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 Air and Marine Operations (AMO) helicopter crews carried out two separate rescues in the Franklin and Organ mountains last weekend.
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CBP officers at the San Diego Field Office reported seizing over 9,800 pounds of narcotics in July, with a street value estimated at more than $32 million.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released its operational statistics for July 2025, reporting what the agency describes as a historic performance in border security and enforcement.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has introduced Enhanced Passenger Processing (EPP) at Nashville International Airport, aiming to streamline the entry process for U.S. citizens returning from abroad.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized methamphetamine valued at more than $433,000 during an inspection at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge on August 9.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge have seized an estimated $647,000 worth of cocaine that was hidden inside a vehicle.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Alexandria Bay Port of Entry arrested a 62-year-old Kentucky man after discovering an illegally possessed firearm during a secondary inspection on August 8.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced a reemployment program for former CBP officers and Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents who retired between July 2020 and July 2024.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia seized cocaine and methamphetamine hidden inside a children's board game that was being shipped to London on July 30.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has temporarily closed the Amistad Dam International crossing in Del Rio, Texas due to maintenance issues.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Buffalo port of entry have seized a number of designer watches found to be counterfeit.
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Las operaciones en el cruce internacional de la presa Amistad, ubicado en Texas Spur 349 en Del Río, Texas, han sido suspendidas temporalmente debido a problemas de mantenimiento.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport detained two U.S. citizens on July 24 as they attempted to board a connecting flight to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati, working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), seized more than 54,000 counterfeit and unapproved pharmaceutical products during a recent week-long operation.
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Air and Marine Operations (AMO), a part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Puerto Rico Police Joint Forces for Rapid Action (FURA) intercepted a vessel carrying 62 bales of cocaine near Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, on August 6, 2025.
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Border Patrol agents in the Houlton Sector apprehended two Indian nationals who crossed the border on foot near Bridgewater, Maine, on August 1.
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A Las Vegas woman was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers found more than 59 pounds of marijuana in her luggage intended for a flight to Germany.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission, Texas, seized more than $1.1 million worth of fentanyl and cocaine during a single enforcement action on August 3.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Sandusky Bay Station rescued two teenagers on Sunday after their personal watercraft was struck by a wave, ejecting them into Lake Erie and causing their vessel to become inoperable.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents in Union, Maine, arrested a Colombian national identified as a confirmed member of the South American Theft Group (SATG) on July 30, 2025.