CBP seized over 23.2 million counterfeit items in fiscal year 2023.
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Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $1.3M
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at Eagle Pass port of Entry seized hard narcotics that totaled over $1,300,000 in street value in a single enforcement action.
CBP offers tips for holiday travel
With the holiday travel season well underway, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is offering tips to will help make international travel safer and easier.
How to Avoid Counterfeit Christmas Gifts
Counterfeiting is not a victimless crime. It violates trademark-holder rights, causes small businesses that purchase vendor licenses to sell official merchandise to lose revenue, and costs consumers their hard-earned money on substandard products and exposes them to financial schemes.
Falfurrias - Large Amount of Anxiety Pills Seized
The passenger gave consent to search their personal belongings resulting in the discovery of 110 bottles of Farmapram concealed within potato chip bags.
Agents Rescue Illegal Migrant in Rio Grande
A Border Patrol agent jumped in the river and brought the migrant, a Guatemalan national, to shore.
Texas Secures Administrative Stay Preventing Federal Government from Removing Border Barriers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured an administrative stay that will prevent the federal government from destroying Texas’s concertina wire fencing along the United States-Mexico border.
Illegal Migrants Stashed Inside a Local Motel
It was revealed they were all in the country illegally from Honduras.
Judge Denies Request to Stop Feds from Cutting Razor Wire
Judge Alia Moses ruled in the federal government’s favor but chided the Biden administration for not allowing migrants to use international bridges to claim asylum.
BP Agents seized over $3 Million in Methamphetamine in Freer
The incident occurred on Nov. 29, when a Border Patrol agent assigned to the Freer Border Patrol Station was working his assigned duties when he arrived to assist Duval County Sheriff Deputy with a vehicle stop.
CBP Houston Seizes Marijuana Hidden Inside Music Drums
CBP Officers at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) targeted an outbound cargo shipment manifested as “Skids of Drums” in transit to London.
Youth of the Month Honorees for November
11 Youth of the Month recipients are considered for the prestigious Border Patrol Youth of the Year award.
CBP Officers Seize Over $125K
Officers recently seized over $125,000 in unreported currency hidden within a passenger vehicle during an outbound examination.
Officers Seize 354 Pounds of Methamphetamine
The drugs were concealed in the bed of a pick-up truck that entered the U.S. from Mexico.
Fugitive Sought for Sexual Misconduct
The National Crime Information Center is a centralized automated database designed to share information among law enforcement agencies including outstanding warrants for a wide range of offenses.
Texas AG Notifies Secretary Mayorkas of Texas Law Granting Increased Authority to Border Patrol
Senate Bill 602 signed into law empowers Border Patrol agents to enforce state felony offenses if the incident occurs at a port of entry or traffic checkpoint and is incidental to detainment under federal law.
CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive for Lewd Acts Towards a Minor
Laredo Port of Entry officers detained one male United States citizen wanted for alleged lewd and lascivious acts towards a minor.
TX Legislature Tries to Make Illegal Border Crossings a State Crime
The federal courts have repeatedly ruled that immigration law enforcement falls under federal jurisdiction.
Officers Find Over $90K in Cocaine from Body Carrier
Officers intercepted $91,800 worth of alleged cocaine from a traveler using the Trusted Traveler Program Lane.
Border Patrol Officers Apprehend Fugitive
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Laredo Port of Entry officers detained one male United States citizen wanted for a sexual offense involving a child.