Louisville CBP Continues to See and Seize Counterfeit Designer Watches

LOUISVILLE, Ky— From September 10-30 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Port of Louisville seized 66 separate shipments containing 3,345 counterfeit designer watches worth $67.07 million, and the…

Three Gang Members Arrested in the RGV

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrested a Mara-Salvatrucha gang member and two Gulf Cartel members. On Oct. 4, Corpus Christi Border Patrol Station agents responded to…

Two Packages Containing 26 lbs. Of Ketamine Seized by Indianapolis CBP

INDIANAPOLIS— On September 29, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Indianapolis seized two shipments containing a total of 26 pounds of smuggled ketamine. Both shipments were arriving from the United…

Bangladeshi national sentenced to prison for his role in a human smuggling conspiracy

LAREDO, Texas – A Bangladeshi national was sentenced Tuesday to more than three years in federal prison for his role in a human smuggling conspiracy to smuggle noncitizens from Mexico into the…

USBP Agents Arrest Sureño Gang Member

INDIO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member Friday afternoon. The incident occurred at about 3 p.m., when Indio Border Patrol Station received…

Mayorkas Promised Investigation Of Horseback Agents Allegedly ‘Whipping’ Migrants Would Be Finished In ‘Days Not Weeks’ — But It’s Been Weeks

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said an investigation into the Border Patrol agents seen allegedly “whipping” migrants in Del Rio, Texas, would be completed in “days, not weeks,” and the…

Virginia Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Production and Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material

A Virginia man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for the production and receipt of child [censored]ography. Abraham Razook, 43, of Arlington, pleaded guilty to one count of production of…

HSI El Paso arrests human smuggler for harboring and transporting more than 100 noncitizens in tractor-trailers throughout the US

EL PASO, Texas – An area man was arrested Thursday for harboring and transporting more than 100 noncitizens who were driven to various U.S. cities in tractor-trailers. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s…

Van Horn Border Patrol Agents arrest convicted sex offender

VAN HORN, Texas – Van Horn Border Patrol agents arrested a convicted sex offender. Yesterday, Van Horn station agents arrested 35 undocumented migrants for illegally entering the United States. One of the individuals was discovered to be a…

Venezuelan man in ICE custody passes away in Mississippi hospital

NEW ORLEANS – A Venezuelan man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) passed away Oct. 1 at Merit Health River Oaks (MHRO), Flowood, Mississippi. The preliminary cause of death…

Los Angeles-area man sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for role in conspiracy to sell counterfeit laptop computer batteries following HSI probe

LOS ANGELES – A Chinese national who participated in a multimillion-dollar scheme to manufacture, ship and market counterfeit laptop computer batteries and other electronics made in China was sentenced today to 60…

Chicago CBP Seizes 41 More Counterfeit Vaccine Cards & Ivermectin Pills

CHICAGO— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the International Mail Facility at Chicago O’Hare are still seizing counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards and the antiparasitic that has caused a lot…

Meth and Fentanyl Seized at Highway 86 Checkpoint

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two United States citizens accused of smuggling methamphetamine and fentanyl through an immigration checkpoint Monday evening.The incident occurred at approximately 9:23…

CBP Expands Simplified Arrival to Sweetgrass, Eastport Ports of Entry

SWEETGRASS, Mont. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today the expansion of biometric facial comparison technology to the pedestrian border crossings at Sweetgrass and Eastport, Idaho, as part of CBP’s land border innovation…

Arizona AG Grills Biden Admin On Border Mismanagement

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich grilled the Biden administration over the mismanagement of the southern border, according to a letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation on Tuesday. Brnovich asked Department…

Laredo CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $1.1 Million

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized narcotics in two enforcement actions that totaled over $1,100,000 in street value. “Throughout the pandemic, the dedicated employees…

CBP to Relocate Trusted Traveler Programs Enrollment Center to Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing plans to relocate the Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP) enrollment center to the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport on Oct. 11, 2021. “We…

CBP Trasladará el Centro de Inscripción de Programas de Viajeros de Confianza al Aeropuerto Internacional de Brownsville / South Padre Island

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — El Puerto de Entrada de Brownsville de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) anuncia planes para trasladar el centro de inscripción de…

Border Agents Seize Liquid Meth at Highway 86 Checkpoint

SALTON CITY, Calif. — El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen accused of smuggling liquid methamphetamine through an immigration checkpoint Thursday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 7:30 a.m.,…

Border Patrol Agents Seize over $1.2 Million in Cocaine and Fentanyl at Pharr International Bridge

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility intercepted $1,233,000 in alleged cocaine and fentanyl in two incidents. “CBP officers intercepted these…

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