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Courtesy Gabriel Lopez, South Texas Afghanistan Iraq Veterans Association, STAIVA, would like to thank all of its members who participated this weekend in The Keep Laredo Beautiful Tire Round-Up Event. With the assistance of several members throughout the city, STAIVA was able to round-up and clean-up 284 illegally dumped tires. We quickly realized the problem
Courtesy Miriam Menchaca, LAREDO, TX – The Laredo Chamber of Commerce hosted Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to a roundtable discussion over lunch on Tuesday, February 18. Mayorkas was in town to join in the announcement of the recent approval of $62 M for infrastructure development at Laredo’s downtown bridges. Also joining
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, (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 2013. Fiscal Year 2013 began October 1, 2012 and ended
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry apprehended a man wanted in connection with a hit in run incident that resulted in the death of a nine-year-old girl in San Antonio. “Our frontline CBP officers maintained their vigilance and through the utilization of
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that Noel Sanchez Jr., formerly the Deputy Commander for the South Texas Campaign, will serve as Acting Director, Field Operations for Laredo Field Office. Sanchez succeeds Eugenio Garza, Jr. who retired Jan. 3 after completing 42 years of federal service. “I am excited
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, BROWNSVILLE, Texas –Marine Interdiction Agents (MIAs) from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Air and Marine, Brownsville Marine Unit, working in a coordinated response effort with the U.S. Coast Guard and Port Isabel fire and police officials, recently helped effect the rescue and stabilization of a distressed subject suffering
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and Consumer Product Safety Commission investigators have seized more than 200,000 toy dolls arriving from China due to high levels of phthalates, a group of banned chemical compounds. Officials seized a total of 10 shipments valued at nearly $500,000 at the
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, PROGRESO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at the Progreso-Donna Port of Entry recently intercepted a rare pest only discovered for the third time in the U.S. in a shipment of cucumbers. “Our CBP agriculture specialists applied their attention to detail and intercepted a rare
Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Tx)-Four U.I.S.D. students were among those honored as November 2013 Youths of the Month during a reception hosted by United South High School. The students were joined by their nominating educators, counselors and families as they were recognized for their excellence in academics and service to community. Recognitions are sponsored in
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry on Tuesday seized more than a ton of marijuana intermingled in a pottery shipment during a routine inspection at World Trade Bridge. “Our CBP officers put it all together and successfully targeted and interdicted this significant load
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