From the air and on the ground, three components of CBP defend one of the busiest border crossings in the US.
At CBP Air and Marine, agents prepare to hit the skies to stop illegal immigrants and illicit drugs from entering the US.
CBP officers inspect every individual that comes through the Nogales Pedestrian Gate.
Agent Simon Keller's crew and horse patrols hike up the canyon in search of border crossers.
At the port of entry, CBP agents hit upon a narcotics load stashed inside a silver pickup truck.
Border Patrol Agent William Ortiz chases a pickup loaded with illegal immigrants.
CBP officers dismantle the floorboards of a car in search of a hidden compartment full of marijuana.
CBP officers and agents try to save a group of suspected illegal immigrants lost in the desert.
CBP agents meet two possible young victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
Port of entry officers find several packages of money in a shiny red pickup truck heading into Mexico.
CBP officers take 17 packages of money to a secure safe room to determine the financial damage they inflicted on the cartel.
Officer Hugo Nunez and his team scan hundreds of drivers for signs of contraband.
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