Border patrol articles

  • Man on terror watchlist was released by Border Patrol

    SAN ANTONIO — An Afghan migrant on the terrorist watchlist spent nearly a year inside the U.S. after he was apprehended and released by Border Patrol agents last year, U.S. officials told NBC News. The man was arrested in February and then released last month again by an immigration judge who was not told he was a national security threat. Mohammad Kharwin, 48, was freed on bond as he awaited an immigration hearing in Texas, scheduled for 2025, U.S. officials said. There were no restrictions on...
  • EU Mission in Armenia marks 2000 patrols to border areas

    Today, the EU Mission in Armenia (EUMA) marks 2000 patrols to the border areas. “The Mission is tasked with observing and reporting on the situation on the ground along the Armenian side of the side of the border with Azerbaijan. We conduct patrols from 6 forward operating bases in Yeghegnadzor, Kapan, Goris, Jermuk, Martuni and …
  • Border Patrol intercepts more than 1,000 pounds of meth, cocaine chemicals from China

    April 16 (UPI) — Customs and Border Protection officers in Chicago on Thursday seized a shipment from China containing methamphetamine precursor and a cocaine cutting agent, the CBP announced Tuesday. A narcotics detection dog named Aldo helped CBP officers discover and detain 26 boxes of unknown powders that subsequent testing showed were 1,117 pounds of meth precursor and […] The post Border Patrol intercepts more than 1,000 pounds of meth, cocaine chemicals from China first appeared on...