CBP Air and Marine Operations

Ripping the Northern Border with our US. Border Patrol teammates.

We do it for America!🇺🇸

Boots on the ground, eyes in the sky! Ground Tactical Air Controller training in full effect. 🇺🇸

WATCH: Nighttime Interdiction Takes Down 3 Dominican Republic Nationals!

On June 9, at approximately 11:00 PM local time, a Caribbean Air and Marine Branch Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft detected a Target of Interest—a 19-foot Yola-type vessel with one outboard engine, three people onboard, and no navigation lights—about 29 nautical miles north of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The suspicious vessel was tracked and monitored through coordinated air and marine surveillance, with a NASOC DHC-8 aircrew also providing coverage surveillance.

The San Juan Marine Unit launched a Coastal Interceptor Vessel to intercept, guided by real-time updates from the Caribbean Air and Marine Operations Center. After persistent tracking, Marine Interdiction Agents intercepted the vessel north of Camuy, Puerto Rico. Three Dominican Republic nationals and electronic devices were seized and transferred to the Homeland Security Task Force for further processing. This operation underscores the vigilance and teamwork of our air and marine units in protecting our maritime borders!

Teamwork to secure our Homeland! 🇺🇸