C.B.P. MEDIA RELEASES October 2014

CBP Reminds Public of Prohibited Agricultural Items that Can Carry Citrus Greening Disease
Friday, October 31, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseSAN DIEGO — As the U.S.-Mexico border community prepares for the upcoming All Souls Day (Día de Los Muertos) holiday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are advising the traveling public that certain agricultural items used in holiday...
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Yuma Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize $312K in Marijuana
Friday, October 31, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. — Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents from the Wellton Station seized 624 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $312,000, during multiple operations this morning (Oct. 31). Agents apprehended two subjects headed north toward Tacna and...
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize more than 20 Pounds of Methamphetamine at Checkpoint
Friday, October 31, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseSALTON CITY, Calif. –Thursday, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station arrested a suspected drug smuggler after discovering packages of methamphetamine hidden inside a backpack stored in the rear of the vehicle. The...
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Yuma Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Heroin, Meth, Marijuana with Combined Value Exceeding $500,000
Friday, October 31, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. — Yuma Sector Border Patrol Agents seized 189.5 pounds of marijuana, nearly 25 pounds of heroin and almost 30 pounds of methamphetamine during separate incidents on Oct. 29. Agents responded to a group of individuals walking north toward...
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Border Patrol, Office of Air and Marine Clamp Down on West Desert Smuggling
Friday, October 31, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents working with Office of Air and Marine air assets seized more than 5,600 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $2.8 million, and three vehicles in recent west desert smuggling attempts. Elements...
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Border Patrol Often First on Scene of Accidents
Friday, October 31, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents do more than chase down smugglers, criminals, and illegal immigrants attempting to slip past border security. Agents are often the first to respond to all sorts of emergencies, whether it involves...
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Border Patrol Agents Arrest Man with Heroin at I-5 Checkpoint
Thursday, October 30, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseSAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a man late Wednesday afternoon who had more than eight pounds of heroin hidden inside his vehicle's car battery case. At approximately 4:30 p.m., a 26-year-old male Mexican national arrived at...
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Nearly $461,000 in Methamphetamine and Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry
Thursday, October 30, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseBrownsville, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted two loads of alleged narcotics in 24 hours. CBP officers discovered the alleged drugs, carrying a combined street value of nearly $461,000...
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USBP, OAM Rescue Migrant in NM Desert
Thursday, October 30, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseDEMING, New Mexico – U.S. Border Patrol Agents along with a helicopter from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Air and Marine (OAM), El Paso Air Branch/Deming Air Unit rescued a man who called 911 for help after illegally...
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CBP Officers Seize $1.5 Million in Cocaine at Laredo Port of Entry
Thursday, October 30, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseLaredo, Texas –Halloween unfortunately will be a little less sweet for two toddlers after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry on Oct. 29 seized $1.5 million in alleged cocaine hidden in a vehicle driven by a...
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Nogales CBP Officers Seize $66,000 in Heroin
Thursday, October 30, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. — A Tucson woman is in custody and her vehicle confiscated following an attempt to smuggle nearly five pounds of heroin through the Port of Nogales on Oct. 28. CBP officers at the DeConcini crossing alerted to and seized $66,000 worth...
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CBP Field Operations at the Pharr International Bridge Arrests Local Man with Marijuana
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 | Local Media ReleasePHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge arrested a man from Palmview, Texas after discovering 46 packages of alleged marijuana concealed within the Nissan pickup truck he...
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Border Patrol Agents Seize Marijuana at I-19 Checkpoint
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents working at the Interstate 19 checkpoint seized $165,000 worth of marijuana Saturday morning. When agents peeled back the bed of a smuggling vehicle, they located and seized packages of marijuana...
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CBP Officers Arrest Cocaine Smuggler At El Paso Port Of Entry
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseEL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the El Paso port of entry made a 12.4 pound cocaine seizure Monday. The drugs have an approximate street value of $396,800. “This interdiction removes...
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CBP Officers At Presidio Port Find Drugs Strapped To Paraplegic Man
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 | Local Media ReleasePRESIDIO, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the Presidio port of entry seized 1.3 pounds of crystal methamphetamine last week. The drugs were taped to the legs of a paraplegic man. “Smugglers...
