U.S. Customs and Border Protection Media Releases Update

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CBP Officers Create a Double Play as They Intercept Two Narcotics Loads With a Combined Value of $850K
10/18/2019 04:24 PM EDT

LAREDO, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers continue to remain vigilant and were successful in intercepting dangerous narcotics this week with a combined estimated street value of more than $850,000 in two enforcement actions. “...
Border Patrol Seizes Over $850,000 of Meth
10/18/2019 03:32 PM EDT

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – Wednesday night, U.S. Border Patrol agents at a checkpoint north of El Paso, seized narcotics worth more than $800,000 from a single vehicle. Meth found inside vehicle  While conducting a routine immigration inspection, Border...
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Presents October’s Youth of the Month Honorees
10/18/2019 03:19 PM EDT

Laredo, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol presented the Youth of the Month honorees for October at a ceremony hosted by United South High School on Wednesday, October 9.  The United States Border Patrol along with community partners, educators,...
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Holds Distinguished Awards and Promotion Ceremony
10/18/2019 02:36 PM EDT

LAREDO, Texas – On October 16, with family, friends and fellow employees present, the Laredo Sector Border Patrol held a distinguished award and promotion ceremony honoring over 80 Border Patrol agents and professional staff at the United...
Training for Trinidad: AMO Provides Maritime Expertise to Combat Narcotics Smugglers in South America
10/18/2019 02:07 PM EDT

WASHINGTON —For the first time, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) conducted a maritime enforcement training for Trinidad and Tobago Customs and Excise (TTCE) officers. A decade has passed since TTCE officers have...