CBP officers seize $290K worth of cocaine at Laredo Port of Entry

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials stated that officers seized 49.3 pounds of alleged cocaine valued at more than $290,000 during an inspection at the Laredo Port of Entry.

San Antonio man sentenced to 15 years in federal meth and heroin conspiracy

A San Antonio man was sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute at least 500 grams of methamphetamine.

Feds charge 13 in $1.1M stolen vehicle ring tied to Mexican cartels

Federal authorities announced on Monday that 13 people have been charged with allegedly transporting stolen vehicles from across the southwestern United States through El Paso, Texas and into Mexico.

Cuban national sentenced in Texas for forcing smuggled women into commercial sex work

A Cuban national living illegally in the United States was sentenced Monday for operating a multi-state labor trafficking scheme that forced three Cuban women into commercial sex work.

Nearly 40 pounds of meth found hidden in driver's spare tire at Texas border, officials say

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 40 pounds of meth and 24 pounds of cocaine that they said was found hidden in two drivers' vehicles at the Texas border last week. 

19 arrested, weapons seized in federal probe of alleged Texas drug ring

Federal prosecutors announced on Oct, 8 that authorities have arrested 19 people following a long-term investigation into an alleged drug trafficking organization operating in and around Alice, Texas.

Texas man found guilty of smuggling migrants in cattle trailer behind hay bales

A 28-year-old Corpus Christi man was convicted of transporting people who were in the country illegally after authorities found eight migrants hidden behind hay bales in a cattle trailer, according to federal prosecutors on Wednesday.

Two arrested after $628K cocaine bust at Laredo port of entry

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $628,000 worth of cocaine during a vehicle inspection at the Laredo Port of Entry.

FULL VIDEO: Abbott discusses border security during press conference
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott held a news conference at the Governor's Mansion on Friday to tout a $7.5 billion reimbursement from the federal Department of Homeland Security for money the state has spent on border security.

2 extradited to U.S. on charges of drugging minors with THC gummies during smuggling scheme

Two Mexican nationals were arraigned in federal court after being extradited from Mexico to face charges of smuggling unaccompanied migrant children into the United States.

Mexican national pleads guilty to operating cartel smuggling tunnel beneath Texas-Mexico border

A Mexican national pleaded guilty in federal court for operating a cartel smuggling tunnel between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, charging migrants up to $30K for cross-border entry.

Border Patrol rescues three migrants locked inside freight car in second incident in two weeks

U.S. Border Patrol agents recently rescued three migrants who had been locked inside a freight car by smugglers, marking the second such incident at the same location in recent weeks.