Ammo,Guns and Drugs Seized by Border Patrol

CBP Officers Seize Ammunition Bound for Mexico

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...

Border Patrol Agents Seize Assault Rifle, Arrest Three

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...

Wellton BP Agents Seize Cocaine, Meth at Checkpoint

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...

CBP Intercepts 359 lbs of Phenobarbital Tablets

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...

CBP Officers Seize More Than $300,000 in Cocaine at World Trade Bridge

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...

CBP Discovers Heroin Load in Suitcase Lining

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...

CBP Officers Seize $72K in Methamphetamine from SENTRI Participant at Laredo Port of Entry

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...

CBP Officers Seize $212K in Cocaine at Laredo Port of Entry

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...

CBP Field Operations Seizes Over $2 Million in Narcotics at Two Rio Grande Valley International Bridges

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...