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

A 35-year-old man from Monterrey, Mexico was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison following his conviction of smuggling cocaine and methamphetamine concealed in a candy box in May, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

As the U.S. prepares to end a public health policy initiated three years ago next month, immigrants are struggling to stay informed and keep up with changes.

A United States woman was caught with over 100 pounds of meth while attempting to enter the U.S. from Mexico through the Hidalgo port of entry Monday afternoon.

A woman claimed she was not going to be paid for trying to smuggle approximately 56 pounds of cocaine through the Roma port of entry on Friday.

A Mexican woman was arrested Tuesday after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found her attempting to cross nearly $200,000 concealed under the front passenger’s floorboard in a “non-factory compartment.”

Drivers who plan to travel through local ports of entry this week should not expect longer wait times.

Three U.S. citizens will remain in federal custody after trying to cross more than 200 pounds of a psychedelic drug into the United States.

A recent update to a federal government phone app now allows families seeking asylum to find appointments to request asylum together, an improvement to the system that pushed others to separate at the border.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez introduced the Honest Runway Labeling Act, which would designate certain airports within 30 miles of the northern or southern border as ports of entry while terminating the corresponding airport’s user fees, including Valley International Airport in Harlingen.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have arrested a man accused of smuggling 1,750 round of ammunition from the United States into Mexico.