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A U.S. Border Patrol Agent salutes a folded U.S. Flag placed in front of the 9/11 Memorial at the U.S. Border Patrol Station in Alpine, Texas on Sept. 11, 2024 (Photo credit: U.S. Border Patrol)

CBP Officers seize 150lbs of methamphetamine in a vehicle as part of Operation Apollo X at the Ysleta Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas, Aug. 19. 

CBP Officer seize bundles of cocaine worth $5.5 million at the Ysleta Port of Entry in El Paso Texas on Jan. 3, 2024.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seizes 68 pounds of methamphetamine concealed within a vehicle on July 20 at the Paso Del Norte border crossing in El Paso, Texas.  A CBP officer with the help of his canine partner discovered the narcotics while conducting primary inspections of a vehicle driven by 27-year-old male U.S. citizen arriving from Mexico.  

Marijuana bundles (57 lbs) seized by CBP Officers at the Paseo del Norte Bridge crossing in El Paso, Texas, March 18.

Michael Ferguson, a Marine Corps veteran and current Information Specialist within U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Information Technology

A solar-powered Autonomous Surveillance Tower deployed in the U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector in the Santa Teresa, New Mexico area.