A summary of Border Patrol activities in the Tucson Sector over the past 48 hours, provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.... Read more»
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An American woman attempting to cross into Mexico with two children was arrested Wednesday after U.S. Customs and Border Protection discovered she was carrying ammunition and high-caliber magazine cartridges concealed in a duffel bag, according to the agency.... Read more»
Border Patrol agents rescued eight people from the desert over the weekend, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.... Read more»
A summary of Border Patrol activities in the Tucson Sector over the past 48 hours, provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. ... Read more»
Border Patrol agents seized 2,819 pounds of marijuana worth more than $1.4 million and an AK-47 with ammunition in separate incidents over the weekend, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.... Read more»
A Mexican national was sentenced to 51 months in prison for attempting to illegally enter the United States last year.... Read more»
About 10 pounds of heroin was seized by Border Patrol agents Wednesday at the Interstate 19 checkpoint near Nogales and more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana was found at two locations in the west desert Thursday, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.... Read more»
A summary of Border Patrol activities in the Tucson Sector since Friday, provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.... Read more»
A 49-year-old Mexican man was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for attempting to smuggle more than $1.1 million from the United States into Mexico.... Read more»
A summary of Border Patrol activities in the Tucson Sector since Thursday, provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.... Read more»
Arizona has had more than 90 illegal tunnels under its border with Mexico, the most discovered in any state in the Southwest, law enforcement officials told senators this week.... Read more»
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce laid out a coordinated border plan Wednesday that calls for combined improvements in infrastructure, security, immigration policies and trade, instead of the current piecemeal approach.... Read more»
A summary of Border Patrol activities in the Tucson Sector over the past 24 hours.... Read more»
A summary of Border Patrol activities in the Tucson Sector over the past few days. Agents arrested 10 criminals who entered the U.S. illegally, seized nearly 2,000 pounds of marijuana, rescued 7 people and found the remains of 2 others.... Read more»
A Mexican national has been indicted in the December killing of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry near Rio Rico. Manuel Osorio-Arellanes, named in a 14-count indictment unsealed Friday, faces second-degree murder, weapons and conspiracy charges.... Read more»
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