Tag: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

Border Patrol agents on Sunday found nearly 30 people hidden inside a white Freightliner tractor that was hauling a utility trailer.

A 74-year-old man was apprehended Saturday after it was discovered he had two outstanding felony warrants for sex-related offenses involving a child out of Kingsville, according to a press release.

A Brownsville man was arrested Friday after Border Patrol agents discovered multiple people illegally present in the United States, including a 6-year-old girl, inside his tractor-trailer, according to a criminal complaint.

The federal government in July filed four land condemnation lawsuits against property owners in Starr County seeking more than 1,000 acres for the purpose of building a border wall.

The federal government this month has filed a third land condemnation lawsuit in McAllen federal court.

The federal government has filed two land condemnation lawsuits against residents in Starr County for more proposed border wall.

A Bexar County man wanted for the online solicitation of a minor was arrested Friday at the Progreso International Bridge.

Federal authorities seized nearly $300,000 worth of marijuana from a tractor earlier this month at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge.

A United States citizen was arrested at the Donna-Rio Bravo International Bridge for attempting to export 63 bales of used clothing into Mexico without a license to export or import merchandise, according to a criminal complaint.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection last week found 500 rounds of .50 caliber ammunition hidden in a vehicle at the Pharr International Bridge.