Half-way through the week! Here is your morning minute: ⏱️ -Shelter alert lifted; Mexico still at level two advisory. -Border Patrol busts alleged stash house in Horizon City. -El Paso ranks third in U.S. trade, boosting border jobs. | KFOX-TV

Even during a pandemic, smuggling never stops. After adjusting tactics in the early days of the COVID crisis to meet the increasing flow of narcotics coming across our southern land borders, the Department of Homeland Security is now pivoting back to our nation’s airports where international travel is starting to rev back up again. Whether narco-traffickers try to slip through an airport, seaport or land crossing, vigilant officers are on high-alert to stem the flow of illegal contraband. Using

Smugglers are revisiting old routes to get to the U.S. as security at the southern border tightens, leading Customs and Border Protection to sometimes take drastic measures to stop them. More: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/border-agents-smugglers-sea-shootout/ | NewsNation

As President Donald Trump ramps up border enforcement, smugglers are becoming more creative and aggressively utilizing minibuses to transport people illegally into the country on what's been called the "smuggler's highway." NewsNation's Brian Entin has more. | NewsNation

Smugglers caught trying to hand off evidence 😱 | Border Security

These three drug smugglers were captured at sea using their cocaine to stay afloat | NowThis

Black market cigarette smugglers caught red-handed at Customs | Caught In Action