Medically trained Border Patrol agents stabilize an unconscious man suffering from various injuries. (Photo: USCBP) TUCSON, Ariz. – Two men were hospitalized after human smugglers pushed a group of illegal border crossers to their physical limit in a desert mountain range west of Tucson Wednesday. Late Tuesday night, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection camera Read more
HSI Yuma special agents seized 527.3 lbs. of methamphetamine along with 14.88 lbs. of high grade marijuana and an AR-15 style rifle. (Photo: USCBP) YUMA, Ariz. – Over the weekend, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Yuma special agents arrested Angel Leon-Camberos, 26, and allegedly seized 527.3 pounds of methamphetamine (approximate street value of nearly $7.2 million), Read more
Officers located methamphetamine from within the tailgate and quarter panels of a smuggling vehicle. (Photo: USCBP) TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers at the Port of Nogales seized more than 100 pounds of methamphetamine and fentanyl Wednesday. CBP Officers at the Dennis DeConcini Pedestrian Crossing referred a 30-year-old Read more
A large group of 134 migrants was arrested by Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents June 4. (Photo: USCBP) TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents are facing complex challenges with concurrent law enforcement and humanitarian missions in what appears to be a new normal on the Southwest Border. In the month of May, Tucson Read more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection located more than 92 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a vehicle at the Port of San Luis on June 2, 2019. (Photo: USCBP) TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers arrested a Glendale resident attempting to smuggle more than 92 pounds of methamphetamine through Read more
Officers discovered packages of meth within the spare tire of a smuggling vehicle. (Photo: USCBP) TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers arrested a San Luis, Arizona woman connected to an alleged attempt to smuggle more than 110 pounds of methamphetamine through the Port of San Luis over the Read more
A criminal organization’s scout camp was raided following a joint Mexican/U.S. operation May 2019. USCBP/File Photo TUCSON, Ariz. – A four-day binational operation between U.S. and Mexican authorities resulted in seizure of more than 250 pounds of narcotics, weapons, and communication equipment from criminal networks over the weekend. Nineteen smugglers, including six Honduran nationals linked Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to workers during a visit to the Cameron LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) Export Facility in Hackberry, Louisiana, U.S., May 14, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver a speech on immigration on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. (1830 GMT), the White House said on Wednesday. Republican Read more
Concertina wire is seen atop a section of border fence near the U.S.-Mexico border in Donna, Texas, U.S. May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration plans to redirect Transportation Security Administration staff to the U.S. southern border to assist with immigration duties and migrant flows, the TSA said on Wednesday. A Read more
A Mexican national is treated by Arizona Border Patrol agents after he called 911 for help. USCBP/File Photo TUCSON, Ariz. – A 21-year-old man in distress was rescued by U.S. Border Patrol agents from a remote desert trail east of Why, Monday morning. The Mexican national crossed into the United States illegally, before becoming lost. Read more