New York sex offender one of 37 caught in 2021 at San Diego border crossing

BOULEVARD, Calif.—U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a man early Sunday morning who had been convicted of sex crimes in New York. At approximately 1 a.m., agents in East County San Diego encountered…

On the Border is now on the menu in Alpharetta

Nearly 40 years ago, three friends (and probably some shots of tequila) led to a brilliant idea – to share fresh, Border-style food and delicious margaritas with the world. And so On The…

Couple caught smuggling 13 pounds of heroin at border crossing

PINE VALLEY, Calif. — U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested two U.S. citizens on Tuesday who were transporting nearly 13 pounds of heroin in their vehicle. At approximately 3:45 p.m., a man driving a…

National Guard soldier finds stolen weapons cache near Mexico border

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Eagle Pass South Station seized an abandoned bag containing firearms near Eagle Pass, May 5. A member of the National Guard assigned to the Eagle…

Meth shipments intercepted at U.S. border crossing

CALEXICO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized multiple kettlebell narcotics packages in two separate events. The first event occurred Wednesday, at about 9:40 p.m., when an agent assigned to the Calexico…

Migrant caravan of 172 from Central America caught attempting to cross border

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents successfully foil five human smuggling attempts and apprehend 172 migrants. Yesterday morning, RGV Border Patrol agents, with assistance from the Starr…

Drug trafficker caught smuggling $3 million worth of heroin across the border

HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested two men, both United States citizens from Pharr, Texas in separate, unrelated incidents after discovering…

Border Patrol rescues Guatemalan caravan lost in California desert

OTAY MESA, Calif. — San Diego Sector’s (SDC) Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR) team rescued five migrants last Thursday who were lost near Otay Mountain during unseasonably warm and dry conditions. At approximately…

East Valley Rapist, former Border Patrol Agent Caught After 22 Years

MESA, AZ – The Mesa Police Department, using DNA technology, identified and arrested the East Valley Rapist, 22 years after his first known offense. The man is identified as 57-year-old John Daly…

Border Patrol trainer admits to assaulting fellow employee

BRUNSWICK, GA: A former federal training officer has admitted assaulting a fellow Customs and Border Protection employee at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers in Glynco, Ga. Roberto Baptiste, 37, of Brunswick,…

Border agents intercept overcrowded dingy at sea full of illegal immigrants

SAN DIEGO – On Thursday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations interdicted a small wooden “panga” type vessel 11 miles off the coast of Point Loma with 21 people on…

Border Patrol discovers immigrant stash house near Yuma

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assisted Yuma County Sheriff’s deputies and Yuma Police officers after they conducted a welfare check at a trailer Tuesday afternoon and discovered it was a…

Convicted sex offender caught illegally entering U.S. at border

At approximately 2 a.m., an agent patrolling the desert east of the San Luis Port of Entry, encountered a migrant trying to evade detection. The migrant was arrested and taken to the…

MS-13 gang member arrested after illegally crossing U.S.-Mexico border

Agents encountered the migrant as part of a group of three who illegally entered the United States east of the San Luis Port of Entry. Agents arrested the group and transported them…

$1.3 million in illegal drugs seized at U.S. border

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged narcotics in four separate enforcement actions that have a combined estimated street value of $1,313,577.…

Two children, mother lowered by human traffickers over 30-foot border wall rescued

CALEXICO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of three adults with a two-year-old and a six-year-old after human smugglers lowered them by rope down a 30-foot section of the border…

Feds seize $11 million in cartel meth and cocaine at the border

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized hard narcotics in four separate, unrelated incidents that totaled over $11,000,000 in street value. “In an effort to…

Border Patrol seizes meth, guns being smuggled across U.S.-Mexico border

YUMA, Ariz. – A Yuma Sector canine alert led to the discovery of meth and a loaded handgun early this morning at the immigration checkpoint on California Highway 78. Border Patrol agents…

Man arrested near U.S.-Mexico border wanted for 2010 Ocean City murder

OCEAN CITY, MD – On March 22, 2021, Manuel Armando Escalante Jr, 47, of Federalsburg, MD was arrested in Laredo, Texas for an arrest warrant issued more than a decade ago for…

Murderer, child rapist caught after crossing border into U.S.

EDINBURG, Texas –Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley arrested two migrants with serious criminal history. Last night, Weslaco Border Patrol Station agents arrested a male Mexican national near Donna, Texas. …

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