Local News for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

CBP Officers Seize More Than $909k in Narcotics
08/28/2012 12:09 PM EDT
Nogales, Ariz. - After a Customs and Border Protection canine alerted to a non-factory floor compartment in a vehicle at the Dennis DeConcini Port Friday, CBP officers found more than 36 pounds of cocaine, worth close to $332,000, and approximately 37 pounds of methamphetamine, valued at $578,000. (more)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Del Rio Border Patrol Agents Rescue Victim from Rio Grande
08/28/2012 12:09 PM EDT
Del Rio, Texas - On Sunday, August 26, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Del Rio Border Patrol agents received information of a possible drowning victim who was adrift in the Rio Grande River, approximately one mile north of the Del Rio port of entry. (more)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Yuma Sector Graduates 15 Border Patrol Agents as Emergency Medical Technicians
08/28/2012 12:09 PM EDT
Yuma, Ariz. - The number of emergency medical technicians serving the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Yuma Sector swelled to 97, after 15 Border Patrol agents graduated from the National Registry EMT course on August 24.The course, held at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, included 22 students representing the CBP Border Patrol, U. (more)

Local Men Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Nearly $169,000 in Meth and Cocaine
08/28/2012 12:09 PM EDT
San Luis, Ariz. -Two local men were arrested in connection with separate attempts Saturday to smuggle more than nine pounds of methamphetamine and nearly three pounds of cocaine through the San Luis Port. David Sotelo Del Prado, 22, of San Luis, Rio Colorado, Mexico, was referred for a secondary inspection of his Jeep SUV. (more)

San Diego CBP Officers Find 637 Pounds of Marijuana in Bus
08/28/2012 12:09 PM EDT
San Ysidro, Calif. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry over the weekend discovered 637 pounds in a commercial bus.At about 12 p.m., August 26, CBP officers encountered a 56-year old male Mexican citizen driving a 1999 commercial bus as he waited in line to enter the United States. (more)

CBP Officers Arrest Suspected Pot Smugglers
08/28/2012 12:09 PM EDT
Douglas, Ariz. - Two local residents were arrested over the weekend for allegedly attempting to smuggle more than $238,000 worth of marijuana through the Douglas Port of Entry.U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers referred Guadalupe Celeste Carrillo, 19, of Pirtleville, for inspection of her Chevrolet sedan when she attempted to enter the United States Friday. (more)

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