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 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.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested two convicted child sex offenders shortly after they illegally entered the United States.
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For the second time in a week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers discovered 2,265 counterfeit driver’s licenses inside an inbound package at Louisville’s Port of Entry on October 19.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Area Port of Norfolk-Newport News, Va., seized more than $130,000 in counterfeit consumer goods recently, including infant loungers and children’s clothing and backpacks featuring Disney characters.
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Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents made 19 arrests from three failed smuggling events.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the Otay Mesa Port of Entry encountered a black, miniature size pet pig during officers’ initial inspection process.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the arrest of a number of migrants Oct. 15-17.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees at the Champlain Port of Entry participated in the annual Feds Feed Families campaign and donated 14,410 pounds of food to the Joint Council for Economic Opportunity (JCEO) in Plattsburgh, New York.