U.S. Customs and Border Protection Newsroom 7-25-17

Border Patrol Agents Arrest 8, Identify 1 Sex Offender

TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested eight illegal aliens Monday, northeast of Douglas, Arizona, and later learned one man in the group was previously convicted in California for engaging in sex with a minor. Photo Courtesy of...

CBP Officers Seize More Than $1 Million in Narcotics at the Laredo Port of Entry

LAREDO, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized a significant amount of alleged cocaine, crystal methamphetamine and heroin carrying an estimated street value of more than $1,000,000 in two enforcement actions over...

Nogales K9 Team, Agents Find 1,100 Lbs of Marijuana

TUCSON, Ariz. – Nogales Station Border Patrol agents found more than 1,100 pounds of abandoned marijuana Monday morning worth in excess of $550,000. Agents seized 24 bundles ofmarijuana that was hiddenbeneath brush in the areaA Border Patrol canine...

Ajo Border Patrol Agents Seize Drugs, Weapon

TUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents from Tucson Sector’s Ajo Station stopped a vehicle Monday evening, near Why, Arizona, to conduct an immigration inspection and found three adult males with more than 260 pounds of marijuana and a .40-caliber...