EL PASO, Texas— CBP AMO (U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) responded to a call about an active shooter on Feb. 15 at Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas, and to other shooting incidents this fiscal year. An El Paso Air Branch AS350 A-Star helicopter aircrew responded after shots were fired Leer másA CBP AMO helicopter aircrew responds to an active shooter in El Paso[…]
WASHINGTON — CBP-AMO (US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) announced the intent to hire 200 Air Interdiction Agents (AIA) this year through direct-hire authority, despite a drop in candidates due to a national shortage of pilots. “This hiring authority will enable CBP to offer on-the-spot tentative job offers and compete at job Leer másCBP-AMO needs 200 Air Interdiction Agents this year[…]
TUCSON, Ariz. — CBP-AMO (Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations) and Border Patrol rescue a man in the Baboquivari Mountains. At approximately 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening the U.S. Border Patrol’s Arizona Air Coordination Center (A2C2) received a call routed through Tohono O’odham Police Dispatch that a migrant was lost, in the rain, in Leer másCBP-AMO and Border Patrol rescue man in Baboquivari Mountains[…]
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico. March 23, 2022 — CBP-AMO (US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) agents intercepted a vessel near Cabo Rojo with 695 pounds (315.4 Kilos) of cocaine and one firearm. The estimated value of the cocaine is $6,3 million and the two vessel occupants were arrested. “Our maritime awareness allows us Leer másCBP-AMO interdicts 695 pounds of cocaine headed to Cabo Rojo[…]
Ajo, Arizona. — CBP-AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) A-STAR helicopter crew located a pair of migrants abandoned in Sierra Pinta. Friday evening, while responding to a reported group of migrants on the east side of the Sierra Pinta Mountains, a remote area between the Wellton and Ajo Border Patrol Stations, a Yuma Leer másCBP-AMO A-STAR crew located 2 abandoned in Sierra Pinta[…]
NEW ORLEANS — CBP-AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) are conducting security operation to help secure Mardi Gras 2022. After canceling last years’ festivities due to the pandemic, the famous Mardi Gras streets parades that first began in the 1830s are back in full force. The blaring, 80-member strong marching band music, the Leer másCBP-AMO provides security during the Mardi Gras, New Orleans[…]
CBP-AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) and Border Patrol rescue a woman from the Baboquivari Mountains. On January 20, 2022, at approximately 7:21 p.m., the Arizona Air Coordination Center (A2C2) received a transferred 911 Call from Pima County from a female migrant located along the Baboquivari Mountains. The woman stated that she Leer másCBP-AMO and Border Patrol rescue woman from Baboquivari Mountains[…]
