Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Border Patrol Seizes Millions in Illegal Drugs

08/25/2015 05:11 PM EDT
WELLTON, Ariz. – Yuma Sector agents seized approximately 376 pounds of marijuana and arrested 26 individuals east of Yuma, in separate incidents over a five-day period. The first incident occurred on Aug 22, when agents arrested eight people after...
Agents find bundles of meth inside a pickup truck's gas tank.
08/24/2015 05:29 PM EDT
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—U.S. Border Patrol agents on Interstate 5 intercepted a man who had 38 bundles of methamphetamine stashed inside the gas tank of his vehicle on Saturday. At approximately 10 a.m., Border Patrol agents referred a 39-year-old male...
08/25/2015 01:32 PM EDT
JAMUL, Calif.—U.S. Border Patrol agents in East County San Diego intercepted a man who had 30 bundles of methamphetamine stashed inside the gas tank of his Toyota Camry on Saturday.  This seizure was remarkably similar to one that happened that same...
08/25/2015 03:53 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team (A-TCET) at Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport complex intercepted and seized more than 424 pounds of cocaine concealed in a...