Border Agents Seize Narcotics At Border #BuildtheWall

TOPD, Border Patrol, Arrest Drug Smuggler Using Horses

04/19/2018 01:47 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents from the Casa Grande Station assisted Tohono O’Odham Police Department (TOPD) in the arrest of one Mexican national after finding narcotics in large burlap sacks attached to horses near Federal Route 15 yesterday...

Operation Stonegarden Seizes more than $90K in Narcotics

04/19/2018 01:29 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents partnered with Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers in Operation Stonegarden seized more than 30 lbs. of methamphetamine and arrested a U.S. citizen during a traffic stop Monday on Interstate 10 near...

CBP Officers Seize More Than $1.4 Million in Crystal Methamphetamine at the Laredo Port of Entry

04/17/2018 05:31 PM EDT

LAREDO, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized a significant amount of alleged crystal methamphetamine with an estimated street value of more than $1.4 million in two separate enforcement actions at the Juarez-...

Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Agents outwit unconventional tactics to net close to $2M worth of marijuana

04/18/2018 11:14 AM EDT

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Last Thursday, Fort Brown agents encountered a pickup that was stuck in an agriculture field after it was ferried across the Rio Grande near Brownsville, Texas. Agents detained the driver and discovered 24 bundles of marijuana...

Splash down leads to 900 pounds of marijuana in the Rio Grande Valley

04/18/2018 10:55 AM EDT

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – On Sunday, April 15, agents observed several subjects loading bundles of narcotics into a small Toyota SUV near Escobares, Texas. As mobile units responded to the area, the driver splashed the vehicle into the Rio Grande....

Lukeville CBP Officers Intercept Marijuana Smugglers

04/16/2018 05:08 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Lukeville arrested two women after seizing almost $60,000 worth of marijuana Sunday. Officers discovered packages of marijuana within the rear cargo compartment Officers...

CBP Officers Seize Nearly 20 Pounds of Crystal Methamphetamine at the Progreso International Bridge

04/12/2018 05:17 PM EDT

PROGRESO, Texas – Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Progreso International Bridge seized over 19 pounds of alleged crystal methamphetamine Monday evening. “Intercepting illegal drugs from...

Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Over 320 Pounds of Marijuana

04/07/2018 04:07 PM EDT

LAREDO, Texas – On April 6, 2018, Border Patrol agents seized 327.13 pounds of marijuana after responding to suspicious activity in Laredo, Texas.  Agents were able to recover five bundles of marijuana inside a vehicle after the driver and passenger...

Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Over $3.1 Million Dollars of Narcotics

04/07/2018 03:20 PM EDT

LAREDO, Texas – On April 6, 2018, Border Patrol Agents from the Hebbronville Station seized 754 pounds of marijuana after responding to suspicious activity in ranch near Hebbronville, Texas.  Agents conducted a vehicle stop on a white Dodge truck...

CBP Officers at the Hidalgo Port of Entry Seize Meth Valued at Over $1 Million

04/05/2018 04:37 PM EDT

HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge seized alleged methamphetamine valued at $1,187,838. “Our CBP officers remain vigilant and thanks to their outstanding interview...

Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol agents seize over $1M worth of marijuana within hours

04/05/2018 01:35 PM EDT

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – On Tuesday, April 3, agents working near Garceno, Texas observed a Ford F-150 leaving the Rio Grande at a high rate of speed. Agents responded to the area and located the vehicle abandoned. In the bed of the pickup, agents...