Weekly report from the Customs and Border Protection (CBP), May 4 – May 10, 2015
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Bridge on Interstate 8 Dedicated to Fallen Border Patrol Agent Eric N. Cabral
Friday, May 8, 2015 | BOULEVARD, Calif. — Friday, a ceremony to honor fallen Border Patrol Agent Eric Cabral, was held at the Boulevard Border Patrol Station to mark the renaming of a bridge near Jacumba to “Border Patrol Agent Eric Norman Cabral Memorial Bridge.” To…Read More
CBP to Hold First Citizens Academy in Great Falls
Friday, May 8, 2015 | HAVRE, Mont. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) wishes to announce their inaugural CBP Citizens Academy in Great Falls, Montana, which will be held from June 11 to July 16. The program will be hosted by Border Patrol agents from Havre Sector…Read More
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents seize nearly 1,000 pounds of marijuana
Friday, May 8, 2015 | ALAMO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector seized several hundred pounds of marijuana Wednesday. The seizure occurred at around noon when agents assigned to the Weslaco Station observed bundles of marijuana being…Read More
Comstock Border Patrol, CBP Air and Marine Agents Apprehend Group of 73 Entering US Illegally
Friday, May 8, 2015 | COMSTOCK, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Comstock Station, with the assistance of CBP Office of Air and Marine agents, apprehend a group of 73 subjects entering the U.S. illegally on a ranch near Comstock on May 7. At… Read More
Altercation at a Border Patrol Checkpoint
Friday, May 8, 2015 | Swanton, VT – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is investigating a report from the U.S. Border Patrol’s Swanton Sector about an altercation between an individual and two Border Patrol agents at a checkpoint on Thursday, May 7. The altercation…Read More
CBP seizes methamphetamine at Santa Teresa port
Friday, May 8, 2015 | SANTA TERESA, N.M. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the Santa Teresa port of entry seized three pounds of methamphetamine Thursday. The drugs were concealed within the bra of a female border…Read More
El Centro Sector Border Patrol Apprehends Convicted Sex Offender
Friday, May 8, 2015 | CALEXICO, Calif. – Thursday, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Calexico Station arrested a previously deported convicted sex offender near Calexico West Port of Entry. The 27-year-old man was apprehended by Border Patrol agents approximately…Read More
CBP Advises Travelers, Offers Cross-Border Tips, Victoria and Memorial Day Holidays Signal Peak Travel Season
Friday, May 8, 2015 | ST. ALBANS, Vt. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists throughout Vermont and New Hampshire are providing guidance to assist cross-border travelers who intend to travel between the U.S. and Canada. The tips…Read More
CBP Agriculture Specialists in Puerto Rico ensure Flowers for Mother’s Day are Disease and Pest Free
Thursday, May 7, 2015 | SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Flowers are one of the most popular gift items during the yearly celebration of Mother’s Day, but they could also be the hiding place for dangerous pests. Detecting and preventing pests from entering the U.S. avoids…Read More
CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Cache of Undeclared Queen and Worker Honey Bees at Laredo Port of Entry
Thursday, May 7, 2015 | LAREDO, Texas – Alert U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at Laredo Port of entry stung an ill-fated and unusual smuggling attempt as they seized a cache of undeclared live queen and worker honey bees from a group of…Read More
San Luis CBP Officers Seize $520K in Cocaine
Thursday, May 7, 2015 | CBP officers from the Port of San Luis located and seized nearly 50 pounds of cocaine from within a compartment in the floors of a smuggling vehicle. TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of San Luis arrested a…Read More
CBP Seizes $385K in Cocaine at the Pharr International Bridge
Thursday, May 7, 2015 | PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility arrested a 33-year-old man from Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico in connection with a failed drug smuggling attempt of $385…Read More
CBP Officers Seize Almost Two Tons Of Marijuana At Santa Teresa Port
Thursday, May 7, 2015 | SANTA TERESA, N.M. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the Santa Teresa port of entry seized 3,846 pounds of marijuana Wednesday. The estimated street value of the seized contraband is $3,076,800…Read More
CBP to Issue I-68 Canadian Boat Landing Permits
Thursday, May 7, 2015 | GRAND MARAIS, Minn. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) will be issuing I-68 permits from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on May 9 and May 10 at the Grand Marais Border Patrol Station. Permits will also be issued at…Read More
CBP Officers Seize $188K Worth of Meth
