U.S. Customs And Border Protection
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Recent News About U.S. Customs And Border Protection
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Ramey Sector Border Patrol agents seized 198 pounds (90 kilos) of cocaine Wednesday morning abandoned next to a makeshift “yola” vessel and the body of a man in the area of Guajataca beach in Quebradillas.
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Over the past three weeks U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized ten shipments of narcotics being moved from and through the United States to countries around the world.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a person with an extensive criminal history near El Cenizo, Texas.
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San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents seized 41 bundles of cocaine from a man's car last week.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents halted two human smuggling attempts at the I-35 checkpoint.
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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 on November 11th.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a convicted gang member in Laredo, Texas.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents from Wellesley, NY Station, and Massena, NY Station teamed up to prevent a human smuggling attempt.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge apprehended Javier Salgado, a male U.S. citizen from Harlingen, Texas wanted for aggravated sexual assault of a child.
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A slow and slimy Giant African Snail was intercepted by an alert Beagle and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. On November 8, “Mox” a member of CBP’s “Beagle Brigade” alerted to a traveler's luggage after arriving on a flight from Nigeria.
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The wheels on this passenger’s wheelchair stopped going round and round on arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport when U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized her loaded wheelchair.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents rescued three people that were lost and one person was found unresponsive at Laredo Sector.
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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.