| You are subscribed to Local News for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. 08/28/2013 11:59 AM EDT Rio Grande City, Texas-U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Rio Grande City Port of Entry seized $1,641,000 worth of marijuana on August 26. "This substantial amount of narcotics was detected due to excellent inspectional techniques which begins with our officers' ability to utilize all available tools and resources and applying them towards the ultimate goal, intercepting illicit drugs and keeping them out of our communities," said Acting Port Director Sylvia Gutierrez, Rio Grande City Port of Entry. (more) 08/28/2013 11:59 AM EDT San Luis, Ariz. - A woman from Somerton, Ariz., was arrested Sunday by Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of San Luis for attempting to smuggle nearly 47 pounds of methamphetamine, valued at almost $723,000, and more than three pounds of heroin worth an estimated $42,000. (more) 08/28/2013 11:59 AM EDT Otay Mesa, Calif. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Otay Mesa cargo facility discovered almost 1,000 pounds of marijuana in a shipment of scrap corrugated cardboard. On Monday, August 26, at about 1 p.m., a CBP officer inspecting a 1999 Freightliner tractor pulling a trailer with a shipment of scrap corrugated cardboard referred the conveyance and shipment to the dock for an intensive examination. (more) 08/28/2013 11:59 AM EDT Imperial Valley, Calif. - El Centro Sector Border Patrol enforcement operations have led to the recent arrests, convictions, and successful sentencing of 13 illegal immigrants, all of whom had convictions for a crime.The apprehensions took place earlier this year near the cities of Calexico, El Centro, and Indio, Calif. (more) 08/28/2013 11:59 AM EDT San Juan, Puerto Rico - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and import specialists supported special agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in seizing approximately $1.5 million in counterfeit and pirated merchandise as part of Operation Forged Dreams. (more) 08/28/2013 11:59 AM EDT Sterling, Va. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Washington Dulles International Airport arrested a Honduran citizen Tuesday who was wanted by the Maryland State Police for arson.Jose Mejia Pineda, 24 of Alexandria, Va., arrived on a flight from El Salvador. (more) 08/28/2013 11:59 AM EDT Calexico, Calif. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico downtown port of entry Monday, August 26, found more than $337,000 worth of methamphetamine hidden in the gas tank of an SUV, and captured a fugitive with an active warrant for homicide. (more) 08/28/2013 11:59 AM EDT Del Rio, Texas - A U.S. Border Patrol canine team assigned to the Del Rio Sector recently assisted the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) in apprehending a man wanted in connection with a double homicide. Monday afternoon, the Texas DPS in San Antonio requested assistance from a Uvalde Border Patrol Station canine unit, which was in the area, in locating Bryant Guillermo Meza Velazquez. (more) 08/28/2013 11:59 AM EDT Del Rio, Texas - On Tuesday, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Station rescued a Mexican citizen after he attempted to cross the Rio Grande River. Around 4 a.m. agents assigned to the Del Rio Station responded to a report of possible smuggling activity near a local ranch outside of Del Rio. (more)
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