News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Transportation Security Administration officers at Nashville International Airport (BNA) discovered two loaded firearms at security checkpoints Tuesday morning, bringing the total detected at the airport to 170 this year.


Travelers who want to board an airplane will soon need a star or flag on their New York state driver’s license, indicating that it is a REAL ID-compliant credential or they will need another form of approved identification to board their flight or enter a secure federal facility.


Transportation Security Administration officers at Memphis International Airport (MEM) discovered a loaded firearm at a security checkpoints yesterday, bringing the total detected at the airport to a record 68 this year.At approximately 6 a.m.


Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport detected a handgun along with a box of ammunition at the security checkpoint on Friday, Oct. 21.


A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Harrisburg International Airport stopped a Harrisburg resident with a handgun in his carry-on bag at the airport security checkpoint on Friday, Oct. 21.



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Oct. 25 marks International Artist Day, a holiday celebrating and recognizing the power of art.


Ray Provencio Named CBP El Paso Port Director

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.



Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents take swift actions to save three migrant lives.


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.


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.


U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested two convicted child sex offenders shortly after they illegally entered the United States.


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.


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.


Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents made 19 arrests from three failed smuggling events.



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.


The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into the theft of several semi-trailers and loads of frozen beef in Lancaster County, Nebraska, June 27.