CBP Officers Thwart Three Major Narcotics Smuggling Attempts Over Weekend Worth More Than $5.7 Million

SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in the San Diego Field Office thwarted three major narcotics smuggling attempts over the weekend worth more than $5.7 million. These recent…

CBP Officers Seize 34 Weapons, 68 Magazines 461 Rounds at Eagle Pass Port of Entry in Outbound Enforcement Action

EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the Eagle Pass Port of Entry recently seized a significant cache of weapons, magazines and ammunition…

SUZANNE DOWNING: Biden’s Interior Secretary Dishes Out Icy Revenge On Alaskans

SUZANNE DOWNING: Biden’s Interior Secretary Dishes Out Icy Revenge On Alaskans Suzanne Downing on March 19, 2023 Revenge, the saying goes, is a dish best served cold. But when it comes to…

Smugglers ‘Melon-choly’ After CBP Officers Intercept Over $1.5 Million Worth of Cocaine Concealed in Watermelon Shipment

CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Calexico East Cargo Facility intercepted over $1.5 million worth of cocaine concealed within a shipment of watermelons. CBP officers at…

CBP, FURA Apprehend 18 Migrants and Seize 1,006 Pounds of Cocaine in separate incidents in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operational components and the Puerto Rico Police Department FURA apprehended between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning 18 non-citizens of the Dominican Republic…

CBP Officers Seize $1.4 Million in Hard Narcotics at Hidalgo International Bridge in Poly-Drug Load

HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry recently seized cocaine and methamphetamine that totaled over $1.4 million in street…

CBP, Coast Guard Apprehend 18 Stowaway Migrants in a Barge Arriving in San Juan

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Coast Guard apprehended Tuesday 18 non-citizens of the Dominican Republic that arrived into the Port of San Juan stowed…

CBP Officers Seize Over $660K in Hard Narcotics at Laredo Port of Entry

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge seized hard narcotics that totaled over $660,000 in street value. “Narcotic interdiction continues to…

CBP Officers Seize Over $1 Million in Marijuana at World Trade Bridge

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the World Trade Bridge seized marijuana that totaled over $1,000,000 in street value. “Frontline officers at the…

CBP Officers Seize over $4 Million in Cocaine at the Hidalgo International Bridge

HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $4,109,000 worth of alleged cocaine in two separate incidents over the weekend. “Our CBP…

CBP Officers Seize $2.4 Million in Methamphetamine at Eagle Pass International Bridge I

EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry seized more than $2.4 million in alleged methamphetamine in a single enforcement action.…

CBP Seizes a Traveler’s Carry-On Containing Over 7 Pounds of Meth

DALLAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport seized over 7 pounds of methamphetamine a traveler was carrying in their luggage early last week. U.S. Customs…

Biden Admin Opens Probe Into Illegal Immigrant Children Working In American Cereal Factories

Biden Admin Opens Probe Into Illegal Immigrant Children Working In American Cereal Factories Jennie Taer on February 27, 2023 The Biden administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) has opened an investigation into American…

CBP Officers Make History with Record-Breaking Fentanyl and Meth Seizure at Andrade Port of Entry

ANDRADE, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted the largest seizure in the history of the port with almost $1 million worth of fentanyl and methamphetamine at the Andrade…

CBP Officers Seize Over $1.9 Million in Cocaine at World Trade Bridge

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the World Trade Bridge seized cocaine that totaled over $1,900,000 in street value. “Officers in the cargo…

CBP Officers Seize over $550K in Cocaine at the Anzalduas International Bridge

MISSION, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Anzalduas International Bridge intercepted $571,000 worth of alleged cocaine in two separate incidents just moments apart from each other. …

Three of the Highest-Ranking MS-13 Leaders in the World Arrested on Terrorism and Racketeering Charges

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, a four-count indictment was unsealed charging 13 of the highest-ranking MS-13 leaders in the world with directing the transnational criminal organization’s criminal activities in…

Russian National Charged with Supplying U.S. Technology to the Russian and North Korean Governments

A five-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York charging Ilya Balakaev with various charges related to smuggling devices commonly used in counterintelligence operations out of the U.S.…

Civil Forfeiture Complaint Filed Against Six Luxury Real Estate Properties Involved In Sanctions Evasion And Money Laundering

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Andrew C. Adams, the Director of Task Force KleptoCapture, Ivan J. Arvelo, the Special Agent in Charge of the…

Philadelphia CBP Discovers Dangerous Ketamine inside an Ottoman destined to Maryland

PHILADELPHIA – One month after discovering ketamine concealed inside candles, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia discovered an additional ketamine load concealed inside an ottoman. CBP officers discovered ketamine, a…

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