New World Screwworm Discovered in Horse Close to Texas-Mexico Border
New World Screwworm Detected in Texas County For the first time this century, a horse in a Texas border county has been discovered with an infestation of the New World screwworm (NWS). Officials from the U.S. Equestrian Federation confirmed that the screwworm was found on the hind leg of a working horse in Presidio County, […]
$1.2 Million Worth of Cocaine Taken at Texas-Mexico Border
CBP Intercepts Over $1.2 Million in Cocaine at Texas Border U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have uncovered more than $1.2 million in cocaine during two separate incidents at the International Bridge in Hidalgo and Farr, Texas. These occurrences took place just days apart, underscoring ongoing efforts by Mexican drug cartels to exploit land […]
DHS Implements Abbott’s Plan, Installing Over 500 Miles of Federal Buoy Barriers at the Texas-Mexico Border
New Buoy Barriers Along U.S.-Mexico Border The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has initiated the installation of an extensive 500-mile floating buoy barrier at the U.S.-Mexico border. This action echoes a deterrence strategy previously launched by Texas under Governor Greg Abbott in the context of Operation Lone Star. On Friday, U.S. Border Patrol Commissioner Michael […]
Smugglers Caught at the Texas-Mexico Border with $800,000 in Cash
Border Agents Arrest Two for Cash Smuggling Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector, along with officials from Customs and Border Protection (CBP), have apprehended two U.S. citizens allegedly trying to smuggle over $800,000 in cash from Texas to Mexico. This incident occurred at a border crossing close to Hidalgo, Texas. Gloria Chavez, […]
Officials make shocking discovery at Texas-Mexico border
Agents from the Texas-Mexico border border patrol made two interesting discoveries while searching for vehicles last weekend, with three people arrested in two separate incidents. A 20-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman, both a U.S. citizen, had crossed the United States through the Anzurdoas International Bridge when the vehicle was flagged by CBP agents for […]
Border patrol seize more than $31M of meth hidden in shipment of peppers at Texas-Mexico border
The proof is in the pepper. A semi-trailer truck that was smuggling $31 million worth of methamphetamine across the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas came after authorities discovered a stockpile of drugs hidden inside its cargo of peppers. It was exposed. This significant discovery was made on Sunday when the Border Patrol decided to carry out […]