RGV agents encountered two more large groups in Starr County.
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39 Arrests from Two U-Hauls at RGV Checkpoints
RGV agents foil four smuggling attempts, resulting in 46 arrests.
Large Groups Encountered in RGV
In recent days, RGV BP agents encountered 802 migrants in six large groups.
Four Migrant Smuggling Events Interdicted
RGV agents interdicted four migrant smuggling events with the assistance of the DPS resulting in 28 arrests.
Five Smuggling Events Foiled in One Day
Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint encountered three migrants unlawfully present in the U.S. and discovered a small amount of methamphetamine concealed in a cigarette box.
RGV Agents Provide Support to Distressed Illegal Migrants
Kingsville Border Patrol Station agents encountered a group of seven migrants near Sarita.
Border Patrol agents arrest six gang members in three days
RGV Sector BP agents arrested six subjects with gang affiliations in three days.
Criminal Migrants and Gang Members Arrested Throughout the RGV
RGV Sector agents arrested multiple gang members and criminal migrants with extensive criminal histories including murder and sexual assault convictions and charges.
Human Smugglers Cause Brush Fire and Property Damage
RGV agents disrupted six migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 15 arrests.
What is Operation Lone Star?
The governor has ordered thousands of state troopers and National Guard members to the border since last year.
Falfurrias BP find Illegal Migrant Under Vehicle Floorboard
RGV Sector Border Patrol agents disrupted five illegal migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 39 arrests.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents stop a human smuggling attempt involving a box truck
Laredo North Station agents working at the Interstate Highway 35 (I-35) immigration checkpoint stopped a human smuggling attempt involving a commercial box truck.
RGV Agents Arrest Five Gang Members
RGV Sector Border Patrol agents arrested four Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) and an 18th Street gang members over several days.
Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $846K Worth of Narcotics in Two Seizures
CBP officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged narcotics in two separate enforcement actions that have a combined estimated street value of $846,030.
CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Child Fondling
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Anzalduas International Bridge apprehended Jose Arnulfo Pena Monarrez, a male Mexican citizen from Fort Worth, Texas who had an arrest warrant associated with child-related sex crimes.
Kingsville BP Find 19 Illegal Migrants Locked in a Refrigerated Trailer
Kingsville agents working at the Javier Vega Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint rescued 19 illegal migrants locked in a refrigerated trailer.
Criminal Illegal Migrants Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley
RGV Sector Border Patrol agents arrested three Salvadoran gang members and a Guatemalan previously convicted of sexual abuse.
124 Pounds of Prohibited Fresh Pork, Poultry Meat Found
BP officers, agriculture specialists at Laredo Port of Entry in a single enforcement action seized over 120lbs of prohibited fresh pork and poultry meat.
Three Failed Smuggling Attempts Lead to 32 Arrests
RGV agents disrupted three migrant smuggling attempts within an eight-hour span resulting in 32 arrests.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents arrest criminals
In two separate events, Laredo BP agents arrested a criminal with an active warrant and a self-proclaimed gang member who had attempted to cross illegally with a group of undocumented individuals near Laredo, Texas.