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AMO Interdicts Vessel Seizing $1.2 Million Near Stumpy Bay St. Thomas; Three...
Release Date: April 13, 2021ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents interdicted Wednesday evening a vessel with three men on board,...
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Air and Marine Operations and partners seize nearly 5 tons of narcotics in 3...
Release Date: April 23, 2021Air and Marine Operations operates the Guardian UnmannedAircraft System (UAS) Predator B Maritime Variant toconduct long-range surveillance in the source and transit...
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AMO Assists on Interdiction of Semi-Submersible Vessel with 5,515 Pounds of...
Release Date: April 26, 2021Three Colombians Indicted by a Grand Jury in the US District of Puerto RicoSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico– A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO)...
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Air and Marine Operations and Partners Seize 1.2 Tons of Cocaine in Eastern...
Release Date: April 29, 2021WASHINGTON — An Air and Marine Operations (AMO) National Air Security Operations Center , P-3 Long Range Tracker crew partnered with federal authorities to disrupt a...
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CBP Interdicts Overcrowded Panga
Release Date: April 29, 2021SAN DIEGO– On Thursday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations interdicted a small wooden “panga” type vessel 11 miles off the coast of Point Loma with...
View ArticleSan Diego Officials Ramp Up Operations, Warn Against Illegal Entry at Sea
Release Date: April 30, 2021SAN DIEGO—Law enforcement officials are ramping up operations to disrupt maritime smuggling off the coast of San Diego this weekend, particularly warning potential border...
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Air and Marine Operations Unit Rescues Capsized Kayaker near Brownsville, Texas
Release Date: May 4, 2021BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents in Brownsville, Texas, facilitated the rescue of an overturned kayaker in the water at the Sea Ranch Marina on South...
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AMO Interdicts Yola with 1,598 Pounds of Cocaine; Three Non-Citizens Arrested
Release Date: May 11, 2021AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico—Air and Marine Operations (AMO) marine units intercepted Saturday a 25 foot “yola” type vessel in which three men from the Dominican Republic...
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AMO intercepta una Yola con 1,598 libras de cocaína; Tres dominicanos arrestados
Release Date: May 11, 2021AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico— Unidades marinas de Operaciones Aéreas y Marítimas (AMO)de Aduanas y protección Fronteriza (CBP) interceptaron el sábado una yola de 25 pies en la que...
View ArticleMcAllen UH-60 Crew Rescues Unresponsive Woman, Assists Border Patrol in...
Release Date: May 14, 2021EDINBURG, Texas – A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the McAllen Air and Marine Branch of Air and Marine Operations rescued a non citizen migrant, who was found to be...
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Florida Marine Agents Collaborate with U.S. Marshals to Arrest Fugitive
Release Date: May 18, 2021FORT MYERS, Fl.— Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents in Fort Myers teamed up with U.S. Marshals Monday to apprehend a wanted fugitive.Marine agents and US Marshals...
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From Land to Sea: A Law Enforcement Officer’s Journey to AMO
Release Date: May 24, 2021Since his first ride-along with a local police department, Supervisory Marine Interdiction Agent Cleon Arrington was hooked on law enforcement. By the age of 22, he was...
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Vehicle Accident Results in Water Rescue by Air and Marine Operations Agents
Release Date: May 27, 2021WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —Air and Marine Operations’ (AMO) Marine Interdiction Agents rescued a woman from the water Wednesday evening, after she crashed through a wall at a...
View ArticleSan Diego Officials Warn Against Illegal Entry at Sea, Increase Patrols For...
Release Date: May 28, 2021SAN DIEGO — In an effort to deter individuals from considering dangerous attempts to illegally enter the U.S. by sea, law enforcement officials are increasing patrols off the...
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Bi-National Rescue of Sexual Assault Victim by CBP and Mexican Officials
Release Date: June 2, 2021CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel from the Air and Marine Operations (AMO), Yuma Air Branch and the El Centro Sector Border Patrol rescued a...
View ArticleBorder Patrol Agents Rescue Four Lost Subjects
Release Date: June 3, 2021OCOTILLO, Calif.– U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued four lost and in distress individuals in the Jacumba Wilderness region near Ocotillo Wednesday...
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Yuma Sector Border Patrol Rescues U.S. Citizen from River
Release Date: June 4, 2021YUMA, Ariz. – The Yuma Sector Border Patrol boat unit, Yuma Air Branch air interdiction agents and the Border, Search, Trauma and Rescue team worked together Thursday morning...
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Air and Marine Operations P-3 Crews and Partners Seize 24 Tons of Narcotics...
Release Date: June 4, 2021WASHINGTON — Air and Marine Operations (AMO) National Air Security Operations Center, P-3 Long Range Tracker and Airborne Early Warning crews partnered with federal...
View ArticleSurge of Maritime Smuggling Attempts Persists
Release Date: June 4, 2021SAN DIEGO—U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), San Diego Sector intercepted two separate maritime smuggling events this week, just hours apart.The first incident occurred on Wednesday,...
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CBP, AZDPS Rescues 26 Migrants Near Gila Bend
Release Date: June 4, 2021TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona rescued 26 migrants Wednesday afternoon in the Tabletop Mountains, approximately 6 miles south of Interstate...
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