04/27/2016
05:05 PM EDT
TUCSON,
Ariz. — Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Nogales seized
more than 500 pounds of illegal drugs and arrested eight individuals during
multiple weekend smuggling attempts involving cocaine, heroin, marijuana and...
04/27/2016
02:58 PM EDT
YUMA,
Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents seized more than 800 pounds of drugs in
three days with an estimated value exceeding $600,000. Agents arrested two U.S.
citizens and seized 15 pounds of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and $8,013 in
cash...
04/25/2016
05:03 PM EDT
TUCSON,
Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Field Operations officers seized
almost 292 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $146,000, hidden in a truck
occupied by two females from Sells, Ariz. on April 22 at Arizona’s Port of
Sasabe. CBP...
04/25/2016
04:32 PM EDT
TUCSON,
Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of
Entry in Douglas, Arizona arrested three individuals over the weekend in
connection with failed attempts to smuggle more than 200 pounds of marijuana
into the...
04/25/2016
03:51 PM EDT
TUCSON,
Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of San Luis
arrested two people on April 23 in connection with separate failed attempts to
smuggle hard drugs worth more than $172,000 into the United States. After a
CBP...
04/22/2016
02:02 PM EDT
TUCSON,
Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two Mexican nationals
and a Honduran national for attempting to smuggle 100 pounds of cocaine and
methamphetamine through the Port of Nogales on April 20. Officers at the
Mariposa...
04/25/2016
03:25 PM EDT
TUCSON,
Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 33-year-old
Mexican man April 22 for allegedly attempting to smuggle nearly 187 pounds of
marijuana through the Port of Lukeville. Officers referred the man for a
secondary...
04/22/2016
03:09 PM EDT
TUCSON,
Ariz. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Mariposa Commercial
Facility in Nogales, Arizona, seized $7.4 million in marijuana – approximately
14,800 pounds – from a Mexican national April 21 when he attempted to enter
the...
04/22/2016
12:34 PM EDT
BROWNSVILLE,
Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Gateway
International Bridge recently seized 102 pounds of alleged marijuana in two
separate enforcement actions. “These two seizures, are evidence of the
specialized...
04/25/2016
01:01 PM EDT
PRESIDIO,
Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers
working at the Presidio port of entry seized 283 pounds of marijuana Friday
afternoon. The drugs were hidden in both frame rails of a gooseneck trailer.
The...
04/22/2016
08:31 AM EDT
JAMAICA,
N.Y. — U. S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists and officers
discovered a special surprise inside containers of candy carried by a passenger
arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport. On April 18, CBP
agriculture...
Border
Patrol Nets $1.2M Cocaine Seizure04/23/2016
02:20 AM EDT
TEMECULA,
Calif. — Border Patrol agents seized more than 76 pounds of cocaine after
conducting a vehicle stop on Wednesday near the Border Patrol checkpoint on
Interstate 15 in Temecula. At about 3:15 p.m., agents pulled over the driver
of a 2005...
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 inside the
spare tire...
04/23/2016
11:46 AM EDT
CALEXICO,
Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico downtown
port of entry foiled attempts to smuggle heroin across the border in a suitcase
and under the gas tank of a motorcycle. “The tenacity and experience of our...
