The group of illegal aliens consisted of 104 single adults, 61 family members, and 37 unaccompanied children. The aliens were from the Caribbean and various Central and South American countries as well as Honduras, Nicaragua, Cuba, and Uzbekistan.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Tecate Port of Entry discovered more than 400 pounds of meth, cocaine and heroin concealed in toolboxes destined for the U.S.
Every individual who is apprehended or arrested and every ounce of drugs seized would have otherwise made their way into communities across Texas and the nation due to President Biden's open border policies.
Our agents every day continue to detect, identify and classify illegal entries, not only of those persons attempting to enter the country illegally, but targeting criminal organizations facilitating this type of illicit activity that disregards our Nation’s laws.
Governor Abbott and Governor García signed a memorandum of understanding between the State of Texas and the Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León to enhance border security measures that will prevent illegal immigration from Mexico to Texas and improve the flow of traffic across the Colombia Solidarity International Bridge.