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CBP Officers at Del Rio Port of Entry Seize $247K in Methamphetamine
03/01/2018 01:49 PM EST

DEL RIO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) CBP officers at the Del Rio Port of Entry seized methamphetamine valued at more than $247,000 in a vehicle compartment. The estimated street value of thenarcotics is...
On 15th Anniversary, CBP Looks Back
03/01/2018 12:40 PM EST

HOUSTON – Fifteen years ago, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) became a Cabinet-level department to coordinate and oversee a national strategy to prevent terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States. Then CBP Acting...
CBP Seizes $233k Shipment of Counterfeit Designer Watches from Hong Kong
03/01/2018 11:56 AM EST

PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia seized 54 counterfeit designer brand watches Tuesday, which, if authentic, held a manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) of $233,209. Philadelphia CBP officers...
Dulles CBP Intercepts Cameroon Impostor Illegally Immigrating to the U.S.
03/01/2018 11:38 AM EST

STERLING, Va. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a male Cameroon impostor posing as a South African national at Washington Dulles International Airport Friday. CBP is withholding the man’s name because he was not...
Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol busts MS-13 gang members, sex offender
03/01/2018 11:00 AM EST

EDINBURG, Texas – On Thursday, February 22, 2018, agents assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Sector apprehended a Salvadoran national near Mission, Texas. Record checks revealed the male subject to be a member of the notoriously deadly Mara...
Reckless actions in Rio Grande Valley result in injuries
03/01/2018 10:55 AM EST

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – On Monday, February 26, Border Patrol agents observed several subjects load a pickup truck with suspected narcotics near the river area in Rio Grande City. As agents responded, the pickup was spotted on U.S. Highway 83....
Teenager caught smuggling $1M worth of marijuana in the Rio Grande Valley
03/01/2018 10:52 AM EST

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – On Thursday, February 22, 2018, agents assigned to the Fort Brown Border Patrol Station observed a vehicle leaving the Rio Grande at a high rate of speed. As agents responded, they discovered the driver had lost control and...
Cincinnati CBP Seizes Over 20lbs of Liquid Cocaine
03/01/2018 10:09 AM EST

CINCINNATI - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati intercepted a shipment containing nearly 25lbs of liquid cocaine at a local express consignment facility. CBP officers selected the shipment for inspection on February 6,...