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 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 agents arrested a person with an outstanding warrant near Laredo, Texas.
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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 participated in the annual Laredo Noon Optimist’s Youth Appreciation Day.
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Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdicted four smuggling events leading to 117 arrests.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is increasing its recruitment incentive to up to $20,000 for newly appointed Border Patrol Agent (BPA) applicants who enter on duty after November 9, 2022 and meet the requirements of the recruitment incentive.
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International travel this holiday season is expected to reach pre-pandemic levels this holiday season, making preparation even more important.
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While counterfeit goods pose a threat all year round, consumers should be on especially high alert during the holiday season.
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“In response to the change in populations we are encountering at the border, and continuing in our commitment to provide lawful pathways for admission so that desperate asylum seekers do not place their vulnerable lives in the hands of smugglers, we implemented a new process for Venezuelan nationals that has resulted in a dramatic reduction in the number of Venezuelan encounters at our border.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents halted a human smuggling attempt at the I-35 checkpoint.
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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents intercepted Wednesday a vessel with two occupants transporting 13 bales of cocaine west of Desecheo Island. The weight is 851 pounds (386 kilos), which is valued at $7.17 million.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Eagle Pass Port of Entry would like to advise the traveling public of the temporary halt in vehicular traffic at the Camino Real International Bridge the afternoon of Nov. 12 starting at 1:00 p.m. and the bridge will remain closed until 7:00 a.m. Nov. 13.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Cross Border Xpress Port of Entry facility Friday apprehended a male fugitive with an outstanding felony warrant for sexual assault of a minor
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U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector recently arrested two convicted sex offenders for illegally entering the United States.
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Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrested 29 migrants and two drivers from two tractors pulling a grain hauler style trailer and a refrigerated trailer.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Bridge of the Americas border crossing in El Paso, Texas intercepted 26 pounds of methamphetamine and 10 pounds of fentanyl in a single failed smuggling attempt.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents locate four lost individuals at Laredo Sector.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo South station working together with local law enforcement agencies closed on an apartment complex used as a stash house in Laredo, Texas.
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On November 2, 2022 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Jones Act Division of Enforcement (JADE) held local training to raise awareness of the 102-year-old federal statute, officially known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920. U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) officers, along with CBP import specialists and other personnel, were in attendance to learn the complexities of the act which governs U.S. maritime cabotage.
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Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC) agents encountered two large groups near La Grulla and disrupted a marijuana smuggling event with the assistance of Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers