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Border Patrol Halts Attempted Smuggling of Meth Worth $203K
06/27/2018 05:51 PM EDT

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton Station arrested a United States citizen after he was caught attempting to smuggle methamphetamine Tuesday.   At approximately 8 p.m., Wellton Station agents performed a vehicle...
Agentes del Valle de Rio Grande encuentran victimas mortales del cruce fronterizo
06/27/2018 04:43 PM EDT

EDINBURG, Texas - Durante la semana pasada, agentes del sector del Valle del Río Grande (RGV) rescataron a tres inmigrantes ilegales en apuros y descubrieron a dos fallecidos. El 19 de junio, un agente que patrullaba la frontera cerca de Peñitas,...
USBP Operation Guardian Support: Continued Success in Border Security
06/27/2018 03:58 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. –Operation Guardian Support, a joint operation between the National Guard and Department of Homeland Security, continues to be a success in Arizona.   Since April 6, Guard personnel have assisted the U.S. Border Patrol in Tucson Sector...
Nogales CBP Officers Seize $333K in Hard Drugs
06/27/2018 03:01 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Nogales apprehended a Tucson woman involved in a failed attempt to smuggle nearly 48 pounds of heroin and methamphetamine into the United States Friday. Officers...
Border Patrol Seizes Meth Load and Arrests Barrio Azteca Gang Member
06/27/2018 02:51 PM EDT

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped an attempt by an admitted Barrio Azteca member to smuggle over 20 pounds of illegal drugs through a checkpoint.   Early Tuesday morning U.S. Border Patrol Agents were working the Alamogordo N.M....
Travel Advisory - Be a “Ready Traveler”
06/27/2018 02:05 PM EDT

PEMBINA, N.D. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is reminding travelers planning trips across the border into the United States during the upcoming holidays to make sure they have proper documents and to anticipate heavy traffic.  Border...