U.S. Customs and Border Protection Media Releases Update
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06/28/2021 03:27 PM EDT
MARFA, Texas – Last weekend was busy for Big Bend Sector agents who encountered human smuggling events, significant arrests, a narcotic seizure, and the recovery of an undocumented non-citizen.Big Bend Sector agents apprehended more than 120...
06/28/2021 01:56 PM EDT
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged methamphetamine in two separate enforcement actions that have a combined estimated street value of $1,744,279.“Our CBP...
06/28/2021 01:55 PM EDT
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Los oficiales de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) en el puerto de entrada de Brownsville interceptaron la supuesta metanfetamina en dos acciones policiales separadas que tienen un valor en la calle...
06/28/2021 01:23 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia intercepted a shipment on June 10 from Italy of ketamine, a dangerous substance used as a club drug and in sexual assaults.CBP officers intercepted a shipment of...
06/28/2021 01:19 PM EDT
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents arrested four gang members, two sex offenders, and a migrant previously convicted of negligent homicide. Friday afternoon, an agent from Air and Marine Operations requested...
06/26/2021 08:33 AM EDT
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrest smuggled migrants in trains, vehicles, and stash houses.Yesterday morning, agents working train check operations in Robstown, Texas, discovered thirteen illegally present...
06/25/2021 08:30 PM EDT
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The U.S. Border Patrol’s Grand Forks Sector (GFN) is proud to announce that Michael W. Hanson was promoted to the position of Deputy Chief Patrol Agent (DCPA). On May 24th, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney S. Scott announced that...
06/25/2021 07:01 PM EDT
JAMUL, Calif. — San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two men on Sunday who attempted to smuggle four undocumented migrants through a checkpoint, June 20.Agents arrested two U.S. citizens – a 28-year-old man who was driving, and his 36-year...
06/25/2021 05:22 PM EDT
Blythe, Calif. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Blythe station thwarted a human smuggling attempt at the Highway 78 immigration checkpoint Wednesday evening, and discovered the driver of the vehicle was in possession of dangerous...
06/25/2021 05:12 PM EDT
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdict three smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than $1.2M worth of narcotics.Tuesday morning, Brownsville Border Patrol Station (BRP) agents working in Brownsville,...
06/25/2021 05:07 PM EDT
LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized fentanyl in one enforcement action that totaled over $384,600 in street value.“CBP has seen an increase in smuggling attempts concerning illicit...
06/25/2021 04:56 PM EDT
SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a woman attempting to smuggle methamphetamine through an immigration checkpoint Thursday evening.The woman, 26, is a legal permanent resident from the Philippines and was smuggling...
06/25/2021 04:49 PM EDT
LAREDO, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Laredo Field Office announces today that Alberto A. Flores, currently the Deputy Director of Field Operations, Laredo Field Office, has been selected as the Port Director for Laredo Port of Entry....
06/25/2021 04:48 PM EDT
LAREDO, Texas – La Oficina de Operaciones Aduaneras de Laredo de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza anuncia hoy que Alberto A. Flores, actualmente Director Adjunto de Operaciones, Oficina de Operaciones Aduaneras de Laredo, ha sido seleccionado como el...
06/25/2021 04:48 PM EDT
CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an undocumented individual with a prior conviction for a sexual offense Thursday afternoon. Agents apprehended an undocumented individual within minutes of...
06/25/2021 03:35 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS— Buying and selling sports memorabilia is a very lucrative business. Whether you are just starting your collection or searching for that rare find, collectors and fans need to be aware that the market is inundated with fakes.To stop...
06/25/2021 01:59 PM EDT
CHICAGO- Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos (CBP, por sus siglas en ingles) anunció hoy la implementación de medidas proactivas en preparación a un crecimiento esperado, triplicando el volumen de pasajeros para la temporada de verano...
06/25/2021 01:58 PM EDT
Chicago — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today the implementation of proactive measures in anticipation of an expected three-fold growth in passenger volume for the 2021 summer season at Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and Midway...
06/25/2021 12:44 PM EDT
YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents spent the past week working with the Mexican and Guatemalan consulates and the Yuma County Coroner’s Office to identify a woman who was found deceased in the desert on June 13.Several agencies worked...
06/25/2021 11:57 AM EDT
CINCINNATI—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati start their shifts off the same way each day: determined to stop illegal shipments from entering and exiting the United States. Two recent seizures of cocaine are examples of...
06/24/2021 04:58 PM EDT
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrest a gang member and a sex offender. Early Tuesday Morning, McAllen Border Patrol Station agents working in Mission, Texas, apprehended six adult migrants after they illegally...
06/24/2021 04:08 PM EDT
CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member early Wednesday morning.Agents apprehended an undocumented individual within minutes of illegally entering the United States in the city of Calexico...
06/24/2021 03:48 PM EDT
YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton station intercepted four different human smuggling attempts on Wednesday. Agents working at the Interstate 8 immigration checkpoint discovered two of these smuggling attempts...
06/24/2021 02:15 PM EDT
WASHINGTON — Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced that DHS’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order against Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. Ltd., a company located in China’s Xinjiang...
06/24/2021 01:59 PM EDT
BALTIMORE – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized nearly $41,933 in unreported currency recently from travelers heading to Jamaica at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).CBP officers seized$15,433 in...
06/24/2021 01:29 PM EDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Louisville seized 480 pairs of counterfeit designer jewelry valued at $675K, arriving from Hong Kong with a destination to New York. On June 22, CBP officers in...
06/24/2021 09:21 AM EDT
WASHINGTON – I personally thank Rodney S. Scott for his 29 years of service with the U.S. Border Patrol and for his seventeen months of service as Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol. He has dedicated his career to public service, and I am grateful for...
06/23/2021 03:10 PM EDT
LAREDO, Texas – The Laredo Sector Border Patrol warns the public about the dangers posed from criminal organizations that conduct their illegal activities along the Rio Grande River near Laredo.Late in the afternoon, on June 22, an off-duty Border...
06/23/2021 11:20 AM EDT
UVALDE, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Uvalde Station have seen 911 percent increase in subjects found hiding on trains, compared to the same time last year.“Uvalde Station continues to see a troubling increase in...
06/23/2021 11:16 AM EDT
BALTIMORE - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) seized $7,000 in counterfeit $100 bills from a traveler who arrived on June 16 from Montego Bay, Jamaica.CBP is not...
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