U.S. Customs and Border Protection Media Releases Update

U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 03/03/2017 06:00 PM EST

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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Holds Promotion Ceremony
03/03/2017 05:19 PM EST

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol Chief Patrol Agent Mario Martinez, presented new insignia ranks, and certificates to 8 Border Patrol agents and 4 promotion certificates to sector employees during a ceremony held yesterday at University...
CBP Officers Seize Over $3.2 Million in Narcotics at the Laredo Port of Entry
03/03/2017 04:53 PM EST

LAREDO, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized a significant amount of alleged methamphetamine carrying a combined estimated street value of more than $3 million in two separate enforcement actions. “CBP officers...
Brownsville Port of Entry CBP Officers Seize $78K in Cocaine at Gateway International Bridge
03/03/2017 04:29 PM EST

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine. CBP officers discovered the alleged narcotics, valued at approximately $78,200, hidden within a blue 1999...
CBP Officers at the Pharr International Bridge Seize $54K in Cocaine from Body Carriers
03/03/2017 03:50 PM EST

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge arrested two women, after discovering a total of seven pounds of alleged cocaine concealed on their bodies. “Our CBP officers did an...
Injured Guatemalan Man Airlifted to Safety
03/03/2017 03:46 PM EST

TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol and Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents combined efforts to airlift a 19-year-old Guatemalan man with a broken ankle from mountainous terrain southwest of Three Points on Thursday. Tucson Sector BORSTAR...