RGV Agents Interdict Five Migrant Smuggling Events

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners interdicted two migrant stash houses, two large groups, and encountered a vehicle crash and resulting vehicle…

April 21, 2022

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Two Previously Deported Men Charged With Illegal Re-Entry

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HARRISBURG –The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on April 20, 2022, two previously deported aliens were indicted separately by a federal grand jury for illegal…

April 21, 2022

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Migrants Rescued From Hidden Compartment by RGV Agents

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EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents rescue migrants trapped within a cattle trailer hidden compartment and disrupted two more migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 24 arrests. On…

April 21, 2022

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Previously Removed Dominican Republic Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Reentering the United States

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St. Croix, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Reynaldo Mejia-Mejia, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty yesterday in District Court before Magistrate Judge George W. Cannon,…

April 20, 2022

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Authorities Seize Nearly $2 Million In Cocaine, Meth, And Marijuana In Four Days At The Border

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Authorities Seize Nearly $2 Million In Cocaine, Meth, And Marijuana In Four Days At The Border Jennie Taer on April 19, 2022 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intercepted nearly $2 million…

April 19, 2022

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Nearly $1.1M Worth of Narcotics Seized Over the Weekend

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EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdicted four narcotic smuggling attempts, including a cocaine seizure valued at almost $1M. On April 17, a Mazda CX-9 arrived at the…

April 18, 2022

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Wanted Fugitive Arrested by Border Patrol Agents

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CALEXICO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents conducting anti-smuggling operations arrested a wanted fugitive Thursday afternoon. At approximately 4 p.m., agents assigned to the Calexico Border Patrol Station conducted a vehicle…

April 18, 2022

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Over 100 migrants rescued within 24 hours in El Paso Sector

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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Sector U.S. Border Patrol Agents, along with Homeland Security Investigations rescued more than 100 migrants within the El Paso area, Thursday. U.S. Border Patrol Agents from…

April 18, 2022

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Over 400 Pounds of Meth, Cocaine and Heroin were Discovered in Toolboxes

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TECATE, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Tecate Port of Entry discovered more than 400 pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin concealed in toolboxes destined for…

April 16, 2022

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Busy days for U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector

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EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents discovered two stash houses, disrupted five vehicle smuggling schemes, and encountered two individuals with criminal records these last five days. On Friday, agents assigned…

April 15, 2022

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Four-Year-Old Encountered During Marijuana Smuggling Event

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EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted nine migrant smuggling events resulting in more than 400 arrests and seized marijuana bundles valued in excess of $93,000 USD.…

April 14, 2022

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Bloomington Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

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PEORIA, Ill. – A Bloomington, Illinois, man, Jose Luis Arizmendi-Romero, 33, of the 800 block of East Wood Street, was sentenced today to 30 months’ imprisonment for possessing a firearm as an…

April 14, 2022

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New York City Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing Ammunition as a Felon

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SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Stephon Williams, age 38, of Brooklyn, New York, pled guilty today to possessing ammunition as a previously convicted felon. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla…

April 13, 2022

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Large Migrant Groups on the Rise in RGV

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EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents encounter two more smuggling attempts and large groups, resulting in 306 arrests. On April 12, Corpus Christi Border Patrol Station (CCT)…

April 13, 2022

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CBP Officers Seize $106K in Unreported U.S. Currency at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge

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BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge Port of Entry seized $106,000 in bulk, unreported U.S. currency. “Our officers remain vigilant…

April 13, 2022

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Two Plead Guilty in Nationwide Rideshare and Delivery Account Fraud Scheme

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BOSTON – Two Brazilian nationals pleaded guilty on Monday, April 11, 2022, in connection with a nationwide conspiracy to open fraudulent driver accounts with rideshare and delivery service companies. Guilherme da Silveira,…

April 13, 2022

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Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Deported

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A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to three months in federal prison. Fernando Garcia-Guerrero, age 35, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in…

April 13, 2022

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‘Strain On The Supply Chain’: Truckers Are Livid Over Texas Gov. Abbott’s Border Security Measures

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‘Strain On The Supply Chain’: Truckers Are Livid Over Texas Gov. Abbott’s Border Security Measures Jennie Taer on April 13, 2022 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s efforts to prepare for a possible surge…

April 13, 2022

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CBP Officers Seize 123 Pounds of Drugs at the El Paso Area Ports of Entry

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EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry seized 18 pounds of cocaine, 27 pounds of heroin and 78 pounds of marijuana…

April 12, 2022

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CBP Officers Discover Loaded Shotgun at Peace Bridge

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BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Entry seized a loaded shotgun in a vehicle that was encountered at the Peace Bridge. This shotgun was…

April 12, 2022

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