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Patrol

Agents Seize Nearly $7M in Illegal Drugs at US-Mexico Border

Border agents at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility reportedly seized nearly $7 million worth of illegal narcotics, including 320 pounds of methamphetamine and 40 pounds of cocaine.

December 17, 2018

Patrol

Border Patrol Agent Reportedly Assaulted by "Caravan" Member

The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol released a statement over the weekend that indicated a man who had thrown rocks at a Yuma Sector Border Patrol agent and a CBP pilot claimed to have been part of the migrant caravans approaching the southern border.

November 27, 2018

Patrol

Border Patrol Agent Acquitted in 2012 Shooting of Mexican Teen

A Border Patrol agent charged with manslaughter in the 2012 shooting of a Mexican teenager has been acquitted by a jury in Arizona.

November 23, 2018

Patrol

Retrial Begins for Border Agent Who Fatally Shot Rock-Throwing Mexican Teen

The retrial of Border Patrol Agent Lonnie Swartz—who in 2012 shot and killed 16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodríguez—has begun in Tucson's federal court.

October 26, 2018

Patrol

Border Patrol Agent Accused of Serial Murder

A Border Patrol agent was arrested early Saturday after allegedly killing four women -- believed to have been prostitutes -- and kidnapping a fifth, officials say.

September 17, 2018

Patrol

Border Patrol Names Carla Provost to Lead the Agency

Carla Provost — who has been serving as acting chief of the Border Patrol — will take over as leader of the agency on a permanent basis, Customs and Border Protection announced on Thursday. Provost will become the first woman to lead the Border Patrol in its 94-year history.

August 13, 2018

Technology

Matching Night Vision Gear to Your Mission

The experience of law enforcement agencies proves the benefits of having different night vision tools in the field.

August 8, 2018

Patrol

Extradited Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in Agent Brian Terry's Slaying

A man extradited to the United States from Mexico this week has pleaded not guilty to charges of pulling the trigger in the slaying of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in Arizona eight years ago.

August 3, 2018

Patrol

Border Patrol Agent Shot, Saved by Vest in Arizona

The agent was struck several times and apparently returned fire. The agent, a 21-year veteran of the Border Patrol and a trained paramedic, called for help through his car radio and bandaged himself until medical support could reach him, officials said.

June 13, 2018

Patrol

Border Agent Acquitted of Murder in Fatal Shooting of Teen

An Arizona jury acquitted a U.S. Border Patrol agent of a second-degree murder charge in the death of a teen from Mexico but deadlocked on lesser counts of manslaughter.

April 24, 2018

Patrol

FBI: No Evidence of Homicide in 2017 Death of Border Patrol Agent

“To date, this investigation has not conclusively determined how Agent Rogelio Martinez and his partner ended up at the bottom of the culvert, and no suspects have been linked to this incident,” the FBI said in a written statement Wednesday. “To date none of the more than 650 interviews completed, locations searched, or evidence collected and analyzed have produced evidence that would support the existence of a scuffle, altercation, or attack.”

February 8, 2018

Patrol

Family Meets With Border Patrol Agent Whose CPR Saved Toddler

The family of a toddler who was given life-saving medical aid on the side of the road met with the Border Patrol agent who administered CPR to the child.

January 31, 2018