WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a number of significant enforcement actions this week, including several cases of CBP Officers and Border Patrol Agents stopping suspects of violent crimes. CBP’s news releases can be found here but below are several of the most notable CBP news items of the past week:

BP Agents don’t skip a beat, seize 68 lbs. of meth smuggled in a speaker.

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CBP assists US law enforcement partners and British Royal Navy in $46.2 million cocaine seizure in the Caribbean Sea.

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CBP Field Operations seizes $757K in narcotics at Mid-Valley International Bridges.

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Human smuggler’s plans go awry in the Rio Grande Valley.

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Yuma Sector rescues 88-year-old lost in desert.

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CBP officers at the Laredo Port of Entry apprehend man wanted for homicide.

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