Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge

500 Firearms Bound for Mexico Seized at Texas Border — 2 Arrested

Federal authorities charged two Alabama residents with trafficking hundreds of firearms after uncovering what officials are calling the largest weapons seizure at the Southwest border—more than 500 guns allegedly bound for a Mexican drug cartel, hidden in false-walled trailers intercepted at the Juarez-Lincoln Port of Entry in Laredo, Texas. Authorities allege the pair intended to smuggle the weapons into Mexico on behalf of a Mexican drug cartel.

Father and Son Charged in Record-Breaking Border Gun Smuggling Case Tied to Mexican Cartel

Mexican Fugitive Wanted for 2014 Murder of 43 Students Deported by ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested and deported a Mexican illegal alien who is wanted in his home country for the murders of 43 college students in 2014. Officers turned the fugitive alien over to Mexican authorities at the Juarez-Lincoln Port of Entry in Laredo, Texas.

Mexican Fugitive Deported for His Role in Murders of 43 College Students in 2014. (PHOTOS:

K-9 Alerts Lead to $5.7M in Meth Seizures at Texas-Mexico Border Bridges

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $3 million in methamphetamine after a K-9 officer alerted to the possible presence of the drug during an inspection at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas. The following day officers made another large meth seizure valued at more than $2.7 million.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Laredo seized $2.7 million worth of methamp

$2.3M in Cocaine, Meth Found in Two Border Busts, Say Feds

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents seized more than $1 in cocaine at an immigration checkpoint between the border and San Antonio, Texas. Customs and Border Protection officers also seized $1.3M in methamphetamine in a border crossing smuggling attempt.

Cocaine at I35 Checkpoint