Tucson Standard

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in the Tucson sector apprehended 1,800 migrants during the week ending November 22, according to a November 15 post on X by Chief Patrol Agent Sean McGoffin.

According to McGoffin's post, agents in the Tucson sector confiscated 31 pounds of fentanyl and 20 pounds of methamphetamine during the same period. They were also involved in 15 rescues, seven narcotics events, and disrupted 22 human smuggling events. Agents seized two firearms, made four significant arrests, and had 247 federal cases accepted during the week.

The Tucson sector covers much of Arizona, from the border of New Mexico to Yuma County’s border, approximately spanning 262 border miles. There are about 3,700 agents stationed across nine locations within the sector: Why, Casa Grande, Douglas, Bisbee, Nogales, Sonoita, Tucson, Three Points, and Wilcox. This information is available on CBP’s webpage focused on the sector. Originally known as the Nogales Sector and created on July 1, 1924, the sector headquarters moved to Tucson two years later.

Screenshot of Sean McGoffin's Nov 22 Post on X | X

US Customs and Border Protection is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security responsible for safeguarding the nation's borders and preventing illegal entry of people and contraband. Established in 1924, it operates in 328 ports of entry and protects 7,000 miles of land borders and 95,000 miles of maritime borders.