U.S. Customs and Border Protection Media Releases Update

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Border Patrol Rescues Increase as Temperatures Rise
05/08/2018 09:29 PM EDT

  TUCSON, Ariz. – As temperatures rise, Tucson Sector Border Patrol officials want to remind the public that this time of year is an especially dangerous time in Arizona’s deserts.   Since Friday, Border Patrol agents have rescued 46 people stranded...
Agents Arrest Convicted Guatemalan Sex Offender
05/08/2018 09:00 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. – Ajo Station Border Patrol agents apprehended a male Guatemalan national Sunday evening after he re-entered the U.S. illegally northwest of Lukeville.   Agents arrested 38-year-old Luis Quisquinay-Mendoza and transported him to the...
Lukeville CBP Officers Make $63K Meth Seizure
05/08/2018 06:41 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Lukeville arrested two U.S. citizens after seizing almost 21 pounds of methamphetamine from them Saturday.   Officers referred a 25-year-old Glendale, Arizona woman and...
CBP Agriculture Specialists at Arizona Ports Ensure Mother’s Day Flowers are Disease and Pest Free
05/08/2018 05:39 PM EDT

Tucson, Ariz. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at Arizona’s ports of entry are busy this week making sure that importations of Mother’s Day flowers are free from insects, pests and diseases that could harm the...
CBP Officer Rescues Child From St. Clair River
05/08/2018 05:32 PM EDT

ALGONAC, Mich. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Johnny Grays was on duty at the Algonac Port of Entry on May 5, when a man reported his 12-year-old son had fallen into the St. Clair River. CBP Officer Grays immediately responded to the...