Tag: CBP

CBP Seizes Fake FBI, DEA Badges From China

Fake credentials are shipped from China into the United States. Counterfeit Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) badges were discovered among them. The state of Indiana is investigating the Chinese Communist Party’s influence in America. Officials there are seeking to protect the state’s education system. An elderly couple drowned in Beijing’s floodwaters,…


US Border Agency Seizes Knockoff DEA and FBI Badges From China

U.S. border officers in Chicago seized “very realistic” fake law enforcement badges arriving from China in the past week, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in an Aug. 17 press release. The federal agency seized a total of nine counterfeit badges on Aug. 13 and 15, including one Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) badge and…


US Border Agency Intercepts Fake DEA, FBI Badges From China

U.S. border officers in Chicago seized “very realistic” fake law enforcement badges arriving from China in the past week, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on Aug. 17. The agency seized a total of nine counterfeit badges in several parcels on Aug. 13 and 15, including one FBI badge and eight Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)…


CBP in Rio Grande Apprehend Largest Group of Illegal Immigrants This Year

Texas Border Patrol agents stationed in the Rio Grande Valley Sector have encountered more than 800 illegal immigrants within a 24-hour period, including what officials described as the largest group apprehended thus far, this year. The two large groups were encountered by border agents on Tuesday and the first batch of aliens attempting to illegally…


Texas Agents Apprehend 3 Large Groups of Illegal Immigrants

Border Patrol in Texas encountered three large groups of illegal aliens attempting to enter the United States over the weekend near a city at the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said. Agents of the Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC) apprehended a total of 736 immigrants in La Grulla—a city in Starr County about 13 miles…


Texas Border Agents Intercept Travel Trailers Smuggling 74 Illegal Aliens

More than 70 illegal immigrants being smuggled into the United States in travel trailers were apprehended by border agents conducting traffic check operations in Texas, officials announced on Thursday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement a total of 74 illegal aliens were discovered in two large travel trailers on Monday at…


CBP Arrests Group of Armed Illegal Immigrants Accused of Stealing Guns From Ranch

Authorities arrested a group of armed illegal aliens on Tuesday after they allegedly broke into a ranch house near the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas and stole multiple items, including handguns, officials announced Wednesday. Border patrol agents in Sierra Blanca responded to the burglary that was reported at a ranch in Hudspeth County, where “weapons were…


Fentanyl Apprehensions At Border in May More Than Tripled Since Last Year

The amount of fentanyl seized in the United States in May from attempts to smuggle the drug across the U.S.-Mexico border has more than tripled since last year, according to the latest statistics from Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP data show that that last month, 951 pounds of fentanyl were seized by officers—up from…


Fentanyl Seized at Border in May More Than Tripled From Last Year

The amount of fentanyl seized at the U.S.–Mexico border in May from attempts to smuggle the drug into the United States has more than tripled since last year, according to the latest statistics from Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP data show that that last month, 951 pounds of fentanyl were seized by officers—up from 240 pounds…


Border Officials Have Found More Than 200 Dead Migrants Since October and Rescued Thousands

Border officials recorded over 200 migrant deaths and about 7,000 rescues for migrants who attempted to illegally enter the U.S. since October 2020, a Customs and Border Protection spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation Thursday. Migrants continue to try and enter the U.S illegally despite high temperatures and other dangers, the Customs and Border…