Border Patrol agents seize record amount of drugs in November, apprehensions also increase
Officials also saw a 9% spike in apprehensions involving unaccompanied minors.
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By The Center Square Staff
By Bethany Blankley
Updated: December 31, 2021 - 11:40am
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers apprehended more people in November than October and confiscated a record amount of drugs last month, according to its latest operational report.
In November at the southern border, encounters with unaccompanied minors increased by 9% from October, with family units by 5%, and with single adults also by 5%.
The number of unique encounters, meaning people who were apprehended for the first time by CBP agents, showed a 10% increase from October.
Nationwide, drug seizures were up 90% in November over the prior month.
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