CBP Officers Find More Than $2 Million Worth of Cocaine Hidden in Shipment of Bell Peppers
The shipment was offloaded, and officers ultimately discovered cellophane-wrapped packages of cocaine intermixed inside the boxes of peppers. Keep Reading
Whopping $18 Million in Meth Seized at Pharr International Bridge
CBP officers assigned to the cargo facility referred a tractor/trailer pulling a commercial shipment of fresh carrots for further inspection. Keep Reading
AMO Seizes More Than 3,768 Pounds of Cocaine Near Puerto Rico’s Southeastern Coast
After a short pursuit, the CBP Interceptor deployed two warning shots and disabling shots to the vessel’s engines, stopping approximately 3nm south of Maunabo, Puerto Rico. Keep Reading
CBP’s Air and Marine Operations Stops $17 Million Drug Shipment
A U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement team aboard a U.S. Navy ship patrolling in the area boarded the abandoned “panga” and discovered 6,100 pounds of marijuana destined for the United States. Keep Reading
Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton Scores First Marijuana Interdiction
As part of its Western Hemisphere strategy, the Coast Guard has increased its presence in the transit corridors of the Eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Keep Reading
Coast Guard Cutter Tampa Interdicts $240 Million in Drugs on Pacific Patrol
During at-sea interdictions in international waters, detection and monitoring of suspects' vessels is a joint effort by allied, military or law enforcement personnel. Keep Reading
AMO Agents Make $76M Worth of Drug Interdictions in Two Days
Flying aboard a P-3 aircraft, the AMO crew was patrolling the Eastern Pacific ocean as part of the Joint Interagency Task Force-South when they detected and tracked two go-fast vessels. Keep Reading
CBP in Collaboration with HSI Intercepts Largest Cocaine Stash at Port Hueneme in 25 Years
Strategically located, Port Hueneme is an important hub for imports of autos, fresh produce, general cargo, bulk liquids, and fish. Keep Reading
Eyes in the Sky: One Air Station’s Herculean Efforts to Stop Drug Smugglers
With the Hercules aircrew serving as their eyes in the sky, Cutter Donald Horsley’s crew seized 600 kilograms of cocaine that night, a haul valued at approximately $17 million. Keep Reading
Criminals Ramp-Up Attempts to Smuggle Drugs into the U.S.
U.S. Border Patrol agents patrolling a stretch of desert near the Yuma/Maricopa county line, discovered tracks from an off-road vehicle on protected land Keep Reading
