JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A detachment of approximately 20 AKARNG (Alaska Army National Guard) members with two UH-72A Lakota helicopters assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command will deploy in October for approximately 12 months to support CBP (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) as part of the federal Southwest Border Mission. The unit will hold Leer más2 AKARNG UH-72A to deploy Southwest border to support CBP[…]
WASHINGTON — CBP-AMO worked with their federal and international partners to seize 11 tons of narcotics (nearly 21,000 pounds of cocaine and 1,300 pounds of marijuana) in international waters between October 1 and November 17, denying transnational criminal organizations an estimated $396 million in proceeds. CBP-AMO (U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations) Leer másCBP-AMO P-3 aircrews and partners seize 11 tons of narcotics[…]
Yuma, Ariz. — CBP Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Yuma Air Branch helicopter aircrews and Ajo Station Border Patrol agents rescue man in distress in Southern Arizona. Last Tuesday, a Yuma Air Branch EC120 helicopter aircrew conducted an aerial patrol in the Mesquite Mountain region of Southwest Arizona. The pilot located a single male who appeared to be Leer másCBP Air and Marine Operations helicopter aircrew rescue man[…]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection seized 15 million dollar in cocaine, the drug was offloaded in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos crew offloaded nearly $15 million in seized cocaine and transferred custody of two male smugglers at Coast Guard Base San Juan Leer másCoast Guard, Customs and Border Protection seized 15 million in cocaine[…]