Vermont Border Patrol Experience Change of Command
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:27:49 PDT
Swanton, Vt. - Chief Patrol Agent Daniel B. Doty assumed command of Swanton Sector Border Patrol at 11 a.m. on July 2. Division Chief, Northern and Coastal Operations Salvador Nieto conducted the Oath of Office and passed the Border Patrol Guidon with its green and gold streamers to Chief Doty to symbolize the change in leadership. (more)

Border Patrol Prevents Two North County California Smuggling Attempts
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:27:49 PDT
Temecula, Calif. - The prevention of two separate marijuana smuggling attempts in North County demonstrates how interior checkpoints and coordinated enforcement efforts increases the Border Patrol's effectiveness to detect, deter, and apprehend smugglers of humans, drugs, and other contraband. (more)

Border Patrol Thwarts Unusual Smuggling Effort
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:27:49 PDT
Boulevard, Calif. - Through the persistence of a Border Patrol K-9, Border Patrol agents discovered 379 pounds of marijuana buried under the ground early Monday morning in Boulevard.While agents searched for a group of suspected illegal aliens in the community of Tierra del Sol at about 5:30 a. (more)

Yuma Sector Agents Seize Nearly 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:27:49 PDT
Yuma, Ariz. - Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Station foiled a smuggling attempt and seize more than 940 pounds of marijuana late Wednesday evening.At approximately 8:30 p.m., a Yuma Sector enforcement specialist operating a camera deployed along the border observed multiple subjects emerging from a drainage pipe near County 21st and the Colorado River. (more)

Arizona Border Patrol Agents Apprehend 27 Undocumented Aliens
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:27:49 PDT
Laredo, Texas - Border Patrol agents from the Laredo North station detained 27 undocumented aliens after interdicting a smuggling attempt today. Just after midnight Thursday, agents manning the checkpoint located on Interstate 35 north of Laredo conducted an immigration inspection of the driver of a tractor trailer. (more)

Border Patrol, State of Texas Partnering to Stop Human Smuggling and Contraband from Entering the U.S.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:15:05 PDT
Austin, Texas - The Border Patrol and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) have partnered together to begin cracking down on commercial truckers who knowingly smuggle illegal weapons, drugs or humans across the Texas-Mexico border. Governor Rick Perry directed the DPS to work with Border Patrol, in an initiative dubbed "Texas Hold 'Em," to revoke the commercial driver licenses of those convicted of felony smuggling. (more)

Two Boaters Rescued from Capsized Boat in Minnesota
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:15:05 PDT
Warroad, Minn. - Two boaters needed to be rescued when their 26' SeaArk Voyager house boat capsized north of the Warroad River and the mouth of the Lake of the Woods on June 28.At approximately 3:50 p.m., the United States Coast Guard contacted Border Patrol agents from Warroad Station indicating that they had received a may-day, distress call from an individual. (more)

CBP Offers Tips for International Air Travelers in Memphis for Summer Season
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:15:05 PDT
Memphis, Tenn. - With the summer travel season in full swing, U. S. Customs and Border Protection would like to inform international air travelers of ways to make their journey as hassle-free and expeditious as possible. On any given day, CBP officers process over one million international travelers, many of whom are entering the United States through some of the nation's, if not the world's, busiest airports and many of whom are doing so in the short, extremely crowded summer travel season. (more)

CBP in New Orleans Offers Tips for International Air Travelers for Summer Season
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:15:05 PDT
New Orleans - With the summer travel season in full swing, U. S. Customs and Border Protection would like to inform international air travelers of ways to make their journey as hassle-free and expeditious as possible. On any given day, CBP officers process over one million international travelers, many of whom are entering the United States through some of the nation's, if not the world's, busiest airports and many of whom are doing so in the short, extremely crowded summer travel season. (more)

Border Patrol in Washington State Assists RCMP
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:15:05 PDT
Lynden, Wash. - Yesterday, while on patrol on a cool summer night an agent from the Lynden Border Patrol Station showed exactly how to get the job done. The Lynden Border Patrol agent intercepted and disrupted yet another attempt to bring drugs across the border. (more)