U.S. Customs and Border Protection Newsroom Update

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Border Patrol Stops Drug Smuggler on I-8
10/25/2019 12:47 PM EDT

PINE VALLEY, Calif.—Border Patrol agents arrested a man in Pine Valley yesterday afternoon who had more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside his sport utility vehicle.   On Oct. 24, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Border Patrol agents near...
CBP at JFK Find Cocaine in Suitcase
10/25/2019 10:52 AM EDT

JAMAICA, N.Y. — On October 19, CBP officers intercepted passenger Mr. Deskean Reid, a Guyanese citizen, arriving from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.  During his examination, CBP officers noticed an anomaly in Mr. Reid’s suitcase.  Mr. Reid was...
US Border Patrol Agents Disrupt Human Smuggling Scheme
10/25/2019 10:46 AM EDT

SIERRA BLANCA, Texas– Border Patrol Agents apprehended 13 subjects being smuggled in the sleeper cabin of a tractor-trailer.   “This smuggling attempt reflects what little regard for life these human smugglers have,” Big Bend Sector Chief Patrol...
Border Patrol’s ATV Unit Apprehends Group in the Canyon Bluffs of the Chianti Mountains
10/25/2019 10:41 AM EDT

PRESIDIO, Texas– U.S. Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Presidio Border Patrol Station apprehended a group 17 illegal aliens in the canyon bluffs of the Chianti Mountains.   “Even in some of the most rugged and desolate areas of West Texas, you...