'RETURN TO SENDER': Border Patrol's 3-day operation in Kern, 78 arrested
U.S. Border Patrol arrests 78 in 3-day operation in Kern County
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By: Veronica Morley
Posted 1:23 PM, Jan 10, 2025 and last updated 8:28 PM, Jan 10, 2025
Veronica Morley Senior Reporter Covering Bakersfield
KERN COUNTY, Calif. (KERO) — The U.S. Border Patrol has released more details on what has been coined operation "Return to Sender" by the agency. It resulted in 78 people being arrested who were "unlawfully present in the U.S.", according to Border Patrol.
The El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents were in Kern for three days chasing down individuals who have, in Border Patrol's words: "Broken U.S. federal law, trafficking of dangerous substances, non-citizen criminals, and disrupting the transportation routes used by Transnational Criminal Organizations."
The agency said they had over 60 agents throughout Kern County in marked and unmarked vehicles.
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