U.S. Customs and Border Protection Media Releases Update

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Ajo Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Convicted of Rape and Assault
01/16/2018 07:27 PM EST

TUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Ajo Station arrested a Mexican man Sunday morning with a conviction for rape and assault in Marion County, Oregon in 2012.   Agents patrolling in Lukeville, Arizona, arrested five men illegally...
Border Patrol Rescues 3 Illegal Aliens near Whetstone
01/16/2018 07:13 PM EST

TUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents from the Willcox Station and a Mobile Response Team rescued three Mexican nationals west of Whetstone late Sunday and early Monday.   An agent working north of the Immigration Checkpoint on Interstate 90 first...
Naco CBP Officers Intercept Drug Smuggler
01/16/2018 06:46 PM EST

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Naco, Arizona, prevented a Tucson resident from smuggling more than two pounds of marijuana on Saturday. Officers at the Port of Naco searched awoman who was crossing through...
Douglas Agents Arrest 4 in Human Smuggling Attempt
01/16/2018 06:38 PM EST

Agents stopped a vehicle, whichturned out to be carrying two peoplein the trunk. TUCSON, Ariz.– Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents from the Douglas Station conducted an immigration stop on State Route 80 Sunday evening, resulting in the arrest of...
Yuma Border Patrol Agents Arrest Convicted Murderer
01/16/2018 06:31 PM EST

YUMA, Ariz. — Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported Mexican man Friday morning who was sentenced to prison following a 2001 murder conviction in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Agents apprehended 30-year-old Luis Cota-Lopez near...