Archives for May 2020
Courtesy Jennifer Gutierrez, LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the World Trade Bridge intercepted a shipment containing hard narcotics with an estimated street value of more than $11.1 million in one enforcement action. “Even though anti-terrorism is our primary mission, CBP officers maintain their vigilance to ensure
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (McAllen, Tx)-For the safety of patrons and staff, McAllen Public Library is quarantining all returned items for 72 hours before items will be re-shelved, in accordance with guidelines from the Northeast Document Conservation Center. The NDCC cited a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which shows that the coronavirus will
Courtesy Jennifer Gutierrez, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Juarez Lincoln Bridge intercepted hard narcotics totaling $1.3 million in street value. “Drug trafficking organizations are continually evolving concealment techniques, becoming sophisticated in their methods of avoiding detection,” said Port Director Gregory Alvarez, Laredo Port of Entry. “Fortunately, CBP
(Laredo, Texas)-Students from Los Obispos MS National Junior Honor Society treated United ISD police officers to lunch in appreciation of their daily work and to celebrate National Police Week. Officers driving their patrol cars arrived at the main entrance of the school to the curbside celebration in their honor. NJHS members and school administrators brought
Courtesy Rafael Benavides, LAREDO, Texas – Celebrate Laredo and take part in city-wide festivities this week by learning more about you and your family! A family-friendly adventure awaits as you discover your family tree. To celebrate the 265th anniversary of the founding of Laredo, the Joe A. Guerra Laredo Public Library is featuring a 5-part webinar: Genealogy for Beginners
Courtesy Jennifer Gutierrez, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seize contraband worth over $250,000 while conducting enforcement operations. “CBP has many layers of enforcement strategies and our officers will go above and beyond to keep illicit contraband from being imported and exported
Courtesy Jennifer Gutierrez, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the World Trade Bridge intercepted a shipment containing narcotics with an estimated street value of $920,464. “Officers at the Laredo Port of Entry have heightened their enforcement strategy when targeting these high-risk commodities, successfully disrupting the flow of
Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Recently, five Alexander High School students were named finalists for this year’s UIL State Theatrical Design Contest. The theme for the 2020 challenge was based on Life Is A Dream by Pedro Calderon De La Barca. The sponsor for the winning students is Theatrical Design Sponsor Erika Buentello. The winners are: –Kristi Brooks – 2nd place in
Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-UISD School officials have established plans to help the 2020 senior class experience their well-deserved graduation ceremonies after the coronavirus pandemic caused schools to close and classes to move online. UISD Administrators have been working closely with their high school principals to move this year’s high school graduation ceremonies to the
Courtesy Rocio Moore, (Laredo, Texas)-United Middle School hosted a Teacher Appreciation Curbside Pick-Up to celebrate their staff. Teachers received a goodie bag and a Fuddruckers meal. Assistant Principal Carlos Ramirez said, “Our teachers have been working around the clock to get our students connected with online learning, and we wanted to show our appreciation.”
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