Thursday, May 7, 2015 | TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of San Luis arrested two Mexican nationals during separate smuggling attempts on May 5 involving nearly 63 pounds of methamphetamine. CBP officers assigned to the Port of San…Read More
CBP Agriculture Specialists at South Texas Ports of Entry Ensure Mother’s Day Plants and Flowers are Disease and Pest-Free
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 | LAREDO, Texas – As Mother’s Day rapidly approaches, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at South Texas ports of entry continue to conduct examinations and maintain vigilance to ensure that personal and commercial…Read More
CBP in Brownsville Seizes $170K in Cocaine at Gateway International Bridge
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 | BROWNSVILLE, Texas—Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at Brownsville’s Gateway International Bridge arrested two persons in separate, unrelated incidents after discovering $170,680 worth of alleged…Read More
Nogales CBP Officers Seize $107K in Heroin
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 | CBP officers at the Mariposa crossing located and seized nearly eight pounds of heroin that was hidden on the manifold of a smuggling vehicle TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Sahuarita, Arizona man during a failed…Read More
Border Patrol Agents Arrest Two Male Subjects with Criminal Records and One with an Active Warrant for Homicide
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 | LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Laredo Sector make three significant arrests of undocumented immigrants during a 24-hour period in stations within the Laredo Sector. On Monday, May 4, 2015, agents assigned to the Laredo West…Read More
Daniel Hiebert Appointed Chief Patrol Agent of U.S. Border Patrol in Maine
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 | HOULTON, Maine — U.S. Border Patrol employees welcomed the arrival of Chief Patrol Agent (CPA) Daniel R. Hiebert yesterday, following his entry on duty of May 4. Houlton Sector Chief Patrol Agent Daniel R. Hiebert CPA Hiebert oversees the…Read More
Brackettville Border Patrol Station Gets New Leadership
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 | DEL RIO, Texas – The U.S. Border Patrol’s Del Rio Sector recently named a new patrol agent in charge for its Brackettville Station. Robert D. Fuentes took command as the PAIC of the Brackettville Station March 22. Robert D. Fuentes, a Chicago… Read More
CBP Aircrew Leads to 1,200 Pound Cocaine Disruption
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 | CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Air and Marine (OAM) aircrew thwarted an attempt to smuggle 1,200 pounds of cocaine after detecting a loaded panga-type vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on 2 May…Read More
CBP To Staff More Lanes At El Paso Port During Mother’s Day Period
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 | EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing that it will expand the All Lanes Open Initiative in coming days. CBP is also advising travelers that the city of El Paso is providing additional public-private partnership funding…Read More
BORSTAR Graduates Class XXV
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 | EL PASO, Texas–U.S. Border Patrol Search, Trauma and rescue team (BORSTAR) hosted a media availability at the Airport Wyndam Hotel in El Paso on May 5 regarding the graduation ceremony for “BORSTAR Class XXV”. A total of 26 graduates from… Read More
CBP, FURA intercept vessel with 11 undocumented migrants
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 | AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol Agents and the Puerto Rico Police Department Joint Forces of Rapid Action (FURA, for its Spanish acronym)apprehended Sunday 11 undocumented migrants from the Dominican…Read More
Woman Arrested After Biting CBP Officer at San Ysidro
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 | SAN DIEGO — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at the San Ysidro port of entry was bitten by a woman Monday, after several officers encountered her attempting to walk up through the vehicle lanes into the United States. At about 2:45 p.m….Read More
Nogales CBP Officers Seize $727K in Marijuana
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 | TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Mariposa Commercial Facility in Nogales seized nearly $728,000 in marijuana – 1,455 pounds – from a Mexican national Monday when he attempted to enter the United States through the…Read More
Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol agents rescue three; arrest two with criminal histories
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 | EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector rescued three people, arrested two men with criminal histories and apprehended an 18th Street gang member. The rescue occurred early Tuesday morning when the driver of a…Read More
