CBP officers seize currency at Port
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On February 17th at about 9:45 p.m., CBP officers were screening traffic going into Mexico as part of a southbound operation. The officers selected a 1989 Jeep Cherokee being driven by a 21-year-old man from Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico for further inspection. CBP officers discovered that the man was attempting to smuggle $37,000 out of United States by concealing the money in after market speaker boxes.
CBP officers seized the vehicle and the illegal currency. The man was turned over to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for further investigation.
Phoenix Man arrested for smuggling marijuana at Douglas Port
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped a smuggling attempt when they arrested a Phoenix man for attempting to smuggle 154 pounds of marijuana into the United States.
On February 20th at about 1 p. m. CBP officers were screening traffic coming from Mexico. The officers selected a 2003 Dodge Ram pick-up truck being driven by a 22-year-old man from Phoenix for further inspection. With the assistance of a special trained K-9 team the CBP officers discovered that the rims of pick-up had special steel collars attached to the inside of the rims. Each collar was full of marijuana. The total weight of marijuana was more than 150 pounds with an estimated street value of $344,000.
CBP officers seized the vehicle and the marijuana. The man was turned over to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for further investigation and prosecution.
Man arrested in Naco has murder warrant
NACO — U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Naco Station arrested a subject who it was determined had an active warrant for murder in Salinas, Calif.
Naco Station Border Patrol Agents arrested a 34-year-old male in the Naco area with responsibility for being present without admission or parole in the United States. After he was entered into the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System, records revealed an active warrant for his arrest for murder. The man will be extradited to Salinas.
“The Border Patrol often sees the criminal element attempting to blend in with the economic migrant,” said Naco Station Patrol Agent in Charge Humberto De La Cruz. “Through the use of IAFIS, the Border Patrol continues to identify these subjects and takes the steps necessary to keep them out of our communities.”
IAFIS has assisted the Border Patrol in gaining greater situational awareness, ensuring that wanted felons are identified and turned over to the appropriate agency. Border Patrol Agents have arrested more than 65,000 people this year, many of whom have criminal backgrounds, such as ties to gang memberships and convictions for felony crimes such as assaults, kidnappings, sexual crimes and dangerous drugs.
The Tucson Sector Border Patrol is committed to working with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in order to achieve our shared goal of enhancing the quality of life by keeping criminals out of the communities.
Border Patrol Agents from the Douglas Station arrested an illegal alien from Mexico on Friday who, according to records found using the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System, has a history of alcohol-related charges and one count of “child cruelty.” The man was held for further processing.
In a separate incident Friday, Douglas agents responding to sensor activation apprehended 41 illegal aliens walking northbound from the international border. All individuals were transported to the Naco Station for further processing.
Agents assigned to the Casa Grande Station responded to activity detected by a Mobile Surveillance System in the west desert Friday. A canine unit was dispatched to the area and located 12 burlap backpacks of marijuana and two illegal aliens from Mexico.
The marijuana weighed approximately 550 pounds and has an estimated value of $445,600. The marijuana and subjects were transported to the Casa Grande Station for further processing.
In the first four months of fiscal year 2010, agents seized more than 359,000 pounds of marijuana with an estimated value of $287 million. With the proper combination of manpower, infrastructure and technology, smugglers are finding it more difficult to transport illegal drugs into our communities.
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