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Nogales CBP Officers Seize $2.3 Million in Marijuana
Monday, October 27, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Mariposa Cargo Facility seized more than $2.3 million in marijuana – 4,661 pounds – from a male Mexican national Friday when he attempted to enter the United States through the Port...
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CBP Officers Seize $77K of Methamphetamine
Monday, October 27, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. — A Mexican national is in custody following a seizure of nearly 26 pounds of methamphetamine at the Port of Nogales on Saturday. CBP officers assigned to the Port of Nogales locate and removed packages of methamphetamine from the...
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CBP Officers Seize $411K in Cocaine at Naco Port
Monday, October 27, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican national Sunday for attempting to smuggle approximately 39 pounds of cocaine, valued at $411,000, through the Port of Naco. CBP officers from the Port of Naco seized 39...
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Douglas CBP Officers Seize $180K in Marijuana
Monday, October 27, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Port of Douglas arrested two Mexican nationals during separate weekend smuggling attempts of marijuana with a combined value of approximately $180,000. Total of 179...
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Border Patrol agents seize nearly 1,500 pounds of marijuana, arrest 24 people during busy weekend
Monday, October 27, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. — Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents seized 1,447 pounds of marijuana, worth almost $724,000, and apprehended 24 individuals during four separate weekend incidents. Beginning Friday, agents on patrol near Wellton observed a group of...
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CBP Officers Apprehend Prior Deport Subject at Laredo Port of Entry
Monday, October 27, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry intercepted an individual allegedly attempting to re-enter the U.S. after deportation. “This was a great referral by our primary officer,” said Acting...
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CBP Officers At Santa Teresa Make Drug Seizure
Monday, October 27, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseSANTA TERESA, N.M. -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the Santa Teresa port of entry seized 84 pounds of marijuana Saturday. The estimated street value of the seized contraband is $67,200. “Smuggling...
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A Nuevo Laredo Man is Arrested in Connection with a $806,000 Meth Seizure at the Laredo Port of Entry
Monday, October 27, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized 40 pounds of alleged crystal methamphetamines (meth) in an enforcement action at the Lincoln-Juarez Bridge. “The detection of this seizure can be...
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Sexual Offender Arrested by CBP Field Operations at the Hidalgo International Bridge
Monday, October 27, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseHIDALGO, Texas—Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a 23-year-old male United States citizen from Mission, Texas who was wanted on sexual indecency charges by...
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CBP Field Operations at the Anzalduas International Bridge Seize Close to $500K in Methamphetamine
Monday, October 27, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseANZALDUAS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Anzalduas International Bridge arrested a woman from Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico in connection with a failed smuggling attempt of $442,000 worth of alleged...
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CBP Officers Seize $2.5 Million in Hard Narcotics at Laredo Port of Entry
Monday, October 27, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseLaredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry delivered a one-two punch to narcotics smuggling efforts this weekend by seizing $2.5 million in cocaine, heroin in two separate enforcement actions. “These two...
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Eagle Pass CBP Officers Detain Man Wanted for Sexual Assault
Friday, October 24, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseEAGLE PASS, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Eagle Pass detained a local man Thursday after discovering he was the subject of a warrant for sexual assault. “Our frontline CBP officers regularly work with local, state, and...
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CBP Reminds Public of Prohibited Agricultural Items that Can Carry Citrus Greening Disease
Friday, October 24, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, TEXAS — As the U.S.-Mexico border community prepares for the upcoming All Souls Day (Día de Los Muertos) holiday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are advising the traveling public that certain agricultural items used in holiday...
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Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents seize 1,400 pounds of marijuana worth more than $1 million
Friday, October 24, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseDEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the Del Rio Sector seized more than 1,400 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated value of $1.1 million in five different incidents in recent weeks. On Oct. 21 at approximately 7 p.m., agents from...
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CBP Officers Make Eight Drug Busts Thursday At El Paso Port Of Entry
Friday, October 24, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseEL PASO, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the El Paso port of entry made eight drug seizures yesterday. CBP officers confiscated approximately 661.40 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $529,120 and...
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Two Smuggling Attempts Intercepted by CBP Officers at Laredo Border Crossings Result in Three Arrests
Friday, October 24, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry intercepted three U.S. citizens who allegedly attempted to smuggle undocumented persons in two separate incidents at the international bridges. “Securing our...
