Thread: Arrests, sezures, drug busts, etc. for 9/18/2012

Local News for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize Cocaine, Meth 10/18/2012 12:38 PM EDT Del Rio, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Eagle Pass arrested a Hondo woman early Tuesday after discovering more than half a million dollars worth of narcotics hidden in the car she was driving.Tuesday morning, CBP officers at the Camino Real International Bridge inspected a 1997 Ford Expedition driven by a 30-year-old U. (more) Man Arrested by U.S. Border Patrol Agents Receives Prostitution Conviction 10/18/2012 12:38 PM EDT Swanton, Vt. - As a result of the arrest made by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Vermont, Jose Lorenzo Cardona-Paguada, 37, a Honduran national, was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Oct. 3. The conviction is on a violation of the Mann Act for knowingly transporting an individual in interstate commerce for the purposes of engaging in prostitution. (more) U.S. Border Patrol Agents Work with Partners, Fugitive Arrested 10/18/2012 12:38 PM EDT Swanton, Vt. - As a result of the U.S. Border Patrol agents in Vermont working with their federal, local and state law enforcement agencies, a United States Citizen (USC), wanted on a federal warrant for an Alien Smuggling charge, was arrested in New York City on Oct. (more) Eagle Pass Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender 10/18/2012 12:38 PM EDT Del Rio, Texas - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station apprehended a convicted sex offender Monday morning.Agents patrolling in Eagle Pass encountered Karen Fidelina Portillo-Romero, 22, an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador. (more) www.cbp.gov

CBP Del Rio Border Patrol Sector Agents Seize More Than 400 lbs. of Marijuana
10/18/2012 05:07 PM EDT
Del Rio, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Eagle Pass Border Patrol agents recently seized more than $350,000 worth of marijuana. On October 15, CBP Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station conducted a vehicle stop on a 2003 Ford Taurus near the Rio Grande River. (more)

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U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector September 27 – October 10 (Wednesday, October 17, 2012) Blaine, Wash. – The information listed below is from arrests and seizures related to the U.S. Border Patrol in the Blaine Sector area of operations. For security reasons, this may not be a complete list of enforcement actions. 10/02/2012 – Operators of a remote video surveillance system observed a vehicle engaged in suspicious activity north of Lynden, Washington. U.S. Border Patrol agents responded to the area, encountered the vehicle and performed a vehicle stop. The occupants of the vehicle, both citizens of Canada, were determined to be in violation of status and present in the United States illegally. The subjects were placed under arrest and processed for removal. 10/05/2012 – Operators of a remote video surveillance system observed an individual cross the U.S./Canada border east of Blaine, Washington. U.S. Border Patrol agents located and apprehended the individual, a citizen of India, wcho admitted having just crossed into the United States illegally. The person was placed under arrest and processed for reinstatement of a prior order of removal. 10/06/2012 – U.S. Border Patrol agents observed a suspicious vehicle stopped in close proximity to the U.S./Canada border east of Blaine, Washington. Agents conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle and encountered a citizen of Turkey, who admitted having just entered the United States illegally. The person was placed under arrest and processed for removal. 10/09/2012 ­– Operators of a remote video surveillance system observed five subjects illegally cross the U.S./Canada border east of Sumas, Washington. U.S. Border Patrol agents responded and located the suspected illegal entrants. The subjects, citizens of India, admitted being present in the United States illegally. The group was placed under arrest and processed for removal. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws. www.cbp.gov