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EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector agents interdict three drug smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than 246 pounds of marijuana. Wednesday evening, Rio Grande City Border…

EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized hard narcotics in one enforcement action. “In an effort to secure our Nation’s borders, as this narcotics…

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine, hidden within a 2013 Mercedes. “Our officers remain vigilant to keep…

LOUISVILLE, Ky – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville with the help from officers at the National Targeting Center, Antiquities Unit intercepted a shipment containing 13 pieces of ancient artifacts…

CINCINNATI—Last Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized about 44 pounds, approximately 23,610 pills, of sildenafil citrate, the active ingredient in the prescription drug Viagra. The pills were…

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents stopped a human smuggling attempt at the riverbanks before it began. The incident occurred during the early afternoon of July 29, when Laredo North…

OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an undocumented individual, a member of the Paisas gang on Wednesday evening. The 64-year-old Mexican national illegally entered…

EDINBURG, Texas – Smugglers’ reckless tactics risk migrant lives and cause damage to property. Yesterday afternoon, Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC) agents alongside Roma Police Department officers approached an apartment…

EDINBURG, Texas –Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley arrested three migrant gang members with criminal history. On Tuesday, Falfurrias Border Patrol Station agents received a call from the Texas Department…

OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued eight undocumented individuals in separate events over the weekend in the Jacumba Wilderness region.  The first incident occurred Saturday afternoon,…

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents rescued a stranded migrant in the Baboquivari Mountains southwest of Tucson, Monday afternoon. On board a U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and…

DEMING, N.M. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air Marine Operations aircrew helped Mesilla Valley Rescue and New Mexico Search and Rescue locate and aid a stranded hiker Monday in the Gila…

PHILADELPHIA — On July 26, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the port of Philadelphia found five stowaways hiding on board while conducting an enforcement search on a container ship. When the…

MISSION, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Anzalduas International Bridge intercepted $1,577,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine that was hidden within a vehicle arriving from Mexico. “This…

Illicit commercial cargo manifested as ‘aluminum caps’ DETROIT — Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Operations seized more than a ton of marijuana at the Fort Street Cargo Facility on…

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Veterans International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine, hidden within a 2002 Ford Focus. “Our officers remain vigilant as…

EDINBURG, Texas – McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents arrest two gang members and two criminal migrants convicted of sexual offenses. Friday evening, MCS agents apprehended a group of 75 migrants in…