JAMAICA, N.Y. — A food courier arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport had a little more than tostadas and enchiladas in mind as U. S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists …
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LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol awarded the Youth of the Month honorees for April during a ceremony at John B. Alexander High School. On April 11, Laredo Sector …
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LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station rescue nine individuals hiding inside a manhole in Laredo, Texas. On April 10, at approximately 10:00 …
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BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has expanded Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) requirements to land ports of entry. This change extends the electronic collection of …
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U-turn on the Peace Bridge and Providing a False Name Lead CBP Officers to the Discovery of 13 Pounds of Illegal Marijuana
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Peace Bridge seized multiple vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana from a driver who had no intention to travel to …
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CBP Provides Guidance on Cybersecurity Best Practices to Increase Supply Chain Resiliency
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released Monday a new guidance document containing best practices for customs brokers on how to prepare for and respond to a cyber-attack. …
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LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), officers at the Laredo Port of Entry detained one male wanted for child indecency with sexual contact. “It’s unthinkable, but every …
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Agents assigned to the Fort Brown Border Patrol (FTB) station were involved in a high-speed flight from the Boca Chica checkpoint located on Highway 4, near Brownsville, Texas. …
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BOSTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in partnership with Norwegian Cruise Line, expanded the use of facial biometrics into the debarkation process at the Port of Boston, becoming the …
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CBP officers discovered and extracted 99 packages of methamphetamine from the vehicle’s front bumper and firewall weighing over 100 pounds. ANDRADE, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers …
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Union County Expands Mental Health Crisis Response Program to More Police Departments
UNION COUNTY, NJ – The Union County Prosecutor’s Office has expanded New Jersey’s ARRIVE Together program to additional police departments in the county. The program aims to provide compassionate response …
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Agents fire service weapons on non-compliant man after he strikes agent with wooden club; man dies at scene
On April 2, 2023, at approximately 8:37 p.m., a Border Patrol agent observed a white Nissan Rogue sports utility vehicle circumvent a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint located on Interstate 10, …
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On March 23, 2023, at approximately 9:26 a.m., a Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office deputy witnessed a 2014 GMC Sierra four door pickup truck traveling northbound on Highway 80 south of …
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CBP Officers Seize $372K in Cocaine from Vehicles in SENTRI Lane at Gateway to the Americas Bridge
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Laredo Port of Entry this week uncovered two cocaine seizures occurring in the SENTRI lane at Gateway to the …
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DETROIT– U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Marysville Border Patrol Station arrested two individuals and seized over 38 pounds of Ecstasy near Algonac, MI on April 4. The incident …
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CBP announces update to hours of operation at four additional northern border Ports of Entry
WASHINGTON—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today that it will update hours of operations at an additional four northern border ports of entry (POE) starting April 15, 2023. The …
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LOUISVILLE, Ky–-In 24 hours, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville seized three shipments of jewelry for bearing counterfeit designer trademarks while attempting importation into the United States. …
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PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge intercepted $198,902 in undeclared currency from a traveler heading to Mexico. “CBP officers conduct …
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SAN DIEGO – In recent weeks U.S. Border Patrol San Diego Sector has received increased reports from migrants encountering bandits in the Otay Mountain Wilderness area. In the last week …
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LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station stop a narcotic smuggle attempt in Laredo, Texas. On April 5, Border Patrol agents while working …
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a significant load of alleged dimethyltryptamine, commonly known as DMT, hidden within a 2007 BMW. “Our …
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Defendants with the Death of a Marine Interdiction Agent in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a 14-count superseding indictment charging three men and two women with trafficking cocaine in the …
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DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested three convicted sex offenders, shortly after they illegally entered the United States. March 29, while conducting …
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TUCSON, Ariz.— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) crews conducted a high-altitude rescue of an injured U.S. Citizen hiker who spent the night on the …
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DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested a felon convicted of homicide, shortly after he illegally entered the United States, March 31. At …