Yuma News
Stolen Vehicle Used in Human Smuggling Attempt
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 05 December 2019 05 December 2019
Douglas, Arizona - U.S. Border Patrol agents, in collaboration with Air and Marine Operations Tucson Air Branch, arrested a 34-year-old Mesa man for smuggling three illegal aliens in a stolen vehicle east of Douglas Tuesday afternoon.
124th Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Discovered in Tucson Sector
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 05 December 2019 05 December 2019
Nogales, Arizona - U.S. Border Patrol agents and Mexican Federal Police discovered an incomplete cross-border tunnel running underneath the streets of Nogales on Wednesday.
Yuma Sector Seizes $618K in Marijuana after Vehicle Illegally Drives into the United States
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 05 December 2019 05 December 2019
Yuma, Arizona - Wellton Station Border Patrol agents seized more than 1,500 pounds of marijuana from a vehicle that illegally entered into the United States in an area with inadequate infrastructure Tuesday afternoon.
Binational Operation Combats Transnational Criminal Organizations
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 05 December 2019 05 December 2019
Nogales, Arizona - Last week, U.S. Border Patrol agents collaborated with Mexican Federal Police Force officers working a binational operation near Nogales.
CBP Honors Fallen Officers with Memorial 45 Years after the Ultimate Sacrifice
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 05 December 2019 05 December 2019
Tucson, Arizona - For 45 years, retired Customs Patrol Officer Jerry Padalino and others who worked with Customs Patrol Officers Louis Davis "Bud" Dixon and Charles "Bo" Bokinskie planned a memorial for the two federal officers who were killed in the line of duty April 24, 1974.
CBP Officers Seize $948K in Hard Drugs over Weekend
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 05 December 2019 05 December 2019
San Luis, Arizona - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers arrested four Mexican nationals and three U.S. citizens for separate alleged attempts to smuggle nearly 387 pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl through Arizona Ports of Entry worth nearly $948K over the long holiday weekend.
2 Border Patrol Agents Assaulted in 24 Hours
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 05 December 2019 05 December 2019
Tucson, Arizona - Two U.S. Border Patrol agents patrolling in Southern Arizona were assaulted in separate incidents within 24 hours last week.