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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
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Alonso Aleman, an admitted MS-13 gang member, was arrested by border patrol agents Feb. 20. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection LUKEVILLE …
MS-13 gang member arrested by Border Parol Read More
TweetPinShareConstruction on replacement pedestrian fencing in the Lukeville area is in a 2018 contract project. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection LUKEVILLE – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to …
Lack of infrastructure continually exploited for illegal immigration Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: A modified Jeep Cherokee gets stuck on a makeshift ramp laid over a vehicle barrier. Border Patrol chased the Jeep south back toward …
Criminals ramp-up attempts to smuggle drugs into the U.S. Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Agents removed fentanyl from a floor compartment. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection YUMA – Blythe Station agents working at the Highway …
Fentanyl confiscated by Yuma Sector Border Patrol Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Silvestre Verdugo-Valles, a previously convicted armed robber, was apprehended in a group of 10 people who illegally entered the U.S. east of Lukeville …
Border Patrol arrests convicted armed robber Read More