U.S. Customs And Border Protection
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Recent News About U.S. Customs And Border Protection
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Detroit Sector Border Patrol agents arrest two Mexican nationals with one being wanted for sex crimes with a person under thirteen years old.
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Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol riverine agents enlist the assistance of Mission Fire Department to orchestrate a shallow-swift water rescue.
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Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents, along with state and local law enforcement departments, interdicted two smuggling events leading to ten arrests.
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As the U.S.-Mexico border community prepares for the upcoming All Souls Day (Día de los Muertos) holiday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are advising the traveling public that certain agricultural items used in holiday decorations are prohibited from entry into the U.S. These items can carry harmful pests and diseases, such as citrus huanglongbing.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents during this past weekend encountered five human smuggling attempts that yielded the apprehension of over 60 undocumented individuals at Laredo Sector.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents conducting routine patrol operations recently encountered several men suspected of being illegally present in the United States. Four of the men were heavily armed.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, working with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Food and Drug Administration, have begun their seasonal operations targeting intellectual property rights (IPR) violations.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents visited area schools for the annual 2022 Red Ribbon Week.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Paso Del Norte border crossing in downtown El Paso seized 484 pounds of bologna and 285 pounds of cheese during the early morning hours of Oct. 27.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents prevented a human smuggling attempt near Freer, Texas.
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Fraudulent driver’s licenses, which can be used for criminal activity or fraud, continue to be found by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Express Consignment Operations hub across the nation.
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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents intercepted Wednesday a vessel with two occupants transporting 40 bales of cocaine south of Vieques island.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Zapata Station initiates their Youth of the Month program for August and September.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry intercepted 31 pounds of methamphetamine and 41 pounds of cocaine over the weekend.
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With the upcoming All Souls Day (Día de los Muertos) observance on the horizon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in El Paso are advising the traveling public that certain agricultural items used in holiday decorations are prohibited from entry to the U.S. and can carry harmful pests and disease, such as the citrus greening disease.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection El Paso Port Director Ray Provencio was formally sworn into office this morning at a CBP change of command ceremony. Family, friends, colleagues and local dignitaries gathered as Mr. Provencio recited the oath of office during a ceremony at the Chamizal National Memorial in El Paso, Texas.
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Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents take swift actions to save three migrant lives.
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Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents with state and local law enforcement departments interdicted three smuggling events leading to 15 arrests and more than $327,000 USD worth of marijuana seized.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of New Orleans seized nearly 130,000 eye shadow sticks that lacked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required ingredients list.