Border Patrol?

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I thought U.S. Customs and Border Protection handles the Ports of Entry rather than the Border Patrol who I thought handles the Border area between the ports?

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[brooklynite]

1. BP is a division of CBP.

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2. Yes but are the agents working the ports...

...actual Border Patrol agents or are they CBP agents?

[2naSalit]

3. I have see both at the borders in the past.

And I have never seen a Customs agent out on the fenceline. Customs agents would come to the air freight dock but not Border Patrol. Customs agents, in my dealings with them were stationed at Ports of Entry/airports and would make calls at transportation companies. Border Patrol seems to be mostly involved with people and events elsewhere, not at the Ports of Entry though they may be there along with the Customs personnel.

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4. This particular bust

It was made at a Port of Entry.
Dump is claiming Border Patrol made the bust.
My understanding is that Customs makes the port busts.

[2naSalit]

5. That would be correct to my knowledge.

Border patrol is more people oriented where Customs is more commerce/trade/smuggling goods other than humans though they are not mutually exclusive. I'll ask my near relative who is a BP officer.

That's another thing, without looking it up, BP are officers and Customs personnel are agents.

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6. Thanks

[Liberty Belle]

7. It was at a port of entry, in a truck. Here is the CBP press release, and note:

The smuggled drugs weighed 650 pounds -- nobody would be carrying that on their back across a border between checkpoints. A fence would NOT stop this.

CBP Officers Seize Largest Amount of Fentanyl in CBP History
Release Date:
January 31, 2019

TUCSON, Ariz. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales Commercial Facility seized nearly $4.6 million in fentanyl and methamphetamine totaling close to 650 pounds on Saturday from a Mexican national when he attempted to enter the United States through the Port of Nogales. The seizure is the largest seizure of fentanyl in CBP history. The methamphetamine seizure represents the third largest at an Arizona port.


CBP Officers discovered more than 400 packages of drugs concealed within a special floor compartment of a trailer that was laden with cucumbers, driven by a 26-year-old truck driver. Following an alert by a CBP narcotics detection canine, CBP officers seized nearly 254 pounds of fentanyl with a value of approximately $3.5 million and almost 395 pounds of methamphetamine valued at $1.1 million.

Nogales Area Port Director Michael Humphries praised his staff at the Mariposa Commercial Facility for this record breaking drug seizure and arrest.

“I want to express my gratitude to the CBP officers involved in this case and Nogales personnel who selflessly perform their duties with dedication, vigilance, and professional even during a funding hiatus,” said PD Humphries. “Opioids pose a real danger to every community in America and are having fatal consequences across our nation. This past weekend our CBP officers were able to stop an enormous amount of these deadly narcotics from hitting our streets.”

The driver of the vehicle was arrested and turned over to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), who charged him with two counts of 21 USC 841, possession with intent to distribute and is currently in federal custody.

“This case clearly shows that HSI’s and CBP’s collaborative efforts continue to have an impact, as those attempting to smuggle illicit drugs are stopped at the border,” said HSI Special Agent in Charge Scott Brown. “These efforts exhibit the combined resources of law enforcement agencies’ resolve to combating these deadly drugs from entering our communities.”