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Carjacker Runs I-5 Checkpoint
Friday, October 24, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseSAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—U.S. Border Patrol agents pursued a man on Wednesday who ran the San Clemente checkpoint on Interstate 5 in a car reported as stolen. The incident began at approximately 1 p.m., when the driver of a white 1999 Lexus was referred...
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Border Patrol First on Scene of Burning Vehicles
Thursday, October 23, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents were first on scene to prevent potential catastrophic events from occurring during multiple burning vehicle incidents during the past week. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Willcox Station...
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Blythe Station Border Patrol Agents Discover Meth
Thursday, October 23, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseBLYTHE, Calif. — Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents found 10.44 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a vehicle during a search at an immigration checkpoint on Oct. 21. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Blythe Station seized more than ten pounds of...
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CBP Officers Stop Attempt to Smuggle 600 Pounds of Marijuana in Commercial Shipment of Alfalfa
Thursday, October 23, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseCALEXICO, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico East commercial facility Wednesday halted an attempt to smuggle 600 pounds of marijuana within a shipment of alfalfa. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the...
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Border Patrol Arrests Previously Deported Criminal Gang Member
Thursday, October 23, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseCALEXICO, Calif. – Wednesday, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Calexico station apprehended a dangerous gang member attempting to make an illegal entry into the United States. Border Patrol agents arrested a 29-year-old Mexican national as...
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol Stops Two Meth Smuggling Attempts within One Hour
Thursday, October 23, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseSALTON CITY, Calif. – Tuesday, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station arrested four suspected drug smugglers riding in two passenger buses, and seized more than 8.6 pounds of methamphetamine combined in two separate...
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Buffalo CBP Agriculture Specialists Stop Four Significant Pests Including a First in Port and a Federal Noxious Weed
Thursday, October 23, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseLEWISTON, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists working at the Lewiston Bridge, in the past two weeks, have intercepted three significant pests including a first in port and one Federal Noxious Weed seed from entering the...
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Close to $2 Million in Marijuana Seized by CBP Field Operations at the Pharr International Bridge
Thursday, October 23, 2014 | Local Media ReleasePHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility seized just under a ton of marijuana which was discovered within a commercial shipment of produce. “Our frontline CBP...
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Eagle Pass Border Patrol Agents Arrest Convicted Murderer
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseDEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station apprehended a convicted murderer recently. On Oct. 17, agents from the Eagle Pass South Station, patrolling near Eagle Pass, encountered Francisco Rodriguez-...
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CBP Officers Seize Cocaine and Heroin at Otay Mesa Cargo Crossing
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseSAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo port of entry stopped two trucks within ten minutes of each other Tuesday, one with packages of cocaine and one with packages of heroin. “When officers in the cargo...
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CBP Officers Seize $53K of Methamphetamine
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. — A male Mexican national is in custody following the seizure of nearly 18 pounds of methamphetamine on Oct. 21 at the Port of Nogales. More than $53,000 worth of meth is seized by CBP officers in Nogales, Ariz. U.S. Customs and...
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CBP Officers in San Diego Apprehend Undocumented Man Attempting Entry Inside Shipment of Scrap Paper
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseOTAY MESA, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Otay Mesa commercial facility Tuesday thwarted an illegal entry attempt after discovering an undocumented man hiding inside a commercial shipment of paper scrap. U.S....
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CBP Officers Seize Weapons/Ammunition
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. —Several firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition headed for Mexico were seized Oct. 20 by Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Port of Douglas. Multiple weapons were seized on Monday, along with ammunition and...
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Border Patrol Agents Rescue Six Undocumented Immigrants from Fuel Tank
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseDEL RIO, Texas – On Oct. 17, Border Patrol agents rescued six undocumented immigrants after they attempted to illegally further their entry into the United States near Eagle Pass. In the early morning hours, Eagle Pass South Station agents...
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San Juan CBP Officers Foil Heroin Smuggling Attempt
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to San Juan Office of Field Operations discovered 2.55 kilograms (5.6 pounds) of heroin concealed within a vehicle arriving from the Dominican Republic on the ferry...
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Nogales CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Worth $206K
Monday, October 20, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. - A pair of Mexican nationals were arrested over the weekend for attempting to smuggle more than 412 pounds of marijuana, valued in excess of $206,000, through the Port of Nogales. A total of 38 packages of marijuana are removed from...
