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 […]
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers, at Arizona’s Port of Nogales arrested two women and one man in separate drug seizures totaling approximately $508,000. On Sunday, officers referred a 37-year-old Phoenix woman, for additional inspection of her Chevrolet sedan, as she attempted to enter the U.S. During the inspection, […]
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. ― U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the International Falls Port of Entry seized $900,000 in counterfeit United States currency Friday that was discovered in a commercial rail shipment originating from China. “CBP officers strive every day to protect the United States from a variety of threats,” said Jason Schmelz, […]
SAN DIEGO — CBP officers at the San Ysidro port of entry thwarted an alleged human smuggling attempt of six Chinese nationals, who were concealed in a false wall of a moving truck. “We routinely encounter persons from all over the world attempting to enter our country illegally,” said CBP Director of Field Operations for San […]
PINE VALLEY, Calif. — U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a woman yesterday at the Interstate 8 checkpoint who had 160 packages of methamphetamine hidden inside her SUV. The woman also had her two minor children in the car, which is a repeat of a smuggling incident that occurred on Tuesday. The incident began on Wednesday, October 2, at […]
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted methamphetamine and cocaine in two separate enforcement actions this past weekend that have a combined estimated street value of $272,183. “Our officers’ experience and expertise were key factors in these seizures. Their alertness allowed them to intercept these dangerous […]
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]HARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge hit the drug-smuggling organizations hard this weekend with a substantial interception of hard narcotics, seizing $12,700,000 worth of methamphetamine. “This was an outstanding interception our officers accomplished this weekend,” said Port Director David Gonzalez, Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry. […]
