News from June 2023
CG Civilians eligible for up to $4,500 year for professional credentialing
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Civilian employees can now get help paying for their professional certifications through the Coast Guard’s Credentialing Assistance (CA) Pilot Program.
CBP to align Hours of Operations at the East Richford Port of Entry
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be reducing the hours of operations for the East Richford, Vermont Port of Entry (POE) from its current operating hours of 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to align with the Glen Sutton Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) POE operating hours. CBP will continue operating two additional 24-hour POEs within 12 miles of East Richford, ensuring minimal impact on local traffic.
Laredo Field Office encourages seeking online travel permits, consulting border wait times as summer travel begins
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
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.
CBP agriculture specialists intercept first in the nation pest at Laredo Port of Entry
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
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.
CBP officers seize fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
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.
Laredo Field Office encourages seeking online travel permits, consulting border wait times as summer travel begins
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
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.
U.S. Border Patrol pays tribute to fallen heroes
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
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.
U.S. Border Patrol seizes fentanyl worth more than $1.5 million at Pine Valley checkpoint
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
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.
U.S. Border Patrol discovers over $340K worth of fentanyl, cocaine in tractor-trailer
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
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.
San Diego Field Office seizes millions of dollars in narcotics in first quarter of 2023
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 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.
Human smuggling attempt foiled at Harlingen Airport
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents alongside Harlingen Police Department stopped an attempt to smuggle four migrants in an airplane.
AMO, FURA Seize of 4616 Pounds Cocaine in Southeastern, Puerto RIco
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
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.
Emily Loredo named Laredo Sector Border Patrol Youth of the Year for 2022 - 2023
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 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.
San Diego Field Office seizes $7.8 million worth of narcotics
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
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.
CBP, IBWC set to temporarily close the Amistad Dam Port of Entry
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Laredo Field Office will temporarily close the Amistad Dam International Bridge.
CBP officers seize $1.7 million in cocaine at Hidalgo International Bridge
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
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.
CBP officers seize $38 million worth of methamphetamine at Otay Mesa Cargo Facility
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
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.
CBP officers at the Laredo Port of Entry Arrest Homicide Fugitive
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
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.
Four Migrants to be Prosecuted for Resisting Federal Officers in Puerto Rico
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
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.
TSA officers prevent man from bringing a gun onto flight at Westchester County Airport
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Westchester County Airport prevented a Hamilton County, N.Y., man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight yesterday, May 30. The man’s .380 caliber handgun was loaded with six bullets. Local police also found the man, a resident of Long Lake, N.Y., to be in possession of multiple credit cards, each with a different name on them when they arrested him on weapons charges.