Tag: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
‘Confidence is high’: New CBP commissioner visits ahead of eventual end to Title 42...
A jovial and optimistic commissioner for Customs and Border Protection visited the Valley this week to learn how partnerships with local leaders created infrastructure supporting fluctuating immigration traffic through an historic year.
Border agents disrupt human smuggling attempts; see large groups
Border Patrol agents stopped human smuggling attempts Tuesday at the Falfurrias checkpoint.
Man who smuggled cousins in flag-draped coffin gets 8 months in prison
A federal judge on Friday sentenced a 33-year-old man who admitted to trying to smuggle two cousins from Mexico in a flag-draped “pseudo hearse” through the Falfurrias checkpoint to eight months in prison, court records indicate.
Border Patrol finds nearly 100 pounds of meth in US citizen’s fuel tank
Border Patrol agents found nearly 100 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside the fuel tank of a vehicle a United States citizen was driving a day after he successfully crossed the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge, according to a criminal complaint against him.
Man pleads guilty to smuggling $600K in narcotics at Hidalgo port
A 30-year-old man pleaded guilty to smuggling hundreds of thousands of dollars in narcotics at the Hidalgo port of entry, according to a release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Former Border Patrol agent convicted of striking Honduran teen’s face
A former Border Patrol agent entered a guilty plea to striking an unaccompanied 17-year-old Honduran teenager.
Complaint: Man repeatedly punched CBP officer’s face at Roma port of entry
Federal prosecutors charged a man who U.S. Customs and Border Protection said attacked officers Tuesday at the Roma port of entry.
Woman accused of lying about murdered son faces charges
A woman who border agents say lied about her son being killed by smugglers now faces charges for being untruthful.
Customs officers find rare and destructive insect at Pharr bridge
Federal agriculture specialists found a rare and invasive pest in a shipment of fruit at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge last week, possibly being the first occasion in which the insect has been found in the United States.
16,000 rounds of ammunition bound for Mexico seized at Hidalgo bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge stopped thousands of rounds of ammunition from going into Mexico on Tuesday, an agency news release said.