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TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection NOGALES, Arizona — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales Port of Entry seized more than 120 pounds of methamphetamine in two enforcement actions. “Our frontline officers’ ability to …
CBP officers seize over 120 pounds of methamphetamine at Nogales Port of Entry Read More
TweetPinShareWASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers in Pharr, Texas, intercepted more than $10.3 million in alleged methamphetamine concealed in a tractor-trailer filled with …
CBP seizes more than $10.3 million in ‘cereal ingredients’ not made for breakfast Read More
TweetPinShareSAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — The U.S. Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector made a significant drug bust Nov. 12 when agents discovered more than 46 pounds of fentanyl in the trunk of …
San Diego Sector Border Patrol stops freeway fentanyl smuggler Read More
TweetPinShareSAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican citizen who is a U.S. lawful permanent resident on Oct. 22, 2025. Officers discovered a record-breaking nearly 290 pounds …
CBP officers seize record-setting $13M in heroin at San Ysidro Port of Entry Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection WASHINGTON D.C. — The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced recently that 10 new construction contracts totaling approximately $4.5 …
DHS, CBP award $4.5B in new contracts under OBBB for Smart Wall construction along southwest border Read More
TweetPinShareFY 2025 total of 237,565 Southwest Border apprehensions marks a 55-year low Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection WASHINGTON D.C. — On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and …
Lowest fiscal year for Border Patrol apprehensions since 1970 Read More TweetPinShareStaff Reports SAN DIEGO — A late-night incident near the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego has left one man dead and a woman injured after they fell from a border …
Border Patrol incident near San Diego leaves one dead, one injured Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection PHARR, TEXAS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge, intercepted $7,660,000 in alleged methamphetamine …
CBP in full bloom, seizes $7.6 million in methamphetamine found in a shipment of roses at Pharr International Bridge Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded another contract for border wall construction, the second of President Trump’s second term in office, to Fisher Sand …
DHS awards contract for 27 miles of new border wall in Arizona; issues waiver to accelerate construction in Texas Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection NOGALES – Seventeen people were saved from dangerously cramped and overheated conditions in Nogales this week after authorities uncovered a smuggling operation last …
Border Patrol saves 17 from life-threatening heat Read More