Troy A. Miller, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner | X
Troy A. Miller, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner | X
Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Yuma Sector conducted a vehicle search and seized nearly 36 pounds of narcotics, according to a January 24 post on X.
In the January 24 post on X describing the incident, the Yuma Sector Chief wrote: "A vehicle stop and subsequent canine alert led to the discovery of 35 pounds of fentanyl and just under a pound of meth. Blythe Station agents arrested two illegal aliens from Mexico and two U.S. citizens. The subjects and narcotics were turned over to DEA."
According to CBP's webpage dedicated to it, the Yuma sector 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 Yuma Sector Chief's Jan. 24 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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