TUCSON – On Monday, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported illegal alien with a felony criminal record after he reentered the United States illegally. Tucson Sector agents patrolling west of Sells, Arizona, encountered Jose Martinez-Meza. During processing, agents discovered the 31-year-old Mexican national had been convicted of kidnapping by Maricopa County, Arizona, on Read more
Smugglers attempted to hide packages of drugs within the rear seats of a smuggling vehicle. (Photo: USCBP) TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers arrested 3 U.S. citizens for separate alleged attempts to smuggle methamphetamine through the Port of San Luis since the beginning of the month, worth a Read more
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers at the Port of Nogales seized nearly three quarters of a pound of fentanyl from a Tucson resident Wednesday. CBP officers at the Morley Pedestrian Crossing referred the 18-year-old man for further inspection when he attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico. Read more
The young man and his mother were transported to a nearby boat ramp. (Photo: USCBP) EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass Station marine unit encountered a 19-year-old Honduran with special needs, June 27. “Those with special needs are at increased risk when crossing the Rio Grande River, an Read more
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees and a U.S. Border Patrol agent discuss U.S. Customs and Border Protection pedestrian border barrier requirements near El Centro, CA, May 7. (Photo: San Luciano Vera) WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a waiver, which will ensure expeditious construction of approximately 3 miles of new Read more
Construction crews complete a temporary housing facility June 26, 2019 in Yuma, Ariz. as part of an ongoing response to the current border security and humanitarian crisis along the Southwest border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (Photo: Jerry Glaser) Yuma, Ariz. — U.S. Border Patrol agents in Yuma hosted tours of a new temporary facility Read more
Agents discovered 26.4 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in the spare tire and door panels of the vehicle. (Photo: USCBP) YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents working the Highway 78 and Highway 95 immigration checkpoints seized 31.4 pounds of methamphetamine, and apprehended nine people in multiple smuggling events Tuesday. At approximately 2:50 p.m., Blythe Read more
Officers discovered the drugs within the dashboard 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 just more than 52 pounds of methamphetamine Tuesday. CBP Officers at the Mariposa Crossing referred a 22-year-old Tucson man for further inspection of Read more
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Border Patrol Station in Wellton, Ariz., Mar. 22. (Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Daniel J. Calderón) YUMA, Ariz. – An armed subject was seen shooting several times toward the border wall near San Luis after Read more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations led a multi-agency inspection of the MSC Gayane that resulted in the seizure of about 35,000 pounds of cocaine discovered in seven shipping containers June 17, 2019. The cocaine seizure is a CBP record. (Photo: USCBP) PHILADELPHIA – A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Read more