Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Laredo Port of Entry, would like to advise the traveling public of the temporary halt in vehicular traffic at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge the morning of Sept. 11, during the 21st Annual Remembrance Ceremony to honor the 9/11 attack victims. On Sunday, September 11,

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas—In two more large cocaine interceptions this week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at Laredo Port of Entry seized cocaine valued at $7.6 million within tractor trailers in two separate enforcement actions. “Within a four-day span, our frontline CBP officers at Laredo Port of

Courtesy Dana Youngentob, Funds will be used for paying overtime, expenses, and acquiring new equipment Zapata, TX—U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $375,000 in federal funds to support border security in Zapata County. The money will be used by the Zapata County Sheriff’s Office to pay for overtime hours, operating expenses, and new equipment—resources that

Dana Youngentob, Zapata, Texas— Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) held a press conference to announce a new $660,000 federal earmark for Zapata County’s Sheriff Department Headquarters. The funding will support upgrades to the headquarters with the addition of interview rooms, an evidence room, a records room, and an expansion of workspace. Additionally, the funding

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Laredo Port of Entry recently seized $390,000 in fentanyl in a passenger vehicle. “This is a significant seizure of fentanyl and our officers took appropriate care, utilizing personal protective equipment during the seizure to minimize potential exposure given the

Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, WASHINGTON, D.C. —Air and Marine Operations (AMO) worked with their federal and international partners to seize 121,667 pounds of cocaine and 33,226 pounds of marijuana in international waters through the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2022, denying transnational criminal organizations an estimated $2.4 billion USD. Overall, narcotic seizures involving

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted over $248,000 in unreported currency and two weapons in one outbound enforcement action at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge. “This seizure of a significant amount of outbound currency and weapons illustrates CBP’s commitment to our priority border security

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (McAllen, Texas)- For the first time ever, McAllen, Texas will be the host city for the International Festivals & Events Association Annual Convention, Expo & Retreat, September 19 through 21, 2022, at the McAllen Convention Center which will bring in festival and event producers, host cities, vendors and suppliers and other industry

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (Laredo, Texas)-A new mural celebrating the habitat restoration and conservation initiatives implemented by the City of McAllen at Quinta Mazatlán to protect the iconic and at-risk monarch butterfly was unveiled earlier today by Mayor Javier Villalobos. The artwork, titled “Destino Monarco” after the National Wildlife Federation’s monarch conservation plan, was created by

Courtesy Dana Youngentob, Laredo, TX—U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that the City of Laredo and Laredo Transit Management Inc. will receive $7,430,385, in addition to the $5 million El metro received in April, from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Low or No Emissions and Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program. El Metro will