U.S. Customs And Border Protection
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Recent News About U.S. Customs And Border Protection
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia seized cocaine and methamphetamine hidden inside a children's board game that was being shipped to London on July 30.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has temporarily closed the Amistad Dam International crossing in Del Rio, Texas due to maintenance issues.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Buffalo port of entry have seized a number of designer watches found to be counterfeit.
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Las operaciones en el cruce internacional de la presa Amistad, ubicado en Texas Spur 349 en Del Río, Texas, han sido suspendidas temporalmente debido a problemas de mantenimiento.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport detained two U.S. citizens on July 24 as they attempted to board a connecting flight to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati, working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), seized more than 54,000 counterfeit and unapproved pharmaceutical products during a recent week-long operation.
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Air and Marine Operations (AMO), a part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Puerto Rico Police Joint Forces for Rapid Action (FURA) intercepted a vessel carrying 62 bales of cocaine near Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, on August 6, 2025.
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Border Patrol agents in the Houlton Sector apprehended two Indian nationals who crossed the border on foot near Bridgewater, Maine, on August 1.
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A Las Vegas woman was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers found more than 59 pounds of marijuana in her luggage intended for a flight to Germany.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission, Texas, seized more than $1.1 million worth of fentanyl and cocaine during a single enforcement action on August 3.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Sandusky Bay Station rescued two teenagers on Sunday after their personal watercraft was struck by a wave, ejecting them into Lake Erie and causing their vessel to become inoperable.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents in Union, Maine, arrested a Colombian national identified as a confirmed member of the South American Theft Group (SATG) on July 30, 2025.
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The U.S. Border Patrol’s Big Bend Sector has announced that the Helen Gardner Aerostat site, located about three miles east of Sanderson, Texas, is now fully operational as of July 26.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport detained two U.S. citizens on July 24 as they attempted to travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Champlain have arrested a Haitian citizen who was wanted on a felony warrant from Virginia.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector carried out several enforcement actions this week, disrupting human and narcotic smuggling attempts and providing emergency medical assistance.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Area Port of Houston/Galveston have reported ongoing seizures of firearms being smuggled southbound through the seaport.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that it is offering reemployment opportunities to former U.S. Border Patrol agents who retired between July 2020 and July 2024.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) marked the 236th anniversary of the U.S. Customs Service, recognized as the oldest federal law enforcement agency in the United States.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Javier Vega Jr. checkpoint near Kingsville, Texas, seized more than 72 pounds of cocaine valued at over $2.3 million on July 26.