U.S. Customs and Border Protection Media Releases Update

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Border Patrol Agents Seize Over 800 pounds of Marijuana
04/06/2021 07:55 PM EDT

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas– Within hours, Rio Grande City Border Patrol (RGC) agents seized more than $660K worth of marijuana in two failed narcotics smuggling attempts. Last night, RGC agents working near Salineno, Texas, observed several subjects...
Two Large Groups Encountered by Rio Grande City Border Patrol
04/06/2021 07:51 PM EDT

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande City Border Patrol (RGC) station agents encountered two large groups of illegal aliens entering in Starr County, Texas.This morning, RGC agents working near Roma, Texas, responded to a report of a large group of illegal...
USBP Rescues 2 Abandoned Children
04/06/2021 05:51 PM EDT

JACUMBA, Calif.—U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued two children who had been abandoned along the border near Jacumba Monday afternoon.An agent comforts the siblings by thefort they made from disposable mylarblankets.At approximately 3 p.m., agents...
Border Patrol Agents Assist 20 in Swift Water, Rescue 3
04/06/2021 05:30 PM EDT

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Station rescued a family of three, April 5.While patrolling the Rio Grande River near Del Rio, agents from the marine unit responded to a call for assistance regarding several...
El Centro Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Convicted Rapist
04/06/2021 05:28 PM EDT

  U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an illegal alien Monday afternoon with a prior convictions for a sexual offenses.   Agents assigned to the El Centro Border Patrol Station arrested a 46-year-old male, a citizen...
Border Patrol Agents Seize Fentanyl, Heroin and Cocaine at Checkpoint
04/06/2021 05:22 PM EDT

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man attempting to smuggle fentanyl, heroin and cocaine through the immigration checkpoint Sunday afternoon.El Centro Sector Border Patrol agentsseized nearly 10 pounds of deadly...