U.S. Customs and Border Protection Newsroom Update

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CBP participates in Homeland Security anti-counterfeiting operation in metro New Orleans
10/23/2019 01:43 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS—For the third straight year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), New Orleans Field Office has partnered with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for Operation Safety Claus, an anti-counterfeiting law enforcement operation in...
Phoenix Woman Arrested for Smuggling Migrants Near Gila Bend
10/23/2019 12:40 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents working the State Route 85 Immigration Checkpoint arrested a Phoenix woman for smuggling two illegal aliens in her vehicle Friday evening. At approximately 6 p.m., a Border Patrol canine at the immigration...
Yuma Sector Seizes more than $113K in Meth at Checkpoint
10/23/2019 12:12 PM EDT

YUMA, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents working at the Interstate 8 Immigration Checkpoint seized more than $113K in meth during an attempted smuggling event Saturday morning. At approximately 8:10 A.M. on Saturday, Wellton Station agents working...
CBP Statement on October 22 Big Bend Sector Shooting
10/23/2019 10:20 AM EDT

At approximately 10:30 p.m. October 22 a U.S. Border Patrol agent assigned to the Sanderson Border Patrol station was involved in a shooting incident subsequent to performing a vehicle stop on Highway 349 north of Dryden, Texas. During the traffic...