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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Over $3.2 Million in Cocaine
03/07/2018 09:08 AM EST

LAREDO, Texas – On March 5, 2018, Border Patrol agents seized 101.63 pounds of cocaine near Freer, Texas.  Agents at the Border Patrol Checkpoint on U.S. Highway 59 encountered a Dodge Ram truck at the primary lane.  The driver was questioned...
Low-Tech Smuggling Foiled by U.S. Border Patrol Agents
03/07/2018 09:07 AM EST

LORDSBURG, NM – On March 6, 2018, Border Patrol Agents from Lordsburg assigned to a Forward Operations Base (FOB) near Antelope Wells seized 115 pounds of marijuana and arrested two illegal immigrant smugglers. Early Tuesday, Agents utilizing night...
Cincinnati CBP Agriculture Finds Two Tons of Prohibited Fruit
03/07/2018 09:06 AM EST

CINCINNATI—Since January 1, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists in Cincinnati have intercepted more than 4,850 pounds of prohibited mangoes, strawberry guava, and grugru fruit coming from Mexico. Seized fruitThe fresh...
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Assist in the Rescue of 15 Illegal Aliens in a Tractor-Trailer
03/07/2018 09:01 AM EST

LAREDO, Texas – On March 5, 2018, Border Patrol agents responded to assist the Frio County Sheriff’s Office regarding an attempted smuggling attempt on Interstate Highway 35, near Moore, Texas.  Fifteen subjects were found in a trailer and...