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Border Crossers, Continue to Use Alternate Travel Routes -   April 28 New York CBP Participate in ‘Bring Your Children to Work Day’ -   April 28 Border Patrol Seizes Nearly $400K during Traffic Stop -   April 28 CBP Teams Recognized For Protecting U.S. Agriculture -   April 28 Border Patrol Agents Arrest 22, Interdict Guns, Marijuana -   April 28 3 Criminal Aliens Sentenced for Repeated Reentries - Felons had Prior Convictions in New York and Pennsylvania -   April 28 Morgan City CBP Officers Apprehend North Carolina Fugitive -   April 27 CBP Launches Broker Self-Assessment Outreach Pilot -   April 27 Quick Action by CBP Officer in Atlanta Saves Infant’s Life -   April 27 Border Patrol Station Renamed in Honor of Fallen Heroes -   April 24 CBP Turns Out the Lights on Destructive Moth -   April 24 Border Patrol Agents in Yuma Rescue Dehydrated Illegal Alien -   April 24 New York CBP Recovers 4 Stolen Vehicles -   April 24 Ohio CBP Writes the Book on Million Dollar Heroin Seizures -   April 24 CBP Announces Summer Hours of Operation for Crane Lake and Opening of Seasonal Port of Ely, Minnesota -   April 24 CBP Officers at JFK ‘Stomp Out’ Drug Smuggling Attempt -   April 24 CBP K-9 Officers, Dogs Unleash Capabilities - ‘Take Your Children to Work Day’ Offers a Glimpse into Parent’s Workplace -   April 24 CBP to Offer Free ACE Seminar for Trade Community in El Paso -   April 27 CBP Hosts Paso Del Norte International Crossing Grand Opening Event -   April 23 U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Norfolk Intercepts Counterfeit Jeans -   April 23 CBP Officers in Pharr Seize $500K During Outbound Enforcement Operation -   April 23 Suspected Kidnappers Apprehended by CBP in Hidalgo -   April 23 Border Patrol Agents Rescue Man from Drowning in Colorado River -   April 23 Border Patrol Intercepts Nearly 25 Pounds of Cocaine - Lost, Late Night Shopper Arrested at Checkpoint -   April 23 Border Patrol Seizes Almost 2 Tons of Marijuana in Arizona -   April 22 CBP Officers Find Tire to Contain More than 50 Pounds of Marijuana -   April 22 CBP Officers Seize $45,000 in Marijuana at South Texas Port -   April 22 Ohio CBP Officers Seizure of Heroin in Book Tells the Story -   April 22 Chicago CBP Seizes $1.3 Million in Counterfeit Designer Merchandise -   April 22 El Paso CBP Officers Bust 71-Year-Old Drug Smuggler -   April 22 CBP Launches First Step in Modernizing Entry Summary Processing - Automated Commercial Environment 2.2 Debuts in Buffalo -   April 21 ‘Tip a Cop’ Nets Border Patrol Agents, Police Officers Hefty Sum for Charity -   April 21 U.S. Army Reserve, Customs and Border Protection Launch Jobs Partnership - Partnership to Assist Border Agency in Filling 11,000 Positions -   April 21 CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Concealed in Spare Tire at Brownsville Port of Entry -   April 21 CBP Announces Major Milestones in Northwest -   April 20 CBP Officers Apprehend Murder Suspect at Tecate Port of Entry -   April 20 CBP Officers at Progreso International Bridge Seize Marijuana, Arrest Man on Federal Drug Charges -   April 20 Narcotics ‘Backpackers’ Arrested in Yuma -   April 20 CBP in Florida Intercepts 2 Stolen Backhoes -   April 20 CBP Agents Rescue Abandoned Group Near Tucson -   April 20 CBP Officers in Newark Hinder European Drug Trade -   April 20 CBP to Deactivate Older NEXUS Frequent Traveler Cards -   April 20 Armed Robbery Suspects Arrested at Arizona Border Patrol Checkpoint -   April 19 Pandemic Flu Exercise Proves Worthy Drill -   April 17 Brownsville CBP Officers Find Marijuana in Vehicle’s Bumpers -   April 17 CBP Announces Rerouting of Traffic at Neche Port of Entry -   April 