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Fraudulent document charges rise at Laredo checkpoint even as border encounters fall
Summary by Laredo News Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by Elena Stoica , KGNS (NBC/ABC affiliate) — Local News
· July 24, 2026
· 1 min read
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A late-night Greyhound bus ride ended in an arrest after Border Patrol agents found a passenger carrying fraudulent identification, Laredo Sector Border Patrol Chief Desi DeLeon said. “They used advanced training and technology to actually determine, to see the inconsistenci...
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Key takeaway Encounters at checkpoints, airports and with Border Patrol have gone down by 75% since last year in the Laredo Sector, DeLeon said.
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Category: safety ·
Published: July 24, 2026 ·
Source: KGNS (NBC/ABC affiliate) — Local News ·
Reading time: 1 min
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