U.S. Customs And Border Protection
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Recent News About U.S. Customs And Border Protection
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Concerned Citizens Lead to Rescue of Shoeless Woman with Severe Frostbite Injury
Concerned Citizens Lead to Rescue of Shoeless Woman with Severe Frostbite Injury
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CBP Asks Travelers to Get Ready for Spring Season Arrivals in the Caribbean
CBP Asks Travelers to Get Ready for Spring Season Arrivals in the Caribbean
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CBP officers seize an estimated $135k in cocaine at the port of Ysleta
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers working at the Ysleta Port of Entry intercepted 15.65 pounds of cocaine on two separate unrelated incidents last week.
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CBP Officers Seize over $7 Million in Methamphetamine at the Pharr International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted $7,400,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine concealed in a shipment of charcoal.
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U.S. Border Patrol makes over 250 apprehensions in less than 13 hours
U.S. Border Patrol Agents assigned to the San Diego Sector Imperial Beach Station encountered 290 individuals illegally crossing into the U.S., from over 30 different countries, in less than 13 hours.
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Laredo Port of Entry Prepares and Implements Facilitation Measures Considering Increased Holiday Traffic
As the nation approaches Holy Week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Laredo Port of Entry will soon begin to process larger volumes of international travelers to the United States through the South Texas border.
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CBP Announces Temporary Expansion of Hours at 4 Northern Border Ports of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today that it will begin a 120-day temporary expansion of hours at four northern border ports of entry (POE), April 1.
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Laredo Port of Entry Prepares and Implements Facilitation Measures Considering Increased Holiday Traffic
As the nation approaches Holy Week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Laredo Port of Entry will soon begin to process larger volumes of international travelers to the United States through the South Texas border.
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Dangerous prohibited items seized by Minnesota CBP before they enter U.S.
At an Express Consignment Operations (ECO) hub near Minneapolis – Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists intercepted three shipments containing dangerous prohibited items arriving from overseas.
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RGV agents find a missing juvenile
Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol agents locate a missing juvenile and seize $64,000.
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Philadelphia CBP Officers Seize 648 Counterfeit Samsung Smartphone Digitizers
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized a shipment of counterfeit smartphone digitizers on St. Patrick’s Day so that unsuspecting consumers wouldn’t risk their luck at getting ripped off.
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CBP Officers Thwart Two Alleged Child Smuggling Attempts at the Port of Hidalgo
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a woman in an alleged attempt to smuggle an undocumented minor through the Hidalgo International Bridge.
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Philadelphia CBP Officers Seize 648 Counterfeit Samsung Smartphone Digitizers
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized a shipment of counterfeit smartphone digitizers on St. Patrick’s Day so that unsuspecting consumers wouldn’t risk their luck at getting ripped off.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Emergency Medical Technicians rendered aid at local track meet
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Emergency Medical Technician (EMTs) assigned to the Hebbronville Station rendered first aid at a high school track meet to an injured student in Hebbronville, Texas.
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It’s March Madness at the San Diego Field Office with “Elite Eight” Seizures in a Single Day
CBP officers from the San Diego Field Office worked in collaboration to achieve a common goal: prevent illegal activity at our borders and protect our communities.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol closes stash house
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents working together with Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) closed a stash house preventing a human smuggling attempt in Laredo, Texas.
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CBP Advises Traveling Public on Easter Egg Regulations
With the Easter festivities right around the corner, CBP is reminding the traveling public that cascarones (confetti-filled eggshells) are restricted to quantities of 12 or less per passenger and the shells may be decorated, etched, or painted but they must be clean, dry, and free of any egg residue (egg yolk and egg white have been removed). They may contain confetti or other unregulated items.
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CBP Officers Seize $126K in Unreported Currency at Hidalgo Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $126,000 in undeclared currency.
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol awarded Youth of the Month honorees for March
Laredo Sector Border Patrol awarded the Youth of the Month honorees for March during a ceremony at Texas A&M International University.
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Discovery of stash house shut down at Laredo Sector
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents working with Laredo Police Department (LPD) and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) shut down a stash house in Laredo, Texas.