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 Officers at the Bridge of the Americas border crossing apprehended a man with an outstanding arrest warrant for homicide - manslaughter, out of the Terry County Sheriff’s Office in Brownfield, Texas.
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As U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Laredo Field Office ports of entry processed slightly heavier traffic over the Washington’s Birthday/President’s Day holiday period they encountered and apprehended seven fugitives wanted on outstanding felony warrants for sex-related offenses.
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Border Patrol agents from the Laredo Sector Marine Unit rescued an individual in the Rio Grande in Laredo, Texas.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations announces dates for an upcoming Global Entry enrollment event to be held by CBP at Spokane International Airport
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers were far from interested in candy or chocolates. Officers at the San Ysidro port of entry were on a roll as they seized a total of $39,071 of unreported currency, a firearm, and ammunition this Valentine’s Day.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers conducting outbound operations seized high-powered rifles, magazines and belt feeder clips hidden in an ice chest and mini-refrigerator.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a woman in an alleged attempt to smuggle three undocumented minors through the Hidalgo International Bridge.
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Border Patrol agents arrested two United States citizens accused of smuggling narcotics, Tuesday morning.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo South and Hebbronville Station in cooperation with local law enforcement shut down a stash house in Laredo, Texas.On Feb. 22, collaborative efforts between multiple law enforcement agencies closed a stash house in central Laredo.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO) responded to a call about an active shooter on Feb. 15 at Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas, and to other shooting incidents this fiscal year.
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U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector welcomed their first support canine to promote resiliency among agents.
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Air and Marine Operations (AMO) will continue to upgrade and modernize its operating locations and facilities by breaking ground on the new Laredo Air Branch Administration building.
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On Valentine’s Day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at an Express Consignment Operations hub seized a shipment containing 72 Amoxicillin 100mg capsules, six vials of Penicillin Powder, eight 8mg vials of Betamethasone, and 200 Diclofenac 100mg tablets-all of which require a doctor’s prescription.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are facing an alarming trend of travelers violating U.S. currency reporting laws after officers seized $350,918 in unreported currency since New Year’s Eve from 14 groups of international travelers at Washington Dulles International Airport.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists had a remarkable finding that will go down in history. A first-in-nation pest was discovered at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility within a shipment containing fresh cut flowers.
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Fiscal Year 2022 marked the busiest year ever for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialists at the LA/LB Seaport, America’s largest seaport complex.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Veterans International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine valued at approximately $239,314 hidden within a 2003 Jeep.
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El Paso Sector U.S. Border Patrol Agents disrupted numerous human smuggling schemes this week including stash houses.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Port of New Orleans processed eight Cubans who were rescued nearly 400 miles off the coast of Mobile, Alabama, Feb. 9.
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Agriculture Specialists in Chicago Have a Busy January Intercepting More Than 5,100 Prohibited Items
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists (CBPAS) and their canines have been busy inspecting arriving passengers at O’Hare International Airport, sniffing mail at the International Mail Facility (IMF) near O’Hare, examining arriving rail and ocean cargo, and checking parcels at a nearby express consignment facility.