Tucson Standard

Agents with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Tucson sector announced they successfully arrested an illegal immigrant on February 17 for concealing a handgun in the desert. The news was shared in a post on X on February 25.

According to Tucson Sector Chief Patrol Agent Sean McGoffin’s post on X, the individual attempted to hide in the desert for smuggling but was arrested instead. He faces federal charges of Re-Entry of a Removed Alien and Illegal Alien in Possession of a Firearm.

The Tucson Sector covers much of Arizona, stretching approximately 262 miles from the New Mexico border to Yuma County’s border. The sector employs about 3,700 agents across nine stations, located in Why, Casa Grande, Douglas, Bisbee, Nogales, Sonoita, Tucson, Three Points, and Wilcox. According to CBP’s webpage dedicated to the sector, it was originally known as the Nogales Sector and established on July 1, 1924. The sector headquarters relocated to Tucson two years later.

Screenshot of Sean McGoffin's Feb. 25 post on X | X

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security, is tasked with safeguarding the nation's borders and preventing illegal entry. As outlined on its history webpage, since its establishment in 1924, CBP has operated across 328 ports of entry, protecting 7,000 miles of land borders and 95,000 miles of maritime borders.