Courtesy Mucia Dovalina, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized a significant amount of crystal methamphetamine with an estimated value of over $783,000 during two enforcement actions. “The primary officers’ experience, and interviewing technique was a key component in this significant narcotic interception,” said Port Director Gregory Alvarez, Laredo Port

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized a noteworthy amount of marijuana with an estimated street value of more than $166,000 at World Trade Bridge in one enforcement action. “Every load of narcotics that we intercept at our ports of entry helps to keep our streets safer,”

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, City with most nominations wins grant for local park through park improvement campaign [McAllen, TX] – This Earth Month, the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is collaborating with The Walt Disney Company, including Disney Citizenship, Disney/ABC Television Group and ESPN, to revitalize parks across the U.S. for a third year. The

Courtesy Mucia Dovalina, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized a significant amount of marijuana with an estimated street value of more than $737,000 at World Trade Bridge in one enforcement action. “CBP employs numerous layers of enforcement and our officers will go above and beyond to keep these illicit

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to work at the Lincoln-Juarez International Bridge seized a noteworthy amount of crystal methamphetamine and heroin in one enforcement action this weekend. “The narcotics that were seized today are the kind that have been devastating the most vulnerable members of our communities

Courtesy Tricia Cortez, For more than 30 years, Dr. Tom Vaughan has made a sustained contribution to the conservation of the Rio Grande – our only source of drinking water – and its watershed. He established the state’s river monitoring program in Laredo/Nuevo Laredo, and has done river testing each and every month for more

Courtesy Rebecca M. Olaguibel, Rockville, Md., – Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, joined with partners O’Reilly Hospitality Management, LLC, Hankin Enterprises and Fulcrum Management to open the new Cambria hotel & suites McAllen Convention Center in McAllen, Texas today. Located at 701 S. Ware Rd., the 121-room

Courtesy Rick Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized a significant amount of marijuana with an estimated street value of more than $195,000 at World Trade Bridge in one enforcement action. “This was an excellent interception by our CBP officers and a great example of the layered enforcement strategy

Courtesy Mucia Dovalina, SOUTH TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists at eight South Texas ports of entry seized a significant amount of narcotics, currency, false documents, and uncovered numerous immigration and agricultural violations during Fiscal Year 2016. Fiscal Year 2016 began October 1, 2015 and ended Sept. 30, 2016.