US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in the Tucson sector apprehended 1,600 migrants during the week ending December 6, according to a December 6 post on X by Chief Patrol Agent Sean McGoffin.
According to McGoffin's post, agents in the Tucson sector confiscated 19 pounds of methamphetamine, nine pounds of cocaine, and 6.7 pounds of heroin during the same period. They were also involved in six rescues, seven narcotics events, and disrupted 18 human smuggling events. Additionally, agents seized $2,032 and had 171 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 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.
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.
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