Local Woman Delivers Baby at Douglas Port

TUCSON, Ariz. – A 22-year-old Douglas woman returning from Mexico Tuesday morning delivered a baby boy at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry.

The woman approached Customs and Border Protection officers at the pedestrian crossing, stating that she was in labor and about to give birth. Officers took the woman indoors to make her comfortable while they called Emergency Medical Services. The baby, however, was unwilling to wait for EMS and entered the world at the port with the assistance of CBP officers.

EMS soon arrived and transported the mother and her newborn son to a local hospital for further care.

CBP's Office of Field Operations is the primary organization within Homeland Security tasked with an anti-terrorism mission at our nation’s ports. CBP officers screen all people, vehicles and goods entering the United States while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel. Their mission also includes carrying out border-related duties, including narcotics interdiction, enforcing immigration and trade laws, protecting the nation's food supply and agriculture industry from pests and diseases, and occasional births at the port.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP’s mission includes keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws. Follow us on Twitter @CBPArizona.

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Lukeville CBP Officers Intercept Weapons, Currency

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducting outbound inspections at Arizona’s Port of Lukeville arrested two Mexican nationals Tuesday after finding unreported U.S. currency, weapons and ammunition in separate seizures.

Officers referred a 27-year-old Mexican man for a further search of his Dodge sedan Tuesday night and found more than $20,000 in unreported U.S. currency within the vehicle’s center console. This is the second unreported currency seizure this week. On March 11, Lukeville officers prevented $38,000 from being smuggled into Mexico.

At about the same time, officers referred a 43-year-old Mexican woman for a secondary inspection of the Dodge truck she was driving. That search turned up multiple firearms and associated accessories to include several assault rifles, a handgun, multiple ammunition magazines, two weapon scopes and approximately 6,000 rounds of ammunition.

Officers seized all contraband and vehicles involved, and turned the subjects over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

Federal law allows officers to charge individuals by complaint, a method that allows the filing of charges for criminal activity without inferring guilt. An individual is presumed innocent unless and until competent evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

CBP's Office of Field Operations is the primary organization within Homeland Security tasked with an anti-terrorism mission at our nation’s ports. CBP officers screen all people, vehicles and goods entering the United States while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel. Their mission also includes carrying out border-related duties, including narcotics interdiction, enforcing immigration and trade laws, and protecting the nation's food supply and agriculture industry from pests and diseases.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP’s mission includes keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws. Follow us on Twitter @CBPArizona.

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Yuma Sector agents seize multiple drugs, arrest 5

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents working at immigration checkpoints on Interstate 8 and Arizona Highway 95 seized multiple loads of hard drugs Monday, while agents from Wellton Station’s forward operating base apprehended illegal aliens carrying backpacks of marijuana.

Shortly after noon, agents at the immigration checkpoint on Arizona Highway 95 referred a vehicle for a secondary inspection due to a canine team’s alert to possible drugs. During the search, agents found more than 34 pounds of cocaine, worth in excess of $385,000, concealed within the vehicle’s seats.

About an hour later, agents working with a canine at the immigration checkpoint on Interstate 8 east of Yuma seized 37 pounds of methamphetamine and more than 2 pounds of heroin found in a Jeep Cherokee. The drugs have a combined value of more than $150,000.

While agents were busy at the checkpoints, other agents assigned to Wellton Station’s forward operating base were also busy apprehending three individuals illegally present in the U.S. with more than 228 pounds of marijuana. Agents were tracking footprints approximately 60 miles south of Dateland, Arizona, when they caught up with the trio carrying five makeshift backpacks of marijuana with an estimated value exceeding $114,000.

All contraband, individuals and vehicles involved in the smuggling attempts are being processed in accordance with Yuma Sector guidelines.

Federal law allows agents to charge individuals by complaint, a method that allows the filing of charges for criminal activity without inferring guilt. An individual is presumed innocent unless or until competent evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents effectively combat smuggling organizations attempting to illegally transport people and contraband through southwestern Arizona and California. Citizens can help the Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection by calling 1-866-999-8727 toll-free to report suspicious activity. Callers can remain anonymous.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP’s mission includes keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws. Follow us on Twitter @CBPArizona.

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Border Patrol Agents Arrest 2 Sex Offenders

TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents from the Ajo Station arrested two male Mexican nationals during separate weekend incidents who had been convicted in California for sex crimes involving minors.

Agents arrested 32-year-old Zeferino Galindo-Lopes near Arivaca on Friday evening for being illegally present in the United States. During processing, agents conducted a records search and found he was convicted in 2015 for sexual molestation of a child.

Agents also arrested Francisco Bravo-Ruelas, 38, near Ajo on Saturday for being illegally present in the United States. A records search revealed he was convicted for having sex with a minor.

Both subjects are being prosecuted for illegal re-entry into the United States.

Federal law allows agents to charge individuals by complaint, a method that allows the filing of charges for criminal activity without inferring guilt. An individual is presumed innocent unless and until competent evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Customs and Border Protection welcomes assistance from the community. Citizens can report suspicious activity to the Border Patrol by calling 1-877-872-7435 toll free. All calls will be answered and remain anonymous.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP’s mission includes keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws. Follow us on Twitter @CBPArizona.

