Yuma News
Border Patrol Graduates Citizen’s Academy Participants
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 16 December 2017 16 December 2017
Tucson, Arizona - Tucson Border Patrol Station completed their 14th Citizen’s Academy on Thursday night and graduated 13 students who learned firsthand about Border Patrol’s mission.
Douglas CBP Officers Seize $355K in Marijuana
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 16 December 2017 16 December 2017
Douglas, Arizona - Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona, prevented a 29-year-old Douglas woman from smuggling more than 700 pounds of marijuana into the United States on Wednesday night.
Hit and run vehicle vs pedestrian 1800 blk. of W. 6th Pl
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- Written by YPD YPD
- Published: 16 December 2017 16 December 2017
Yuma, Arizona - Friday, at 6:11p.m. officers were dispatched to a hit and run vehicle collision that occurred in the 1800 blk. of W. 6th Pl. 81 year old, Enrique Carval was crossing 6th Pl, and was struck by a vehicle traveling west bound. Carval received serious head injuries, and was transported to YRMC. The vehicle fled the scene, and was located unoccupied a short distance from the scene.
Border Patrol Employees Give Presents to Local Children
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 15 December 2017 15 December 2017
Tucson, Arizona - Tucson Sector Border Patrol employees from southern Arizona donated more than 1,260 gifts this week to help brighten Christmas for 539 local children.
Border Patrol Agents Seize 1,500 lbs. of Marijuana from Tractor-Trailer
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 15 December 2017 15 December 2017
Nogales, Arizona - Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents from the Nogales Station arrested a 32-year-old Mexican man after discovering more than 1,500 pounds of marijuana in a tractor-trailer at the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint near Amado on Wednesday evening.
Douglas Resident Arrested for Human Smuggling
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 15 December 2017 15 December 2017
Douglas, Arizona - Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents from the Douglas Station assisted the Douglas Police Department with a traffic stop Tuesday night, resulting in the arrest of five people involved in a human smuggling attempt.
Douglas Border Agents Arrest Convicted Sex Offender
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 15 December 2017 15 December 2017
Douglas, Arizona - Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Douglas Station arrested a previously deported 40-year-old Mexican male national Wednesday night and discovered he was convicted and incarcerated for sexual assault of a child in Florida in 2004.