U.S. Customs and Border Protection Media Releases Update

U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 08/27/2018 06:00 PM EDT

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U.S. Border Patrol and Law Enforcement Partners Interdict Maritime Smuggling Attempt Near Miami
08/27/2018 05:38 PM EDT

MIAMI — U.S. Border Patrol agents with Miami Sector disrupted a maritime smuggling venture and arrested 22 migrants near Miami on Sunday. On August 26, U.S. Border Patrol agents aboard a local law enforcement vessel stopped a 33-foot vessel...
Border Patrol Agents Rescue Multiple Families from the Rio Grande River
08/27/2018 05:21 PM EDT

EAGLE PASS, Texas – In separate incidents over a 24-hour period U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Eagle Pass Station marine unit, rescued three families attempting to cross illegally into the United States. Marine agents, patrolling near the...
Wildfires force Goat Haunt Port of Entry to close
08/27/2018 04:49 PM EDT

GOAT HAUNT, Mont. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations announces the seasonal Port of Goat Haunt will be closed for an unknown duration due to nearby wildfires.    Wildfires have forced the Goat Haunt,Montana, Port of...
Smugglers Use Caltrops to Disable Border Patrol Vehicle in the Rio Grande Valley
08/27/2018 04:20 PM EDT

PROGRESO, Texas – A homemade tire deflation device temporarily disabled a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle. Yesterday, a Weslaco agent conducting operations along the Rio Grande noticed one of the service unit’s tire become flat. After changing the tire,...
Family Units and Unaccompanied Children Continue to Flow into the Rio Grande Valley
08/27/2018 04:12 PM EDT

WESLACO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Weslaco station apprehended a group of 59 illegal aliens near Hidalgo, Texas. Early this morning, agents patrolling along the Rio Grande encountered a large group of illegal aliens...
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol Detains Four Gang Members
08/27/2018 03:09 PM EDT

EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents throughout the Rio Grande Valley arrested three Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members and one 18th Street gang member. On Friday, agents assigned to the McAllen station arrested two MS-13 gang members in...
Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Agents Seize Over Half a Ton of Marijuana
08/27/2018 03:02 PM EDT

MISSION, Texas – On Friday, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the McAllen station disrupted a single narcotics smuggling attempt and seized over $1M worth of marijuana. Agents conducting operations near Mission, Texas, observed multiple subjects...
Border Patrol Seizes Meth near the Border
08/27/2018 02:46 PM EDT

CALEXICO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Calexico Station recovered drugs that were smuggled into the country near downtown Calexico on Friday.   On Aug. 24, at approximately 5 p.m., Calexico Stations Remote Video...