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BP Horse Patrol Unit Finds Abandoned Marijuana

TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents from Ajo Station’s Horse Patrol Unit found more than 340 pounds of abandoned marijuana Sunday afternoon near Ajo, Arizona.

After agents conducting surveillance reported seeing approximately 10 people walking in the desert, the Horse Patrol Unit rode to the last known location and found eight bundles of marijuana. Agents searched the area but were unable to locate the individuals transporting the illicit cargo.

Agents transported the marijuana, worth more than $170,000, to the Ajo Station for processing in accordance with Tucson Sector guidelines.

Tucson Sector’s Horse Patrol units are vital to the Border Patrol. Horses allow agents to quickly reach remote desert areas inaccessible to motorized vehicles.

Customs and Border Protection welcomes assistance from the community. Citizens can report suspicious activity to the Border Patrol by calling 1-877-872-7435 toll free. All calls will be answered and remain anonymous.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP’s mission includes keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws. Follow us on Twitter @CBPArizona.

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Banco de México y el Consejo Nacional para Prevenir la Discriminación (CONAPRED) firman Convenio General de Colaboración para que a toda persona se le garantice el derecho a la no discriminación

Banco de México y el Consejo Nacional para Prevenir la Discriminación

(CONAPRED) firmaron un Convenio General de Colaboración en el cual ambas

instituciones se comprometen a realizar esfuerzos conjuntos para que, en el marco

de sus atribuciones, a toda persona se le garantice el derecho a la no discriminación.

El Convenio fue firmado por la Directora General de Sistemas de Pagos y Servicios

Corporativos del Banco de México, la Dra. Lorenza Martínez Trigueros, y por la

presidenta del CONAPRED, la Mtra. Alexandra Haas Paciuc.

Banco de México busca asegurar que los principios de apertura e igualdad,

plasmados en su Código de Ética, así como el derecho a la no discriminación se

consoliden en su cultura organizacional. Asimismo, reconoce que la igualdad de

oportunidades, inclusión y diversidad contribuyen a su visión de ser una institución

de excelencia merecedora de la confianza de la sociedad, en la medida que

permiten fortalecer la capacidad técnica y el compromiso ético de su personal. Por

otra parte, el Banco está comprometido con la igualdad laboral y la no

discriminación, por sus repercusiones positivas sobre el crecimiento económico, el

sector financiero y el bienestar de las personas mexicanas. Por lo anterior, busca

ser un referente para el sector público y otras instituciones del sector financiero en

materia de igualdad y no discriminación.

La firma del Convenio de Colaboración con el CONAPRED es un paso clave para

el logro de las metas antes descritas. Ambas instituciones cooperarán para

capacitar al personal del Banco en materia de igualdad y no discriminación, para

atender las quejas que pudieran presentarse por presuntas violaciones al derecho

a la no discriminación, a través de las instancias competentes, así como para

generar investigación y estudios que permitan comprender mejor la intersección

entre la discriminación y el buen funcionamiento del sistema financiero, el

crecimiento económico y la estabilidad de precios.

Además, a través de este Convenio, el CONAPRED asesorará al Banco de México

en la obtención de la certificación en la Norma Mexicana NMX-R-025-SCFI-2015 en

Igualdad Laboral y No Discriminación. Esta certificación le permitirá al Banco de

México obtener una evaluación externa sobre su situación en materia de respeto a

los derechos de igualdad y no discriminación, así como lograr un reconocimiento

público como centro de trabajo que adopta y cumple procesos y prácticas

incluyentes.

Finalmente, las acciones que se deriven de este Convenio impactarán sobre el

potencial del Banco de México para lograr una participación equilibrada de mujeres

y hombres en todas las actividades, profesiones y niveles jerárquicos. Asimismo,

fortalecerán al Banco como una institución con igualdad de oportunidades para

todas las personas, reconociendo las diferentes orientaciones sexuales, identidades

de género, discapacidades o cualquier otra condición, y valorando su potencial para

la Institución y la sociedad.

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Nogales CBP Officers Seize $324K in Hard Drugs

TUCSON, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two Mexican nationals in separate incidents Wednesday and Thursday for attempting to smuggle 48 pounds of methamphetamine and 10 pounds of heroin, worth approximately $324,000 combined, through the Port of Nogales’ DeConcini crossing.

In the first seizure, officers referred a 37-year-old man for further inspection of his Dodge truck Wednesday evening and found packages of heroin within the vehicle’s intake manifold. The drugs, weighing more than 10 pounds, exceed $181,000 in value.

Early Thursday, officers referred a 20-year-old man for a search of his Dodge truck and discovered multiple packages of meth behind both doors. The drugs weighed nearly 48 pounds and are worth almost $143,000.

CBP officers seized the drugs and vehicles, and turned both men over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

Federal law allows officers to charge individuals by complaint, a method that allows the filing of charges for criminal activity without inferring guilt. An individual is presumed innocent unless and until competent evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

CBP's Office of Field Operations is the primary organization within Homeland Security tasked with an anti-terrorism mission at our nation’s ports. CBP officers screen all people, vehicles and goods entering the United States while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel. Their mission also includes carrying out border-related duties, including narcotics interdiction, enforcing immigration and trade laws, and protecting the nation's food supply and agriculture industry from pests and diseases.

-CBP-

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP’s mission includes keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws. Follow us on Twitter @CBPArizona.

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