17 Vermont CBP Officers Seize 400 Pounds Pot -   April 17 Newark CBP Officers Bust 18-Year-Old Spanish Citizen, Seize Cocaine -   April 16 CBP Restarts Carrizo Cane Removal, Control Pilot Project - Project to Resume Without Aerial Spraying of Herbicide -   April 16 CBP Officers at Texas Bridge Seize Cocaine, Arrest Mexican Citizen -   April 16 Border Patrol Arizona Checkpoint Nets Hidden Marijuana, Handgun -   April 16 Sumas Border Patrol Seizes B.C. Bud, Interagency Cooperation Leads to Detention of 2 -   April 16 Alien Smugglers Use Ambulance Service to Get Past Checkpoint -   April 15 Nueva Tecnología Disponible a los Funcionarios del Servicio de Aduanas y Protección de Fronteras -   April 15 New Technology Available to CBP Officers in San Juan -   April 15 CBP Officers Nab Man at Sea-Tac Airport on Warrant for Child Molestation -   April 15 Texas CBP Officers Take Custody of Fugitive Escapee Wanted By U.S. Marshals -   April 15 Travel Advisory: Sweetgrass Port Modernization Temporarily Reduces Lanes -   April 14 CBP Announces Enhancements to SENTRI Program at Otay Mesa Border Crossing -   April 14 Travel Advisory for Ports of Entry in Red River Valley Corridor -   April 14 CBP in Atlanta Apprehends 2 Wanted Fugitives -   April 13 CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted by State of Texas for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon -   April 13 CBP Officers Seize $1 Million in Undeclared Outbound Currency from FAST Driver at World Trade Bridge -   April 13 Newark CBP Agricultural Specialist Make ‘First in Nation’ Discovery -   April 13 CBP Officers Make Sweet Heroin Bust at JFK Airport -   April 13 Border Patrol Agents Serve as First Responders, Rescue 10 -   April 13 CBP to Host San Diego Recruitment Event -   April 13 CBP Discovers Homicide Suspect is Illegal Alien Using Fraudulent Documents -   April 13 RGV Border Patrol Agents Seize More Marijuana -   April 13 CBP Recruiting Efforts Continue in Montana -   April 10 CBP Ensures Incoming Express Mail is Safe, Free of Contraband -   April 10 CBP Officers Find SUV Tire to Contain More than Air in Brownsville -   April 10 CBP Denver Personnel Donate to Military Family Support Center -   April 10 Beetle Found by Oakland CBP in Shipment of Organic Coriander Seeds -   April 10 CBP Intercepts Go-Fast Boat, Seizes 750 Pounds of Cocaine -   April 10 Border Patrol Finds Drugs, not Gloves, in Compartment -   April 10 Border Patrol Addresses Seattle-Area Democratic Club Forum -   April 10 Border Patrol Agents in California Arrest Murder Suspect -   April 09 CBP Officers at El Paso Port Seize $7 Million Worth of Marijuana -   April 09 CBP Import Specialists Bag Counterfeits at Los Angeles Airport -   April 09 Los Angeles CBP Donates 351 TVs to Charity -   April 09 CBP Officers Seize More than $35,000 in Marijuana from Vehicle at Brownsville Port -   April 09 10 Percent Duty on Canadian Softwood Lumber Begins April 15 -   April 08 CBP San Francisco Donates Almost $1 Million in Shoes to Charity -   April 08 Border Patrol Agents Work with Texas Troopers to Arrest 28 Illegal Aliens -   April 08 Los Angeles CBP Stops Infectious Citrus Tree Pest -   April 08 Buffalo CBP Advises Travelers to Prepare for Busy Holiday Weekend -   April 08 CBP Reminds Public: Imported Cascarones, Other Agricultural Items are Prohibited from Entry -   April 08 CBP Announces Plan to Modernize Land Ports of Entry - Funds from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to Address Infrastructure Needs -   April 08 CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents Recover Stolen Pickup during Outbound Enforcement Operation; 1 U.S. Citizen Arrested -   April 08 CBP, Clinton County Sheriff’s Department Seize