STATE NEWS
LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry on Thursday kept vigilant watch in the World Trade Bridge cargo lot and seized two loads of cocaine valued at nearly $1 million, one from a Free and Secure Trade (FAST) driver, in two separate enforcement actions. The
Courtesy Nina Pruneda, LAREDO , Texas — The Webb County Sheriff’s Office was presented with a check for more than $800,000 Thursday from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Jan ice Ayala, HSI Assistant Director of Domestic Operations from Washington , D.C. , and Jerry Robinette , special agent in charge
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, SAN ANTONIO — A total of 28 individuals were arrested on Tuesday of which 12 were federally charged with alien transportation and harboring announced U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman, Western District of Texas and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magdison, Southern District of Texas. This case is being investigated by U.S. Immigration
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry started this weekend with a significant seizure of more than $800,000 in alleged heroin from a Honduran citizen residing in Georgia . The seizure occurred on Sept. 14 at the Gateway to the Americas Bridge
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
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