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Caller prevents a potential senseless tragedy in the Rio Grande Valley
04/02/2018 05:03 PM EDT

WESLACO, Texas – On Wednesday, March 28, a concerned citizen called the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) after noticing two subjects hiding in the air dam of a tractor trailer. HCSO deputies were dispatched and located the two subjects....
Nogales Border Patrol Agents Finds 2 Illegal Aliens in Trunk
04/02/2018 05:03 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. – Nogales Station Border Patrol agents arrested a U.S. citizen after finding two illegal aliens locked in the trunk of a rented Chevrolet Impala at the Immigration Checkpoint on Interstate 19 Thursday afternoon. Agents discovered two...
Lukeville CBP Officers Nab Methamphetamine Smuggler
04/02/2018 04:24 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Lukeville arrested a Tucson man after seizing almost $58,000 worth of methamphetamine Sunday. A CBP canine alerted officers to thecenter console, where they founddrugs...
Busy Weekend for Swanton Border Patrol Agents, Apprehended 20 Individuals in 4 Incidents
04/02/2018 03:21 PM EDT

SWANTON, Vt. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Swanton Sector arrested 20 individuals for entering the country illegally over the past weekend in New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire. “The men and women of the United States Border Patrol work...
Passenger at BWI in Possession of Marijuana Penalized under CBP Zero Tolerance Policy
04/02/2018 02:58 PM EDT

BALTIMORE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport assessed a $500 zero tolerance penalty to a U.S. woman on March 26 after officers found marijuana...
Powerful app speeds detection, heightens awareness
04/02/2018 02:38 PM EDT

A smartphone application that gives CBP frontline personnel instant information about their surroundings will vastly change how border crossings and other illegal activity is detected while improving officer and agent safety. Developed by the Air...
Patrulla Fronteriza de los EE. UU. y la Policía Federal de México preparan para las respuestas de Seguridad Fronteriza
04/02/2018 02:33 PM EDT

  TUCSON, Ariz. La Policía Federal Mexicana viajó a Tombstone para participar en un entrenamiento de 4 días conducido por agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza del Sector de Tucson en preparación para el aumento anual de solicitudes de asistencia de...
U.S. Border Patrol and Policía Federal Prepare for Border Safety Responses
04/02/2018 02:14 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. – Mexican federal law enforcement traveled to Tombstone to participate in a 4-day training conducted by Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents in preparation for the summer increase of emergency assistance requests.   Border Patrol agents...