450 Pounds of Cocaine Seized off Coast of Puerto Rico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations agents interdicted a drug smuggling attempt and seized 450 pounds of cocaine off the coast of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations agents interdicted a drug smuggling attempt and seized 450 pounds of cocaine off the coast of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
An aerial interdiction by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations aircrew led to the seizure of nearly two tons of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea. Officials estimate the drugs to be worth approximately $65 million.
Border arrivals in December 2020 have jumped by 80 percent above December 2019, partly because the cartels and coyotes are telling their customers that President-elect Joe Biden will end the border curbs.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan celebrated the completion of 450 miles of “new border wall systems” at the end of 2020. The commissioner said Congress has approved funding for an additional 350 miles of barrier systems.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials reported significant decreases in illegal border crossings and drug smuggling in sections where new barriers were built. Some sections reported nearly a 90 percent decrease in illegal entries compared to last year.
CBP Air and Marine Operations teamed up with other federal departments and a foreign government to seize more than 3,700 pounds of cocaine during a 10-day period. The joint air and sea operation in the eastern Caribbean Sea resulted in the arrest of 19 suspected drug smugglers.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working an international border crossing in Southern California seized more than $1 million in unreported currency headed to Mexico.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Eagle Pass, Texas, seized more than $1 million worth of methamphetamine found in two passenger vehicles attempting to cross the border into Texas from Mexico.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations aircrew teamed up with Coast Guard vessels to interdict a drug smuggling operation in the Caribbean Sea near the coast of Puerto Rico, officials stated.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 165 pounds of methamphetamine from a passenger vehicle attempting to cross the border from Mexico into South Texas.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly $3 million in methamphetamine and heroin at a Texas crossing Tuesday. Officials report the 142 pounds of drugs were stashed in a shipment of carrots.
A Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agent rescued an Uzbekistani woman with the help of an Air and Marine Operations agent. The woman appeared to be in danger of drowning in the Rio Grande.
CBP officers seized more than 580 pounds of methamphetamine at a Texas border crossing from Mexico. The officers found the drugs in a commercial shipment at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in the Rio Grande Valley seized nearly 175 pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine at a Texas port of entry. The seizures came in two failed drug-trafficking events at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge.
Joe Biden’s promised policies on migration would likely invite “what would be akin to an illegal invasion,” according to Mark Morgan, the acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency.
The United States could see an “invasion” of illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border if Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden dismantles President Trump’s enforcement priorities, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chief Mark Morgan says.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents were ordered to be ready for possible civil unrest and tprepare to protect federal property in Washington, DC, on Election Day, according to a Friday report.
Twitter has reversed its recent decision to lock the account of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) chief Mark Morgan for praising the effectiveness of the southern border wall.
The apprehension of migrants who illegally cross the border between ports of entry jumped again. The nearly 55,000 migrants arrested in September marks the fifth-straight month of increased apprehensions. However, apprehensions for the year fell by 53 percent from the previous year’s total.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Otay Mesa, California, seized a near-record 3,100 pounds of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin at a commercial port of entry. The seizure is the second-largest seizure along the southwest border with Mexico in the agency’s history.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers working the Calexico, California, port of entry seized more than $2 million worth of methamphetamine and fentanyl. The interdiction occurred on Thursday after the officers searched an SUV crossing from Mexico.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Brownsville, Texas, seized more than $46,000 in undeclared currency at a border crossing to Mexico. The officers also arrested the Mexican man attempting to smuggle the currency out of the country.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Laredo, Texas, seized more than $10 million in methamphetamine, marijuana, and cocaine in four smuggling incidents. The seizures occurred during smuggling interdictions over a two-day period.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Eagle Pass, Texas, seized nearly $200,000 in unreported currency being smuggled into Mexico. This adds to the increasing amount of cash being seized at ports of entry.
Unmanned Aircraft System flights carried out by U.S. Customs and Border Protection led to multiple arrests along the Texas-Mexico border last week.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers disrupted a unique drug smuggling operation by finding cocaine and methamphetamine hidden in large boulders of quartz. Smugglers hid 229 packages of drugs inside the boulders and cemented them back together.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working a Canadian crossing in North Dakota seized $36,000 in fake U.S. currency.
A six-hour nighttime maritime search operation led to the apprehension of 15 migrants on a boat off the coast of California. The search involved a coordinated effort between CBP’s Air and Marine Operations aircrews and water-based rescue vessels.
Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to a Texas crossing on September 5 seized 69 pounds of methamphetamine found in a passenger sedan attempting to enter from Mexico.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in South Texas seized more than 60 pounds of methamphetamine. The officers found the drugs inside the driver’s cab of a tractor-trailer rig attempting to enter the U.S. from Mexico.
Joe Biden claimed in a presidential campaign speech on Monday that President Donald Trump deployed “secret federal troops” to Portland.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials report the disruption of more than 160 human smuggling stash house operations this fiscal year just in South Texas. The data provides a rare glimpse into the level of Mexican cartel stash house operations occurring in this region alone.
Customs and Border Protection officers in Laredo, Texas, seized nearly 500 pounds of methamphetamine in two incidents at separate ports of entry on August 10. Following the seizure of the nearly $10 million in drugs, U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick called the region “ground zero” for meth smuggling.
Rio Grande Valley Sector Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 360 pounds of methamphetamine during three failed drug smuggling attempts at South Texas border crossings. The seizures took nearly $8 million in drugs out of the hands of cartel-connected smugglers.
Mark Morgan, CEO and Commissioner of CPB, said the southern border wall stops illegal immigration and the spread of coronavirus.
Mark Morgan, CEO and commissioner of CBP, said the federal goverment has the right to fight crime in cities across the United States.
Mark Morgan, CEO and commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, told Breitbart News the CDC is helping public health at the border.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations aircrew teamed up with a Coast Guard vessel to rescue 14 people from a capsized human smuggling boat. During the interdiction, officials found three packages containing 82 pounds of methamphetamine in the water off the coast of San Diego, California.
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents rescued three migrants who became lost and dehydrated in the desert in two incidents over the weekend. A video tweeted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan shows a Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR) paramedic agent responding to assist in the rescue.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and Border Patrol agents seized more than 420 pounds of methamphetamine and fentanyl in three separate incidents in Southern California.