U.S. Customs and Border Protection Media Releases Update

U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 07/02/2018 10:02 PM EDT

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Border Patrol K9 Teams Help Stop Human Smuggling
07/02/2018 06:59 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. –Two U.S. citizens were arrested after U.S. Border Patrol canines detected four concealed illegal aliens in separate incidents near Amado Saturday.   In the morning, Nogales Station Border Patrol agents discovered two male Mexican...
Mexican National Arrested For Smuggling Six Others
07/02/2018 06:50 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. –Willcox Border Patrol agents arrested seven Mexican nationals during a disrupted smuggling attempt on Interstate 10 east of Willcox Sunday evening.   The incident occurred when agents patrolling rural roads encountered a westbound...
Border Patrol Agents Protect Two Juveniles from Human Trafficking
07/02/2018 06:39 PM EDT

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Central Processing Center identified two unaccompanied alien children believed to be victims of human trafficking. On Sunday at approximately 9:30 a.m., a Yuma Station Border Patrol...
Naco CBP Officers Arrest Meth Smuggler
07/02/2018 06:29 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Naco prevented a Mexican national from smuggling almost 41 pounds of methamphetamine into the U.S. on Friday. Officers discovered packages of methwithin the back wall of a...
San Luis CBP Officers Seize $90K in Meth
07/02/2018 06:05 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican national Saturday after a failed methamphetamine smuggling attempt at Arizona’s Port of San Luis. Officers discovered30 pounds of meth,within the frame of asmuggling...