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Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands to Receive Port of Entry Enhancements -   August 27 SENTRI Privileges Revoked after CBP Apprehends ‘Trusted Traveler’ with 395 Pounds of Marijuana -   August 27 Newark CBP Officers Find Liquid Cocaine Worth $250,000 Concealed in Shampoo Bottles -   August 27 Border Patrol Finds 500 Pounds of Marijuana in Hidden Vehicle Compartment -   August 27 Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $403,000 in Cocaine at Port of Entry -   August 27 Border Patrol Donates More Than 27,000 Pounds of Food to Arizona Charities -   August 27 CBP Personnel Participate in Field Force Training in Northwest Washington -   August 27 CBP Seizes Scooters Worth $1.6 Million -   August 26 Los Angeles CBP Intercepts Harmful Pests on a Plane -   August 26 More than 150 Pounds of Marijuana Found Under Car’s Hood, in Cargo Bed -   August 26 CBP Aircraft Spots Freighter with Cocaine; Adds to Record Year -   August 26 Border Patrol Agents Seize Abandoned Marijuana near Colorado River -   August 25 Successful Operation Yields 33 Arrests, 6 Seized Vehicles -   August 25 L.A./Long Beach CBP Seizes Counterfeit Computer Equipment -   August 25 CBP Intercepts Woman with Cocaine Concealed in Brassiere at BWI -   August 25 Dulles CBP Arrests Virginia Man on Nevada Charges -   August 24 CBP Outbound Inspections in Texas Result in Assault Rifle, Loaded Hand Gun Seizures -   August 24 Homicide Suspect Caught Attempting to Flee to Mexico - Weekend Activity at California Ports of Entry Includes Warrant Arrests, Currency Seizures, Narcotics Smuggling -   August 24 CBP Officers Discover Cocaine Hidden in Vehicle’s Engine -   August 24 $500K Cocaine Cache in Gas Tank Intercepted by Border Patrol -   August 24 CBP Intercepts Subject of Outstanding Warrant Wanted for Aggravated Sexual Assault on Child -   August 24 Brownsville CBP Seizes Close to $1.2 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana This Weekend -   August 24 California CBP Officers Discover 42 Pounds of Marijuana inside Furniture -   August 22 Calexico Resident Arrested on Cocaine Smuggling Charge -   August 22 CBP Marine Unit Halts Smuggling Attempt; Canadians Arrested -   August 21 54–Year-Old Female Resident Attempts to Smuggle Cocaine through Calexico Downtown Port -   August 21 Border Patrol Agents Intercept 23 Illegal Aliens on Beach in Carlsbad -   August 21 Wrong Turn on New York Bridge Leads to Arrest, Recovery of Stolen Vehicle -   August 21 Pleasure Boat Operators Reporting Requirements 2009 -   August 21 Border Patrol Agents Seize Gun Bound for Mexico -   August 21 CBP Intercepts Fake Perfume; Shipment Violates Intellectual Property Rights -   August 20 CBP Intercepts Unauthorized Train Rider on Michigan Border -   August 20 Women Attempt to Smuggle $400K in Marijuana Past CBP Officers -   August 20 Weslaco Agents Assaulted during Dope Seizure -   August 20 San Juan Airport is Part of Global Entry Expansion -   August 20 Toole County Food Banks Receive Food Donations from Sweetgrass Port of Entry -   August 20 A First: CBP Unmanned Aircraft Assists in Search, Rescue -   August 20 Opium Saturated Wood Chips Seized at International Mail Facility -   August 20 CBP Officers at Presidio Port of Entry Arrest Second Fugitive Sought for Child Sexual Assault -   August 20 El Paso CBP Officers Find Marijuana Hidden in Cargo Pallets -   August 20 New York CBP Officers Make Second Arrest in California Mortgage Fraud Case -   August 19 CBP Aircraft, Interagency Coordination Disrupt Smugglers -   August 19 CBP in Laredo Assesses $3,350 in Fines for Failure to Declare Prohibited Agricultural Items -   August 19 CBP Outbound Enforcement Operation Results in Discovery of $55,000 Strapped to Travelers' Bodies -   August 18 Customs and Border Protection Installs Radiation Technology in Algonac -   August 18 CBP Invites San Luis Community to Town Hall Meeting on SENTRI -   August 18 CBP Officers Arrest Man Sought on Sexual Assault on Child Charges -   August 18 CBP Begins Construction on SBInet Technology on the Northern Border - Detroit Sector to Receive Remote Video Surveillance Systems -   August 18 Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Assists with Rescue at Arizona Park -   August 17 Arizona Port Runner Receives $5,000 Penalty -   August 17 Texas Border Patrol Finds 6,500 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Citrus Load -   August 17 Border Patrol Agents Rescue 4 Stranded in Arizona Desert -   August 17 CBP Officers Intercept 57 Pounds of Cocaine at Calexico Port this Weekend -   August 17 More than $300,000 in Narcotics Seized, Fugitive Apprehended Over Weekend at Andrade Port -   August 17 Border Patrol Agent’s Car Rammed by Smugglers’ Pick-Up -   August 17 CBP Officers Discover 2 Meth-Filled Bundles in Traveler's Waistband -   August 14 CBP Intercepts Pirated 'Spiderman' Sandals at Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport -   August 14 CBP Officers Seize $7.9 Million in Marijuana, Cocaine at Laredo Port of Entry -   August 14 CBP Makes More than 2 Dozen Agriculture Seizures at El Paso Area Ports -   August 14 CBP Seizes $33,885 in Undeclared Cash at North Dakota Border -   August 14 CBP in Savannah