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

  Courtesy Richard Pauza,   Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized a load of cocaine hidden in the tractor of a driver enrolled in the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program. “CBP extends front of the line privileges to drivers enrolled in FAST but also conducts

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Laredo Field Office advised that while tourist permits volumes at South Texas ports of entry were lower during the 2015 Holy Week period compared to the same time last year, volumes from the preceding two weeks show an overall increase in permits, reflecting the

  Courtesy Richard Pauza,    Laredo, TEXAS – U.S. Border Patrol Laredo Sector and the City of Laredo are taking action to deny transnational criminal organizations another route to ply their illicit trade into the U.S. by installing metal grates on storm drains within the Laredo area. On numerous occasions, undocumented aliens have become trapped

  Courtesy Richard Pauza,   Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry  seized a significant load of alleged heroin hidden in an unusual location, an Aztec calendar and a tortilla press. “Hiding hard narcotics within everyday Mexican curios reflects the desperate efforts smuggling organizations would go through to

Courtesy Richard Pauza,   LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Laredo Field Office is announcing that the agency is preparing to open available lanes along with encouraging use of trusted traveler programs and Ready Lanes to help facilitate the annual surge in northbound traffic anticipated at South Texas ports of entry over the