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Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) will see travel volume increase this week and the TSA team at PVD has been proactively preparing for the increase.
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TSA expects travel out of Philadelphia International Airport to approach pre-pandemic levels

Release: PHILADELPHIA Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials expect travel out of Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to see a return to near pre-pandemic passenger levels during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period, which kicked off on Friday, Nov. 18, and runs through Sunday, Nov. 27.
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El Paso Port of Entry To Expand SENTRI And Commercial Hours During Upcoming Holiday Period

The El Paso port of entry in conjunction with Mexico will increase operating hours at Stanton street SENTRI/DCL lane and the Bridge of the Americas commercial cargo facility during the holiday season.
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CBP Announces Measures to Facilitate Upcoming Thanksgiving, Black Friday Holiday Traffic at the Laredo Port of Entry

As the Thanksgiving/Black Friday travel season looms on the horizon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Laredo Port of Entry encourages travelers to plan ahead, apply for I-94 travel permits online and utilize Ready Lanes as CBP prepares to implement measures to facilitate holiday traffic.
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US Border Patrol Seizes 198 Pounds of Cocaine during a maritime smuggling event in Quebradillas, Puerto Rico

Ramey Sector Border Patrol agents seized 198 pounds (90 kilos) of cocaine Wednesday morning abandoned next to a makeshift “yola” vessel and the body of a man in the area of Guajataca beach in Quebradillas.
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Cincinnati CBP Seizes $1.2 Million Worth of Cocaine and Meth in Outbound Shipments

Over the past three weeks U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized ten shipments of narcotics being moved from and through the United States to countries around the world.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol apprehends individual with extensive criminal history

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a person with an extensive criminal history near El Cenizo, Texas.
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U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize $1.4 Million in Cocaine

San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents seized 41 bundles of cocaine from a man's car last week.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol halted two human smuggling attempts at the I-35 checkpoint

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents halted two human smuggling attempts at the I-35 checkpoint.
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Del Rio Sector Agents Arrest Two Child Sex Offenders On Veterans Day

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested two convicted child sex offenders shortly after they illegally entered the United States on November 11th.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol apprehends Paisa Gang Member with Prior convictions

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a convicted gang member in Laredo, Texas.
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Buffalo and Swanton Sector Border Patrol Prevents a Human Smuggling Attempt

U.S. Border Patrol agents from Wellesley, NY Station, and Massena, NY Station teamed up to prevent a human smuggling attempt.
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CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child at Hidalgo International Bridge

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge apprehended Javier Salgado, a male U.S. citizen from Harlingen, Texas wanted for aggravated sexual assault of a child.
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CBP Atlanta Intercepts Giant African Snail

A slow and slimy Giant African Snail was intercepted by an alert Beagle and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. On November 8, “Mox” a member of CBP’s “Beagle Brigade” alerted to a traveler's luggage after arriving on a flight from Nigeria.
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CBP at JFK Arrests Cocaine Smuggler

The wheels on this passenger’s wheelchair stopped going round and round on arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport when U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized her loaded wheelchair.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents rescue three people found lost in remote ranchland

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents rescued three people that were lost and one person was found unresponsive at Laredo Sector.
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CBP Officers Seize $33K in Unreported Currency from Egypt-bound Man at Dulles Airport

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers continue to seize unreported currency at Washington Dulles International Airport, after officers seized $33,000 from an Egypt-bound traveler on Tuesday.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol arrest a person with an outstanding warrant

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a person with an outstanding warrant near Laredo, Texas.
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El Paso CBP Officers Seize 215 Pounds of Methamphetamine in Railcar

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers conducting inspections at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad crossing just west of the Paso Del Norte port of entry in El Paso intercepted 215 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of more than $420,000.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Participates in the Laredo Noon Optimist’s Youth Appreciation Day

Laredo Sector Border Patrol participated in the annual Laredo Noon Optimist’s Youth Appreciation Day.
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