Thread: U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter: (08/19/2010)

U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter: (08/19/2010)

Border Patrol agents seized over 6,542 pounds of marijuana and 318.3 pounds of cocaine. Agents arrested 11 criminal aliens and 6 gang members.

*This overview is compiled from incidents reported to the Office of Border Patrol and is not intended to reflect all Border Patrol enforcement actions. Most arrests and seizures fail to meet the requirements for mandatory reporting to the Office of Border Patrol.


Reported on August 12, 2010

Grand Forks Sector – Border Patrol agents assisted federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in the interdiction of a large scale marijuana growing and processing operation near Crandon, Wisconsin. The interdiction resulted in the arrest of 12 individuals and the seizure of approximately 100,000 marijuana plants.


Rio Grande Valley Sector – Border Patrol agents arrested an illegal alien from El Salvador near Brownsville, Texas. Records checks revealed the subject was a Mara Salvatrucha 13 (MS-13) gang member and had been previously removed from the United States.


San Diego Sector – Border Patrol agents arrested an illegal alien from Mexico near Imperial Beach, California. The subject actively resisted arrest, and assaulted an agent in an attempt to gain control of the agent's Pepperball Launching System. The subject was subdued and taken into custody without further incident.


Tucson Sector – Border Patrol agents assisted local law enforcement officials in rescuing USCs who were suffering from heat-related injuries in a canyon near Tucson, Arizona. The group was hiking when they became distressed and called for help. Agents safely extracted the group and escorted them to awaiting emergency medical personnel.


Reported on August 13, 2010


El Centro Sector – Border Patrol agents seized 64 pounds of marijuana, a BMW, and arrested a USC subsequent to a vehicle stop near Ocotillo, California. A Border Patrol canine alerted to the vehicle, and a search by agents revealed the marijuana inside the trunk.


El Centro Sector – Border Patrol agents arrested an illegal alien from Mexico in San Bernardino, California. The subject had a prior conviction for lewd and lascivious acts with a child in the state of California, and had also been previously removed from the United States.


El Paso Sector – Border Patrol agents arrested an illegal alien from Mexico near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Records checks revealed the subject had prior felony convictions and had been previously removed from the United States.


Marfa Sector – Border Patrol agents seized 118 pounds of Promethazine with Codeine (also known as “Purple Drankâ€

How the heck do they find the time to pick lettuce?