U.S. Customs And Border Protection Secures Tex-Mex Border From Land and Sea

Vehicle commander P.J. Welch from the U.S. Office of Air and Marine (OAM) pilots a Midnight Express interceptor into the Gulf of Mexico on April 12, 2013 near Port Isabel, Texas. The marine unit patrols coastline waters near the U.S.-Mexico border searching for drug smugglers as well as illegal immigrants, which come across from Mexico near the mouth of the Rio Grande River. The Midnight Express interceptor is a 39 foot 900 horsepower craft capable of chasing smugglers down at 55 knots (63 mph). (Footage by John Moore/Getty Images) U.S. Customs And Border Protection Secures Tex-Mex Border From Land and Sea on April 10, 2013 in McAllen, Texas (Footage by Getty Images)