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Border Patrol Agents Arrest Convicted Child Sex Offender
03/06/2018 05:51 PM EST

TUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents from the Brian A. Terry Station arrested a previously convicted sex offender Monday afternoon shortly after he illegally entered the United States near Naco.   Agents apprehended Cirilo Flores-Albino, a 46-year-...
Three Points USBP Agents Arrest Previously Deported Salvadorian MS-13 Gang Member
03/06/2018 05:39 PM EST

TUCSON, Ariz. –Three Points Border Patrol agents patrolling a remote mountain pass west of Tucson Sunday evening encountered and arrested a Salvadorian man who entered the U.S. illegally.   The man, later identified as 23-year-old Gerson Sanchez-...
Border Patrol Arrest Two Criminal Offenders
03/06/2018 04:59 PM EST

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 checkpoint, arrested two wanted men Monday.   The first incident occurred at approximately 7:45 a.m. when an agent referred a man in a white pick-up truck to...
San Luis CBP Officers Stop Weekend Smuggling Attempts
03/06/2018 04:37 PM EST

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two U.S. Citizens over the weekend in separate failed smuggling attempts at Arizona’s Port of San Luis. Officers referred a 21-year-old male for an additional search of his Ford...
CBP Releases E-Commerce Strategy
03/06/2018 03:04 PM EST

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection released today its e-commerce strategy that addresses the growing volume of imported small packages and the challenges and opportunities it presents for the U.S. economy and security. The e-commerce...
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Over $1.3 Million Dollars of Marijuana
03/06/2018 03:02 PM EST

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents interdicted three narcotic smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of over 1,600 pounds of marijuana in Laredo, Texas.  The first event took place on February 28, 2018, when Border Patrol...
Drug Smuggler Nabbed by Douglas CBP Officers
03/06/2018 02:48 PM EST

TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona, prevented a Phoenix woman from smuggling more than 130 pounds of marijuana into the United States Saturday afternoon. A CBP canine...