Law Enforcement Stops Illegal Drugs In States Other Than Arizona and Texas

Federal Authorities Find Heroin in Backpack at Orlando International Airport

03/16/2016 02:50 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. – Federal authorities at Orlando International Airport arrested a suspected drug smuggler after discovering 6 pounds of heroin hidden inside a backpack during enforcement operations. The street value of the drugs is approximately $170,...

Sex Offender and $2-million in Marijuana Stopped Cold in New Mexico

03/11/2016 09:02 AM EST

LORDSBURG, N.M – U.S. Border Patrol agents working in New Mexico apprehended a wanted sexual offender in one incident and also seized over 2,600 pounds of marijuana in two additional law enforcement encounters.  Late Monday agents from the Santa...

Border Patrol Intercepts Multiple Narcotics Loads in North County

03/12/2016 04:29 PM EST

SAN DIEGO—Enforcement efforts by U.S. Border Patrol agents led to the seizure of narcotics valued at more than $1.2 million from three separate incidents yesterday in North County. The first seizure occurred at about 9 a.m. on northbound Interstate...

Border Patrol Agents Seize Meth at Highway 86

03/12/2016 04:21 PM EST

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station working at the Highway 86 checkpoint, arrested a woman suspected of drug smuggling after they discovered packages of methamphetamine hidden in her vehicle...

Border Patrol Agents Seize Drugs and Arrest Gang Member

03/14/2016 04:52 PM EDT

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio and El Centro stations arrested two people for attempted drug smuggling and arrested a previously deported gang member in three separate incidents the past few days....

Joint Interagency Task Force South CBP P-3 Aircrew Detects Vessel Packed with 1,200 Pounds of Cocaine

03/14/2016 03:10 PM EDT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) aircrews detected a vessel carrying more than 1,200 pounds of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea as part of a targeted anti-drug effort in the region. The drugs have...

Border Patrol Agents Find Meth Inside Car's Door Panels

03/15/2016 03:55 PM EDT

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station working at the Highway 86 checkpoint, arrested a man suspected of drug smuggling after they discovered packages of methamphetamine hidden in his vehicle on...

CBP Port of Savannah Intercepts Nearly 350 Pounds of Cocaine

03/16/2016 08:54 AM EDT

SAVANNAH, Ga. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations at the Area Port of Savannah seized 347 pounds of cocaine, valued at more than $6 million, in a container of frozen pineapples on March 7. “Customs and Border...