America's Daily Border problem

CBP Arrests Reynosa Man with Close to $350K in Cocaine at the Pharr International Bridge

04/13/2015 05:37 PM EDT

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge arrested a man from Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico after discovering $348,160 worth of alleged cocaine within the Chrysler sedan he was...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Nearly $187,000 In Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry

04/13/2015 03:24 PM EDT

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Gateway International Bridge this weekend intercepted a load of alleged cocaine valued at more than $186,660 during a routine examination. CBP officers discovered the alleged...

Gang member, convicted sex offender arrested by Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol agents

04/13/2015 08:41 AM EDT

EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector apprehended a convicted sex offender and a member of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) on Wednesday.  The sex offender was arrested by agents assigned to the Weslaco Station, as he...

CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Concealed in Maple Syrup Cans in Grand Portage, MN

04/13/2015 02:17 PM EDT

GRAND PORTAGE, Minn. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Grand Portage, MN port of entry seized .95 pounds (.429 kilograms) of marijuana on April 7. The seizure occurred when a CBP officer...