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Courtesy Jennifer Gutierrez, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized marijuana that totaled over $300,000 in street value. “Officers at the World Trade Bridge continue to enforce tactical strategies that fulfill CBP’s mission to protect our border community from prohibited narcotics.” said
Courtesy Jennifer Gutierrez, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized methamphetamine that totaled over $7 million in street value. “The level of methamphetamine abuse in the U.S. continues to rise,” said Acting Port Director Eugene Crawford, Laredo Port of Entry. “Seizures like
Courtesy Jennifer Gutierrez, LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers working outbound operations seized over $91,000 in undeclared currency in a single enforcement act. “CBP conducts outbound enforcement operations to protect against unreported exportations of bulk U.S. currency, which often can be proceeds from alleged illicit activity,
Courtesy Isabel Sosa, LAREDO, Texas— Today, Tuesday, March 23, 2021, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has announced through an official press release that COVID-19 vaccines will be available to all adults. Beginning on Monday, March 29, 2021, all adults will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in the State of Texas
1,500 doses of first dose Moderna vaccine pre-registration in-person and online for anyone who qualifies under current general criteria beginning TODAY at 9 AM Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (McAllen, Texas)-City of McAllen officials, in conjunction with the McAllen Independent School District and Hidalgo County, will be hosting a first dose COVID-19 Moderna vaccine clinic on Thursday,
Courtesy Jennifer Guitierrez, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized methamphetamine in two separate, unrelated incidents that totaled $1.4 million in street value. “These drugs will not reach Main Street USA due to the efforts of our frontline CBP officers in our
Courtesy Charlotte Laracy, Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar voted to pass H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, and H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, two landmark pieces of legislation to modernize and reform our immigration system and secure permanent protections and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who are key
Courtesy Jennifer Guitierrez, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized methamphetamine in separate, unrelated incidents that totaled nearly $1 million in street value. “The smuggling of illicit narcotics is a serious international health and security threat,” said Port Director Eugene Crawford, Laredo Port of Entry. “CBP will continue
Courtesy Alexis Torres, Washington, D.C.– Congressman Henry Cuellar voted for final passage of the American Rescue Plan Act, landmark, life-saving legislation that will provide urgently-needed resources to defeat the virus, put vaccines in people’s arms, money into families’ pockets, children safely back into classrooms and people back to work. This legislation will now go to
Courtesy Alexis Torres, Laredo, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement on migrants being transported into Laredo and other border communities from the Rio Grande Valley: “The recent surge of migrant apprehensions by U.S. Border Patrol in the Rio Grande Valley has overwhelmed U.S Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) processing capacity, requiring the transport
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