Intercept Counterfeit Marine Corps Swords -   August 14 Agriculture Specialists Find 'Needles in their Haystacks' - Tiny Pests Get Swept into Vials, Sent to Entomologists for ID -   August 13 San Diego Border Patrol Apprehends Suspected Drug Smugglers -   August 13 Smugglers Abandon More than $1.2 Million in Narcotics -   August 13 CBP Seizes More than 2 Pounds of Mushrooms at North Dakota Port -   August 13 Teen Caught with 11 Pounds of Meth at Calexico Downtown Port -   August 13 CBP Officers in Western New York Arrest Federal Fugitive -   August 13 St. Vincent De Paul Association in Arizona Receives Food Donations from Douglas CBP -   August 12 CBP Supports First Lady’s Food Drive in Northern Washington -   August 12 CBP Officers Seize Drugs at Laredo, Texas Border Entries -   August 12 Texas Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Murder Suspect -   August 12 CBP Names Trade Alliance President to Top Public Affairs Post -   August 11 Los Angeles CBP Officials Seize $3.9 Million in Counterfeit Merchandise -   August 11 Border Patrol Agents Seize Methamphetamine on California Highway -   August 10 CBP Officers at Pharr Cargo Facility Seize $1.7 Million in Marijuana Found in False Wall of Trailer -   August 10 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Scorpion at Miami Airport -   August 10 CBP in Charleston Combats Illegal Importation of Endangered Species -   August 10 CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents Combined Efforts Results in Currency Seizure, Arrest -   August 10 North Dakota CBP Donates 667 Pounds of Food to Local Charity -   August 10 California Border Patrol Agents Arrest 2 Suspected Drug Smugglers -   August 10 22 Mexican Nationals in Boat Nabbed Off San Diego Coast -   August 10 Tampa CBP Captures International Fugitive on Cruise Ship -   August 10 30 Drug Seizures, 14 Fugitives, 448 Immigration Violations Intercepted near San Diego -   August 10 Cochise County Association for Handicapped Receives Food Donations from Naco Port of Entry -   August 07 Border Patrol in West Texas Seizes Marijuana, 8 Illegal Aliens -   August 07 Border Patrol Agents Foil Alien Smuggling Attempts -   August 07 CBP Skagway Port of Entry of Changes Operating Hours -   August 07 Dalton Cache Port of Entry Changes Operating Hours -   August 07 Technology, Canines Help Border Patrol Discover More than $2.8 Million in Cocaine -   August 07 CBP Makes Arrests of Wanted Travelers in Virgin Islands -   August 07 Maine Residents Complete Border Patrol Citizen’s Academy -   August 07 New Technology Helps Border Patrol with $1 Million Marijuana Seizure -   August 07 CBP Seizes $50,000 in Undeclared Currency, 2 Handguns, Bullets Leaving U.S. at Texas Port -   August 06 SENTRI Participant Arrested for Alleged Marijuana Smuggling -   August 06 CBP Offers $250,000 Reward for Information on Agent Rosas’ Murder -   August 06 CBP Officers in Buffalo Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Multiple Drug Felonies -   August 05 CBP Officers Seize $1.3 Million in Cocaine at Eagle Pass Port of Entry -   August 05 Border Patrol Agents Arrest Suspect with 500 Pounds of Marijuana -   August 05 CBP Nationwide Participates in ‘National Night Out’ Against Crime -   August 05 Border Patrol Arrests Suspected Cocaine Smuggler in California -   August 05 Agents in Texas Seize More than 1,600 Pounds of Marijuana -   August 05 CBP to Provide Training on North America Free Trade Agreement in North Dakota -   August 04 CBP Officers Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge Seize Cocaine, Arrest Man on Federal Drug Charges -   August 04 CBP Agriculture Specialists, CBP Officers Intercept Gypsy Moth in Minnesota -   August 04 Agents in Yuma Recover Abandoned $1 Million in Marijuana Found in Stolen Truck -   August 04 CBP Officers Discover Marijuana Hidden Inside Picture Frames -   August 04 CBP Intercepts More than 434 Pounds of Cocaine at Express Mail Service Centers -   August 04 Border Patrol Agents in Tucson Seize 44 Bundles of Marijuana, Add 1,000 Pounds to Seizure Record -   August 04 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Destructive Beetle in Oakland -   August 04 Outbound Operation at Calexico Downtown Port Results in $300,000 Seized -   August 03 Fallen Agent Robert Rosas Honored at Professional Bull Riders Event in San Antonio -   August 03 Los Angeles CBP Intercepts Fake Sunglasses Worth Nearly $8 Million -   August 03 CBP Officers in Texas Find Marijuana Hidden in Gas Tank, North Carolina Man Arrested on Federal Drug Charges -   August 03 U.S. Border Patrol Details More Agents to Tucson Sector - Operation Guardian will Bolster Efforts -   August 03 CBP Discovers, Seizes Motorcycles in Violation of EPA Standards -   August 03 Officers at Calexico Ports Seize More than a Half Million Dollars Worth of Narcotics in 1 Day -   August 03 Falfurrias Agents Rescue Two Women -   August 03 CBP Officers at Roma International Bridge Seize Marijuana Found Hidden in Truck Tires, Arrest Man on Federal Drug Charges Search August 2009 for: section sitemap for August 2009 see also: in 2009 News Releases:   December 2009   November 2009   October 2009   September 2009   July 2009   June 2009 ...more News Feeds
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