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,  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 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