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CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Seize $227K in Hard Narcotics in Multiple Seizures

03/12/2018 10:20 AM EDT

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) CBP officers at Laredo Port of Entry in recent days seized loads of varied hard narcotics with a combined total street value exceeding $227,000 from two body carriers...

Rio Grande Valley Sector seizes nearly $6M worth of marijuana

02/13/2018 02:52 PM EST

EDINBURG, Texas – In the first full week of February, the U.S. Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) has seized nearly four tons of marijuana. The RGV Sector continues to lead the nation in marijuana seizures. The McAllen and Rio Grande City...

Nogales CBP Officers Apprehend Three People in Separate Failed Smuggling Attempts

02/13/2018 03:41 PM EST\

TUCSON, Ariz. –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Nogales apprehended three people involved in separate failed attempts to smuggle more than 41 pounds of methamphetamine and heroin into the United States over the...

CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Seize Nearly $900K in Hard Narcotics

02/13/2018 10:52 AM EST

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) CBP officers at Laredo Port of Entry stopped a triple threat this weekend, seizing a load of three different kinds of hard narcotics with a combined value of nearly $...

Agents Seize Meth at Hwy 86 Checkpoint

02/12/2018 06:17 PM EST

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 checkpoint, arrested a man suspected of smuggling methamphetamine inside his vehicle on Monday morning.   The incident occurred at approximately 3:10 a.m., when a...

Border Patrol Makes 2 Drug-Related Arrests this Weekend

02/12/2018 06:10 PM EST

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 checkpoint arrested a woman and a juvenile suspected of smuggling narcotics on two separate events over the weekend.   The first incident occurred Saturday at...

BP Canine Team Discovers Meth Bundles in Truck Fenders

02/12/2018 05:57 PM EST

TUCSON, Ariz. – Nogales Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 19 Immigration Checkpoint arrested a Mexican national Sunday afternoon after finding more than 63 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in his vehicle.   The driver of a Chevrolet Cheyenne...