DC patrol car stops violent carjacking mid-assault
Washington, DC – A pair of teens have been arrested following an attempted unarmed carjacking on Swann Street early Sunday morning, and police are now searching for a third person captured on…
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…
Family Alive After Harrowing Rescue By Eagle Pass Border Patrol Agents
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. At approximately…
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents See Rise in Unaccompanied Children
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 and Dec.…
Smuggler who Assaulted Border Patrol Agents with his Car Sentenced to Prison
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 to 41…
McAllen Border Patrol Agents Arrest Three Gang Members
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 include a…
Yuma Border Patrol Agents/AMO Break up Smuggling Ring
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. Late…
SUV Bursts Into Flames After Flight From Border Patrol Agents
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 advised of…
SUV Bursts Into Flames After Flight From Border Patrol Agents
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 responded to…
CBP Air and Marine Operations and U.S. Border Patrol Team Up to Evacuate a Woman from the Baboquivari Mountains
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 20, 2022,…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol arrest over 160 at the checkpoint
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 occurred during…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol stops marijuana smuggling attempt near El Cenizo
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 agents detected…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents seize narcotics, vehicle
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 North Station…
Border Patrol Agents Arrest U.S. Citizen with Two Outstanding Warrants
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, Sunday afternoon. …
Border Patrol Divers Recover Deceased Body from Gravel Pit
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 responded to…
Border Patrol Arrested Four More Sex Offenders
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 Antonio Barajas-Granados,…
Border Patrol Saw 134% Increase In Fentanyl Seizures In Fiscal Year 2021
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 the illicit…
Border Patrol Arrests Two Child Sex Offenders
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) agents arrested…
Buffalo Man Who Crashed into Police Patrol Vehicle Pleads Guilty
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 to one…
Border Patrol Agents Find Unaccompanied Children
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 a group…
Border Patrol Agents Seize Close to 46 Lbs. of Meth Concealed in Spare Tire
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 encountered a…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Halt Several Human Smuggling Attempts
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 stolen vehicle,…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol and Law Enforcement Partners Discover a Stash House, Arrest 13 Individuals
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents, with the assistance of Air and Marine Operations – Laredo Air Branch and Webb County Constable Precinct 2 deputies, discovered a stash house and…
Convicted murderer arrested by Border Patrol
ALPINE, Texas–Big Bend Border Patrol agents arrest five subjects from a failed smuggling event at the Highway 118 Border Patrol Checkpoint. On Wednesday morning, Dec. 15, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Alpine Border Patrol…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Active Gang Member
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Station apprehended an active gang member south of Hebbronville, Texas. The incident occurred on Dec. 13, when agents apprehended the…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Halt Two Human Smuggling Attempts
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station stopped a pair of human smuggling attempts north of Laredo, Texas. The first incident occurred on Dec. 10, when…
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