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. Border Patrol urges migrants to not endanger their lives by swimming across U.S./Mexico maritime boundary line
U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents assigned to the Imperial Beach Station continue to see migrants illegally enter the United States by swimming through the Pacific Ocean.
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Four Migrants to be Prosecuted for Resisting Federal Officers in Puerto Rico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) presented a criminal complaint today against four migrants, three from the Dominican Republic and one from Haiti, for conduct before U.S. Coast Guard personnel after intercepting a vessel approximately 17 nautical miles northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
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CBP Finds Fungi on Flower Stems
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport, recently discovered an invasive fungus in a cargo shipment of Pacaya that required the importer to take immediate action upon notification as the shipment would not be allowed to enter the U.S.
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CBP Seizes Cocaine Worth $4.1 Million from Container Arriving in San Juan
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 389 pounds (177 Kilograms) of cocaine found inside a container on board the ship M/V Lyktos arriving to Pier 15 stemming from the Dominican Republic Tuesday. The estimated street value of the seized contraband is $4.1 million.
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Four Migrants to be Prosecuted for Resisting Federal Officers in Puerto Rico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) presented a criminal complaint today against four migrants, three from the Dominican Republic and one from Haiti, for conduct before U.S. Coast Guard personnel after intercepting a vessel approximately 17 nautical miles northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
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CBP officers at the Laredo Port of Entry Arrest Homicide Fugitive
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry detained a man at the Gateway to the Americas Bridge wanted on an outstanding felony warrant for homicide out of Dallas County.
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CBP officers seize $38 million worth of methamphetamine at Otay Mesa Cargo Facility
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility seized $38 million worth of methamphetamine within a shipment of kale.
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CBP officers seize $1.7 million in cocaine at Hidalgo International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at Hidalgo International Bridge seized a significant amount of cocaine aboard a commercial bus in a single enforcement action over the weekend.
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CBP, IBWC set to temporarily close the Amistad Dam Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Laredo Field Office will temporarily close the Amistad Dam International Bridge.
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San Diego Field Office seizes $7.8 million worth of narcotics
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers within the San Diego Field Office are commended for their diligence and outstanding work for seizing $7.8 million worth of dangerous drugs in the week leading up to Memorial Day.
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Emily Loredo named Laredo Sector Border Patrol Youth of the Year for 2022 - 2023
Emily Loredo, a senior at Dr. Leonides G. Cigarroa High School (CHS), was selected as the Laredo Sector Border Patrol Youth of the Year for 2022 - 2023. Laredo North Station Patrol Agent in Charge Jaime A. Fierro announced the selection during a ceremony at Main Event in Laredo, Texas.
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AMO, FURA Seize of 4616 Pounds Cocaine in Southeastern, Puerto RIco
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and Puerto Rico Police FURA Units, seized 4,616 pounds (2,094 kilograms) of cocaine found inside a vessel that landed in the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico. The estimated street value of the seized cocaine is approximately $48.1 million.
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Human smuggling attempt foiled at Harlingen Airport
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents alongside Harlingen Police Department stopped an attempt to smuggle four migrants in an airplane.
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San Diego Field Office seizes millions of dollars in narcotics in first quarter of 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the San Diego Field Office seized a variety of narcotics worth an estimated quarter billion dollars from January 1 to April 30.
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U.S. Border Patrol discovers over $340K worth of fentanyl, cocaine in tractor-trailer
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station arrested a Mexican national on Sunday night, who is suspected of attempting to smuggle narcotics through an immigration checkpoint.
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U.S. Border Patrol seizes fentanyl worth more than $1.5 million at Pine Valley checkpoint
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Campo Border Patrol Station discovered 112 pounds of fentanyl concealed inside a vehicle at the Pine Valley checkpoint on May 18.
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U.S. Border Patrol pays tribute to fallen heroes
U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector along with other law enforcement agencies honored the men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol who lost their lives while protecting the nation in a special memorial ceremony held today at the National Border Patrol Museum.
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Laredo Field Office encourages seeking online travel permits, consulting border wait times as summer travel begins
With the looming Memorial Day weekend poised to kick off the summer travel season, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) at Laredo Field Office is recommending that travelers apply for tourist permits online and consult Border Wait Times on www.cbp.gov to minimize trip delays.
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CBP officers seize fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry intercepted approximately 41.66 pounds of methamphetamine, 13.84 pounds of fentanyl, 12 pounds of cocaine and 7.23 pounds of heroin.
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CBP agriculture specialists intercept first in the nation pest at Laredo Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at Laredo Port of Entry discovered a significant rare pest last week, a first in the nation interception on a shipment of cut flowers.