Border Patrol Agents from Southern N.M foiled two separate marijuana smuggling attempts near El Paso, and in southwestern New Mexico early Friday. According to Border Patrol officials the first bust happened Friday morning, as agents working near Mount Cristo Rey spotted a man climbing the fence at the U.S./Mexico international border. Using night-vision capabilities, agents were able to rapidly deploy other agents […]Read More
Border Patrol Agents from Santa Teresa Station are being lauded for the arrest of two men wanted for robbery and murder in Mexico. Early Monday, agents working near Mount Cristo Rey, rapidly responded to sensor activity near Santa Teresa. The agents saw footprints in an area notorious for illegal entries into the U.S. They began to follow foot sign when […]Read More
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office received a tip from Crime Stoppers of El Paso that led to the arrest of a wanted subject on Friday, October 16, 2015. 27-year-old Jorge Barron was taken into custody at the 1200 block of Jim Paul and was booked on one count of Accident Involving Injury/Death with no […]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) Officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 2,160 pounds of marijuana in nine seizures during the long holiday weekend period. The estimated street value of the marijuana is $1,728,000. “CBP officers are working hard and remain vigilant in supporting our primary homeland security mission,” said Beverly Good, […]Read More
Local law enforcement officials are again on the alert for two sex offenders; one never returned and another never arrived at the facility just south of Horizon City. According to El Paso County Sheriff’s Office officials, on Tuesday, October 6th, 2015, Jose Gilbert Elgueseba left the El Paso Transitional Living Center (1650 Horizon, El Paso, TX.) EPCSO officials […]Read More
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPCSO) Deputies arrested two men for illegal dumping in far-East El Paso Tuesday afternoon. According to EPCSO officials, Deputies stationed at the East Montana Patrol Station responded to a call of illegal dumping in progress. Deputies arrived at the intersection of Bernard Lane and Rene Drive, located just south of Montana and […]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
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