WASHINGTON — CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) P-3 AEW crews worked with federal partners to seize 9,652 pounds (4.8 tons) of cocaine over three events October 7 – 10, denying transnational criminal organizations approximately $127 million in proceeds. On Oct. 7, a P-3 Orion aircrew responded to a report of a Leer másCBP AMO P-3 AEW and partners seize nearly 5 tons of cocaine[…]
MIAMI – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Miami Sector, along with Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (CBP AMO), the Coast Guard, and local law enforcement partners within Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast, responded to a migrant landing at the Dry Tortugas National Park, approximately 70 nautical miles east of Key Leer másCoast Guard and partners rescue missing migrant in Dry Tortugas[…]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Marine Interdiction Agents of CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations), intercepted a vessel with three men from the Dominican Republic transporting 723 pounds (328 kilos) of cocaine, north of Loiza, Puerto Rico. Thursday, September 7, 2023. The estimated value of the seized narcotics is approximately $7.9 million. Leer másCBP AMO thwarts cocaine smuggling attempt in Puerto Rico[…]
TUCSON, Ariz.— CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) a Tucson Air Branch UH-60 Black Hawk crew and Border Patrol agents conducted two rescue operations including one rescue from a wildfire in the Baboquivari Mountains. August 28, 2023. Monday evening, a Tucson-based UH-60 Black Hawk aircrew responded to a Tucson Sector U.S. Leer másCBP AMO UH-60 rescue person from a wildfire[…]
TUCSON, Ariz. — A CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) UH-60 Black Hawk aircrew rescue a 15-year-old Guatemalan teen trapped within a Southern Arizona mountain range last Friday. August 18, 2023. Arizona Air Coordination Center received a 911 call from the Guatemalan male, which led the Tucson Air Branch to dispatch a UH-60 Leer másCBP AMO UH-60 rescue 2 on same day in Southern Arizona[…]
WASHINGTON — CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) P-3 NASO aircrews worked with law enforcement partners to intercept 6 suspect vessels and stopped over 6 tons of cocaine and marijuana from entering the United States. From July 8 – 13, the crew of the P-3 Orion Long Range Tracker aircraft patrolled Leer másCBP AMO P-3 aircrew intercept 6 tons of drugs[…]
WASHINGTON — While conducting bilateral operations, an aircrew from CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations) localized a semi-submersible with four metric tons of cocaine across open waters southwest of Mexico. Last month, a National Air Security Operations Center P-3 Orion Long Range Tracker aircrew detected an 85-foot Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible (SPSS) which Leer másCBP AMO detect a semi-submersible with cocaine SW of Mexico[…]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — CBP AMO (US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) Northern Region crews conducted 15 rescues between June 5 and July 12, 2023. Recent rescues involving crews of CBP AMO NR include: On June 28, a Rochester, N.Y., AMO Marine Unit 38-foot SAFE Boat crew observed a sailing vessel that appeared to Leer másCBP AMO Northern Region crews conduct 15 rescues[…]
TUCSON, Ariz. — A CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) UH-60 Black Hawk aircrew rescue a 37-year-old injured woman trapped in Baboquivari Mountains, Arizona. Monday, June 5, 2023. Arizona Air Coordination Center received a 911 call from the injured Guatemalan woman, which led the Tucson Air Branch to dispatch a CBP Leer másCBP AMO UH-60 crew rescue woman in Baboquivari Mountains[…]
WASHINGTON — CBP AMO (U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) along with their federal and international partners, seized nearly 82,123 pounds of cocaine and 21,396 pounds of marijuana in international waters during the 2nd quarter of fiscal year 2023, denying criminal organizations an estimated $1.1 billion. Notably, a National Air Security Operations Center Jacksonville Leer másCBP AMO and partners seized 1 billion in drugs in 2nd quarter 2023[…]
