Yuma, Arizona. – A CBP AMO AS350 A-Star helicopter aircrew from the Yuma Air Branch worked with U.S. Border Patrol agents from Yuma Sector earlier this week in the rescue of a group of migrants in distress while crossing the Sonoran Desert. U.S. Border Patrol agents in Ajo, Arizona were alerted to activity within the Cabeza Leer másCBP AMO and Border Patrol rescue migrants in Sonoran Desert[…]
MIAMI – The Coast Guard and partner agencies intedicts more than 3,3 tons in cocaine in the Caribbean Sea. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Forward offloaded more than 3,3 tons of cocaine with an assessed street value of approximately $96 million in Port Everglades. Monday, July 22, 2024. Coast Guard crews, working alongside interagency Leer másCoast Guard interdicts over 3,3 tons of cocaine in Caribbean Sea[…]
TUCSON, Arizona.— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews rescue 5 migrants trapped in rugged terrain in the Peloncillo Mountain range over the weekend. Friday rescue Friday afternoon, a Tucson Air Branch UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew responded to an air support request Douglas Station Horse Patrol Leer másCBP Tucson Air Branch UH-60 aircrews rescue migrants in distress[…]
TUCSON, Ariz.— A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) UH-60 Black Hawk aircrew rescue a man trapped in rugged terrain in the Baboquivari Mountain region. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The Tucson Air Branch UH-60 aircrew was en route to a media event to demonstrate Search and Rescue procedures for visiting Leer másA CBP AMO UH-60 rescue migrant in the Baboquivari Mountain[…]
JACKSONVILLE, FL— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) collaborated with several federal partners to test and implement new aerial resupply operations at sea with the P-3 Orion aircraft, saving approximately $16 million since March 2022. “The P-3’s responsive airlift capabilities enable deployment of time-sensitive, mission-critical supplies to our partners operating in the Leer másCBP AMO P-3 Orion conduct aerial resupply ops to Coast Guard[…]
ST.CROIX, Virgin Islands — A CBP AMO P-3 Orion AEW aircrew located a smuggling go-fast boat with cocaine onboard near St. Croix. After, the Federal and local law enforcement seized the transport with 2,860 Kilograms (6,305 pounds) of cocaine onboard and arrested the four smugglers, Venezuelan nationals, once they landed of their vessel on the coast Leer másCBP AMO P-3 locates go-fast boat with cocaine near St. Croix[…]
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[…]
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[…]
