This interdiction is the result of ongoing multi-agency law enforcement efforts in support of Operations Full Court Press, Operation Caribbean Guard and the Caribbean Border Interagency Group. Keep Reading
Agents on the ground encountered two Chinese nationals they suspected were in the U.S. illegally and were dropped off by the ultralight aircraft. Keep Reading
The vessel was identified as a 35-foot long Ecuadorian style boat with three individuals onboard, which appeared to have engine trouble. Keep Reading
“This seizure is particularly meaningful as the narcotic filled candy could have ended up in the hands of children.” Keep Reading
No information on an arrest was provided, and the investigation is ongoing. The drugs were turned over to Homeland Security Investigations. Keep Reading
The luggage was extremely heavy, and a private aircraft service operator alerted CBP officers before it was loaded onto a private aircraft bound for New York City. Keep Reading
The pursuit of traffickers on the high seas, working with partners, was part of what Schultz described as a “push-out-the-border strategy." Keep Reading
Rio Grande Valley Sector agents responded to a report that illegal aliens were being held against their will in a home in Alamos, Texas. Keep Reading
Agents reached an exit shaft that went approximately 15 feet up toward the surface but did not break the surface and did not have an exit point into the United States. Keep Reading
The drugs, worth more than an estimated $170 million, represent drugs seized from six suspected smuggling vessels interdicted by crews from Tahoma and two other Coast Guard cutters between late July and August. Keep Reading
