Thread: C.B.P. News Updates 4/15/2013

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Local News Update

Local News for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue Drowning Victim 04/15/2013 12:39 PM EDT Del Rio, Texas - Thursday, April 11, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio station, as part of the South Texas Campaign, which leverages federal, state and local resources to combat transnational criminal organizations, rescued an undocumented alien from the Rio Grande River. (more) Comstock Station Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender 04/15/2013 12:39 PM EDT Del Rio, Texas -- U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Comstock station apprehended a convicted sex offender Wednesday night. Agents patrolling a local ranch encountered Eduardo Lopez-Perez, 40, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. During processing, agents discovered Lopez-Perez had been previously deported from the United States and was a registered sex offender. (more) Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $1 Million Worth of Marijuana in One Day 04/15/2013 12:39 PM EDT Del Rio, Texas - U.S. Border Patrol agents, throughout Del Rio sector, seized more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana, and assisted in seizing nearly $150,000 in U.S. currency. Wednesday, in three different incidents, agents from the Eagle Pass North, and Uvalde stations seized 1,024 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $820,096. (more) Border Patrol Agents Rescue Sacred Reptiles 04/15/2013 12:39 PM EDT Tucson, Ariz. - Two tortoises trapped in a mining pit on the Tohono O'odham Nation were rescued recently by Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents. Agents from the Three Points sub-station were patrolling on foot in the Chukut Kuk District when they discovered Sonoran Desert tortoises trapped in a 10-foot hole under dense debris. (more) San Luis CBP Intercepts First in Nation Pest 04/15/2013 12:39 PM EDT San Luis, Ariz. - A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entomologist confirmed Thursday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at the San Luis commercial facility in Arizona discovered a new pest in the United States . (more) CBP Stops Senior Smuggler 04/15/2013 12:39 PM EDT El Paso, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 35 pounds of marijuana Thursday morning. The drugs were hidden in a truck being driven by a 69-year-old El Paso man.. (more) CBP Officers in San Diego Find Almost 43 Pounds Of Methamphetamine In Spare Tire 04/15/2013 12:39 PM EDT Otay Mesa, Calif. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Otay Mesa port of entry yesterday discovered almost 43 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in the spare tire of a vehicle. On Wednesday afternoon, April 10, at about 10 a. (more) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $1.5 Million in Heroin and Methamphetamine at Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge 04/15/2013 12:39 PM EDT Brownsville, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge intercepted a mixed load alleged heroin and alleged methamphetamine. CBP officers discovered the alleged narcotics, valued at approximately $1,547,500, hidden within a Ford Explorer. (more) San Luis CBP Stop Smuggler with Heroin and Marijuana 04/15/2013 12:39 PM EDT San Luis, Ariz. - A 41-year-old Mexican woman was arrested Wednesday for attempting to smuggle nearly 2.5 pounds of heroin and nearly nine pounds of marijuana into the United States. Customs and Border Protection officers referred Maria Glenda Morales Ramirez, for an inspection of her Ford sedan when she attempted to enter the United States. (more) Dulles CBP Arrests Two Alleged Child Sex Offenders 04/15/2013 12:39 PM EDT Sterling, Va. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Washington Dulles International Airport arrested two alleged child sex offenders this week.Eric Adrian Puig, 42, of Enoch, Utah arrived on a flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates on April 9. (more) Baltimore CBP Intercepts First in Nation Whitefly 04/15/2013 12:39 PM EDT Baltimore - A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entomologist confirmed Wednesday that U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) agriculture specialists at Baltimore Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport discovered a new pest in the United States when they intercepted, Tetraleurodes andropogoni, a type of whitefly, while inspecting fresh leaves found inside of a traveler's luggage on March 10, 2013. (more)

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• Grand Jury Charges Four With Gun and Drug Crimes
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  COLUMBUS - A federal grand jury here has returned a 24-count indictment charging three Columbus-area men and a woman with providing and using firearms in illegal drug trafficking crimes. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Robin Shoemaker, Special Agent a... >> FULL STORY
  

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