STATE NEWS
LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized hard narcotics in four separate, unrelated incidents that totaled over $75,000,000 in street value. “Our frontline officers continue to maintain their vigilance as the summer wears on and their effective application of interview experience and utilization of inspections technology resulted in
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Laredo Air Branch crew detection, surveillance, and tracking operations contributed to discovery of a stash house and the apprehension of 33 undocumented migrants on July 6. Interagency partners from United States Border Patrol Laredo South Field Intelligence Team, Laredo Sector Intelligence Unit, Laredo South
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (McAllen, Texas)-McAllen City Commissioners recently suggested a 60-day moratorium on picking up opossums. McAllen Animal Control wardens collect stray cats and dogs, as well as opossums and delivers all animals to the Palm Valley Animal Shelter. There, the shelter works to prepare the cats and dogs for fostering or adoption; opossums are
Courtesy Dana Youngentob, Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $2,000,000 in federal funding over five years for Serving Children and Adults in Need (SCAN) Inc. These funds, awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Mental Health Services, will be used for SCAN’s Border Traumatic Stress Response Center. This
Courtesy Jennifer Guittierez, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized heroin in one enforcement action that totaled over $1.3 million in street value. “Drug smugglers will go to extreme lengths to ensure their illegal contraband avoids detection,” said Port Director Alberto Flores, Laredo Port of Entry. “Fortunately, our
Courtesy Alexis Torres, Washington, D.C.— Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) received the Abraham Lincoln Leadership for America Award and the Jefferson-Hamilton Award for Bipartisanship by the United States Chamber of Commerce. These two awards are presented to members of Congress who demonstrate bipartisan leadership and constructive governing necessary to move our country forward. Representatives Don Bacon
LAREDO, Texas – Undocumented individuals continue to attempt to use trains as a form of transportation while ignoring the dangers they pose. Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to Laredo North Station detected nine individuals attempting to board trains near Port Laredo on the evening of June 9th. Agents responded to the area and apprehended
Courtesy Jennifer Gutierrez, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized methamphetamine in one enforcement action that totaled over $1.1 million in street value. “As this seizure illustrates, officers at the Laredo Port of Entry continue to remain steadfast in carrying out CBP’s border security mission and protecting the
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – In a joint law enforcement effort, Laredo Sector Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Laredo Police Department (LPD) worked together to shut down an alleged stash house that contained a large group of individuals being guarded by smugglers in south Laredo. The incident occurred during the morning of
Courtesy Jennifer Gutierrez, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized hard narcotics in four separate, unrelated incidents that totaled over $1.4 million in street value. “In an effort to secure our Nation’s borders, as these narcotics seizures clearly illustrate, CBP has implemented enforcement strategies that have furthered the
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