Tucson Border Chief McGoffin: Cabotage laws ‘protect U.S. jobs and transportation routes’
Sean McGoffin, Border Patrol Chief for Tucson, Arizona, said that agents at the I-19 checkpoint stopped two semi-trucks for cabotage violations.
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Tucson Border Chief McGoffin: Agents seized ’75 bricks of meth near the Border Wall east of Nogales’
Sean McGoffin, Border Patrol Chief for Tucson, Arizona, reported that agents near Nogales, Arizona, discovered several abandoned duffel bags containing more than 160 pounds of methamphetamine.
Tucson Border Chief McGoffin on human smugglers: ‘You can run, but you can’t hide’
Sean McGoffin, Border Patrol Chief for Tucson, Arizona, said that agents intercepted two human smuggling attempts after drivers evaded traffic stops in Arizona, leading to 13 arrests.
Tucson Border Patrol Chief McGoffin: ‘Binational collaboration leads to stash house takedown’
Sean McGoffin, Border Patrol Chief for Tucson, Arizona, said that Mexican law enforcement dismantled a stash house near Altar, Sonora, after receiving information from the Three Points Border Patrol International…
Border Patrol Chief McGoffin: Illegal alien arrest ‘prevented a dangerous gang member from entering our community’
Sean McGoffin, the Border Patrol chief for Tucson, Arizona, announced that agents at the Brian A. Terry Station employed surveillance technology to apprehend a previously deported Mexican Sureño gang member…
Border Patrol Chief McGoffin: ‘Arizona Troopers took down a massive Phoenix drug operation’
Sean McGoffin, Border Patrol Chief for Tucson, Arizona, announced that Tucson Sector agents and Arizona state troopers executed search warrants in Phoenix, uncovering firearms, fentanyl pills, and mushrooms, leading to…
Tucson Border Chief McGoffin: Checkpoint stop resulted in seizure of ‘over 20 pounds of Methamphetamine’
Sean McGoffin, the Border Patrol chief for Tucson, Arizona, announced that agents at the Interstate-19 checkpoint near Nogales seized over 20 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in meat packages.
Border Chief McGoffin: Tucson Sector border agents seized ‘over 20lbs’ of methamphetamine
Sean McGoffin, Chief Patrol Agent for the U.S. Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector, announced that agents recovered an abandoned bag near Ruby, Arizona, containing over 20 pounds of crystal methamphetamine.
Border Patrol Chief McGoffin: Mexican immigrant with ‘lengthy criminal history’ arrested
Sean McGoffin, Border Patrol Chief of the Tucson Sector, announced that Tucson agents had arrested a Mexican national with felony convictions and gang affiliations who had been previously deported in…
Tucson Border Chief McGoffin: Mexican gang member arrested ‘will no longer be free to roam the streets’
Sean McGoffin, Border Patrol Chief of the Tucson Sector, said that agents near Lukeville arrested a previously deported Mexican national with an extensive criminal record and gang ties.
Tucson Border Chief: Thwarted smuggling attempt results in seizure of ‘nearly 18lbs of Methamphetamine’
Sean McGoffin, Border Patrol Chief of the Tucson Sector, said that agents near the Tohono O’odham Nation recovered nearly 18 pounds of methamphetamine after a smuggler dropped his load and…
Tucson Border Chief McGoffin on arrest of Mexican fugitive living in Arizona: ‘Another great capture!’
Sean McGoffin, Border Patrol Chief of the Tucson Sector, said that agents located a Mexican fugitive living illegally in Tucson who was wanted for organized crime and transferred him to…
Tucson Border Chief McGoffin: Parcel delivery employee arrested in ‘human smuggling attempt’
Sean McGoffin, Border Patrol Chief of the Tucson Sector, said that Nogales agents arrested a Phoenix delivery driver for attempting to smuggle five undocumented individuals in a van.