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CBP AMO seized 48 million in Cocaine in Puerto Rico

FAJARDO, Puerto Rico – CBP AMO (US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) and Puerto Rico Police FURA Units, seized 4,616 pounds (2,094 kilograms) of cocaine found inside a vessel that landed in the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico. The estimated street value of the seized cocaine is approximately $48.1 million. On May 28, during Leer másCBP AMO seized 48 million in Cocaine in Puerto Rico[…]

CBP AMO UH-60 aircrew rescue hiker on Huachuca Mountains

TUCSON, Ariz — A CBP AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew rescue a stranded hiker from Huachuca Mountains, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Tucson Air Branch launched a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew to the Huachuca Mountains south of Sierra Vista after being requested by the Cochise County Sheriff’s Leer másCBP AMO UH-60 aircrew rescue hiker on Huachuca Mountains[…]

CBP-AMO needs 200 Air Interdiction Agents this year

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[…]

CBP-AMO UH-60 aircrew rescue two persons after Hurricane Fiona

AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico — CBP-AMO (Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations) UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews immediately started Monday to use its new capabilities to hoist and rescue two persons near a motel in Cabo Rojo that were stranded by the record-breaking flooding resulting from Hurricane Fiona. “Due to operational needs, the CAMB’s involvement Leer másCBP-AMO UH-60 aircrew rescue two persons after Hurricane Fiona[…]

CBP-AMO UH-60 Black Hawk crew rescue 2 from the Baboquivari Mountains

TUCSON, Ariz. — CBP-AMO (Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations) UH-60 Black Hawk aircrew rescue two migrants in the Baboquivari Mountains. At approximately 2:00p.m. on Thursday afternoon the U.S. Border Patrol’s Arizona Air Coordination Center received a call at approximately 2:25 p.m. routed through Tohono O’odham Police Dispatch, that two migrants were in Leer másCBP-AMO UH-60 Black Hawk crew rescue 2 from the Baboquivari Mountains[…]

CBP-AMO interdicts 695 pounds of cocaine headed to Cabo Rojo

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[…]

CBP-AMO A-STAR crew located 2 abandoned in Sierra Pinta

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[…]

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