U.S. Customs and Border Protection Media Releases Update

U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 11/30/2017 02:00 AM EST

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Agent Assaulted While Making Arrest near Vamori, Ariz.
11/30/2017 01:41 AM EST

TUCSON, Ariz. – A Supervisory Border Patrol agent from the Casa Grande Station was assaulted by a 17-year-old male Mexican national on Thanksgiving Day near Vamori, Arizona. The agent was working alone when he encountered three male Mexican...
Teen Smuggler Arrested After Fleeing Immigration Checkpoint
11/30/2017 01:33 AM EST

TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents from the Nogales Station apprehend a male 17-year-old from Tucson after he fled from the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint Tuesday night. Agents referred the driver of a Nissan Versa for a...
MRT Agents Rescue Mexican Man with Gunshot Wound
11/30/2017 01:17 AM EST

TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Mobile Response Team (MRT) responded to a 911 call Wednesday morning from a 41-year-old Mexican man who had been shot before crossing the border into the United States. The man told...
CBP Officers Discover 251 Pounds of Marijuana Concealed in Auxiliary Fuel Tank
11/30/2017 12:28 AM EST

CALEXICO, Calif. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico West port of entry arrested a SENTRI (Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection) member after discovering 251 pounds of marijuana concealed in an auxiliary...
Drug Smuggler Using Zip Line Arrested by Border Patrol
11/30/2017 12:13 AM EST

TUCSON, Ariz. – Douglas Station Border Patrol agents seized 10 bundles of marijuana and arrested one person involved in a cross-border zip line smuggling attempt Wednesday morning. Agents using surveillance technology detected a person a few feet...