U.S. Customs and Border Protection Media Releases Update

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Border Patrol stops a $2.5M cocaine load in the Rio Grande Valley
06/11/2018 05:56 PM EDT

SARITA, Texas – On Friday, agents working the Sarita Checkpoint referred a Dodge Caravan to the secondary inspection area to further question the immigration status of an occupant inside the vehicle. During the secondary inspection, agents...
Two United States Citizens Arrested for Human Smuggling by Border Patrol Agents
06/11/2018 05:41 PM EDT

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 78 Immigration Checkpoint near Palo Verde, California arrested two male United States citizens along with three Mexican nationals and one Guatemalan national in an attempted...
High temperatures in the Rio Grande Valley increase dangers for smuggled aliens
06/11/2018 05:32 PM EDT

EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents continue rescue efforts throughout the Rio Grande Valley Sector. On Friday, June 8, the Brooks County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Falfurrias Border Patrol Station regarding a distressed 911 caller who...
Patrulla Fronteriza del Sector de Del Rio Advierte Sobre el Peligro de Calor Extremo
06/11/2018 05:25 PM EDT

DEL RIO, Texas - Las temperaturas inusualmente altas, que a veces superan los 100 grados, han aumentado los peligros para las personas que intentan ingresar a los Estados Unidos de manera ilegal. Desde octubre de 2017 en el sector deDel Rio área, 11...
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Warns Against Danger of Extreme Heat
06/11/2018 05:23 PM EDT

DEL RIO, Texas – Unseasonably high temperatures, sometimes exceeding more than 100 degrees,  has posed increased dangers to people attempting to enter the United States illegally. Since October 2017 in the Del Rio Sectorarea, 11 immigrants have lost...
La Patrulla Fronteriza y la Guardia Nacional se unen para rescatar a sujeto perdido en el Valle del Río Grande
06/11/2018 05:17 PM EDT

HAVANA, Texas - La Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos y la Guardia Nacional de Texas (TXARNG) con la colaboración del Gobierno de México, condujeron al rescate exitoso de un sujeto perdido que se encontró deshidratado.  El rescate ocurrió el...
CBP Runs for Special Olympics
06/11/2018 03:44 PM EDT

HIGHGATE SPRINGS, Vt. – , U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers and employees at the Highgate Springs, Vt. Port of Entry (POE) participated in the 2018 Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Vermont Special Olympics, June 1. This year was the...