Argos,” a surveillance blimp operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection went out of control, snapped its tether line and floated away Monday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has claimed an object that people from Quinlan say fell from the sky on Tuesday night.
The bus had been crossing the border “every week or two weeks” for months before it was caught, according to officials.
Southern border agents say illegal border crossings have been on the decline since last fiscal year, but deportation flights are on the rise.
Texas Area CBP agriculture specialists issued 16 civil penalties totaling almost $4,000 linked to the attempted smuggling of prohibited agriculture and food products, including raw eggs, according to a CBP news release.
A CBP spokesperson told Newsweek that there has been a 29 percent increase in eggs being detained at ports of entry.
CBP photo by Glenn Fawcett ... who told border agents he was driving the men to Houston to perform and record music, records show. McClatchy News on Feb. 27 reached out for comment from attorneys ...