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Discover 5 Tons of Marijuana on Cargo Truck -   July 25 Border Patrol Boat Rescues Stranded Illegal Alien -   July 24 CBP Officers at San Ysidro Port Discover Three Migrant Smuggling Attempts -   July 24 CBP Cashes in on Phony Money Orders, Checks at Memphis Mail Hub -   July 23 Otay Mesa Port to Conduct Traffic Feasibility Test on Sunday -   July 23 Border Patrol Agents Seize Significant Loads of Cocaine and Marijuana - Cocaine Load Valued at $7.7 Million; Marijuana Weighing More than 1,500 Pounds -   July 23 CBP/ICE Arrest U.S. Citizen on Child Pornography Charges -   July 23 Smugglers’ Attempt to Move 5 Tons of Grass as Dolly Approaches Fails -   July 23 Statement: CBP Responds to Hurricane Dolly -   July 22 Agent Assigned to Ramey Sector Volunteers for Iraqi Reconstruction Effort -   July 22 5 Days Yield $700,000 in Narcotics at Arizona Port of Entry - 443 Pounds of Marijuana Seized -   July 22 Convicted Felons Sentenced After Illegal Re-Entry in Puerto Rico -   July 22 CBP Officers Seize $60,000 in Marijuana, Arrest Fugitive, Prior Deported Immigrant at Texas Port of Entry -   July 22 Fleeing Smugglers Toss Narcotics Out of Vehicle - More than 1,600 Pounds of Pot Seized -   July 22 U.S. Virgin Islands Field Operations Stops Fugitive at Border -   July 22 Technology Assists Arizona Agents in Dope Seizure and Arrests -   July 22 Kansas City Resident Arrested with Close to 200 Pounds of Marijuana -   July 21 CBP Officers Set Their Sights on Cocaine Hidden in Telescope, Plaque -   July 21 CBP Seizes Child Porn at Border, Canadian Arrested -   July 21 ‘Tennessee Blitz’ Kicks Off Regional Border Patrol Hiring Effort -   July 21 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Port Director Retires -   July 18 Border Patrol Agent Assaulted by Illegal Alien in Arizona -   July 18 Calexico CBP Officers Seize Cocaine in Five Smuggling Incidents - More than 256 Pounds Valued at Nearly $2 Million Seized -   July 18 CBP Releases Intellectual Property Rights Seizure Statistics for Mid-Fiscal Year 2008 -   July 18 Border Patrol Agents Seize Heroin at Laredo Checkpoint -   July 18 Vehicle Stop in Arizona Leads Border Patrol to 31 Arrests in Motel -   July 18 CBP Advises Travelers to Prepare for Increase in Traffic Over Quebec Holiday -   July 17 CBP in Texas Seizes Ivory Concealed in African Drums -   July 17 New York CBP Officer’s Testimony Assists in Conviction of Murderer -   July 16 Expansion of Service Hours at Bridge of the Americas Commercial Cargo Facility Considered; Input from Trade Community Sought -   July 16 El Paso Border Patrol Announces Latest Promotion of Key Official -   July 16 CBP Officers Arrest Suspect in New York Wanted for Military Desertion -   July 16 Arizona Border Patrol Rescues 9 Illegal Aliens from River -   July 16 Trusted Traveler Busted for Larceny Warrant -   July 16 Missing Juvenile From California Located by CBP in Washington State -   July 16 Busy Weekend for CBP Officers, Find Narcotics on Three Commercial Buses - Also Apprehend Eight Wanted Persons and Process 235 Immigration Violations -   July 16 Fugitive Apprehended by CBP Field Operations in Puerto Rico -   July 16 Border Patrol Rescues Individual from Texas River -   July 16 Border Patrol Hosts Del Rio Recruiting Event -   July 15 Fugitive Apprehended After Arriving on Victoria Clipper Ferry -   July 14 Suspected Fugitive Arrested at Pacific Highway Port of Entry -   July 14 $3 Million in Narcotics Seized at the San Luis Port of Entry -   July 14 CBP Agents Intercept Suspected Smuggling Boat on San Diego Beach -   July 14 CBP Intercepts Cut Flowers Carrying Disease in Los Angeles -   July 14 CBP Officers Arrest Three for Immigration Violations, Apprehend Fugitives This Weekend at Texas Port of Entry -   July 14 CBP Officers Arrest ICE Fugitive in California -   July 14 CBP Assists Pennsylvania State Police Secure Governors Conference -   July 14 Border Patrol Agents Seize Bags of BC Bud in Washington State -   July 14 Border Patrol Arrests Convicted Sexual Offenders and Burglar -   July 12 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers in New York Arrest Suspected Navy Deserter -   July 11 Million Dollar Currency Seizure at Pacific Highway Port of Entry -   July 11 13 Major Drug Seizures at Calexico Ports of Entry -   July 11 Four-Day Federal Hiring Event in Four Kentucky Cities - Recruiters on a Mission to Increase Diversity with More Women and Minority Applicants -   July 10 Hollowed Out Flat-Bed Trailer Floor Filled with Marijuana Seized by CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry -   July 10 Man Wanted by Canadian Authorities Apprehended by CBP Officers at San Ysidro Port -   July 10 CBP Agents Intercept Suspected Smuggling Boat Near San Diego Coast -   July 10 CBP Charges More Than 1,000 Containers of Illegal Textile Shipments to China’s Quota Levels -   July 10 $2.1 Million Heroin Seizure at Nogales Port of Entry -   July 10 CBP to Support National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center -   July 09 U.S. Customs and Border Protection to Host Imperial Valley Hiring Event - Nation’s Border Agency Hopes to Fill 130 Vacancies in San Diego/Imperial Counties -   July 09 $400K in Marijuana Seized by CBP Officers at the Douglas Port of Entry -   July 08 Deserter Arrested by CBP at Sweetgrass Port of Entry -   July 08 St. Thomas Field Operations Coordinates Apprehension of Fugitive -   July 08 Field Operations Ensures Fugitives Crossing the Borders are Apprehended -   July 07 CBP Joint Marine Enforcement Operation Leads to Federal Arrests -   July 07 Temporary Increase in International Bridge Crossing Times Expected in El Paso -   July 07 CBP Officers Find a Ton of Marijuana Hidden in Empty Cargo Truck - 2,017 Pounds Seized by CBP Officers at Otay Mesa Port -   July 07 SENTRI/Dedicated Commuter Lane Member Violates Crossing Privileges -   July 07 CBP Officers at El Paso Port of Entry Nab Washington State Homicide Suspect -   July 07 Border Patrol Brings Federal Job Opportunities to Des Moines - New Agents Launch Careers in Arizona, California, New Mexico or Texas -   July 07 Federal Recruiters Bring Job Opportunities to Bloomington - New U.S. Border Patrol Agents to Launch Careers in Arizona, California, New Mexico or Texas -   July 04 Border Patrol Explorers Graduate -   July 03 El Paso Agriculture Inspections Uncover Untreated Wood Packing Materials, Pests, and Other Violations -   July 03 $200,000 in Narcotics Seized at the San Luis Port of Entry -   July 03 FAST Participant Arrested for Alleged Narcotics Smuggling -   July 03 CBP Arrests Fugitive Arriving On Mayagüez Ferry -   July 03 Three-Day Federal Hiring Event at Indiana Black Expo - Recruiters Continue Diversity Mission to Increase Women and Minority Applicants -   July 03 Arizona Border Patrol Agents Apprehend 27 Undocumented Aliens -   July 03 Yuma Sector Agents Seize Nearly 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana -   July 03 Border Patrol Thwarts Unusual Smuggling Effort - Agents discover 379 pounds of marijuana in man-made holes -   July 03 Border Patrol Prevents Two North County California Smuggling Attempts -   July 03 Vermont Border Patrol Experience Change of Command - Chief Patrol Agent Daniel B. Doty takes command of the Swanton Sector -   July 02 CBP Los Angeles Provides Travel Tips for Busy Summer Season -   July 02 Cocaine, Marijuana Discovered on Air Jamaica Flight to Philadelphia -   July 01 CBP Advises Travelers in New York to Prepare for the Busy Holiday Weekend -   July 01 Border Patrol in Washington State Assists RCMP - Agents disrupt drug smugglers along U.S./Canadian border -   July 01 Philadelphia CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Record Number of Pests on Fruit Shipments -   July 01 CBP Officers Deliver Baby at El Paso Border Crossing -   July 01 CBP’s 2008 Summer Travel Awareness Campaign in Puerto Rico -   July 01 CBP Announces New Features to Frequent Traveler Program At San Ysidro, Calif. Port of Entry -   July 01 CBP Atlanta Provides Travel Tips for Busy Summer Season Search July 2008 for: section sitemap for July 2008 see also: in 2008 News Releases:   2008 Fiscal Year in Review Field News Releases   December 2008   November 2008   October 2008   September 2008   August 2008 ...more News Feeds
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