Courtesy Richard Pauza,   Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry this Washington’s Birthday holiday weekend seized methamphetamine valued at $400,000 from a vehicle driven by a Mississippi woman.     The seizure occurred on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at Gateway to the Americas Bridge. A CBP officer referred a

Courtesy David Leo,  No one in 1966 – especially not a 6-year-old boy growing up in Benavides, Texas, where so many owned a gun for sport and deer hunting – could avoid being forever seared by the black and white images running under Walter Cronkite’s narration on the evening of August 1. Earlier that day,

Courtesy Richard Pauza,   LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agents at the Laredo Port of Entry seized $460,060 in unreported currency from a vehicle driven by a Chicago man in a routine examination.  The currency seizure occurred on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, at Lincoln-Juarez Bridge. CBP officers and agents were

Courtesy David Leo, ~ Calls on the Legislature to Put Children First  ~  AUSTIN, TX– Following the 83rd legislative session swearing in, Rep. Raymond (D-Laredo) called on the legislature to put children first by fully restoring funding to education and investing in programs focused on the well-being of our kids.  “I am asking my colleagues

Courtesy Richard Pauza,   LAREDO,TX – In anticipation of the annual spike in cross-border traffic over the Christmas/New Year’s holiday season, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials in Laredo are taking steps to adjust staffing, including supplementing with Border Patrol agent staffing, and employing additional facilitation measures to address the increased flows.  CBP will place

Courtesy Richard Pauza, Seize Counterfeit Watches Valued at $83 Million  Laredo, Texas – The Import Specialist Enforcement Team (ISET) at U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Laredo Port of Entry recently seized a commercial shipment of counterfeit watches infringing on the Audemars Piguet recorded trademark carrying a retail value of $83 million. This is the

Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection,  WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Deputy Commissioner David V. Aguilar announced today the expansion of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise (CEE), which will create six new centers in 2013 for the Agriculture & Prepared Products; Apparel, Footwear & Textiles; Base Metals; Consumer Products & Mass

Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection,  LAREDO, TEXAS – Faced with a steady onslaught of Black Friday and Thanksgiving weekend traffic, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers maintained their vigilance and uncovered more than 27 alleged violations of immigration law over a 72-hour period.  One of the more notable cases occurred on Saturday, Nov.

 Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers this week seized nearly 100 pounds of undeclared cheese hidden in a vehicle driven by a local woman.    The seizure occurred on Saturday, Oct. 6 at Gateway to the Americas Bridge . A CBP officer referred a Ford Windstar driven by

By Deputy Commissioner David V. Aguilar “Last night, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection family suffered the loss of Border Patrol Agent Nicholas J. Ivie at the hands of criminals operating on the border near Naco , Arizona . Another agent was also wounded and was treated at a local hospital. Agent Ivie died in