U.S. Customs and Border Protection Media Releases Update

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Agents intercept vehicle containing several illegal aliens
02/18/2021 03:18 PM EST

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents intercepted a vehicle after it illegally crossed the border in the desert south of Yuma and apprehended 18 Mexican nationals and one U.S. citizen early Wednesday morning.At approximately 1 a.m., Yuma...
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Stop Multiple Narcotics Smuggling Attempts
02/18/2021 03:12 PM EST

LAREDO, Texas – Within hours of each other, U.S. Border Patrol agents prevented several bundles of narcotics with a street value of nearly three-quarters of a million dollars from being smuggled into the country in Laredo.The first incident occurred...
1,569 Counterfeit Items Worth Over $800K Snatched by CBP Louisville
02/18/2021 02:52 PM EST

LOUISVILLE, Ky— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville  seized a large shipment carrying various counterfeit items on Feb 11. The shipment contained 1,569 counterfeit items, and were destined to an address in Plymouth,...
CBP Announces New Facial Biometric Comparison Technology at Calexico, CA
02/18/2021 02:36 PM EST

CALEXICO, CA—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today the implementation of Simplified Arrival at the pedestrian border crossing in Calexico, CA.Simplified Arrival is an enhanced international arrival process that uses facial...
CBP Makes 2 Apprehensions Through Facial Biometrics at Canada Preclearance locations
02/18/2021 02:23 PM EST

CANADA—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently made an apprehension in Toronto and Vancouver, immediately following the implementation of Simplified Arrival, an enhanced international arrival process using facial biometrics, which...