08/03/2016
05:31 PM EDT
TUCSON,
Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of San Luis
arrested two Yuma County residents on las Friday (July 29) for attempting to
smuggle 17.5 pounds of cocaine and meth valued at approximately $315,000.
Officers at...
08/05/2016
05:23 PM EDT
TUCSON,
Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two Mexican nationals
for two separate failed hard narcotics smuggling attempts on Aug. 4 through the
Port of Nogales. The first incident occurred early in the morning when officers
at...
08/03/2016
01:45 PM EDT
TUCSON,
Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested four Mexican men during
separate attempts last week to smuggle cocaine and methamphetamine through the
Dennis DeConcini crossing. The first incident occurred July 29 when
officers...
07/29/2016
12:26 PM EDT
HARLINGEN,
Texas – In an attempt to evade Border Patrol agents, a drug smuggler recklessly
drove his vehicle into the Rio Grande on Wednesday. Van loaded with marijuana
being removed from the Rio Grande“These drug smugglers are not only
endangering...
07/29/2016
05:03 PM EDT
LAREDO,
Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at World Trade Bridge
this week seized more than $214,000 in cocaine hidden in a bobtail tractor. “Our
officers continue to maintain strict vigilance of all traffic in the
cargo...
08/01/2016
05:46 PM EDT
LAREDO,
Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at World Trade Bridge
discovered $504,491 in alleged marijuana in a commercial shipment of corrugated
cardboard. “This was an excellent interception by our CBP officers and a
great...
08/01/2016
02:11 PM EDT
PRESIDIO,
Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Presidio Port
of Entry seized 94 pounds of marijuana on Friday. “This interdiction
demonstrates how CBP relies on their canine partners in removing drugs from the
streets..
08/04/2016
03:08 PM EDT
HIDALGO,
Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at
the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $24,145 worth of alleged marijuana
from a McAllen, Texas man as he attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico.
“Our...
08/04/2016
03:54 PM EDT
AGUADILLA,
Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol Agents
assisted Puerto Rico Police Department partners to intercept and seize 1,744
pounds (791 kilos) of cocaine, and arrest 5 US citizens in the southeastern
coast of...
08/02/2016
09:25 AM EDT
CINCINNATI—U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers in Cincinnati have seized more than
10lbs of heroin in a shipment from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In late June,
Narcotics Detector Dog, “Freddy,” alerted to the shipment manifested as “...
07/29/2016
12:15 PM EDT
SANTA
TERESA, NM– U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Santa
Teresa, New Mexico Port of Entry made a large drug seizure on Tuesday. CBP
officers seized 927.96 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of
$742,368. “...
08/02/2016
11:08 AM EDT
FORT
LAUDERDALE, Fla. – U.S. Customs and Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations
(OFO) officers working at Port Everglades seized over 22 pounds of heroin during
a recent inspection. The estimated value of the seized narcotics is more than
$600,...
08/02/2016
06:46 PM EDT
SAN
CLEMENTE, Calif.—U.S. Border Patrol agents encountered a woman yesterday morning
who was allegedly smuggling bundles of cocaine while traveling with two children
along Interstate 5 near San Clemente. At approximately 10 a.m., a Border Patrol
K-9...