CBP Agriculture Specialists At El Paso, West Texas And New Mexico Ports Ensure Mother’s Day Flowers Are Disease And Pest Free
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 | EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at El Paso area ports of entry are busy this week making sure that personal and commercial importations of Mother’s Day flowers are free from insects, pests and…Read More
CBP Employees Receive Federal Executive Board Awards
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 | BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and personnel were recognized today by the Federal Executive Board (FEB) for their excellence in government. “Our employees exemplify the CBP mission and work tirelessly to enhance the…Read More
Nogales CBP Officers Seize $570K in Drugs
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 | TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican national and a U.S. citizen during separate weekend smuggling attempts at the Port of Nogales. Officers at the Mariposa Commercial facility arrested Jesus Julian Montiel-…Read More
Naco CBP Officers Seize $51K in Marijuana
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 | Drug smugglers hid packages of marijuana behind the back seat of a drug smuggling vehicle TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Naco, Arizona man for attempting to smuggle more than 100 pounds of marijuana through…Read More
CBP at JFK Seizes Cocaine Inside Passenger
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 | JAMAICA, N.Y. — U. S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport had a hard time ‘swallowing’ one arriving passenger’s story. 70 pellets of narcotics swallowed by passenger, who was arriving on a flight from…Read More
CBP Advises of Construction at Eastport, Idaho Port of Entry
Monday, May 4, 2015 | EASTPORT, Idaho – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) advises that a road resurfacing project at the port of entry in Eastport, Idaho, will impact traffic entering the United States until October 01, 2015….Read More
Douglas CBP Officers Seize $75K in Marijuana
Monday, May 4, 2015 | CBP officers at the Port of Douglas seized nearly 151 pounds of marijuana from within a smuggling vehicle TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Port of Douglas arrested Carlota Margaret Bene, 18, of Mesa…Read More
CBP Officers Seize $347K Worth of Drugs
Monday, May 4, 2015 | TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of San Luis arrested four U.S. citizens during separate weekend smuggling attempts involving more than 200 pounds of methamphetamine and marijuana. CBP officers at the Port of… Read More
Border Patrol Agents Rescue Illegal Immigrants, Arrest Traffickers, Seize Marijuana
Monday, May 4, 2015 | YUMA, Ariz. –Border Patrol agents rescued two illegal immigrants, seized 330 pounds of marijuana and captured nine smugglers during separate incidents Sunday. Wellton Border Patrol Station received a 911 call from a group of distressed immigrants…Read More
CBP Nabs Sexual Assault Suspect at the Hidalgo International Bridge
Monday, May 4, 2015 | HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a 28-year-old male U.S. citizen from Dallas, Texas that was wanted from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office on charges of…Read More
CBP Seizes Cocaine Worth $470K at the Hidalgo International Bridge
Monday, May 4, 2015 | HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge seized 61 pounds of alleged cocaine that was detected within a Dodge Journey driven by a man from Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico…Read More
CBP arrests alien convicted for aggravated felony
Monday, May 4, 2015 | SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Juan Office of Field Operations officers arrested Friday a citizen of the Dominican Republic, who had been convicted for an aggravated felony, and who was removed and barred from re…Read More
Cocaine Found in Backpack By CBP at JFK
Monday, May 4, 2015 | JAMAICA, N.Y. — An arriving passenger was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport trying to smuggle cocaine into the United States. Cocaine Found in Backpack By CBP at JFK On April 20, Mr…. Read More
El Centro Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Heroin at Checkpoint
Monday, May 4, 2015 | SALTON CITY, Calif. –Friday, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station found a backpack containing several pounds of heroin on a commercial bus at the Highway 86 checkpoint. The incident occurred at approximately 9:15p.m.,..Read More
Cocaine Found in Underwear By CBP at JFK
Monday, May 4, 2015 | JAMAICA, N.Y. — U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers in New York are always discovering interesting concealment methods. Hiding cocaine in his underwear is another way that a would-be smuggler attempted to transport illegal drugs into the…Read More