The US Customs Service was created on July 31, 1789, to collect import tariffs. The Investigative Arm was the Customs Agency Service, Customs Agents, and later GS 1811 Criminal Investigators.
Agents served along the Southern Border as did Agents of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Bureau of Narcotics, Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Immigration Investigators, The Drug Enforcement Administration, and Others.
This website is dedicated to GS 1811 Agents who served on the US/Mexican Border. Those who have been stationed and worked there for at least 3 years, at any time, or had direct supervision over such Agents qualify as Regular Members. We invite others to join us in this fraternal organization as Associate Members.
NOTIFICATION FROM THE PRESIDENT
Hello, Fellow Rats!!!
First, let me say that the San Antonio conference was a huge success thanks to Fred Villarreal. And now it’s time to plan the 2026 Spring Conference.
The Meeting will be as follows:
Drive or fly into Tucson, Arizona, on Sunday, April 26, 2026, and drive to Best Western Green Valley Inn, located at 111 S La Canada Drive, Green Valley, Arizona 85614 ($130.00 a night). It is about about 25-30 minutes from the airport going down I-19. Registration, meet everyone, and find a place for dinner.
The Meeting will begin at 10:00 am on Monday, April 27, 2026. The evening of April 28, 2026, will include the Border Rats dinner with everyone, and after dinner, the famous raffle.
Drive or Fly Home on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
Make checks payable to
ANTONIO SILVA
17092 S. LaCanada
Sahuarita, AZ. 85629
520-403-1677
See you there,
Gil