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Recent News About U.S. Customs And Border Protection
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As Hurricane Helene continues to impact North Carolina, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is finalizing its preparations for the approaching Hurricane Milton in Florida. The agency has activated a Lead Field Coordinator (LFC) to oversee essential operations in affected areas. CBP's priorities include lifesaving activities, safe evacuations, maintaining public order, preventing property loss, and aiding in the region's recovery.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations (AMO) responded to an in-flight emergency on October 4, 2024, assisting a passenger in safely landing a plane at Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield, California. The incident occurred when the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contacted AMO’s Riverside Air Unit for help after the pilot of a small aircraft became incapacitated with only one passenger onboard.
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The United States has signed a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) with El Salvador, aimed at enhancing border security and trade facilitation between the two nations. The agreement was formalized in San Salvador.
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CBP officers from the San Diego Field Office reported significant narcotics seizures in August, totaling over $21 million in value. The operations resulted in the confiscation of 10,827 pounds of drugs across 108 incidents. Among the seized substances were 9,525 pounds of methamphetamine, 968 pounds of cocaine, 298 pounds of fentanyl, and 36 pounds of heroin. All suspects involved have been handed over to Homeland Security Investigations for further inquiry.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Norfolk, Virginia, have seized dental supplies valued at over $450,000. These goods, originating from China and destined for Baltimore, violated country of origin marking laws.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Del Rio Port of Entry have seized cocaine valued at more than $267,000. The incident occurred on October 5th when a CBP officer directed a Ford F-150 pick-up for further inspection at the Del Rio International Bridge.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at Washington Dulles International Airport intercepted over two pounds of snake meat in a traveler's baggage on September 11. The discovery was made after CBP's agriculture detector dog, Freddie, alerted officials to the luggage of a passenger arriving from Equatorial Guinea.
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An aircrew from the Yuma Air Branch collaborated with U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Sector earlier this week to assist a group of migrants in distress in the Sonoran Desert. The incident began when U.S. Border Patrol agents in Ajo, Arizona, were alerted to activity within the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge on Monday evening. Wellton Station agents were informed about five individuals in distress south of Sentinel, Arizona.
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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents encountered 58,000 undocumented migrants along the Southwest border in August, according to a September 16 news release.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo recently intercepted ecstasy pills, ecstasy gummies, and marijuana bricks in two commercial shipments at the Peace Bridge border crossing. The shipments were labeled as “scented candles” and “candle-kids toy,” but anomalies prompted further inspection by CBP officers.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended 64 Haitian nationals who were left by smugglers on Mona Island, Puerto Rico, according to a report from the Ramey Sector of the Border Patrol. This incident follows previous occurrences where migrants were abandoned in similar circumstances.
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Chris T. Clem, Former Chief Border Patrol Agent of the Yuma Sector, said border policies that do not detain or remove migrants, offer cartels easier ways to smuggle drugs and people, making profits along the way. Clem testified at a House Oversight Committee hearing titled, "The Border Crisis: the Cost of Chaos" on September 21st.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations (AMO) intercepted a vessel attempting to smuggle 1,321 pounds of cocaine into Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The estimated value of the seized narcotics is $11.9 million.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials in Houston have announced the seizure of over 12 kilograms of cocaine at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The drugs were discovered hidden within a motorized wheelchair during an inspection conducted in late September.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Area Port of San Luis have seized over 175 pounds of narcotics during a smuggling attempt. The incident occurred on Saturday, September 28, at around 10:30 p.m., involving an 18-year-old male U.S. citizen driving a Chevrolet SUV from Mexico to the San Luis I Port of Entry.
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According to the Council on Foreign Relations, Mexican drug cartels are the primary suppliers of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl to the United States. The DEA's 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment named fentanyl the deadliest drug in U.S. history.
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Ruben Oseguera-Gonzalez, known as El Menchito, was convicted of conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and other charges, according to a Sept. 24 news release from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry arrested two men over the weekend on outstanding felony warrants for sex-related offenses involving a child.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Norfolk, Va., have continued to seize food trailers and golf carts imported from China that do not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards. Between July 18 and September 18, CBP officers seized five golf carts, four food trailers, and one scooter with a combined value of approximately $50,000.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia seized three parcels of xylazine, an animal tranquilizer increasingly mixed with fentanyl and other dangerous drugs. Xylazine does not respond to Narcan.