Sean McGoffin, Chief Patrol Agent, Yuma sector | Facebook
Sean McGoffin, Chief Patrol Agent, Yuma sector | Facebook
According to a social media post by McGoffin on platform X, agents from the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Yuma station have intercepted 14 human smuggling cases and five drug smuggling cases in the past month.
The same post also reveals that the migrants apprehended hailed from 40 different countries. Additionally, CBP agents received five calls for assistance through 9-1-1.
The Yuma sector, as described on CBP's webpage dedicated to it, spans 181,670 square miles of desert between California and Arizona. It also includes 126 miles of the US Border stretching from the Imperial Sand Dunes to the Yuma-Pima County Line. Over the last two decades, this sector has doubled in size since its establishment in 2004. The sector encompasses three border stations: Blythe in California and two others in Arizona - Yuma and Wellton.
Screenshot of Sean McGoffin's April 9 post on X
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The U.S. Border Patrol, a federal law enforcement agency operating under the Department of Homeland Security, is tasked with safeguarding the nation's borders against illegal entry of people and contraband. Since its inception in 1924, it has been operating across 328 ports of entry while protecting approximately 7,000 miles of land borders and an extensive 95,000 miles of maritime borders.
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