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CBP Arrests Fugitive from Justice on the Peace Bridge After a Wrong Turn
03/22/2022 12:36 PM EDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo arrested a 49-year-old male United States citizen from Columbus, Ohio who had outstanding warrants out of Virginia.On March 18, CBP officers encountered a...
Air and Marine Operations ASTAR finds a Pair of Migrants Abandoned in the West Desert
03/22/2022 11:34 AM EDT

Ajo, Ariz. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) located a pair of migrants abandoned in the desert. Friday evening, while responding to a reported group of migrants on the east side of the Sierra Pinta...
CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth Over $327K at the Camino Real International Bridge
03/22/2022 10:29 AM EDT

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted a noteworthy narcotic seizure with an estimated street value of more than $327,000 in one enforcement action. “This seizure is a prime...
U.S. Citizen Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Heroin, Meth & Fentanyl Through the Highway 86 Checkpoint
03/22/2022 10:13 AM EDT

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle narcotics through an immigration checkpoint Friday morning. At approximately 9:10 a.m., a black Mercedes Benz C-Class approached the...
Migrant Struggling in Briar Canal Rescued by Agents
03/22/2022 10:09 AM EDT

CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector rescued an individual, at risk of drowning in the New Briar Canal Friday.At approximately 11:49 p.m., the Remote Video Surveillance Operators (RVSS) observed an individual...