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TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection CASA GRANDE – Monday afternoon, an individual driving a 2014 Ford Taurus fired shots at U.S. Border Patrol agents at an immigration checkpoint …
Border Patrol agents fired upon; suspect in custody Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: A record amount of heroin was seized along with fentanyl and cocaine, inside a smuggling vehicle. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection …
CBP officers seize record amount of heroin on way to nearly $2 million in drugs seized in last week Read More
TweetPinShareA total of 125 tunnels have been discovered in the Tucson Sector since 1990 Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection NOGALES – On Sunday, U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered …
Two cross-border tunnels found in Nogales in the same week Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection TUCSON – For 45 years, retired Customs Patrol Officer Jerry Padalino and others who worked with …
CBP honors fallen officers with a memorial 45 years after their ultimate sacrifice Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Officers uncovered 38 pounds of cocaine in the back seat and speaker box of a smuggling vehicle. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border …
CBP officers seize $1.6 million in drugs over the weekend Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Agents arrested a teen in possession of bundles of meth and a remote-controlled car. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection SAN DIEGO …
Smuggler uses a remote-controlled car to transport meth Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Officers seized $142,000 in cash from a smuggling vehicle stopped at the Dennis DeConcini Crossing. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection NOGALES …
Nogales CBP officers seize unreported cash and weapons destined for Mexico Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Officers seized $8.8M worth of cocaine from within a water tank in the bed of a commercial truck. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and …
CBP officers at Port of Lukeville seize $8.9 million in hard drugs Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Registered sex offender Hector Josue Valeviano was arrested by the Border Patrol after he was caught illegally being in the country near Lukeville. …
Border Patrol arrests registered sex offender Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Officers seized a combination of heroin, fentanyl, meth, and cocaine from throughout a smuggling vehicle. Roughly $1.6 million worth of drugs was seized …
CBP officers seize $1.6 million worth of drugs Read More