U.S. Customs and Border Protection Newsroom Update

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Three deceased subjects discovered in the Rio Grande Valley
08/20/2018 04:11 PM EDT

EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents encountered three deceased individuals in two separate incidents. On Friday, agents assigned to the Weslaco station discovered a deceased individual in a water basin near Mercedes, Texas. The Mercedes Fire...
CBP officers seize mattress unsafe shipment in Tacoma
08/20/2018 03:40 PM EDT

TACOMA, Wash. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers seized a shipment of more than 300 potentially unsafe mattresses Wednesday worth more than $50,000 at the Port of Tacoma.   The merchandise was seized due...
Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize 1,500 lbs of Pot from Tractor-Trailer
08/20/2018 02:48 PM EDT

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more $300,000 worth of marijuana at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry. “Smugglers go to great lengths to get their illicit products into the U.S.,” said Port Director Paul Del Rincon...