Largest Cocaine Seizure in 21 Years for CBP Area Port of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA – A multi-agency examination of imported shipping containers at the Philadelphia seaport netted 1,185 pounds of cocaine Tuesday. This multi-agency team was led by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and consisted of partner agencies Homeland Security […]
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers at Arizona’s Port of Lukeville arrested a Mexican national Saturday after seizing a combination of marijuana, methamphetamine & fentanyl. A combination of drugs was found in the floorboard of a smuggling vehicle Officers referred a 46-year-old Caborca, Sonora, Mexico man for a secondary […]
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested 2 young women yesterday for separate alleged attempts to smuggle almost one-quarter pound of fentanyl through the Port of San Luis. Officers at the pedestrian crossing lanes referred a 20-year-old U.S. woman for additional inspection as she attempted to enter the U.S. Tuesday morning. After […]
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]UCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales Commercial Facility seized nearly $4.6 million in fentanyl and methamphetamine totaling close to 650 pounds on Saturday from a Mexican national when he attempted to enter the United States through the Port of Nogales. The seizure is the largest seizure of fentanyl in […]