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Five Illegal Aliens in Distress Rescued by Yuma Sector and Yuma Air Branch
Release Date: August 13, 2020YUMA, Ariz.– Wellton Border Patrol Station and Yuma Air Branch agents collaborate to rescue five severely dehydrated illegal aliens who called for help through Mexico’s...
View ArticleMultiple Rescues in Del Rio Sector
Release Date: August 14, 2020Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Uvalde and Carrizo Springs Stations conducted multiple rescues, Aug. 11.“The danger individuals face while...
View ArticleAir and Marine Operations and Partners Make Large Drug Bust off Coast of...
Release Date: August 19, 2020SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Air and Marine Branch (SDAMB), in collaboration with U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents, Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office (SBSO), Homeland Security...
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AMO Continues to Update and Standardize its Aviation Fleet
Release Date: August 20, 2020WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) continues to standardize, and modernize, its aviation fleet through the long-term...
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Air and Marine Operations Crews Intercept Migrant Smuggling Vessel in Florida...
Release Date: August 20, 2020MIAMI – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents, along with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and Monroe County EMS service partners, worked a...
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Air and Marine Operations and Partners Intercept Smuggling Boat off Coast of...
Release Date: August 21, 2020AMO crews along with partnersinterdicted a panga-style boat withnine individuals onboard off the coastof California.SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Air and Marine Branch (SDAMB),...
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USBP & Partners Foil Maritime Smuggling Attempt
Release Date: August 26, 2020Photo captured by local residents when 13 illegalaliens landed on the beach near Encinitas, California.ENCINITAS, Calif. — On August 24, U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents,...
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Yuma Air Branch Conducts Life-Saving Rescue Operations
Release Date: August 26, 2020YUMA, Ariz.—A U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Yuma Air Branch AS350 crew responded to a Mexico 911 call, yesterday, locating two...
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CBP Deploys Personnel and Assets after Hurricane Laura
Release Date: August 28, 2020U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and MarineOperations UH-60 aircraft and aircrews arrive in Louisianato stage in preparation for possible search and...
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AMO, Partners, Mexican Authorities Team Up to Take Down Smugglers
Release Date: September 1, 2020MEXICO CITY—A joint effort between U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO), Joint Interagency Task Force—South (JIATF South), and Mexican...
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CBP, PRPD Seize 174 pounds of Cocaine and Arrest 3 Illegal Aliens near...
Release Date: September 3, 2020SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico–U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Puerto Rico Police Department arrested three illegal aliens from the Dominican Republic and seized...
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CBP y Policia confiscan 174 libras de cocaína y arrestan a 3 extranjeros...
Release Date: September 3, 2020SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico– Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos (CBP) y el Departamento de Policía de Puerto Rico arrestaron a tres extranjeros ilegales de...
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Six Hours of Tracking Leads to Safe Apprehension of 15 at Sea
Release Date: September 11, 2020SAN DIEGO– Agents stopped 15 people off the coast of San Diego Wednesday night trying to enter the U.S. illegally at sea.“The coordination here was key,” said Tim...
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AMO seizes 3,941 Pounds of Cocaine, Arrest 2 Men near Vieques, Puerto Rico
Release Date: September 16, 2020FAJARDO, Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Agents, seized Tuesday 80 bales of cocaine weighing 3,941 pounds (1,787.4...
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AMO incauta 1787 Kilos de cocaína, arresta a dos hombres cerca de la isla de...
Release Date: September 16, 2020FAJARDO, Puerto Rico - Agentes de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza adscritos a Operaciones Aéreas y Marinas (AMO), incautaron el martes 80 fardos de cocaína que pesaban...
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El Paso Air Branch Aircrews Conduct Multiple Remote Location Rescues
Release Date: September 17, 2020EL PASO, Texas— U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO), AS350 aircrews based in West Texas conducted multiple individual rescues in...
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Agents Stop Panga Loaded with 17 Men Trying to Enter U.S. Illegally Off San...
Release Date: September 17, 2020SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations agents stopped a boat offshore of Sunset Cliffs early Wednesday morning with 17 men onboard...
View ArticleUnmanned Aircraft Systems Lead to Several Arrests Throughout Del Rio Sector
Release Date: September 18, 2020del rio, Texas –U.S. Border Patrol agents made several arrests with the assistance of CBP Air and Marine Operations’ Unmanned Aircraft System, Sept. 16.In five separate...
View ArticleTucson Air Branch Crew Conducts Remote Hoist Rescue
Release Date: September 23, 2020Tucson, Ariz.— A U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations Tucson Air Branch UH-60 crew conducted a rescue in a remote mountainous area this week.An...
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BP, AMO Chase Meth Smugglers in Arizona Mountains
Release Date: September 24, 2020TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents seized more than 170 pounds of meth and arrested three smugglers in the Mesquite Mountains east of Lukeville Wednesday...
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