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Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, together with officials from the cities of Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico are teaming up to improve existing signage and to post new signage advising the traveling public of where the Ready Lanes at Lincoln-Juarez Bridge are located as part of
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, SOUTH TEXAS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency responsible for securing U.S. borders from all threats, is accepting applications nationwide for CBP officer positions at air, land and sea ports across the country. As a result of funding provided in the fiscal year 2014 budget, CBP will
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that Joseph Misenhelter, formerly the Assistant Port Director, Passenger Operations, San Ysidro Port of Entry, has entered on duty as Port Director for Laredo Port of Entry. Misenhelter succeeds Jose Uribe, who had served as acting Port Director since June 2013. “I am
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas –Determination, alertness and skill exhibited by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry this week showed that no nut is too hard to crack as they discovered a load exceeding five tons of alleged marijuana hidden in a commercial shipment of walnut cookies.
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry maintained their vigilance over the Fourth of July weekend and that attention to detail resulted in seizures of $5.5 million in narcotics. “Our frontline officers remained focused on their inspections amid heavy traffic and that dedication combined with
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry this weekend seized a significant load of methamphetamine valued at $2 million during a routine vehicle examination. “Utilizing an effective combination of technology, training and inspections experience our frontline CBP officers seized a significant load of hard
Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Tx)-June 2nd, 2014 will always be cherished by three Alexander high school athletes students who signed their scholarships during a ceremony held inside the campus’ Dazzler studio. Gabriel Sanchez and Rudy Gaona signed their baseball scholarships for Laredo Community College. Between their sophomore and senior years at Alexander, Sanchez and Gaona
Courtesy Yanira Deleon, (Laredo, Tx)-Isidro R. Alaniz Jr., a junior at United High School, has been selected to be among 1,000 attendees at West Point’s prestigious Summer Leaders Experience (SLE) this summer. More than 6,000 juniors nationwide applied to SLE, which offers outstanding high school juniors the opportunity to experience life at West Point.
Courtesy Felipe Pantoja & Mariblel Sontoya-Maciel, LAREDO, TX—Law enforcement officers from the Laredo area will gather at the Webb County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, May 20, for the kickoff of their annual Flame of Hope Torch Run from Laredo to Arlington for the Special Olympics Texas Summer Games. The ceremony will start at 9:30 a.m.
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry this week seized a combination load of methamphetamine and marijuana valued at $1.1 million during a routine vehicle examination. “Our officers employed an effective combination of inspections experience and technology to seize a combination load of narcotics,”
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