Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents made 24 arrests from three illegal migrant smuggling events.

Launched in 2016 as a joint effort between the U.S. Border Patrol and the Government of Mexico, “Se Busca Información” identifies individuals associated with transnational criminal organizations wanted for crimes associated with human and drug smuggling on both sides of the border.

On Saturday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that nine illegal migrants had died while trying to cross the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass.

“Within a four-day span, our frontline CBP officers at Laredo Port of Entry seized a total of three significant loads of cocaine in the cargo environment; more than $19 million in cocaine in three separate interceptions,” said Port Director Alberto Flores.

Officers stopped multiple hard narcotics smuggling attempts over the weekend.

The logistics required to transport and process groups of this size continues to place a strain on manpower and resources, as they are often encountered in desolate areas inaccessible to large transport vehicles.

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Kingsville Border Patrol Station agents rescued two lost illegal migrant women suffering from severe dehydration.

Border Patrol agents working in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies apprehended several undocumented individuals in three separate events.

RGV agents disrupted four human smuggling events resulting in the arrest of 43 individuals.

The policy is an expansion of the governor’s plan to control border security in Texas by busing illegal migrants to Washington, D.C.

Border Patrol agents working rescued an individual attempting to cross the Rio Grande illegally.

Border Patrol Agents identified 10 adults posing as unaccompanied minors while in custody.

RGV agents were led on two vehicle pursuits and discovered a hotel room being used to harbor illegal migrants.

Kingsville Border Patrol Station agents apprehended a Mexican national attempting to circumvent the immigration checkpoint. He was sentenced to 36 months incarceration for fondling a child, an aggravated felony.

Deputies and agents responded to the residence and encountered 28 noncitizens from Mexico and Central America in good health.

The vehicle eventually came to a stop in Premont where a Jim Wells Sheriff’s County deputy arrested the driver, a U.S. citizen, to face state charges.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Stanton Street bridge intercepted $89,031 in unreported currency.

A National Guard helicopter assisted the agents in locating a third lost subject from Mexico.