U.S. Customs And Border Protection
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Recent News About U.S. Customs And Border Protection
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Border Patrol agents at the El Centro sector of Southern California recently apprehended two U.S. citizens for possession of methamphetamine, a non-registered firearm and ammo.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the General Services Administration (GSA) announced today the reauthorization of the Donation Acceptance Authority, allowing the agencies to accept donations of real and personal property (including monetary donations) or nonpersonal services from private-sector or government entities to be used for activities of the Office of Field Operations at Ports of Entry (POE).
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted hard narcotics with an estimated street value of more than $1.5 million last week at the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Carrizo Springs Station discovered narcotics and a stolen handgun during an immigration inspection, Jan 7.
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Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners work together to disrupt dangerous human smuggling efforts.
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two United States citizens in possession of a non-registered firearm, ammo, and methamphetamine, Thursday evening.
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Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrested four sex offenders.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued six individuals in the Jacumba Wilderness region near Ocotillo, in two separate events.
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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents, along with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), intercepted Sunday a vessel with four citizens of the British Virgin Islands found transporting 1,470 pounds (667 kilos) of cocaine.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Ysleta port of entry Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) lane seized 27.4 pounds of cocaine late in the evening Jan. 6. One man was arrested in the case.
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On Jan. 6, Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners work together to disrupt human smuggling.
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Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents interdicted two drug smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than 375 pounds of marijuana.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents continue to encounter undocumented individuals using railcars as they travel further into the United States.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate 35 checkpoint intercepted a human smuggling attempt involving a tractor-trailer.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Air & Marine Operations (AMO) recently accepted delivery on the last of 52 coastal interceptors meant to replace vessels in its Midnight Express fleet, providing agents with overall technological and performance improvements.
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Two men were arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport over Christmas week on charges of felony child sex assault and molestation in two separate cases.
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The seizure of a significant amount of fentanyl and cocaine by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at eight South Texas ports of entry underscores “the deadly nature of the contraband,” a field operations director said.
