03/24/2016
03:01 PM EDT
TUCSON,
Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Field Operations officers seized more
than 5,500 rounds of assorted ammunition March 22 at the Port of Nogales.
Officers performing routine outbound inspections referred an 18-year-old Mexican
male...
03/21/2016
01:38 PM EDT
TUCSON,
Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested three male Mexican nationals
and seized an assault style rifle near Quijotoa, Arizona, on March 17. Early in
the day, agents arrested one man for entering the United States illegally.
The...
03/17/2016
06:38 PM EDT
YUMA,
Ariz. – Wellton Station Border Patrol agents seized a combined 60 pounds of
methamphetamine and cocaine, worth in excess of $250,000, during separate
incidents in the past 48 hours. Agents found the drugs in vehicles as they
attempted to pass...
03/21/2016
04:52 PM EDT
DALLAS
– U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport seized 250,000 Phenobarbital tablets valued at $140,000,
March 7. Phenobarbital is a Schedule IV controlled drug. “This seizure which
began with...
03/25/2016
05:04 PM EDT
LAREDO,
Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized a
significant amount of cocaine at World Trade Bridge. “CBP has numerous layers of
enforcement which are utilized on a daily basis,” said Port Director Gregory
Alvarez...
03/23/2016
04:00 PM EDT
EL
PASO, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations
agriculture specialists identified a suspicious piece of luggage leading CBP
officers to a 6.2 pound heroin load late Friday. The estimated street value of
the seized...
03/23/2016
06:14 PM EDT
LAREDO,
Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Laredo Port of Entry
this week discovered $72,000 in hard narcotics within the baggage of a Secure
Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) lane member during
a...
03/22/2016
11:47 AM EDT
LAREDO,
Texas –Amid an onslaught of Holy Week traffic, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) officers at Laredo Port of Entry this weekend discovered a
vehicle with more than gas in the tank-- $212,500 in cocaine. “Smuggling groups
sometimes...
03/22/2016
11:44 AM EDT
HIDALGO,
Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at
the Hidalgo and Anzalduas International Bridges seized $2,350,000 worth of
alleged cocaine and methamphetamine in two separate, unrelated incidents and
arrested...
Cincinnati
CBP Officers Stop Drug Smugglers03/23/2016
02:41 PM EDTCINCINNATI—In
the last few weeks, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers in
Cincinnati have made multiple seizures of methamphetamines, cocaine, and heroin,
thereby preventing drug smuggling via unique concealment methods. Recently,
at...
