DEL RIO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Del Rio Port of Entry recently seized more than a half million dollars in fentanyl in a passenger vehicle. “This significant seizure of a potentially fatal hard narcotic like fentanyl underscores the reality of the drug threat our frontline officers are […]
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested an 18-year-old woman from Edinburg, Texas after detecting alleged methamphetamine concealed within the vehicle she was driving valued at $1,297,000. “Young people getting involved in illicit activities such as these must realize that there are consequences that could possibly […]
El Centro Sector Border Patrol Arrest Two Yemeni Men Identified on the FBI’s Terrorism Watch List CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested two Yemeni men within the last 2 months that were identified on a terrorism watch list. The first incident occurred on January 29, at approximately 1:10 a.m., when […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville have made no less than 400 seizures of counterfeit identification in the past six months. Back in November, CBP officers seized six shipments containing 2,909 counterfeit driver’s licenses and 3,123 blank card stocks to make counterfeit driver’s licenses. And the seizures are not only […]