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Rio Grande City Border Patrol K-9’s lead agents to seize over $6.1 million
11/16/2017 05:54 PM EST

EDINBURG,Texas - On Tuesday, November 14, a K-9 team assigned to the Brownsville Border Patrol Station confiscated slightly more than eight pounds of methamphetamine during an operation in Brownsville, Texas. The agent’s K-9 partner alerted to the...
Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza Arrestan a Delincuente Convicto
11/16/2017 03:59 PM EST

DEL RIO, Texas - Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza de EEUU asignados a la Estación de Patrulla Fronteriza Eagle Pass arrestaron a un hondureño que había sido condenado por un delito grave previamente. Carlos Mil Ruiz-MatuteEl 10 de noviembre,...
U.S. Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Convicted Felon
11/16/2017 03:38 PM EST

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Border Patrol Station arrested a Honduran man, who had a previous felony conviction. Carlos Mil Ruiz-MatuteOn Nov. 10, agents arrested Carlos Mil Ruiz-Matute, 26, for entering the...
CBP Field Operations Seizes Nearly $2.5 Million in Heroin and Marijuana in Three Consecutive Days at the Pharr International Bridge
11/16/2017 03:07 PM EST

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility discovered alleged heroin and marijuana valued at $2,465,404 within commercial trailers in three separate enforcement...