Tag: Border Patrol
21 arrests from multiple stash houses in Garceno, Edinburg
Rio Grande Valley border agents intercepted and stopped two human smuggling incidents which resulted in 21 arrests and a firearm seizure Monday.
While patrolling Garceno,...
Border agents net over $1.2M worth of drugs in six incidents
Border Patrol agents seized over $1.2 million worth of narcotics, which included more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana, methamphetamines and cocaine from six unrelated...
Border Patrol chief tackles internal, operational challenges in candid interview
A month after facing “unprofessional” challenges by Border Patrol subordinates in a video leaked to media, Chief Raul Ortiz embarked on a border tour...
25 people found locked inside tractor compartment at Sarita checkpoint
Border Patrol agents at the Sarita checkpoint on Thursday found 25 people who were in the country illegally locked inside a hidden compartment within...
Border Patrol arrests truck driver after finding 73 people in tractor-trailer
Less than a year after a man was arrested by Border Patrol with a tractor-trailer packed with people who were illegally in the country,...
CBP finds 44 rifles, disassembled machine gun hidden in trampoline box
A would-be toy broker is under arrest after U.S. Customs and Border Protection found 44 rifles, a handgun and a disassembled M249 machine gun...
Migrants help rescue alleged smuggler who was pinned in vehicle
Federal prosecutors have charged a man accused of driving an SUV loaded with nearly 20 people in the country illegally that rolled over Sunday...
Mission pedestrian killed by driver during chase with Border Patrol
The driver of a truck who was allegedly evading U.S. Border Patrol agents hit and killed a pedestrian during a pursuit Tuesday night.
The Texas...
By the numbers: Increases, decreases reported in migrant apprehensions
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released its monthly operations report for December 2021 and figures indicate while there was a decrease in the...
Port Mansfield smuggling suspect claimed he was trying to disrupt other smugglers
Federal authorities say a man caught on the Padre Island National Seashore told Border Patrol agents he was trying to disrupt a smuggling attempt...