Courtesy Yolanda Choates, Cocaine run valued at $64.9 M stopped at sea CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Air and Marine agents detected a cocaine run resulting in the arrest of three individuals and the interdiction of more than 868 pounds of cocaine worth more than $64.9 million. The crew

Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry this week seized more than 100 pounds of cocaine in a tractor trailer arriving at World Trade Bridge. “This is a significant amount of hard narcotics discovered by our frontline CBP officers in the commercial environment and the

Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agents conducting outbound examinations at the Laredo Port of Entry this week seized nearly half a million in undeclared currency in a single enforcement action. “This is one of the larger seizures of undeclared currency we have seen in recent memory and is

Courtesy Richard Pauza,   LAREDO, Texas – During a recent 24-hour period, U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Laredo Sector disrupted criminal networks and saved lives as they rescued 22 undocumented aliens and seized 427 pounds of marijuana in three separate, unrelated incidents. On July 23, shortly after 3 p.m., Laredo North Station agents assigned

 Courtesy Richard Pauza,                      Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry this weekend seized a significant combination load of alleged heroin and cocaine valued at $1 million. “Our frontline officers at Gateway to the Americas Bridge successfully shut down a million dollar combination load of hard narcotics and

Courtesy Bill Harrington,   Fargo, ND – The Laredo Lemurs (7-8) starting pitcher Scott Garner shuts down the Fargo Moorhead RedHawks (5-9) in a 5-1 win on Saturday night in front of a crowd of 2,858 fans at Newman Outdoor.   Garner’s (2-1) second outing of the year was a strong one as the right-hander

  Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – Alert U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at Laredo Port of entry stung an ill-fated and unusual smuggling attempt as they seized a cache of undeclared live queen and worker honey bees from a group of travelers in a pickup truck. “This interception of multiple colonies

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – As Mother’s Day rapidly approaches, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at South Texas ports of entry continue to conduct examinations and maintain vigilance to ensure that personal and commercial importations of flowers are free from insects, pests and diseases that could harm the agricultural and floral industries