Friday, May 1, 2015

Porous US Southern Border-Ammunition and Drugs Seized

04/30/2015 12:37 PM EDT
HOUSTON – U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at George Bush Intercontinental Airport intercepted a passenger carrying more than four pounds of cocaine valued at more than $60,000, April 24. CBP officers discovered these wafer...
04/30/2015 05:15 PM EDT
EL PASO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the El Paso port of entry made seven drug busts Wednesday seizing 9.8 pounds of cocaine and 551 pounds of marijuana in the enforcement actions. “This...
04/30/2015 04:40 PM EDT
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a 19-year-old man from McAllen, Texas after discovering 16 packages of alleged cocaine hidden within the Chevy Malibu he...
04/30/2015 01:02 PM EDT
YUMA, Ariz. – In separate events Thursday, Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents stopped two vehicles transporting drugs into the United States from Mexico and seized 2,884 pounds of marijuana worth more than $1.4 million. Agents noticed vehicle barriers...
04/30/2015 06:55 PM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two Mexican nationals and three U.S. citizens during separate smuggling attempts this week at the Port of Nogales. Officers at the Mariposa Commercial facility arrested Xavier Armando...
04/30/2015 12:29 PM EDT
YUMA, Ariz. – Almost 24 hours after Yuma Police Department officials released an alert regarding a female wanted for burglary, Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended the suspect Thursday when she attempted to travel through the Interstate 8 (...
04/30/2015 05:52 PM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two Arizona women during separate incidents this week at the Port of Douglas. Officers arrested Ambar Esthela Morales, 23, of Tucson on April 29 after an outbound inspection of her Ford...