【视频】CBP公布「南方增援行动」战果：德州四口岸查获毒品逾1600磅、逮捕89人
美国海关与边境保护局（CBP）11月2日在德克萨斯州拉雷多市的华雷斯—林肯大桥（Juarez-Lincoln Bridge）口岸举行记者会，公布代号「南方增援行动」（Operation Southern Surge）的边境缉毒行动战果：行动自10月19日展开以来，在拉雷多、罗马（Roma）、伊达尔戈（Hidalgo）与布朗斯维尔（Brownsville）四个入境口岸累计查获毒品逾1,600磅、枪支15支、弹药3,000余发、非法现金逾36.5万美元，逮捕89人。
CBP拉雷多外勤办公室助理主任 Paul Del Rincon 介绍，这是一项情报驱动的定向行动，由国土安全特别工作组（HSTF）支援，采用集中突击查验、定向检查与先进筛查技术相结合的方式推进。他说：「这项行动专注、灵活、由情报驱动。」
记者会披露了多起个案。周末在伊达尔戈口岸，一批韭菜货物触发缉毒犬警报，执法人员从中查出藏匿的909包冰毒，街头价值逾90万美元。
在华雷斯—林肯大桥，一辆汽车经非侵入式筛查设备转入二次检查，执法人员查出20包、共49.3磅可卡因，估值逾29万美元，司机当场被捕，案件已移交国土安全调查局（HSI）继续调查。
关联：CBP在德州Laredo口岸查获价值逾29万美元可卡因
联邦助理检察官 Michael Makens 代表德州南区联邦检察官 Aaron Reitz 出席记者会。他表示，拉雷多执法人员近日还在另一辆车内截获约19公斤可卡因。他说：「美国对做生意开放，但我们的边境不对贩毒集团开放，他们休想把毒品和毒药带进我们的社区。」他表示，行动的目标很简单：让街道更安全、社区更强大、美国家庭更安心。
缉毒局（DEA）拉雷多办公室助理特别探员主管 Robert Kennedy 表示，DEA与CBP及国土安全特别工作组合作，已在世界贸易大桥与华雷斯—林肯大桥查获3,400磅冰毒。
HSI拉雷多办公室代理副特别探员主管 Charles Kirby 表示，工作组正与CBP、联邦调查局（FBI）等伙伴继续调查相关案件，调查仍在进行中。记者会由CBP公共事务官 Sarah Melendez 主持。
（来源：美国海关与边境保护局）
[Video] CBP Unveils Operation Southern Surge Results: 1,600+ Pounds of Narcotics Seized, 89 Arrests at Four Texas Ports
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held a press conference on November 2 at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge port of entry in Laredo, Texas, to announce the results of Operation Southern Surge, a border drug-enforcement initiative. Since the operation began on October 19, officers at the Laredo, Roma, Hidalgo and Brownsville ports of entry have seized more than 1,600 pounds of narcotics, 15 firearms, more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition and over $365,000 in illicit currency, and made 89 arrests.
Paul Del Rincon, Assistant Director of Field Operations for CBP's Laredo Field Office, described Southern Surge as an intelligence-driven, targeted initiative supported by the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF), using coordinated surge inspections, targeted examinations and advanced screening technology. "This effort is focused, agile, and driven by intelligence," he said.
Officials detailed several seizures. Over the weekend at the Hidalgo Port of Entry, a shipment of leeks drew a canine alert, and officers found 909 packages of methamphetamine hidden inside, with a street value of more than $900,000.
At the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge, a vehicle referred to secondary inspection through non-intrusive inspection technology was found to conceal 20 packages of cocaine weighing 49.3 pounds, valued at more than $290,000. The driver was arrested, and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents assumed responsibility for the investigation.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Makens, speaking for U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz of the Southern District of Texas, said Laredo officers also recently intercepted approximately 19 kilograms of cocaine concealed inside a vehicle. "While America is open for business, let me be clear, our borders are not open for the cartels to bring their drugs and their poison into our communities," he said, adding that the goal is safer streets, stronger communities and a safer place for American families.
Robert Kennedy, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Laredo, said joint efforts with CBP and the task force led to the seizure of 3,400 pounds of methamphetamine at the World Trade and Juarez-Lincoln bridges.
Charles Kirby, Acting Deputy Special Agent in Charge of HSI in Laredo, said the task force is investigating the seizures with CBP, the FBI and other law-enforcement partners, and that the investigation remains ongoing. The press conference was hosted by CBP Public Affairs Officer Sarah Melendez.
(Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
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