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CBP Officers Seize $77K Marijuana Load
Monday, October 20, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – A 46-year-old Hereford, Ariz. man was arrested Oct. 17 for attempting to smuggle approximately 155 pounds of marijuana through the Port of Naco. The seats of a smuggling vehicle are found to contain packages of marijuana by CBP...
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Douglas CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Load
Monday, October 20, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Port of Douglas arrested a local woman Oct. 18 following an unsuccessful smuggling attempt of marijuana. The tires of a smuggling vehicle are found to contain packages of...
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Yuma Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize $340K in Marijuana
Monday, October 20, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. — Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents seized 680 pounds of marijuana in separate incidents worth an estimated $340,000. Agents assigned to Camp Grip discovered nine backpacks on Oct. 18 filled with marijuana. Smugglers used camouflaged...
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Criminal Gang Member
Monday, October 20, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseCALEXICO, Calif. –Today, U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehend a dangerous gang member from the “Sureno” criminal street gang. This makes a total of 23 gang members arrested this year. The man was illegally present in the United States at the time...
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CBP Officers Make Several Weekend Marijuana Busts At El Paso Ports Of Entry
Monday, October 20, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseEL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso ports of entry made five marijuana seizures this weekend totaling 338.53 pounds. “These are outstanding seizures; the dedication and always vigilant skills on the part...
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CBP Officers at the Laredo Port of Entry Apprehend Four Wanted Persons
Monday, October 20, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseLaredo, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry apprehended several wanted persons in separate enforcement actions at the Gateway to the Americas Bridge. “Our CBP officers are the first line of defense...
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CBP Mourns Loss of Miami Officer
Monday, October 20, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseMIAMI - It is with great sadness that U.S. Customs and Border Protection shares the tragic news of the death of CBP Officer Marc Izquierdo. CBP Officer Izquierdo was involved in a single vehicle motorcycle accident early Sunday morning while...
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Local Students Name Border Patrol Mustang Horse
Monday, October 20, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, TEXAS – Chanting to the name of “Bravo” were students from Juarez-Lincoln Elementary School in Rio Bravo, Texas. The kindergarten class at the school were announced as the winners of a competition held to select a new name for a recently...
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CBP Field Operations at the Progreso International Bridge Nabs Aggravated Assault Suspect
Monday, October 20, 2014 | Local Media ReleasePROGRESO, Texas—Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Progreso International Bridge this weekend arrested a 52-year-old man from Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico on state charges for aggravated...
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CBP and GSA Announce Open Period for Submitting Donation Proposals to Support Port of Entry Infrastructure Needs
Monday, October 20, 2014 | National Media ReleaseWASHINGTON— U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced today the open period for accepting donations proposals through the Section 559 Donation Acceptance Program (DAP). Proposals may be...
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CBP Officers Seize $33K Worth of Methamphetamine
Friday, October 17, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. — A 25-year-old Mexican national was arrested Oct. 12 at the Port of Lukeville in connection with a failed drug-smuggling attempt. CBP officers located and removed 11 pounds of meth from the spare tire of a smuggling vehicle...
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San Juan CBP Seizes 50 Pounds of Cocaine Concealed Inside Ship
Friday, October 17, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) field operations officers seized 50 pounds (20.4 kilos) of cocaine inside a plastic garbage bag concealed in a vessel ship arriving from the Dominican Republic. The estimated value of...
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CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Detect 11 Immigration Law Violations in 24 Hours
Friday, October 17, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, TEXAS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry on Oct. 15 uncovered 11 violations of immigration law in a 24-hour period, including an alleged attempt to smuggle a female Mexican citizen with a U.S....
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U.S., Mexico Sign Mutual Recognition Arrangement
Friday, October 17, 2014 | National Media ReleaseWASHINGTON—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske and Mexico's Tax Administration Service (SAT) Chief Aristóteles Núñez Sánchez today signed a mutual recognition arrangement that allows stronger collaboration...
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Border Patrol Averts Potential Crisis at I-19 Checkpoint
Friday, October 17, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents recently removed nine individuals locked in a rental truck. Border Patrol agents rescued nine individuals from the inside of a rental truck that was stopped at the I-19 traffic checkpoint on Oct....
