CBP, OFO officers seized hard narcotics in two separate unrelated enforcement actions that totaled over $3,400,000 in street value.
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Letter sent to CBP for Construction of Border Wall in Laredo Sector
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to CBP urging it to press forward with its original plan to build a border wall in Webb and Zapata Counties.
RGV Agents And International Counterparts Viewed The Immigration Challenges
CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus had the opportunity to engage with RGV agents and representatives from the Mexican Government.
RGV Agents Save Illegal Migrants Lives
RGV Border Patrol agents conduct rescues saving 18 non-citizens from drowning.
RGV Agents Disrupt Stash House Operation and Encounter Large Groups
RGV BP agents encountered 594 migrants in four large groups and identified a human stash house.
CBP Officers Seize 87 Pounds of Hard Narcotics
Officers working at El Paso area ports of entry seized fentanyl, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine over the last three days.
Smuggling of Persons Found After Minor Traffic Violations
Upon searching the boat's storage compartments, three undocumented immigrants were located.
Agents Continue to Stop Criminals at the US Border
RGV agents arrested a convicted sex offender and four gang members within 24 hours.
Agents Continue to Make Significant Arrests
RGV agents arrest 11 gang members and a sex offender over the last 72 hours, keeping them out of our communities.
Border Patrol Agents Arrest Man Convicted of Manslaughter
Del Rio Sector arrested a man convicted of voluntary manslaughter, shortly after he illegally entered the United States, June 3.
Illicit Activity in the RGV
Border Patrol agents encountered 547 migrants in three large groups and interdicted four migrant smuggling events in collaboration with local law enforcement agency efforts.
$1.68 Million Seized at Del Rio Port of Entry
Officers working at the Del Rio Port of Entry seized narcotics worth over $1.68 million in street value.
Agents Interdict Four Illegal Migrant Smuggling Events
RGV agents and local law enforcement partners disrupted four human smuggling events.
Settlement Reached Over Private Border Wall
Federal authorities have reached a deal that gives builders of the privately funded fence control over where to inspect for damage and leeway over which issues they choose to repair.
Fugitive Sought for Sexual Assault of a Child
Primary system queries by CBP officers revealed an outstanding warrant for sexual assault of a child.
RGV Large Group Encounters Continue
In recent days, Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents encountered 414 migrants in three large groups.
Agents Arrest Convicted Sex Offender
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station arrested a convicted sex offender, May 29.
CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive at Hidalgo International Bridge
Gonzalez had this outstanding warrant stemming from allegations from an incident in December of 2021. He is charged with a first-degree felony for alleged sexual assault.
RGV Agents Keep Criminals Off the Streets
Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested four criminal migrants and four gang members.
Smugglers Continue to Place Migrants in Danger
Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint agents rescued 88 migrants, to include three unaccompanied children, from a sealed tractor trailer on May 28.