Tag: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
CBP seizes over $114K in undeclared cash at Hidalgo bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a woman carrying over $114,000 in undeclared cash as she tried to cross into Mexico by taxi at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge on Sunday, according to a news release from the federal agency.
‘Personal chef’ arrested at Falfurrias checkpoint on smuggling charge
A successful smuggling attempt was not on the menu Sunday after a man’s story that he was a personal chef cooking for famous people in the Rio Grande Valley fell apart.
Judge gives woman who smuggled meth through Hidalgo bridge nearly 22 years in prison
A federal judge sentenced a 54-year-old woman last week to nearly 22 years in prison for smuggling a large amount of liquid methamphetamine.
13 migrants found under hay bales inside cattle trailer near Alton
Thirteen people were found “trapped” under hay bales within a cattle trailer near Alton on Tuesday, federal authorities said in a news release.
2-year-old found without family among group of migrants near Rio Grande
A 2-year-old child was found with a group of dozens of migrants near the Rio Grande on Tuesday, border agents said, noting the child wasn’t accompanied by any family members, and further noted that the number of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border is increasing once again.
$1M in cocaine seized at Falfurrias checkpoint
Border agents found nearly $1 million worth of cocaine Sunday at the Falfurrias checkpoint.
Abbott reverses course on inspections amid pressure
WESLACO — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday he would halt the enhanced inspection policy that wreaked havoc on commercial traffic along the U.S.-Mexico border and led to the shutdown of the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge.
Bridge officials remind public about limits on cascarones
It’s not a typically crack down.
Feds seize $106K in cash in Brownsville
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Brownsville seized $106,000, authorities announced Thursday.
Border Patrol finds 35 people hidden in tractor-trailer at Falfurrias checkpoint
A man claims cartel members in Reynosa forced him to drive a tractor-trailer carrying 35 people in the country illegally by threatening to harm his family, according to a criminal complaint.