Over 200 Individuals Smuggled in Commercial Trailers
The individuals along with the driver, a U.S. citizen, were taken into custody pending investigation.
Stash House Shut Down
The search led to the discovery of 17 individuals inside the home who were illegally in the United States from the country of Mexico.
CBP Officers Seize Over $900K in Hard Narcotics
The first narcotics interception occurred on Wednesday, December 2nd when CBP officers assigned to the World Trade Bridge cargo facility encountered an express consignment truck with a manifested shipment of a marble lamp.
CBP Officers in Hidalgo Arrest Two Women with Hard Narcotics
Two females attempted to smuggle $815,000 worth of alleged fentanyl and methamphetamine from Mexico.
Laredo Border Patrol has Increase of Arrests
“Over the past 10 days, agents in the Laredo Sector have arrested 3 aliens attempting to illegally enter the United States that have prior convictions for sexual offenses and 36 criminal aliens.”
CBP Officers Seize $256K Worth of Cocaine in Brownsville
CBP officers seized the narcotics along with the vehicles, arrested the drivers and turned them over to the custody of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents for further investigation.
Multiple Agencies Stop a Human Smuggling Scheme
Multiple law enforcement agencies, including two stations from the U.S. Border Patrol, combined efforts and stopped a human smuggling scheme in Freer.