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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: The largest single group of illegal aliens was apprehended in El Paso, Texas on Wednesday when agents took custody of 1,036 people after …
Border Patrol agents apprehend largest group ever encountered Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: A search of a pedestrian border crosser led to the discovery of a package of heroin hidden inside her bra. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. …
Nogales CBP officers seize hard drugs Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Officers discovered 100 packages of meth weighing more than 111 pounds within the spare tire of a smuggling vehicle. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs …
CBP officers seize $334K of meth at Port of San Luis Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Officers removed packages from all four doors of a smuggling vehicle. Contributed Article: Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection NOGALES – U.S. Customs …
Nogales CBP officers seize $488K in hard drugs Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Officers removed packages of meth from the doors and quarter panels of the smuggling vehicle. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection TUCSON …
Border Patrol officers seized $1.2 million worth of drugs at Port of San Luis over the weekend Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Officers seized a combination of drugs from the vehicle of a Sahuarita woman. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection NOGALES – U.S. …
CBP officers seize $3.8 million worth of hard drugs Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto by Nicole Ludden/Cronkite News: As a volunteer organization, Casa Alitas depends on donations to provide for migrants. “We’re always in need of a variety of things, and it’s always …
Rising cost of migrant health care is straining charities and Border Patrol Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: With processing centers being inundated, the Border Patrol has begun releasing migrants on their own recognizance with scheduled court hearings. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. …
Border Patrol begins releasing migrants in Arizona Read More
TweetPinShareThe Border Patrol uses top-of-the-line vehicles such as this Ford Raptor to pursue illegal aliens and smugglers. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection BENSON – A Willcox Border Patrol …
Four illegal aliens, including juvenile in trunk, discovered in failed smuggling attempt near Benson Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, the Opioid Detection Challenge, a $1.55 million global prize competition, was launched by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and …
Multi-agency partnership launches $1.55 million challenge for new solutions to detect opioids Read More