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CBP Officers Seize Hidden Meth, Heroin at Del Rio International Bridge
03/07/2016 04:58 PM EST

DEL RIO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Del Rio International Bridge recently discovered more $1 million worth of suspected narcotics hidden in a vehicle coming from Mexico. “Keeping illicit drugs from entering our...
CBP Officers at South Texas Ports Facilitate Significant Amounts of Passenger, Commercial Traffic, Trade Imports in FY 2015
03/07/2016 04:33 PM EST

SOUTH TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at eight South Texas ports of entry upheld CBP’s border security mission while facilitating significant volumes of passenger, commercial traffic and trade imports during Fiscal Year...
CBP Officers, Agriculture Specialists in South Texas Post Significant Increases in Hard Narcotics Seized, Immigration Violations in FY 2015
03/07/2016 04:29 PM EST

SOUTH TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists at eight South Texas ports of entry seized a significant amount of narcotics, currency, false documents, and uncovered numerous immigration and agricultural...
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Halt an Attempt to Smuggle Weapon,Drugs and Currency
03/07/2016 04:16 PM EST

LAREDO, Texas – On March 4, 2016, Border Patrol agents from the Laredo Sector Border Patrol thwarted an attempt to smuggle drugs, currency and a weapon at the IH-35 Checkpoint.  Border Patrol agents assigned to the Border Patrol Checkpoint on...
Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize $480,000 Worth of Meth at Port
03/07/2016 04:00 PM EST

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry arrested a United States citizen March 6, after finding narcotics in his vehicle as he attempted to make entry to the United States. “The officers’...
CBP Field Operations Intercepts 200 Pounds of Marijuana at Pharr International Bridge
03/07/2016 03:13 PM EST

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge arrested a Houston, Texas man after discovering approximately 206 pounds of alleged marijuana hidden within the Toyota Tundra he was...