Tag: US Customs and Border Protection
Traffic to halt at Veterans International Bridge for 9/11 remembrance
Traffic on Veterans International Bridge in Brownsville will be temporarily halted on Saturday as U.S. Customs and Border Protection hold a 9/11 remembrance ceremony...
CBP: Smuggler hid fentanyl in a plastic bucket
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized $182,000 in fentanyl they found in a plastic bucket this weekend.
They say a 50-year-old Brownsville man was...
CBP finds rare pest in flowers at Brownsville bridge
Operations at the Veterans International Bridge import cargo lot in Brownsville intercepted a rare “First in Nation” pest in a shipment of flowers.
The interception...
CBP seizes $1.3M in meth, cocaine at Brownsville bridges
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Brownsville seized $1,324,150 in drugs last week in three separate arrests.
According to a CBP statement, the first...
Democrats question authenticity of Republicans concern for migrants
By Julián Aguilar, Texas Tribune
As the Biden administration continues to struggle to address an increase of migrant apprehensions on the U.S.-Mexico border, the White...
CBP seizes nearly $80K in cash at bridge
A Houston man was arrested after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers say he failed to tell them he was carrying nearly $80,000 in cash...
Project to expand bridge lanes; Will reduce wait, travel time
Cameron County and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have approved a Donations Acceptance Agreement that calls for the expansion of inbound lanes at Veterans...
Authorities discover dead reptiles in vehicle
During a recent examination, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists at Brownsville Port of Entry came across a grim, unusual...
CBP seizes fentanyl at Gateway International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Gateway International Bridge seized more than five pounds of fentanyl, hidden within a 2008 Dodge Caliber.
In...
CBP seizes fentanyl at Gateway International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Gateway International Bridge seized more than five pounds of fentanyl, hidden within a 2008 Dodge Caliber.
In...