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Border Patrol Rescues Two Migrants from Desert
Friday, October 17, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents rescued two male illegal immigrants who found themselves in a dangerous predicament over the weekend. Just before sunset on Oct. 10, Tucson Station agents responded to a sensor activation in the...
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Border Patrol Apprehends Convicted Rapist
Friday, October 17, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. — Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a Mexican national yesterday convicted for rape in 2008. Agents conducting checkpoint backup operations near Interstate 8 stopped a 2006 Nissan Altima and discovered four Mexican nationals...
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Border Patrol Foils Meth Smuggling Attempt
Friday, October 17, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseYUMA, Ariz. — Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents seized more than $33,000 in a methamphetamine smuggling attempt. Oct. 9, Wellton Station agents working at an immigration checkpoint on Interstate 8 referred a Honda Accord to secondary inspection...
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CBP Arrests F.A.S.T. Card Holder Wanted for Sex Crimes
Friday, October 17, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseDETROIT- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Fort Street Cargo Facility arrested a 52 year old Canadian citizen wanted in Davison, Michigan for 4th degree criminal sexual conduct. On Monday October 14, a...
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CBP apprehends 32 Haitians that landed in Monito
Thursday, October 16, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseAGUADILLA, Puerto Rico –US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol Agents apprehended Wednesday morning 32 undocumented Haitian migrants that landed Monday afternoon in Monito Island. Border Patrol Ramey Sector Communications Room...
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CBP Arrests Five Fugitives at Baltimore and Northern Virginia Ports of Entry
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseBALTIMORE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) arrested five fugitives at ports of entry in Baltimore and Virginia over the long weekend who were wanted on charges from Maryland, Virginia, the District of...
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Border Patrol Agents Rescue Injured Man in Remote Area
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseENCINO, Texas ̶̶ Agents from the Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR) unit rescued a man in distress after he placed a call to the Brooks County Emergency Dispatch Center on Tuesday. Border Patrol Agents Walking Through a Remote...
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize $1.5 Million in Heroin and Cocaine at the Laredo Port of Entry
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseLaredo, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized heroin and cocaine valued at approximately $1,526,000 this week. “While the majority of the people were enjoying their day off in observance of...
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U.S. Border Patrol Blotter, Blaine Sector: October 1 – October 8, 2014
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseBLAINE, 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. 10/03/2014 – During...
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Child Smuggler Arrested by CBP Field Operations at the Hidalgo International Bridge, Imposters Arrested
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseHIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested an 18-year-old woman from La Villa, Texas after she allegedly attempted to smuggle a four-year-old girl from Guerrero,...
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection to Hire Border Patrol Agents
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 | National Media ReleaseWASHINGTON —U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the agency responsible for securing U.S. ports of entry and international borders will accept applications nationwide starting today for border patrol agent positions on the Southwest border. To...
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CBP Officers in Calexico Intercept $286,000 Worth of Methamphetamine
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseCALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Calexico downtown port of entry on Saturday discovered $286,000 worth of methamphetamine concealed under the rear seats of a vehicle. The incident occurred shortly after...
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Stop Alleged Smuggling Attempt of a Three-Year-Old Child into the Country
Friday, October 10, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseHIDALGO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge intercepted a woman for alleged violations of immigration law. The United States citizen allegedly attempted to facilitate the entry of a three-year-old...
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Oswego Border Patrol Graduates First Citizens Academy
Friday, October 10, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseOSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego, N.Y., U.S. Border Patrol Station concluded its first ever Citizens Academy October 2 with the graduation of four local citizens. These citizens come from various occupations, including business leaders, religious leaders,...
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Buffalo CBP Intercepts First in Nation Invasive Pest
Friday, October 10, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseBuffalo, N.Y. – On Wednesday October 8, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entomologist confirmed that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Lewiston Bridge border crossing intercepted an invasive insect,...
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Agents on I-15 Intercept $600K of China White Heroin
Friday, October 10, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseMURRIETA, Calif.—U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a man on Tuesday morning who had more than thirty-two pounds of China White heroin hidden inside his car. At approximately 9 a.m., agents patrolling Interstate 15 observed a 2002 Volkswagen Passat...
