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Border Officers Thwart Rash of Unusual Violations -   December 23 Border Patrol Agents Seize Cash, Cocaine in Blythe -   December 23 Smugglers Vehicle Ends Up Submerged in Rio Grande -   December 23 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Spanish Olives Stuffed with Serrano Ham -   December 23 CBP Issues Holiday Travel Reminder in Montana -   December 22 JFK CBP Officers Arrest Man with 11 Pounds of Cocaine Concealed in Kitchen Tool -   December 22 CBP Seizes $3.2 Million Worth of Belts with Counterfeit Design -   December 22 CBP Officers Seize Marijuana at 2 New Mexico Ports Monday -   December 22 CBP in Atlanta Arrests 2 Wanted Fugitives -   December 22 CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Found Hidden in Commercial Bus, Marijuana in Spare Tire – Drugs Valued at $5.1 Million -   December 21 Busy Weekends Continue for Border Patrol, Agents Net 10 Tons of Marijuana -   December 21 Douglas CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Taped to Young Teen -   December 21 CBP Officers Seize More than 600 Ecstasy Pills at Brownsville Port of Entry -   December 21 CBP Arrests Arson Suspect from Texas at Port of San Ysidro - Weekend Arrests Include 15 Other Fugitives -   December 20 CBP Officers Seize $230,000 in Marijuana from Vehicle in Douglas -   December 18 Agents Seize More than $1.3 Million in Marijuana -   December 18 CBP in Charleston Intercepts Counterfeit Shirts -   December 17 CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Concealed on Body of Teenager -   December 16 Alexis Candelario Arrested on Armed Career Criminal Charges - Alleged Mastermind of ‘La Tómbola,’ Massacre in Toa Baja, P.R. -   December 16 CBP Wait Tables at Local Maine Restaurant for Charity - ‘Tip a Cop’ Proceeds Benefit Special Olympics -   December 16 CBP Agriculture Specialists in San Francisco Intercept Potentially Harmful Plants, Seeds, Citrus Peels -   December 16 CBP Reminds Traveling Public to Not Wrap Presents Until After Crossing Border -   December 16 Memorial Services to be Held for Recently Slain CBP Officer - Funds Established for Surviving Children -   December 16 CBP Officers Seize Crystal Meth Valued at $270,000, Arrest Laredo Man -   December 16 CBP Officers in Buffalo Stop Bird Smuggling Attempt -   December 16 Border Patrol Agents Arrest Suspected Smugglers, Seize Drugs -   December 16 CBP Offers Tips for Easy Travel Across the Border During Holiday Season -   December 16 Consejos de la CBP para Facilitar el Viajar Cruzando la Frontera Durante la Temporada de Fiestas   -   December 15 Border Patrol Seizes Nearly 400 Pounds of Marijuana Stashed in Gas Tank -   December 15 CBP Southbound Operations in Douglas Recovers $70,000 Found in Tires -   December 15 Border Patrol Seizes More than 22 Pounds of Cocaine in Vehicle’s Dash -   December 15 CBP Officers Seize $300,000 in Undeclared Currency at Arizona Border -   December 14 Stuffed Teddy Bear, Television Intercepted in El Paso Conceal Packages of Marijuana -   December 14 Border Patrol Agents Busy Weekend of Seizures Including $20 Million in Marijuana Ends with Rescue -   December 14 California CBP Officers Make 17 Marijuana Seizures, Confiscate Thousands of Dollars, Stop 243 Immigration Violators -   December 14 Border Patrol Joins With Non-Profit to Distribute Gifts to Needy -   December 14 Border Patrol Agents Rescue 7 from Treacherous Water Channel -   December 14 Border Patrol Agents Rescue Missing Boy in Arizona -   December 11 St. Mary Border Patrol, Montana Air and Marine Agents Assist Blackfeet Tribe -   December 11 Border Patrol Seizes More than 15,000 Pounds of Marijuana in Single Day -   December 11 Calexico Port Officials Implement Traffic Strategies to Minimize Wait Times -   December 11 CBP Top Officials, Border Community Groups Engage in All-Day Meeting in Brownsville -   December 11 CBP Agriculture Specialists Enforce Christmas Tree Importation Rules -   December 11 Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana -   December 11 CBP Advises - Kinder Chocolate Eggs Banned from Import into United States -   December 11 NEXUS Joint Enrollment Center Opens in Lansdowne, Ontario -   December 11 CBP, Arizona Police Join Forces to Recover Stolen Goods -   December 11 Border Patrol Agent's Instinct Leads to Marijuana Seizure -   December 10 CBP at LAX Provides Traveler Tips for the Holidays -   December 10 Felon in Possession of Handgun Arrested at Northwest Border -   December 10 Border Patrol Arrests Convicted Sex Offender -   December 10 Border Patrol Halts 500 Pounds of Marijuana at Checkpoint -   December 10 CBP Officers