All Entries Tagged With: "Border Patrol"
Cargo of 6000 Counterfeit Handheld Video Games Seized at Border
Otay Mesa, Calif. – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa, Calif. cargo export facility seized almost 6,000 counterfeit handheld “Tetris” video games last week. On Thursday, June 24, CBP officers processing trucks exporting goods out of the United States into Mexico pulled aside two shipments labeled as [...]
Semi Packed With 322 Pounds of Marijuana Seized at Checkpoint
Blythe, Calif. – / N2N / – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma sector seized more than $250,000 in marijuana and arrested a suspected drug smuggler at the checkpoint on Highway 78 near Palo Verde. At about 5:30 p.m., Border Patrol agents assigned to the Blythe station encountered a white semi-tractor trailer at [...]
Marijuana Hidden in Semi Among Auto Parts Cargo
Del Rio, Texas – / N2N / – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station seized more than 800 pounds of marijuana being smuggled in a tractor-trailer Thursday morning. Agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station unload 829 pounds of marijuana from an 18-wheeler following inspection at a U.S. Border Patrol [...]
CBP Seizes Heroin Pellets, Marijuana – 3 Arrested
Hidalgo/Progreso, Texas – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Hidalgo/Reynosa and Progreso International Bridges seized approximately 117 grams of Mexican brown heroin and close to 71 pounds of marijuana in two separate and unrelated drug seizures. The combined estimated street value of the seized drugs is $82,000. On [...]
Napolitano Statement on Case of Murdered Agent
- / N2N / – The following is a statement by Secretary Napolitano on the guilty plea in the case of murdered Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas: “Today’s guilty plea makes it clear that those who harm our brave men and women in uniform will be swiftly brought to justice and punished. I am confident [...]
Our Border Membership Challenge
- / N2N / – The Our Border network is the first of its kind. It is a groundbreaking civic forum that connects users and encourages a new kind of dialogue about issues unique to the southwest border. We depend on Our Border members to build the network, connect with other users, and spread the [...]
Texas Agents Seize Assault Rifles during Outbound Operation
Brownsville, Texas – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and Border Patrol agents working at the Brownsville Gateway International Bridge seized four high powered assault rifles and accessories during an outbound enforcement operation. On November 4, CBP officers and Border Patrol agents working outbound enforcement operations at the Brownsville Gateway International [...]
CBP Opens New Aviation Facility in Pine Valley, Calif.
Campo, Calif. – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air Marine dedicated a new aviation facility October 29 in Pine Valley, Calif. The facility, located near the existing Campo Border Patrol Station, includes landing space for CBP helicopters, administrative space, and provides a new launching point further to the east [...]
Border Patrol Teams Rescue Pregnant Female from Arizona Canyon
Apache, Ariz. / N2N / – Recruitment posters routinely emphasize outdoor adventures of the U.S. Border Patrol. Agents from Lordsburg, N.M. got to experience the real thing this past weekend when they helped save the life of a Salvadoran migrant by creating a makeshift gurney to carry a pregnant migrant in need of medical care [...]
CBP Officers Seize Weapons, Marijuana at Texas Border
Laredo, Texas / – N2N – / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo, Texas port of entry yesterday seized several weapons and marijuana valued at $321,000 in three separate interceptions at the International Bridges. The weapons seizure occurred on Oct. 28 at the Lincoln-Juarez International Bridge when CBP officers and Border [...]
Border Patrol Agents Stop Backpack Smuggling Attempt in Arizona
Wellton, Ariz. / – N2N – / – U.S. Border Patrol agents seized several large bundles of marijuana Tuesday evening while tracking a group of suspected drug smugglers in a remote area of Arizona. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma sector’s forward operating base, Camp Grip, detected the entry of nine individuals approximately 30 [...]
Border Patrol Intercepts Cocaine Hidden in Van’s Dashboard
Temecula, Calif. / – N2N – / A U.S. Border Patrol traffic stop on Interstate 15 in Temecula, Calif. yesterday resulted in the arrest of two men for suspicion of cocaine smuggling. Border Patrol agents were patrolling the interstate at 11:45 a.m., when they spotted the two suspects traveling northbound in a Ford Freestar. The [...]
Border Patrol Seizes 24 Pounds of Cocaine at I-19 Checkpoint
Tucson, Ariz. / – N2N /– U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Nogales Station arrested an individual at the I-19 checkpoint Saturday, driving a vehicle containing 24 pounds of cocaine. A Border Patrol K-9 team alerted to a vehicle that pulled into the checkpoint. The vehicle was sent to secondary inspection where agents discovered [...]
