Thursday, June 18, 2015

Millions Seized in Drug Bust At Arizona and Texas Borders

06/17/2015 01:51 PM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican national man and a Tucson woman connected to separate smuggling attempts on Monday at the Port of Nogales, resulting in the seizure of more than 42 pounds of cocaine....
06/17/2015 01:49 PM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Mariposa Commercial Facility seized $847,000 in marijuana – nearly 1,700 pounds – from a Mexican national Monday when he attempted to enter the United States through the Port of...
06/17/2015 11:55 AM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 34-year-old Mexican national man yesterday for attempting to smuggle 139 pounds of marijuana through the Port of Naco. Officers selected Samuel Sierras-Soto, of Cananea, Sonora,...
06/17/2015 10:43 AM EDT
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge seized $390,000 worth of alleged cocaine in two separate, unrelated incidents and arrested two Mexican citizens in connection...
06/17/2015 10:32 AM EDT
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico woman after discovering $536,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine concealed within a Jeep...
06/17/2015 10:26 AM EDT
Brownsville, Texas – Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Veteran’s International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged methamphetamine this weekend. CBP officers discovered the narcotics, valued...