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CBP Preclearance in the Bahamas Seizes Cocaine
Friday, October 10, 2014 | National Media ReleaseNASSAU, Bahamas— U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Bahamas-Nassau Preclearance facility seized one pound of cocaine from a traveler. The Royal Bahamas Police Force’s (RBPF) Drug Enforcement Unit took custody of the traveler upon...
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Border Patrol Arrests Convicted Sex Offenders
Thursday, October 9, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents arrested six illegal immigrants between Sept. 30 and Oct. 8 wanted for or convicted of various sex crimes. One subject, a Mexican national, was convicted of felony-aggravated sexual assault on a child, along with...
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Travel Advisory-Plan Ahead Minimize Delays
Thursday, October 9, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. -U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reminding travelers planning trips across the border into the United States during the upcoming Columbus Day holiday weekend to make sure they have proper documents and to anticipate heavy traffic...
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Nogales CBP Officers Seize $275K Worth of Cocaine
Thursday, October 9, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. — A Tucson man is in custody following a cocaine seizure at the Port of Nogales on October 7. More than 26 pounds of cocaine were seized by officers at the DeConcini crossing on Oct. 7. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at...
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CBP Discovers Destructive Wireworm on Imported Taro
Thursday, October 9, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseHONOLULU— U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists (CBPAS) working at Honolulu seaport discovered live wireworms while inspecting a shipment of pink taro from Fiji. The insects were found crawling on the crown of one of the tubers...
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Douglas Border Patrol Station to Hold Meet and Greet
Thursday, October 9, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseDOUGLAS, Ariz. – The local community is invited to an Open House at the Douglas Border Patrol Station, Saturday, Oct. 18, from 2 to 5 p.m. Talk with Border Patrol agents and take pictures with horses, ATVs, bikes and the massive Mine Resistant...
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Canadian Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Reminder: British Columbia/Western Washington
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseBLAINE, Wash. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reminding travelers planning trips across the border this weekend into the United States to make sure they have their proper documents and to anticipate heavy traffic during the celebration of...
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Laredo CBP Officers Seize Over $130,000 in Crystal Meth from Pedestrian
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseLaredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry stopped seven pounds of alleged methamphetamines before they could be walked into the U.S. The case resulted in the pedestrian’s arrest. “This is the...
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CBP Officers Seize $62,000 Worth of Meth
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. — A Phoenix woman is in custody in connection with a drug seizure of methamphetamine yesterday at the Port of Nogales. CBP officers located and seized nearly 21 pounds of meth that was concealed within the rocker panels of a smuggling...
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $1.5 Million In Liquid Methamphetamine at the Hidalgo Port of Entry
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseHidalgo, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted a significant load of liquid methamphetamine. CBP officers discovered the alleged narcotics, valued at approximately $1,520,000 hidden...
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Travel Advisory – Canadian Thanksgiving 2014 - Be a “Ready Traveler”
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 | Local Media ReleasePEMBINA, N.D. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reminding travelers planning trips across the border into the United States during the upcoming holiday weekend to make sure they have proper documents and to anticipate heavy traffic. CBP...
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CBP Officers Seize Unreported Currency
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – A 19-year-old man from Pasco, Washington was arrested Oct. 6 for attempting to smuggle nearly $240,000 in unreported U.S. currency into Mexico through the Port of Nogales. A total of 20 packages of meth were removed from a smuggling...
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Plattsburgh Air Branch Celebrates Ten Years
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 | Local Media ReleasePLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - On Oct. 8, 2014, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine, Plattsburgh Air Branch celebrated 10 years of service to the Community and the Nation. “In the last 10 years we’ve accomplished a great deal,” stated...
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Nearly $1.3 Million in Marijuana at the Rio Grande City Port of Entry
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseRio Grande City, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Rio Grande City International Bridge discovered a large amount of alleged marijuana valued at approximately $1,296,300 concealed within a commercial shipment of chile...
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CBP Vancouver Preclearance Coordinates Arrest of Woman Wanted for Larceny and Grand Theft
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseVANCOUVER, Canada— U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assisted in the arrest of a suspect arriving at Seattle International Airport who had two active felony warrants from California. The arrest was coordinated with CBP officers at...
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CBP Officers Seize More Than $285K in Hard Drugs
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican national and a U.S. citizen on Oct. 3, during separate attempts to smuggle more than 44 pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine combined through the Port of Nogales. CBP...
