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2022-06-03 23:49:23 -

FMCSA responds to uptick in large truck crash fatalities with 52% increase in funding for inspections and investigations
This week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced hundreds of millions of dollars worth of grant funding would be awarded to states for efforts to reduce commercial motor vehicle crashes. On June 2, the FMCSA announced that it would award more than $463 million in grants as part of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). The program will...

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2025-04-16 17:16:08 -

CBP Seizes Over $14 Million in Meth Hidden in Bell Pepper and Cucumber Shipment
PHARR, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted more than $14 million worth of methamphetamine last week, concealed in a shipment of bell peppers and cucumbers. The drug bust occurred on April 11 at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility, when a tractor-trailer entered the U.S. from Mexico with a shipment declared as produce. Officers referred the...

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2025-03-25 21:52:14 -

CBP Seizes Over 1,600 Pounds of Meth in Two Back-to-Back Tractor Trailer Busts at Calexico Cargo Facility
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) made two significant methamphetamine seizures on consecutive days at the Calexico Cargo Facility in Calexico, California. The first seizure occurred shortly after 6 a.m. when a 36-year-old man driving a red tractor trailer sought entry into the U.S. from Mexico. The truck was referred for secondary inspection, where non-intrusive technology revealed...

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2025-10-09 17:00:04 -

ICE Arrests 91 Undocumented Truck Drivers on I-40 During Three-Day Operation
OKLAHOMA — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in coordination with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, arrested 91 alleged undocumented commercial drivers during a three-day operation on a stretch of I‑40, authorities said. The operation, which the administration credited to the 287(g) partnership program that allows local law enforcement to assist ICE, resulted not only in those driver...

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2025-03-24 18:35:04 -

Man Arrested After 17 Undocumented Immigrants Found Hidden in Lumber Cargo
A man has been arrested after U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered multiple individuals hiding inside a trailer loaded with lumber, according to an arrest affidavit. A blue SUV pulling a trailer with lumber arrived at the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 35. The driver, identified as Jorge Gonzalez, was referred for secondary inspection after a K-9 unit alerted to possible...

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2025-06-25 15:25:59 -

Nearly 3,000-Foot Drug Smuggling Tunnel Found Under US-Mexico Border in San Diego
U.S. Border Patrol agents have uncovered a nearly 3,000-foot-long underground tunnel used for narcotics smuggling beneath the U.S.-Mexico border, linking Tijuana and San Diego. The tunnel was found in early April while it was still under construction, authorities said. According to Fox 11 Los Angeles, the tunnel stretched approximately 2,918 feet, reached a depth of 50 feet, and featured...

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2025-07-10 18:48:51 -

U.S. Border Agents Seize Over 2,500 Pounds of Meth Hidden in Papaya Shipment at Texas Border
PHARR, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized more than 2,571 pounds (1,166 kg) of methamphetamine hidden inside a truck hauling papayas at the Pharr International Bridge, which connects Reynosa, Mexico, with Hidalgo, Texas. The massive drug bust happened on July 6, when an officer sent a commercial trailer for a secondary inspection. The truck appeared to be...

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