USBP: Man arrested with more than $85,000 worth of heroin
A 22-year-old is arrested after attempting to smuggle heroin through the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint.
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Yuma Sector apprehends more than 215 migrants in a span of 3 days
Border Patrol agents say they found a group of 98 migrants this morning at County 17 and Salinity Canal.
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Border Patrol rescues man left behind by his group
Border Patrol agents rescued a man in the Jacumba Wilderness after his group left him behind.
Continue ReadingPassengers aboard a boat that sank near San Diego paid thousands to smugglers, authorities say
Passengers aboard a vessel that sank near San Diego on Sunday told investigators they each paid thousands of dollars to be smuggled into the US, according to a federal complaint filed Wednesday against the suspected captain of the boat. The boat hit a reef and broke apart near the Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma
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Border Patrol agents horse ride along City of El Centro to discuss border security
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents and El Centro City manager met with community members last week to discuss border security.
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Human smuggler leaves Salvadorian family behind
The family paid their human smuggler $8,000 to cross them across the border.
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USBP: Large groups continue to flow in Yuma County
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents found 65 people entering through areas where there is no infrastructure.
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El Centro Border Patrol agents rescue lost migrants
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents have made yet another rescue in the Jacumba Wilderness area.
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Border Patrol rescues four people near Ocotillo
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents rescued four undocumented immigrants in the Jacumba Wilderness near Ocotillo.
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Three victims identified in suspected human smuggling boat crash
The San Diego Medical Examiner’s Office has released the three names of the victims that died in a vessel overturned off the coast of San Diego last Sunday morning.
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USBP: 24-year-old arrested for carrying $185K worth of meth
Border Patrol agents say the meth packages have an estimated value of $185,900.
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Wellton Border Patrol agents seize more than 500 pounds of meth in one weekend
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton station seized more than 500 pounds of methamphetamine in just the past weekend.
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USBP: 1,600 migrants encountered in Yuma over the weekend
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents say they apprehended more than 1,600 migrants over the weekend.
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Calexico Fire called to free man from border fence
– The Calexico Fire Department (CFD) says it recently made an an unusual rescue along the border. They say an illegal border crosser managed to scale the fence, but ran into difficulty on his way down.
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Vehicle stop leads to human smuggling arrest in Yuma
Border Patrol agents and police stop a smuggling vehicle with two migrants.
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Border Patrol foils smuggling attempt
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton station foiled an immigrant smuggling attempt Thursday morning.
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Sinaloa cartel leader pleads guilty
In a proceeding Friday before U.S. District Judge Dana M. Sabraw, Ismael Zambada-Imperial, aka “Mayito Gordo,” accepted responsibility for his role as a leader within the Sinaloa Cartel.
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K9 detects multiple drugs, assists gun discovery
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents found meth, marijuana and a loaded handgun in a vehicle at the immigration checkpoint on Highway 95 Wednesday following a canine alert.
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Border Patrol agent nabs sex offender, aggravated felon
A Yuma Sector Border Patrol agent apprehended an unauthorized entrant sneaking into the country Wednesday morning, and discovered he was an aggravated felon previously convicted of a sex offense against a minor.
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Rep. Grijalva speaks out following Presidential address to Congress
We’re hearing from Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) following Pres. Joe Biden’s first major speech to Congress as president. The congressman following the President’s orders to draft up immigration reform legislation.
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