Wellton, Ariz. - U.S. Border Patrol agents seized nearly $170,000 of marijuana while tracking suspected drug smugglers in a desolate area of southwest Arizona.On November 1, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Sector's Camp Grip base began tracking the footprints of several individuals approximately 30 miles west of the Lukeville, Ariz. (more)
Rio Grande City, Texas - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Rio Grande City, Texas station seized 3,762 pounds of marijuana yesterday.Border Patrol agents on patrol near La Casita, Texas, observed two suspicious males standing near a shed just north of the Rio Grande. (more)
Progreso, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Progreso International Bridge seized approximately 22 pounds of Mexican brown heroin with an estimated street value of nearly $1.8 million. On November 2, CBP officers working at the Progreso International Bridge came in contact with a northbound 2008 Dodge 2500 pickup truck. (more)
Indio, Calif. - U.S. Border Patrol agents working at the Highway 86 Checkpoint on Tuesday seized approximately 38 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $1.2 million.The cocaine was seized from a silver colored sedan after it entered the highway 86 checkpoint for inspection. (more)
Yuma, Ariz. - U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Sector responded to a rescue beacon activation Tuesday evening and rescued six people in a desolate area of southwest Arizona.Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Station responded to the activation of a rescue beacon located south of the Fortuna Mine, about 25 miles east of Yuma. (more)
Campo, Calif. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air Marine dedicated a new aviation facility October 29 in Pine Valley, Calif.The facility, located near the existing Campo Border Patrol Station, includes landing space for CBP helicopters, administrative space, and provides a new launching point further to the east in California for aircraft in CBP's San Diego Air and Marine branch. (
Sumas, Wash. - Agents and officers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine and the U.S. Border Patrol joined forces with local police on Sunday to capture three men suspected of illegally crossing the international border.Some of the local officers involved were on overtime funded by Operation Stonegarden grants. (more)
San Diego - Ponche, a traditional Mexican holiday punch, is shared and enjoyed among many families along the Southwest Border during holiday seasons. However the ingredients used to make it, guavas, Hawthorne apples and sugar cane are all illegal when imported across the border. (more)