CBP Officers Stop $1.9M in Drugs at Nogales Border
TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican national and three U.S. citizens involved in separate weekend attempts to smuggle heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine through the Dennis DeConcini crossing in Nogales, Arizona...
09/15/2016 11:09 AM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona, arrested a teenaged boy on Tuesday (Sept. 13) for attempting to smuggle nearly 300 pounds of marijuana into the U.S. Officers at the...
09/15/2016 11:01 AM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 31-year-old Mexican national woman from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico for an unsuccessful attempt to smuggle nearly $50,000 worth of heroin through the Port of Nogales on Sept. 13. A...
09/16/2016 04:51 PM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Lukeville arrested a 37-year-old Tucson woman Sept. 15 after finding 175 pounds of marijuana, worth close to $88,000, concealed throughout her Nissan sedan. Officers at...
09/06/2016 04:45 PM EDT
EL PASO, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 1.32 pounds of cocaine Monday. The drugs were hidden in the shoes of a female border crosser. “CBP officers will...
09/07/2016 11:19 AM EDT
PRESIDIO, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the Presidio port of entry seized 7.92 pounds of methamphetamine and 5.94 pounds of cocaine in a single seizure Sunday. One man was taken into...
09/07/2016 10:24 AM EDT
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge seized alleged cocaine valued at $102,340 during an enforcement action. “I commend our CBP officers for their continuous diligent...
09/07/2016 04:56 PM EDT
PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge discovered nearly 81 pounds of suspected narcotics over the weekend valued at $1,262,360. “This significant seizure demonstrates the...
09/15/2016 11:02 AM EDT
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged methamphetamine. CBP officers discovered the alleged narcotics, valued at approximately $740,746, hidden within a...
09/15/2016 03:42 PM EDT
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized a noteworthy amount of alleged crystal methamphetamine and heroin at Laredo Port of Entry. “The primary officer’s experience, training and determination was crucial in this...
09/15/2016 03:13 PM EDT
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine. CBP officers discovered the alleged narcotics, valued at approximately $287,640, hidden within a white 2003...
09/16/2016 10:28 AM EDT
HOUSTON – CBP officers intercepted a traveler hiding heroin in her backpack liner.U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport intercepted a passenger carrying more than two pounds of heroin valued...
09/16/2016 03:30 PM EDT
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry prevented a shipment of hard narcotics from making entry into the United States. Officers discovered nine packagesof alleged narcotics within the...
09/09/2016 06:30 PM EDT
INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man on Interstate 10 suspected of smuggling methamphetamine on Thursday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m., after a 24-year-old man, in a 2015 black Honda Civic...
09/16/2016 04:45 PM EDT
SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 checkpoint, arrested a woman suspected of smuggling methamphetamine on Thursday. The incident occurred at approximately 4:45 p.m., after a 21-year-old woman...
