Drug bust, sezures, arrest, etc. for 3/7/2013
News for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
El Centro Sector Border Patrol Stops Smuggling Attempt, Arrests Three
03/07/2013 12:23 PM EST
Blythe, Calif. - On March 4, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio station stopped a vehicle being used for human trafficking.The incident occurred at approximately 9 p.m., when agents received a report from the Border Patrol All-Terrain Vehicle Unit that a vehicle possibly being used in a smuggling attempt was travelling through the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range. (more)
U.S. Border Patrol Agents Make Early Morning Apprehension
03/07/2013 12:23 PM EST
Swanton, Vt. - U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Swanton sector stopped the illegal entry of a national from India early Tuesday morning. Agents from the Champlain Border Patrol station responded to a call near the Rouses Point, N.Y. area just before 4 a. (more)
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $1.5 Million Worth of Marijuana
03/07/2013 12:23 PM EST
Del Rio, Texas - U.S. Border Patrol agents throughout Del Rio sector seized more than 1,800 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated value of $1,467,731.Monday, Feb. 25, agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South station were conducting line watch operations when they encountered foot sign leading away from the Rio Grande River. (more)
Border Patrol Continued Vigilance Pays Off Once Again in New Mexico
03/07/2013 12:23 PM EST
Deming, N.M. - Over the past 48-hours, U.S Border Patrol El Paso sector agents working in Deming, N.M. arrested a convicted sex offender and seized over 1,000 pounds of marijuana in two separate incidents.On March 3, agents from the Deming, N.M. Border Patrol station encountered three Mexican nationals whose records checks revealed that one of the men was a convicted a sex offender with an extensive criminal history. (more)
El Centro Sector Border Patrol Rescues Illegal Alien from the All American Canal
03/07/2013 12:23 PM EST
Calexico, Calif. - Yesterday, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Calexico station successfully rescued an illegal alien from the powerful currents of the All American Canal.The incident occurred at approximately 8 p.m., when a Border Patrol agent operating a mobile surveillance scope observed an individual on the south bank of the All-American Canal east of Calexico waving for help. (more)
El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes over $438,000 in Cocaine
03/07/2013 12:23 PM EST
Salton City, Calif. - On Tuesday El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station apprehended a suspected narcotic smuggler and seized over $438,000 worth of illegal narcotics.Border Patrol agents at approximately 4 p.m. encountered a 26-year-old female driving a 2004 Ford Crown Victoria as she approached the Highway 86 checkpoint located between Westmorland and Salton City. (more)
