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Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry apprehended two men wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred in Dallas, Texas on March 24, 2014. “The importance of the work that our CBP officers do in conducting interviews with individuals that present themselves
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations today announced the comprehensive results of ongoing efforts to protect America from the illicit trade in counterfeit and pirated goods during Fiscal Year 2013. CBP and HSI are the components within
Project will demolish homes where drug, crime activity occur Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, TX ) The City of Laredo, in partnership with the U.S. Border Patrol, have been working together to find a way to rid the community of homes that have been identified as having drug and other criminal activities occurring at those
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
