Westmorland News

Border Patrol agents in southeastern California say they discovered seven Mexican nationals hiding in a chilled tractor trailer that was carrying watermelons into the United States.

On Wednesday afternoon, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio station apprehended a suspected drug smuggler and seized over $66,000 worth of marijuana.

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio station apprehended a convicted sex offender yesterday at the Highway 86 checkpoint.

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio station apprehended several suspected narcotics smugglers and seized over $1.5 million worth of illegal narcotics.