agents arrested 39 migrants at a McAllen,…

June 25, 2021

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Female Central American migrant found dead in scorched Arizona desert

Police Blotter

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents spent the past week working with the Mexican and Guatemalan consulates and the Yuma County Coroner’s Office to identify a woman who was found deceased…

June 25, 2021

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2 soldiers charged with attempting to smuggle noncitizens

In the News

LAREDO, Texas — Two men assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, were charged in federal court Tuesday of attempting to smuggle two Mexican noncitizens to San Antonio, Texas. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s…

June 25, 2021

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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Immigration and Drug Charges

Breaking News

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and William S. Walker, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Boston, announced that LUCIANO SOLIS-SANCHEZ, 36, a…

June 25, 2021

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Boat with 30 illegal Hatian immigrants washes ashore near Jupiter

Florida News·Police Blotter

JUPITER BEACH, FL – The Martin County Sheriff’s Office assisted Jupiter Island Police this morning after a boat with 30-Haitian migrants washed up along the beach. Law enforcement was able to capture…

June 20, 2021

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K-9 Alert Leads to Nearly 60lbs of Cocaine worth nearly $1 million dollars

California News·Pets and Animals·Police Blotter

SALTON CITY, California – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a woman attempting to smuggle nearly 60 pounds of cocaine valued at over $948,000 Monday afternoon. The arrest occurred at a vehicle stop…

June 16, 2021

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Joint Effort Foils Smuggling Attempt of 16 Migrants offshore

California News

SAN DIEG0, CALIFORNIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations agents took custody of 16 undocumented migrants aboard a single engine “panga” type vessel offshore of Sunset Cliffs, early this morning.…

June 14, 2021

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Smuggling Attempts Lead to 63 Arrests in the Rio Grande Valley

In the News

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents team up with local law enforcement agencies to thwart human smuggling attempts. Shortly after midnight on Saturday, Corpus Christi Border Patrol…

June 10, 2021

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USBP agents in the San Diego had two separate life-saving rescue missions

California News

SAN DIEGO , CALIFORNIA — U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents in the San Diego Sector (SDC) had two life-saving rescue missions this weekend as summer temperatures climbed in East County. The first rescue…

June 10, 2021

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