STATE NEWS
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, PHARR AND BROWNSVILLE , TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas and Brownsville Ports of Entry on Tuesday seized alleged cocaine valued at $1.1 million in two separate, unrelated enforcement actions. The larger of the two seizures occurred on Aug. 28, 2012 during a
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is advising hunters who may travel to Mexico for dove or quail hunting of a new requirement to obtain import permits from U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Veterinary Services (USDA-VS) for their game fowl prior to their return to the U.S at
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas – Officers and import specialists from the Import Specialist Enforcement Team (ISET) at U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Laredo Port of Entry, working in close coordination with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), recently seized two priceless Egyptian sarcophagi-type artifacts. A CBP officer at World Trade Bridge selected a shipment
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, EAGLE PASS, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry on Tuesday apprehended a San Antonio woman wanted on an outstanding federal warrant for false statement during purchase of a firearm and aiding and abetting. The apprehension occurred on July 17,
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry on Thursday apprehended an Indiana man wanted on an outstanding warrant for sexual misconduct with a minor. The apprehension occurred on July 12, 2012 at Lincoln-Juarez Bridge . A CBP officer referred bus passenger Mario Muñoz
Courtesy Steve Harmon, The Texas A&M International University Small Business Development Center (TAMIU-SBDC) will sponsor several workshops throughout July. Wednesday, July 18: the Art of Starting a Business: Basic Business Essentials, a free of charge workshop from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the TAMIU Western Hemispheric Trade Center, room 126. Instructor Angelo Piccirillo, SBDC-certified
Courtesy Richard Pauza, 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 and other watches used to facilitate the importation carrying a combined retail value of $28.7 million. In the enforcement action, a CBP import specialist
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry during a 24-hour period on America’s birthday detected nine separate alleged violations of immigration law, including entry with legitimate documents belonging to other people, use of altered entry documents and an alleged attempt to bring in
Courtesy Will Krueger, (AUSTIN) – Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, won top honors at the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) 2012 Communication Contest for her work published in 2011, the organization has announced. Winning first place awards were a feature press release marking Senator Zaffirini’s 47,550th consecutive vote in the Texas Senate and a pair
(Laredo, Tx)-Mariscos El Pescador partnered with the TAMIU Planetarium, the LCC Environmental Department, the Webb County Sheriffs Department, The Imaginarium of SouthTexas, LaredoBuzz.Com, Webb County Commissioner Pct.1 Frank Sciaraffa, Mayor of El Cenizo Raul Reyes, UISD Trustee Ricardo Molina, and The Laredo Rattlesnakes Football Team for a Fourth of July Summer Kids Camp at their location in
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