U.S. Army soldiers rescue two from drowing in Rio Grande crossing border

LAREDO, Texas – Working together, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents and U.S. Army soldiers assigned in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), rescued two undocumented individuals in the Rio Grande River.…

May 13, 2021

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11-year-old immigrant boy rescued after losing consciousness in Arizona desert after crossing border

Border patrol agents stop one million dollars in meth, cocaine and prescription pills

In the News

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted hard narcotics with an estimated street value of more than $976,000 in two separate enforcement actions over the…

May 11, 2021

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

New York News

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…

May 11, 2021

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On the Border is now on the menu in Alpharetta

Food & Dining·Georgia News

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…

May 10, 2021

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Couple caught smuggling 13 pounds of heroin at border crossing

California News·Police Blotter

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…

May 7, 2021

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National Guard soldier finds stolen weapons cache near Mexico border

In the News

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…

May 7, 2021

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Meth shipments intercepted at U.S. border crossing

California News·Police Blotter

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…

May 7, 2021

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

In the News

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…

May 6, 2021

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

Police Blotter

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…

May 6, 2021

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Border Patrol rescues Guatemalan caravan lost in California desert

In the News

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…

May 6, 2021

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

Police Blotter

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…

May 5, 2021

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Border Patrol trainer admits to assaulting fellow employee

In the News

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,…

April 30, 2021

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Border agents intercept overcrowded dingy at sea full of illegal immigrants

California News·Police Blotter

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…

April 30, 2021

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Border Patrol discovers immigrant stash house near Yuma

Police Blotter

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…

April 29, 2021

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

Police Blotter

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…

April 28, 2021

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

Police Blotter

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…

April 28, 2021

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

In the News

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.…

April 25, 2021

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

California News·Featured News

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…

April 25, 2021

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

Police Blotter

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…

April 23, 2021

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