U.S. Customs and Border Protection Media Releases Update

U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 03/07/2018 02:02 PM EST

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Border Patrol Finds Bundles of Marijuana at Checkpoint
03/07/2018 12:01 PM EST

TUCSON, Ariz. – Ajo Station Border Patrol agents arrested two male U.S. citizens Sunday afternoon at the State Route 85 Immigration Checkpoint near Ajo after finding six bundles of marijuana in the trunk of their Volkswagen sedan.   An agent working...
Naco CBP Officers Vigilantly Stop Drug Smugglers
03/07/2018 11:37 AM EST

  TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Naco, Arizona, prevented a Mexican national from smuggling more than 60 pounds of marijuana through the port on Sunday. Officers discovered marijuanapackages within the...
Low-Tech Smuggling Foiled by U.S. Border Patrol Agents
03/07/2018 10:04 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...
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Over $3.2 Million in Cocaine
03/07/2018 10:02 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...
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...