Marijuana Found in Gas Tank -   April 08 CBP Officers Encounter Stolen Vehicle at Ambassador Bridge -   April 08 CBP Career Fair in San Diego April 11 -   April 08 CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted by FBI on Multiple Sex Charges -   April 07 Almost $1 Million in Marijuana Seized in Brownsville Ship Channel -   April 07 San Juan CBP Arrests Fugitive Wanted by FBI -   April 07 CBP Recruiting Efforts Continue in North Dakota -   April 07 Ecstasy Interdicted by CBP at Pacific Highway Port of Entry -   April 07 CBP to Host Imperial Valley Recruitment Event in Brawley, Calif. -   April 07 CBP Offers Tips for Quick, Safe Easter Holiday Border Crossing Experience -   April 07 CBP Officers, Explorers Participate in Great Alaskan Sportsman Show -   April 07 CBP Officers at Newark Seaport ‘Keep It Real’ - Seized Counterfeit Goods Have a Domestic Value of More than $33 Million -   April 07 The Buck Stops at JFK, Officers Seize Counterfeit $100,000 Bills -   April 07 CBP Coordinates Safe Ending to Stolen Aircraft Chase -   April 07 El Paso CBP Sweeps Up Cocaine Smuggler -   April 06 Border Patrol Academy Instructors Compete in Bataan Death March -   April 06 Longhorn Beetle Steered Away by Huntsville CBP -   April 06 Organic Bananas Yield Gulfport CBP Agriculture Specialists Discovery of ‘New’ Pest -   April 06 Port Angeles Border Patrol Participates in Local Heroes Day -   April 06 Border Patrol Agents Seize More than 2,600 Pounds of Marijuana -   April 06 CBP Issues Travel Advisory: Commercial, Passenger Traffic to be Re-routed around Morris, Manitoba -   April 06 Border Patrol Agents Seize $8.6 Million in Drugs, Thwart Human Smuggler -   April 06 CBP Catches 2 Murder Suspects at Otay Mesa Port of Entry -   April 06 CBP Officers Stop Major Ecstasy Smuggling Attempt in New York -   April 06 CBP Border Patrol Seizes 1.5 Tons of Marijuana -   April 06 Buffalo CBP Officers Locate Missing Child, Arrest Wanted Kidnapper -   April 04 U.S. Military Awards CBP Officers and Border Patrol Agents for Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom -   April 03 CBP Makes 7 Drug Busts at New Mexico Port during March -   April 03 CBP Officers at Calexico East Port Arrest 2 Mexicali Residents for Narcotic Smuggling Attempt -   April 03 New York CBP Officers Arrest Jamaican for False Claim to Citizenship -   April 03 Border Patrol Seizes Fertilizer Truck Concealing Contraband -   May 19 CBP Unmanned Aircraft System Charts Flood Waters in Red River Valley Flood -   April 03 CBP Officers Put 2 Cocaine Smugglers to Bed at Newark Airport -   April 03 Ohio CBP K-9 Retires on Dog Day Afternoon -   April 03 CBP Agriculture Specialists Strike Out Seahorse Importer at Elizabeth Seaport -   April 03 CBP Officers in Texas Find Currency Strapped to Southbound Pedestrian -   April 03 CBP Officers at Brownsville Port Arrest Man Wanted by U.S. Marshals -   April 02 CBP Officers Battle Counterfeiters with Style at JFK -   April 02 Border Patrol Agents Make 2nd Large Ecstasy Seizure in 2 Weeks -   April 02 Sham Construction Vehicle Exposed by Border Patrol in San Ysidro -   April 02 Border Patrol Stops 2 Cocaine Smuggling Attempts in California -   April 02 Flood Spreads, CBP Remains Vigilant -   April 01 CBP Officers at JFK Airport Nab Canadian Murder Suspect with Hell’s Angels Connection -   April 01 CBP Reminds Travelers to Obtain I-94 Permit Early for Easter Travel -   April 01 Dutch Goose Lays Heroin Pellets for Baltimore CBP Search April 2009 for: section sitemap for April 2009 see also: in 2009 News Releases:   December 2009   November 2009   October 2009   September 2009   August 2009   July 2009   June 2009 ...more News Feeds
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