A man is arrested after El Paso County Animal Welfare and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office allegedly find evidence of cockfighting at a home. According to a release from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPCSO) on July 4, 2020, the El Paso County Animal Welfare Department was sent to the 1000 block of Kannermont […]Read More
Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon announced Thursday that the DEA will direct enforcement resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then distributed across the country. DEA officials identified eight major methamphetamine transportation hubs where these efforts will be concentrated: Atlanta, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Los […]Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted 82.5 pounds of marijuana yesterday at the Ysleta Port of Entry (POE), which carries a value of approximately $66,040. The seizure was made at the Ysleta POE at approximately 9:00 p.m. after a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado truck arrived at the port from Mexico. A CBP officer at the primary inspection […]Read More
Tracking at night is an age-old skill passed along to each new generation of Border Patrol agents, and it’s still paying big dividends. Agents faced that challenge south of Lordsburg Tuesday night, and interrupted yet another drug smuggling effort. Just before sunrise yesterday, agents using night-vision technology spotted seven people walking in the desert with large backpacks, heading […]Read More
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico –Border Patrol Agents in New Mexico were busy intercepting law violators over the weekend, including one subject attempting to smuggle illegal narcotics through a traffic checkpoint. Late Saturday morning, a green SUV pulled up to the I-10 checkpoint west of Las Cruces, NM. During the immigration inspection, the driver became suspicious to agents because […]Read More
Agents in New Mexico and west Texas were successful this week in derailing attempts to smuggle marijuana after they arrested four suspected smugglers and seized over $1.5 million in marijuana using various technology. Shortly after 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14, Border Patrol agents working in southwestern New Mexico – also known as the Bootheel […]Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 40.2 pounds of cocaine Saturday. The estimated street value of the seized cocaine is $1,286,400. “This was a very large cocaine load and a significant loss to the smugglers,” saidBeverly Good, CBP El Paso Port […]Read More
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers working at the Santa Teresa port of entry seized seven pounds of cocaine Sunday. The estimated street value of the seized cocaine is $224,000. “This was a deeply concealed drug load,” said Ray Provencio, CBP Santa Teresa Port Director. “Smugglers worked hard to hide […]Read More
Border Patrol agents arrest four suspected smugglers and snag $209,120.00 in marijuana in what was a very busy weekend for them. Officials say that last Friday, Agents assigned to the Clint Border Patrol Station agents saw four men carrying large, cellophane-wrapped bundles attempting to cross a field toward Texas Highway 20. When the men saw Border Patrol vehicles […]Read More
Border Patrol Agents assigned to the El Paso Sector made two large pot busts near the town of Santa Teresa, and a third in El Paso. On Thursday, Agents from Santa Teresa spotted a Nissan sedan that was associated with a suspected smuggler operating in the area. Agents grew increasingly suspicious after the vehicle kept driving around cattle […]Read More
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