News from October 2022
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
A Williamsburg, Va., resident was cited by the police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport caught her with a handgun in her carry-on bag on Tuesday, Oct. 11.
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
Wisconsin residents can enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck® application program inside Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) in a special event this month.
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a loaded handgun in the carry-on bag of a Pittsburgh resident at the Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint on Friday, Oct. 7.
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
A North Carolina resident was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented him from carrying his loaded handgun onto his flight at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday, Oct. 9.
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a 78-year-old man from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane on Tuesday, October 11th at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).During Tuesday morning security screening in Terminal B, TSA officers detected a firearm in a passenger’s backpack.
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
From delivering troops to the beaches of Normandy and Okinawa, to witnessing the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi in Iwo Jima, Marvin Perrett shared his life’s story with America on his role as a Coast Guard Higgins boat landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) coxswain.
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
The Coast Guard will be offering training for all Contracting Officer’s Representatives (CORs) on Oct. 18 and 19
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
Commandant unveils new Coast Guard strategy and ethos
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations is gearing up for the 45th Annual Detroit Free Press Marathon on October 16—along with more than 19,000 runners from across the globe—and wants to remind those planning to cross into the United States by land of new guidelines for certain international travelers.
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo West Station arrested a convicted felon in Laredo, Texas.
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents with state and local law enforcement departments interdicted seven smuggling events leading to 250 arrests.
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Camino Real Bridge arrested a woman in connection with an alleged attempt to smuggle one undocumented noncitizen adult woman through the Eagle Pass Port of Entry.
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
The United States and Mexico have announced five criminal targets operating near Rio Grande for their “Se Busca Información” initiative.
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at Eagle Pass Port of Entry recently encountered Halloween decorations that were not what they seemed; pumpkins filled with $402,196 in liquid methamphetamine.
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents with the assistance of Canine Timmy discover undocumented individuals sealed inside a grain hopper railcar near Hebbronville, Texas.On October 10, Canine Timmy and his handler, were working their assigned duties, inspecting an eastbound train in Hebbronville, Texas.
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
Del Rio Sector U.S.
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers working at the Bridge of the Americas Cargo Facility intercepted 128 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $1.4 million.
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted five human smuggling events and two human stash houses over the weekend.
By Press release submission | Oct 16, 2022
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted four narcotic smuggling events, resulting in nearly 1,300 pounds of marijuana seized.Before sunrise on October 7, agents assigned to the Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC) and the RGV Horse Patrol Unit responded to suspicious activity near the river in Rio Grande City and discovered seven abandoned bundles.
