Tag: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Men arrested after trying to cross more than 160 exotic reptiles into Mexico
HIDALGO — Three men were arrested after they tried to drive 162 live animals into Mexico through the international bridge here.
Suspected arsonist caught with 60 Xanax pills during arrest at Progreso bridge
A 19-year-old suspected arsonist picked up an additional drug charge Tuesday after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers held him on a warrant for the Progreso Police Department when he tried to enter the country.
El Salvador woman charged for attacking Border Patrol agent
A woman from El Salvador assaulted a Border Patrol agent after the agent refused to handcuff her husband to her instead of another man on Saturday, according to a criminal complaint.
117 pounds of liquid meth found disguised as horse vitamins at RGC port
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Rio Grande City port of entry stopped a drug smuggling attempt Sunday when a United States citizen was discovered to have disguised nearly 120 pounds of liquid meth as horse vitamins, according to a criminal complaint.
‘First-in-nation’ beetle found hiding in Mexican produce shipment
Officers working at the Roma port of entry recently discovered an invasive beetle they hadn’t seen before hidden among vegetables in a produce shipment from Mexico.
Border encounters already exceeded last year’s total
As of June and with three months before the fiscal year ends, the number of attempts made by people trying to enter the country illegally this fiscal year surpassed last year’s total, according to the latest data from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In step with the national trend, the number of encounters increased in the Rio Grande Valley, including rescues.
Former CBP Officer sentenced for taking bribes to facilitate drug smuggling
Suspected immigrant smuggler leads Border Patrol agents on high speed chase
A 21-year-old man remains in federal custody after he led U.S. Border Patrol agents on a high-speed chase near the Boca Chica checkpoint and ended up crashing his vehicle into a stop sign and mailboxes, a federal criminal complaint states.
Woman accused of smuggling three children into US for $500
A woman remains in federal custody after she tried to smuggle three undocumented children across the Gateway International Bridge in Brownsville claiming they were her grandchildren, according to a federal criminal complaint.
CBP finds nearly 50 pounds of cocaine hidden in fuel tank at Hidalgo port
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday arrested a man after finding nearly 50 pounds of cocaine hidden inside the fuel tank of the vehicle he drove to the Hidalgo port of entry.