News from June 2023
CBP hiring Mission Support Specialists in Maine and Vermont
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is currently hiring Mission Support Specialists within the Office of Field Operations, Boston Field Office, in Maine and Vermont.
AMO Seizes 2,776 Pounds Cocaine Found in Hidden Compartments of Two Vessels in Southern Puerto Rico
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations detected and seized a load of 2,776 pounds (1,259 kilograms) of cocaine found inside hidden compartments of two vessels that intended to reach the southern town Patillas Puerto Rico Thursday afternoon. The estimated street value of the seized cocaine is approximately $28.9 million.
Border Patrol agents intercepted a human smuggling attempt at Laredo Sector
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
Border Patrol agents assigned to Laredo South Station intercepted a human smuggling attempt in Laredo, Texas.
Minnesota CBP Stops Passenger Carrying 83 pounds of Unapproved Meat
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
At Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, last week a passenger arriving from South Africa was referred to Agriculture Secondary Inspection where U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) discovered 83 pounds of beef biltong.
CBP officers arrest man attempting to smuggle a child on Father’s Day at the Pharr International Bridge
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge arrested a man in an alleged attempt to smuggle an undocumented minor.
CBP officers, agriculture specialists intercept spider monkey at Gateway International Bridge
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a live spider monkey in a vehicle in a single enforcement action.
ESTA Mobile App launches in 40 countries and 24 languages
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the launch of a new mobile application to enable travelers potentially eligible to enter under the Visa Waiver Program to submit ESTA applications easily and quickly from their smartphones, mobile devices or tablets.
U.S. Coast Guard ensures compliance and port security: Successful examination of the cargo vessel Kota Raja in Guam
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
On June 15, 2023, a U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam team conducted a port state control examination on the 472-foot Singapore-flagged commercial cargo vessel Kota Raja in the Port of Guam.
U.S. Coast Guard Post-Typhoon Mawar Update 5: U.S. Coast Guard, partners continues response to vessels affected by Typhoon Mawar
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
In the aftermath of the powerful Typhoon Mawar, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam personnel continue actively addressing vessel casualties and potential pollution in Apra Harbor, Hagåtña Boat Basin, and Agat Marina from the end of May into the middle of June. With sustained winds of up to 150 mph, the storm caused significant damage to maritime infrastructure.
Coast Guard, partner agency rescue 4 from Ponce de Leon Inlet jetties
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
The Coast Guard and Volusia County Beach Safety crews rescued four people, Thursday, after they became stranded on the Ponce de Leon Inlet jetties.
Joint search continues for missing submersible, Titan
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
The unified command continues search efforts of the 21-foot submersible research vessel, Titan, from the Research Vessel Polar Prince that went missing Sunday evening.
Coast Guard Air Station San Diego aircrews conduct back to back medevacs in 8-hour span
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
Coast Guard helicopter aircrews medically evacuated two men off two different vessels, off the southern California coast, during a 8-hour period beginning Thursday morning.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert returns home after 61-day counternarcotics patrol in Eastern Pacific
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) and crew returned to homeport Friday, after a 61-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific.
Coast Guard repatriates 11 people to Cuba
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
Coast Guard crews repatriated 11 people to Cuba, Thursday, as a result of interdictions coming from five separate unlawful voyages originating from Cuba over the last week.
Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound to conduct change-of-command ceremony
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound is scheduled to conduct a change-of-command ceremony Wednesday at Sector Long Island Sound in New Haven.
Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay holds change-of-command ceremony in Philadelphia
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
Coast Guard Capt. Kate Higgins-Bloom relieved Capt. Johnathan Theel as commander of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay during a change-of-command ceremony Friday at Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia.
Coast Guard, California Department of Fish and Wildlife conduct removal operations of sunken passenger vessel following rescue near Santa Cruz Island
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
The Coast Guard and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) have initiated a removal operation following the successful rescue of 14 people who abandoned the charter passenger vessel Sea Jay near Santa Cruz Island.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert returns home after 61-day counternarcotics patrol in Eastern Pacific
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) and crew returned to homeport Friday, after a 61-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific.
Coast Guard, partners rescue ocean rower off Tahiti
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Coast Guard, Rescue Coordination Center Tahiti, and merchant vessel Baker Spirit crews rescued a mariner in distress 1,210 nautical miles north of Tahiti, Friday.
Coast Guard offloads more than $186 million in illegal narcotics
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901) offloaded more than 14,153 pounds of cocaine worth more than $186 million in Miami, Friday.