EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdicted six narcotic smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana, methamphetamines, and cocaine. On…
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector encountered more than 30 migrants, trapped in rail cars, in 48 hours. On Feb. 28., at approximately…
Groups on opposing sides of the debate surrounding the possible conclusions of the investigation into an incident in which border agents on horseback allegedly “whipped” Haitian migrants in Del Rio,…
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – On February 15, 2022, at approximately 7:11 a.m., Central District patrol officers were patrolling the area of North Eutaw and West Mulberry Street, when the officers heard…
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…
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Eagle Pass Station encountered three migrants stranded in the middle of the Rio Grande River, Feb. 12.…
DEl RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector encountered more than 160 unaccompanied migrant children from Feb. 4-11. This fiscal year, between Oct. 1…
Assistant U. S. Attorney Loren G. Rene (619) 546-8783 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 9, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Juan Francisco Sanchez-Campos of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced in federal court…
EDINBURG, Texas – McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents arrest several active gang members over the weekend. On Feb. 5, MCS agents working near Havana, Texas, arrested several subjects, to…
YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents, aided by an aircrew from Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Yuma Air Branch, intercepted a human smuggling attempt Wednesday in Yuma, Arizona.…
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents pulled two illegal migrants away from a burning vehicle last Friday evening. Agents from the Tucson Sector’s Brian A. Terry Station were…
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Tucson Sector pulled two migrants away from a burning vehicle last Friday evening. Agents assigned to the Brian A. Terry Station…
San Miguel, Ariz —U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and U. S. Border Patrol agents evacuate a female migrant from the Baboquivari Mountains. On January…
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents stopped two alleged human smuggling attempts at the Interstate 35 checkpoint, resulting in the apprehension of over 160 individuals. The first incident…
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents stopped a marijuana smuggling attempt near El Cenizo, Texas. The incident occurred during the evening of Jan. 16, when Laredo South Station…
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents prevented a narcotic smuggling attempt and seized several bundles of marijuana in Laredo, Texas. The incident occurred on January 11, when Laredo…
CALEXICO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen wanted on two warrants while, attempting to smuggle six undocumented individuals, and in possession of methamphetamine,…
Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector recovered a drowning victim, Jan. 7. Late Friday evening, agents from the Eagle Pass South Station…
EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrested four sex offenders. On Jan. 7, at approximately 3:00 p.m., Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station agents arrested Edgar…
The lethal synthetic drug fentanyl has been increasingly trafficked into the U.S., and, in fiscal year 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported a 134% increase in seizures of…
EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrest two sex offenders and a gang member. On Jan. 2, at approximately 7:00 a.m., McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS)…
BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 26-year-old Mario S. Crawford of Buffalo pleaded guilty this morning before Erie County Court Judge Suzanne Maxwell Barnes…
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Del Rio Station discovered five unaccompanied migrant children, Dec. 22. Around 8 a.m., Border Patrol agents encountered…
INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two United States citizens accused of smuggling illegal narcotics early Monday morning. At approximately 12:00 a.m., El Centro Sector agents…
LAREDO, Texas – Over a 24-hour period, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents intercepted three human smuggling attempts which resulted in the apprehension of over 70 undocumented individuals along with recovering a…