Seize $1.4 Million Worth of Cocaine -   December 10 CBP Partners with Mexican Authorities in Douglas -   December 10 CBP Launches H2 Temporary Worker Exit Pilot Program in Arizona -   December 10 CBP Lanza el Programa Piloto para la Salida de los Trabajadores Temporales con Visas H2 en Arizona   -   December 09 New CBP San Ysidro Port Director Sworn in During Change of Command Ceremony - Will Oversee all Passenger Processing Operations at San Ysidro, Otay Mesa Ports of Entry -   December 09 $1 Million Worth of Marijuana Seized by Agents at Strategically Placed Camp Grip -   December 09 Halfway House Escapee Also Wanted for Possession of Tailgate, Tires Concealing Marijuana Don’t Get Past Brownsville CBP Officers -   December 09 Halfway House Escapee Also Wanted for Possession of Marijuana Apprehended by Brownsville CBP Officers -   December 09 CBP Officers Arrest Body Carrier at Douglas Port -   December 08 CBP Officers Confiscate Marijuana, Process Immigration Violators, Recover Undeclared Currency at Lukeville Port -   December 08 Steamroller Concealing Marijuana Contributes to 2 Tons Seized at Laredo Cargo Facility -   December 08 CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge Seize $1.9 Million in Cocaine -   December 07 Hidden Compartments Don’t Stop CBP Officer in San Luis - Close to $700K in Narcotics Seized -   December 07 CBP Issues Holiday Travel Advisory in Detroit: There’s Still Time to Get Documents -   December 07 McAllen Horse Patrol Agents Seize Drugs Concealed in Brush -   December 07 New Assistant Port Director Assumes Command During Busy Holiday Season at Laredo Port of Entry -   December 07 Santa Teresa CBP Officers Make Largest Cocaine Seizure in 5 Years -   December 09 CBP Launches New Maritime Unmanned Aircraft System - Predator B Guardian UAS Unveiled -   December 07 Dulles CBP Arrests Pittsburgh Rape Suspect -   December 07 Border Patrol Seizes $868,000 Worth of Marijuana from Makeshift Backbacks -   December 07 CBP Officers Arrest University of Arizona Student with Marijuana Taped to Legs -   December 05 CBP Snags Marijuana Load at Arizona Port -   December 04 CBP Officer in Arizona Seize $133,412 in Undeclared Currency -   December 04 CBP Southbound Operations Seize Nearly $65,000 at Douglas Port of Entry -   December 04 CBP Officers Seize $176,000 of Marijuana from Doors of Vehicle -   December 04 Federal Fugitive Captured at Border in Washington State -   December 04 CBP Officers Seize $96,000 of Marijuana at Arizona Entry -   December 04 CBP Announces Changes for Commercial Frequent Traveler Program Members -   December 04 Imposters Thwarted by CBP Officers at Nogales Port -   December 04 CBP Captures Chicken-Concealed Cocaine at Dulles -   December 03 Nogales Port of Entry Offers Helpful Traveling Tips for Holiday Season -   December 03 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Fruit with Citrus Black Spot -   December 03 $12 Million Cocaine Bust Surpasses Total FY 09 Seizures for El Centro Sector -   December 03 CBP Seizes Thousands of Counterfeit Jeep Toys, Barbie Dolls -   December 03 CBP Officers Arrest Individuals Attempting to Smuggle Narcotics Taped to Body -   December 03 CBP, ICE Release Annual Report on Counterfeit Goods Seized -   December 03 GOES Web Site Now Available in Spanish -   December 03 El Sitio Web GOES Está Ahora Disponible en Español   -   December 02 CBP Air and Marine Disrupt Drug Smuggling Attempt -   December 02 CBP Stops Boat off Calif. Coast with 22 Illegal Immigrants -   December 02 Customs and Border Protection Buffalo Field Office Announces Fiscal Year 2009 Accomplishments -   December 02 CBP Officers at Hidalgo International Bridge Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon -   December 02 Cannabis Cup Keeps Philly CBP on its Toes - Officers Make Multiple Zero Tolerance Seizures following Amsterdam Event -   December 01 More than 70 Percent of Tower Construction Completed for SBI’s Northern Border Project in Detroit Sector - Gull Island Tower Construction Completed -   December 01 K-9 Finds Marijuana Deep Within Vehicle at Arizona Port -   December 01 More than Just Veggies: CBP Seizes 4,522 Pounds of Marijuana -   December 01 CBP Officers Seize 2,773 Pounds of Marijuana at Lukeville Port of Entry -   December 01 DHS, CBP Launch Communications Campaign for Travelers Returning from Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Search December 2009 for: section sitemap for December 2009 see also: in 2009 News Releases:   November 2009   October 2009   September 2009   August 2009   July 2009   June 2009 ...more News Feeds
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