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Texas man crashes into DPS cruiser during border smuggling chase in Rio Grande Valley

McALLEN, TX – A suspected human smuggler is in federal custody after a high-speed chase ended in a crash with law enforcement and the capture of five undocumented migrants near the Texas-Mexico border on Tuesday morning. Cesar Rafael Leon, 34,…

CBP officers seize $888K in cocaine at Rio Grande City Port of Entry

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at Rio Grande City Port of Entry this week seized $888,000 in cocaine in a single enforcement action. “Our frontline officers continue to employ an effective combination…

Migrants die after attempting to cross the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas; Border Patrol agents attempt to rescue

On Wednesday, October 10, 2023, at approximately 11:20 a.m., Texas National Guard personnel observed a large group of suspected migrants crossing the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas. A soldier with the…

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents rescue migrant in Rio Grande

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a Guatemalan national from drowning in the Rio Grande. On Dec. 1, Laredo Sector agents observed a migrant struggling to stay afloat in…

Del Rio Sector Agents Recover 3 Deceased Bodies From Rio Grande

EAGLE PASS, Texas – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector recovered the bodies of three deceased migrants within a four-hour span, Aug. 17. Agents encountered a deceased male floating…

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Meth-loaded tires send Rio Grande City man to prison

McALLEN, Texas – A 20-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of importing 500 grams or more of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery Abiel Geronimo Fernandez…

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Police Arrest Pennsylvania 18-Year-Olds Who Made Threat at Rio Grande Wawa

RIO GRANDE, NJ – Rio Grande, a town west of the Wildwoods was the scene of a threat of an active shooter on Tuesday. Police locked down the store and began their…

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Body of Missing Child Found in Rio Grande

DEL RIO, Texas – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Station recovered the body of a small child from the Rio Grande River, May 5. On May 2, agents encountered…

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Marijuana Load Vehicle Splashes Into the Rio Grande

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Fort Brown Border Patrol Station (FTB) agents interdict a narcotics smuggling attempt resulting in the seizure of more than 480 pounds of marijuana. On May 3, FTB agents attempted…

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Unaccompanied Toddler Abandoned at Border in Rio Grande Valley, Texas

ROMA, Texas – Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC) agents encounter an unaccompanied two-year-old boy near the Rio Grande. RGC agents working near Roma encountered a two-year-old Noncitizen Unaccompanied Child (NUC)…

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More Human Stash Houses Located in the Rio Grande Valley

EDINBURG, Texas– Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners work together to disrupt three human smuggling stash houses. On March 30, at approximately 10:00 a.m., RGV…

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Criminal Migrants Arrested at the Border in the Rio Grande Valley

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested two criminal migrants with serious criminal history, to include kidnapping, murder, and sexual contact charges. On Saturday, March 26, Rio Grande City Border…

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Drug Smugglers Float a Chevy Trailblazer Across the Rio Grande

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdicted two narcotics smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than 731 pounds of marijuana. On the evening of March 22,…

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Criminal Migrants Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents arrested three Salvadoran gang members and a Guatemalan previously convicted of sexual abuse. On March 18, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents…

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Video Shows Border Patrol Saving Migrant Family That Almost Drowned In Rio Grande

A video surfaced Sunday of Border Patrol agents’ rescuing a family of Haitian migrants that nearly drowned in the Rio Grande river in Del Rio, Texas. Agents in the video appeared to…

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Raid at Rio Grande heroin dealer’s home nets 6,000 bags of heroin

Cape May Court House, New Jersey – Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief Paul Skill announce the arrest of Hector Perez-Heredia, a 40-year-old resident of Rio Grande, NJ and…

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Migrant Convicted of Murder Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested two Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members and a migrant previously convicted of murder. On Dec. 2, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents arrested a…

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ICE HSI Casa Grande investigation sends smugglers to prison

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – A Phoenix area man was sentenced Wednesday to 37 months in prison for attempting to smuggle ammunition from the United States into Mexico, following a probe by U.S.…

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Multiple Criminal Migrants Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested two Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members with criminal histories in their home country of El Salvador and two Guatemalan nationals previously convicted in the…

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Four MS-13 Gang Members Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley Within 14 Hours

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents arrested four Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members and two other migrants previously arrested for sexual crimes. Within a 14-hour time span,…

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Multiple Criminal Migrants Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents arrested two migrants previously convicted of sexual assault of a child and an 18th Street gang member. On Nov. 4, McAllen Border Patrol…

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Rio Grande Valley Checkpoint Agents Foil Smuggling Attempts

EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents foil checkpoint smuggling attempts. In the early morning hours of Oct. 25, a U-Haul box truck approached the primary inspection lane at…

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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Rescues Two Children in the Rio Grande River

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo South Station rescued two children who were stranded in the Rio Grande River near the Chacon Creek in South Laredo. The…

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Rio Grande Valley Law Enforcement Collaboration Leads to 35 Apprehensions of illegals, smugglers

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrested 35 migrants at two locations with the assistance of federal and local partners. On Sept. 30, Brooks County Sheriff’s Office…