Millions in Illegal Drugs Seized in Arizona, Texas and New Mexico by Law Enforcement

Yuma Sector Border Patrol Agents Foil Weekend Smuggling at I-8 Checkpoint

06/13/2016 06:20 PM EDT

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents working at the Interstate 8 immigration checkpoint thwarted two smuggling attempts resulting in arrests for alien and narcotics smuggling this past weekend. Agents arrested a male U.S. citizen who...

Nogales CBP Officers Seize Meth from Smuggler’s SUV

06/13/2016 06:17 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a female Mexican national when she allegedly attempted to smuggle nearly 51 pounds of methamphetamine through the Port of Nogales over the weekend. Officers at the DeConcini crossing..

Officials: $1 million in drugs seized at Yuma border checkpoints

06/16/16 6:33 MST

About $1 million in narcotics was seized over the past four days with the help of drug-sniffing dogs at immigration checkpoints around Yuma, officials said.

Yuma Sector Border Patrol Agents Foil Weekend Smuggling at I-8 Checkpoint

06/14/2016 12:28 PM EDT

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents working at the Interstate 8 immigration checkpoint thwarted two smuggling attempts resulting in arrests for alien and narcotics smuggling this past weekend. Caption-Yuma Sector agents seized nearly 17...

CBP Officers Upend Creative Smuggling Tactics

06/14/2016 04:42 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two men Monday (June 13) connected to separate smuggling attempts at the Port of Nogales. Caption-When officers searched what was reportedly a bag of tamales, they discovered nearly a...

Rio Grande Valley Agents seize $4.6 million worth of Cocaine

06/14/2016 05:02 PM EDT

KINGSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector seized more than $4.6 million worth of cocaine Monday at the $4.6 mil in cocaine seized by RGV Border PatrolSarita Checkpoint on U.S. Highway 77 North. The seizure...

CBP Seizes Marijuana at the Rio Grande City Port of Entry

06/14/2016 11:59 AM EDT

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Rio Grande City Port of Entry seized a significant amount of alleged marijuana valued at more than $16,896 during a recent enforcement action. “This interdiction...

Brownsville CBP Seizes $32,400 in Heroin at Gateway International Bridge

06/14/2016 01:51 PM EDT

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted a load of alleged heroin at the Gateway International Bridge. CBP officers discovered the alleged narcotics, valued at approximately $32,...

CBP Officers Seize Cocaine at Del Rio International Bridge

06/13/2016 03:37 PM EDT

DEL RIO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Del Rio International Bridge recently discovered nearly 10 pounds of suspected narcotics hidden inside a car battery. CBP officers removed a total of 9.87pounds of cocaine, with an...

CBP Officers Discover Drug Load in Van Ceiling Compartment

06/15/2016 12:21 PM EDT

SANTA TERESA, NM -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the Santa Teresa port of entry seized 323.5 pounds of marijuana Tuesday. The estimated street value of the drug load is $258,800. The seizure was...