United States Customers and Border Protectiion
Parishwide, Louisiana
How we verified this
As of August 2026 every U.S. Customs and Border Protection talkgroup RadioReference lists on LWIN is encrypted — the six "USBP-" rows plus "8547 | CBP-AIR | Customs Air Ops", "8548 | CBP-MARINE | Customs Marine Ops", "8652 | CBP-TG" and "8653 | CBP-BEST" all carry the "D Enc" marker.
Encryption Details
Verified Talkgroup Data
What This Means
All traffic, including the day-to-day dispatch that used to be the public's window into police activity, now runs encrypted. Nothing from this department is receivable.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is United States Customers and Border Protectiion radio encrypted?
Yes — United States Customers and Border Protectiion's radio system runs on P25 AES-256 encryption. All traffic, including the day-to-day dispatch that used to be the public's window into police activity, now runs encrypted. Nothing from this department is receivable.
Can I listen to United States Customers and Border Protectiion on a police scanner?
No. United States Customers and Border Protectiion has fully encrypted their radio communications using P25 AES-256. No consumer scanner can decode encrypted transmissions.
Why did United States Customers and Border Protectiion encrypt their radio?
Ask why, and the answer is usually officer safety, sometimes operational security. What is harder to obtain is any documented case in Parishwide County where an open channel caused harm. The costs need no such documentation: reporting on other agency response slows down, and mutual-aid coordination gets more awkward, immediately.
Can Parishwide County reverse the encryption decision?
Yes. Encryption is a policy choice made by department leadership or elected officials, not a technical requirement, so it can be reversed the same way. Public pressure, city council advocacy, and organized local coalitions have reversed encryption decisions elsewhere.
What can I do about United States Customers and Border Protectiion encryption?
Contact the officials who oversee United States Customers and Border Protectiion's budget directly and ask why full encryption was chosen over partial alternatives. Pair that with a FOIA request for recordings and policy records, and look for an existing coalition in Parishwide County, or start one, since agencies respond differently to organized, sustained pressure than to individual complaints.