U.S. Customs and Border Protection Press Releases 7-22-17

 

Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $79K in Cocaine at Gateway International Bridge

BROWNSVILLE, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine. CBP officers discovered the alleged narcotics, valued at approximately $79,560, hidden within a silver 2003...

CBP Officers from the Hidalgo International Bridge Seized Over $500K in Methamphetamine

HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge seized $548,504 worth of alleged methamphetamine. “This seizure is attributable to exceptional interview and observation skills...

 

Human Smuggler Caught with 2 Adults, 2 Minors

TUCSON, Ariz. – After Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers stopped a 2005 Chevrolet Tuesday afternoon for an expired registration, they called the Border Patrol in Casa Grande for assistance to investigate possible human smuggling. The DPS...

Border Patrol Discovers Methamphetamine in Truck’s Gas Tank

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents working at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint arrested a man suspected of smuggling methamphetamine Friday morning.   The incident occurred at approximately 9 a.m. when a 48-year-old man...

Body found on south Texas ranch in the Rio Grande Valley

EDINBURG, Texas – On Thursday evening, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Falfurrias Border Patrol Station received a call from a concerned citizen that he encountered a deceased individual. At approximately 9:00 p.m., the Brooks County...

Agents help recover two drowning victims from the Rio Grande

EDINBURG, Texas – On Tuesday morning, U.S. Border Patrol riverine agents working near Brownsville, Texas recovered a drowning victim from the Rio Grande. At approximately 10:00 a.m., Brownsville riverine agents patrolling the river observed a person...

Rio Grande Valley agents arrest convicted felons, gang member

EDINBURG, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector arrested numerous criminals over the last few days, including two felons and an MS-13 gang member. The most significant arrest occurred when Border Patrol Station agents...

Laredo Sector Border Patrol Repatriates Mexican National Wanted by Government of Mexico

LAREDO, Texas – On July 20, 2017, members of the Laredo Sector Border Patrol Foreign Operations Branch repatriated a Mexican national by turning him over to the custody of Government of Mexico officials from the Procuraduria General de la Republica...

Tucson Woman Arrested with 3 Aliens in Car Trunk

TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents from the Sonoita Station found three illegal aliens in the trunk of a vehicle during an immigration inspection late Thursday afternoon on State Route 83, north of Sonoita. Agents stopped a 1998...

Border Patrol Agent, Canine Find 155 Lbs of Marijuana

TUCSON, Ariz. – Ajo Border Patrol Station agents working at an immigration checkpoint on State Route 85 arrested a 20-year-old male U.S. citizen Wednesday afternoon after finding more than 155 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle he was driving....