Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers this weekend intercepted a significant amount of hard narcotics with an estimated street value of more than $2.7 million in one enforcement action at the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge. “Our frontline CBP officers maintain tight focus on our border

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, TEXAS –While facilitating lawful trade and travel this weekend, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized nearly a ton of marijuana in a single enforcement action at World Trade Bridge. “Our frontline CBP officers maintained their vigilance while facilitating significant volumes of trade this weekend and

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers maintained strict vigilance and recently seized more than $728,000 in fentanyl in a single enforcement action at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge. “Our frontline CBP officers continued to remain vigilant amid heavy Semana Santa traffic and that dedication to the

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – CBP agriculture specialists at the Laredo Port of Entry have issued seven penalties totaling over $6,500 to smugglers attempting to bring in commercial quantities of prohibited agricultural items. Over the last month and a half, CBP agriculture specialists and officers have encountered several attempts to smuggle large quantities of

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – With the Easter festivities right around the corner, CBP is reminding the traveling public that cascarones (confetti-filled eggshells) are restricted to quantities of 12 per passenger and the shells may be decorated, etched, or painted but they must be clean, dry, and free of any egg residue. They may

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (McAllen, Texas)-The City of McAllen Health & Code Enforcement Department wants to warn residents of a fake website purporting to be the City of McAllen, charging for garage sale permits. “The website is charging $10.00 for permits rather than the proper price of $20.  The site also purports to allow individuals to

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, TEXAS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) continues to prepare for the potential arrival of thousands of people migrating in caravans as well as that of lawful tourist travelers to the United States through the Southwest border. The eight ports of entry extending from Brownsville to

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Laredo Port of Entry is advising that effective April 11, all northbound vehicular traffic at Juarez-Lincoln Bridge will be routed through the bridge’s Eastern Canopy.   “As the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge improvement project nears completion, we want to advise the traveling public of this shift of

Courtesy Laura D. Garcia, (Laredo, Texas)-,The McAllen Public Library kicked off a bevy of accolades and recognitions, starting with National Library Week, April 7- 13, 2019, an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. This year’s theme, “Libraries = Strong Communities,” illustrates how today’s libraries