Yuma News
Border Patrol Chase Ends with 4 Arrested, Drugs Seized
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 13 May 2018 13 May 2018
Bisbee, Arizona - Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents disrupted a smuggling attempt on State Route 80 Thursday afternoon, resulting in the arrest of two U.S. citizens and two Mexican nationals, and the seizure of nearly 100 pounds of marijuana.
San Luis CBP Officers Seize $288K in Meth
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 13 May 2018 13 May 2018
San Luis, Arizona - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested 2 U.S. citizens Tuesday, in connection to separate failed Methamphetamine smuggling attempts amounting to nearly 100 pounds at Arizona’s Port of San Luis.
Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender in Human Smuggling Attempt
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 13 May 2018 13 May 2018
Yuma, Arizona - Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Sector Border Patrol Special Operations Detachment and the Yuma Sector Integrated Targeting Team intercepted a human smuggling attempt in which the driver was a previously convicted sex offender Monday evening.
AMO, USBP Agents Rescue Migrants from Mountain
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 13 May 2018 13 May 2018
Tucson, Arizona - Three male illegal aliens found themselves in a dangerous situation in the Baboquivari Mountains southwest of Tucson, called 9-1-1 for help and were rescued early Wednesday by CBP Air and Marine Operations and U.S. Border Patrol agents.
Border Patrol Agents Arrest Lawfully Admitted Permanent Resident in Smuggling Event
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 13 May 2018 13 May 2018
Wellton, Arizona - Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate-8 Immigration Checkpoint arrested a lawfully admitted permanent resident, commonly known as a “green card” holder, yesterday afternoon after she attempted to smuggle methamphetamine with her seven-year-old son in the vehicle.
Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than $74,000 of Methamphetamine at Checkpoint
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- Published: 13 May 2018 13 May 2018
Yuma, Arizona - Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 95 Immigration Checkpoint seized 11 packages of methamphetamine in an attempted smuggling attempt Wednesday.
Fire Restriction Order at Petrified Forest National Park
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- Written by Heather Yates Heather Yates
- Published: 13 May 2018 13 May 2018
Petrified Forest, Arizona - Pursuant to regulations of the Department of Interior, Title 16, Sections 3 and 36 Code of Federal Regulations, subsections 1.5 Closure and public use limits (a) (2), 2.13 Fires (c), 2.21 Smoking (a), and 2.38 Explosives (b), the following acts are prohibited on the area, roads, and trails described below until rescinded by the Superintendent of Petrified Forest National Park.