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Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents seize 1,500 pounds of marijuana worth $1.2 million
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseDEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the Del Rio Sector seized more than 1,500 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated value of $1.2 million in four different incidents in recent weeks. Sept. 29 at approximately 2 a.m., agents from...
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Travel Advisory – Be a “Ready Traveler”
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseGREAT FALLS, Mont. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, is reminding travelers planning trips across the border this holiday weekend into the United States to plan ahead and to anticipate increased traffic volumes. CBP...
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CBP Intercepts Asian Gypsy Moth at Port of Honolulu
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseHONOLULU—U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists (CBPAS) stationed at Honolulu seaport recently intercepted 11 Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) egg masses on a ship from Taiwan. Each of these masses can contain hundreds of eggs of this...
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Nogales CBP Intercepts First in Nation Pest
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – A U.S. Department of Agriculture entomologist confirmed earlier this week that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Nogales commercial facility in southern Arizona discovered a new pest to the nation when...
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Expect Increased Columbus Day Weekend Traffic at Border this Weekend
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseCHAMPLAIN, N.Y. – As part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s mission to safeguard the nation’s borders, CBP is offering the following guidance on how to expedite border crossings for travelers returning through the Champlain ports of entry this...
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Columbus Day Weekend Could Cause Increased Delays at Local Crossings
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseBUFFALO, N.Y. – As part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s mission to safeguard the nation’s borders, CBP is offering the following guidance on how to expedite border crossings for travelers returning through Western New York’s ports of entry...
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Expect Increased Traffic at Border this Weekend
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. – As part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s mission to safeguard the nation’s borders, CBP is offering the following guidance on how to expedite border crossings for travelers returning through Alexandria Bay’s ports of...
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CBP Officers in San Diego Find More Than Three Tons of Marijuana Hidden in Cargo Shipment
Monday, October 6, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseOTAY MESA, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo port of entry Friday seized more than three tons of marijuana hidden in a cargo shipment. “My officers not only need to enforce typical import and export laws,...
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U.S. Border Patrol Blotter, Blaine Sector, September 21 – October 1, 2014
Monday, October 6, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseBLAINE, 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. 09/21/2014 – U.S....
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CBP Intercepts 162 Vials Of Ketamine in San Diego
Monday, October 6, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseSAN YSIDRO, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry Thursday stopped an attempt to smuggle 162 vials of Ketamine concealed in the sunroof of a 2001 Lexus. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers...
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Border Patrol Agents Maintain Vigilance, Seize Stolen Vehicles, Firearms and Marijuana
Monday, October 6, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents recovered two stolen vehicles, a loaded AK-47 rifle, a 9 mm handgun with silencer attached, and more than $170,000 worth of marijuana in recent days. On Sept. 29, an aircrew from the Office of Air...
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Smugglers Wary of Airborne Counter-Scout Operation
Monday, October 6, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Over the past six months, Tucson Sector Border Patrol has been successfully targeting and apprehending scouts as part of a special enforcement operation. The operation is specifically designed to target cartel scouts who guide...
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CBP Arrests Four Fugitives at Ports of Entry in Baltimore and Northern Virginia
Monday, October 6, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseBALTIMORE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested four fugitives at ports of entry in Baltimore and Virginia over the weekend who were wanted on charges from Maryland and Pennsylvania. CBP officers arrested Charles Sanders, 25,...
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Methamphetamine at Highway 86 Checkpoint
Monday, October 6, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseSALTON CITY, Calif. –Saturday, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station arrested a pair of suspected drug smugglers at a checkpoint after discovering two packages of methamphetamine hidden in the passengers clothing. El...
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San Luis CBP Officers Save Newborn Baby
Monday, October 6, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseSAN LUIS, Ariz. –— U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers working at the Port of San Luis resuscitated a nine-day-old baby girl who was not breathing when she arrived at the port of entry. Sunday evening, Mexican authorities directed San Luis...
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CBP Indianapolis Seizes Threatening "Date Rape" Chemical
Monday, October 6, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseINDIANAPOLIS, IN.— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working express consignment operations at the Indianapolis International Airport have had a busy month, seizing 27 gallons of Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL), a strong intoxicant used as...
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U.S. Border Patrol Agent Indicted
Friday, October 3, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseLAREDO, TEXAS – A U.S. Border Patrol agent assigned to Laredo, Texas, has been charged with a two-count indictment following a joint U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Internal Affairs, Department of Homeland Security and FBI...
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Tecate to Extend Additional Lanes to Accommodate Travelers
Friday, October 3, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTECATE, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials at the Tecate port of entry will continue using traffic lanes from the commercial port of entry to process travelers entering the country in passenger vehicles through December 2014....
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CBP Nabs Smugglers With Meth
Friday, October 3, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. – Two border-area residents were arrested Oct. 1, in separate incidents for attempting to smuggle more than 30 pounds of methamphetamine into the United States. CBP officers located and seized 15 packages of meth from the center...
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Laredo CBP Officers Seize More than $330,000 in Heroin at Gateway to the Americas Bridge
Friday, October 3, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseLaredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry intercepted eight pounds of alleged heroin in a single enforcement action this morning. “CBP officers stand their watch with continued vigilance and...
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Border Patrol Agents Confiscate Liquid Meth and Heroin
Friday, October 3, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseSAN DIEGO—North County Border Patrol agents arrested two men and two women this week who were involved in two separate drug smuggling cases. On Tuesday evening, agents patrolling Interstate 15 encountered a 2008 Ford Taurus near Temecula. When the...
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CBP Officers at Brownsville Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted on Charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault and Indecency with a Child
Friday, October 3, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseBROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Gateway International Bridge apprehended a man on an active arrest warrant for sexual assault and indecency with a child charges from Cameron County. “CBP officers working...
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CBP Completes Upgrade of Aerostat Surveillance System
Friday, October 3, 2014 | National Media ReleaseWASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Air and Marine, announced this week full operations of eight helium-filled balloon surveillance systems, which will provide radar coverage of the U.S. / Mexico border, south Florida and...
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CBP Seizes $500K in Fake Goods
Friday, October 3, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseHOUSTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Houston/Galveston seaport seized over 200 counterfeit handbags and nearly 50 packages of plastic building blocks, Sept. 29, with an estimated Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price of...
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Border Patrol Tracking Skills Lead To Drug Smugglers In New Mexico
Friday, October 3, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseSANTA TERESA, N.M. – U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a group of drug smugglers sneaking through the desert early Tuesday morning while patrolling an area west of the Santa Teresa, New Mexico port of entry. At 4:00 a.m., agents patrolling the U.S...
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CBP Arrests Heroin Smuggler at Port
Thursday, October 2, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. — A U.S. citizen is in custody following a seizure of heroin at the Port of Nogales on Wednesday. CBP officers seize three packages of heroin from a body carrier at the Morley pedestrian crossing in Nogales, Ariz. U.S. Customs and...
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Guidance for Travelers for the 2014 Sukkot Holiday
Thursday, October 2, 2014 | National Media ReleaseWASHINGTON—U.S. Customs and Border Protection reminds travelers of guidance related to the annual Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The travel period for the holiday is from Oct. 5 through Oct. 23. The holiday begins after sundown on Oct. 8 and ends after...
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Gone 42 years, a 1954 Harley-Davidson Finally Goes Home
Thursday, October 2, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseLOS ANGELES—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Outbound Enforcement Team officers at the Los Angeles/Long Beach (LA/LB) seaport, in partnership with California Highway Patrol (CHP) investigators and National Insurance Crime Bureau special...
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Driver Caught at Border With $1.67M Worth of Pot
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseTUCSON, Ariz. — A Mexican man was arrested on Sept. 30 at the Port of Nogales for attempting to smuggle more than 3,300 pounds of marijuana into the United States. After discovering a false front wall inside of a tractor trailer, officers...
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San Juan CBP Seizes Over $2M in Smuggled Currency
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 | Local Media ReleaseSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducting ferry outbound operations at the San Juan Seaport seized more than $2 million Monday evening. The money was found in hidden compartments inside a truck that was leaving...
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CBP and GSA Launch Donation Acceptance Program to Support Port of Entry Infrastructure Needs
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 | National Media ReleaseWASHINGTON— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has teamed up with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to develop the Donation Acceptance Program (DAP), a framework supporting the new pilot program authorized by Congress in January...
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