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Port of Entry -   June 30 CBP Officers at Calexico Ports Seize Narcotics Valued at $1 Million in 14 Unrelated Incidents -   June 30 Big Rigs with Marijuana Seized at Checkpoints -   June 30 New York CBP Officers Intercept Marijuana Smuggling Attempt -   June 30 CBP Offers Travel Planning Tips to Facilitate Processing of Summer Border Crossers at Laredo Port of Entry -   June 30 New Employees Sworn-In, First in 50 Years Directly Placed in Blaine Sector -   June 30 Border Patrol Agents Seize Unreported Cash -   June 30 Border Patrol Beacons Help Locate Lost Tourist -   June 29 CBP Arrests Suspect Active Felony Warrant at Douglas Port of Entry -   June 29 CBP Officers Seize $230,000 in Marijuana from Spare Tire at Douglas Port of Entry -   June 29 CBP Officers Seize $126,000 in Marijuana from Vehicle’s Gas Tank in Laredo -   June 29 CBP Officers at Pharr/Reynosa International Bridge Find Cocaine Hidden in Secret Vehicle Compartment -   June 29 CBP Travel Planning Tips to Facilitate Summer Border Crossing at Brownsville Port of Entry -   June 29 CBP Moves to New Office at Seasonal Port of Grand Marais, Minn. -   June 29 CBP Officers Nail Man Smuggling Drugs in Wooden Flooring -   June 29 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Destructive Beetle in California -   June 29 CBP Offers Travel Planning Tips to Facilitate Processing ofSummer Travelers, Visitors at Eagle Pass Port of Entry -   June 29 Helpful Tips for U.S.-Canadian Border Travelers during the Summer Holidays -   June 29 Cocaine, Meth Intercepted at Border Patrol Checkpoint -   June 29 Border Patrol Agents Seize 5,059 Pounds of Marijuana Worth $4 Million -   June 29 Planning Now will Enhance Border Crossing on Fourth of July Weekend -   June 29 Arizona Border Patrol Foils 386 Pound Drug Smuggling Attempt -   June 28 CBP Officers Arrest Tucson Couple, Seize $225,000 in Marijuana -   June 26 CBP Unveils Valor Memorial at Ceremony in New Orleans -   June 26 Worker for Border Patrol Unscathed after Shooting Incident -   June 26 CBP Officers at Newark Seaport Seize $10 Million in Counterfeits -   June 25 Border Patrol Interrupts Drug Smuggling Operation -   June 25 CBP Officers Seize $255,000 Worth of Marijuana at Arizona Entry -   June 25 New CBP Operations Director Sworn In for San Diego Area -   June 25 Hit-and-Run Suspect Arrested by Southern California Border Patrol Agent -   June 25 Border Patrol Announces New Leader of Maine Station -   June 25 U.S. Electronic Travel Authorization Program Tops 8 Million Registrants -   June 24 CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge Detain Fugitive Escapee Wanted by U.S. Marshals Service -   June 24 Border Patrol Agents on ATVs Discover Weapons, Narcotics -   June 24 CBP Unpacks Khat from Travelers Luggage -   June 24 Absconder Arrested by CBP Officers at Naco Port of Entry -   June 24 Los Angeles CBP Seizes 10,900 Pairs of Fake Nike Shoes -   June 24 CBP Recognized as ‘Patriotic Employer’ by Guard and Reserve Committee -   June 23 Florida CBP Seizes Counterfeit Watches Valued at $140,000 -   June 23 Nogales CBP Ends Fugitive’s 32 Years on the Run -   June 23 Picture Frame Contains $200,000 in Heroin at Brownsville Port of Entry -   June 23 Nogales CBP Officers Arrest Idaho Man on Outstanding Rape Charges -   June 23 CBP Officers Discovered More than 50 Live Chickens, Roosters at Gateway International Bridge -   June 22 CBP Names Assistant Commissioner Baldwin ACE Executive Business Owner -   June 22 Blaine Border Patrol Agents Seize More than 64 Pounds of Marijuana -   June 22 $239,720 in Undeclared Currency Seized During Outbound Traveler Inspection at San Luis Port -   June 22 Border Patrol Agents Seize $1.4M in Drugs, Apprehend Aliens at Checkpoint -   June 22 CBP Officers at Calexico Downtown Port Stop Smugglers with Narcotics Taped to Their Bodies - Officers Also Recover Meth from Gas Tank -   June 22 $300K in Marijuana Intercepted by Border Patrol in East County -   June 22 Havre Sector Agents Hold Presentation for Marias Heritage Center -   June 22 CBP Virtual Job Fair Opens for Entry Level Positions -   June 19 Havre Sector Agents Seize Marijuana, Hashish, Arrest 1 Suspect -   June 19 San Diego CBP Officers Stop Almost $1 Million Worth of Narcotics from Entering the U.S. -   June 19 Border Patrol Arrests Surfers Towing Marijuana-Loaded Surfboard -   June 19 CBP Officers Seize More than Half a Ton of Marijuana in El Paso -   June 19 Lake Charles CBP Officers Apprehend Indiana Fugitive Wanted on Child Molestation Charges -   June 19 Brownsville CBP Officers Arrest Man Wanted on Charges of Sexual Assault of an Elderly Person -   June 19 CBP Reads Between Lines, Seizes Marijuana-Filled Magazine -   June 18 CBP Unmanned Aircraft Leading Surveillance Operation on Northern Border -   June 18 CBP Officers Seize 13 Pounds Cocaine at Eagle Pass Port of Entry -   June 18 Border Patrol Thwarts 3 Smuggling Schemes, Arrest 44 Illegal Aliens -   June 18 Laredo CBP Officers Seize $107,000 in Marijuana from Vehicle’s Gas Tank -   June 18 Calexico CBP Intercept Baby Stroller Full of Marijuana, Stop 3 Additional Smuggling Attempts -   June 17 CBP Discovers Previously Unknown Pest in Houston -   June 17 2 CBP Employees Named WIFLE Award Recipients -   June 17 Suspect Arrested by CBP Officers at Peace Arch on Outstanding Warrants -   June 17 CBP Officers at Newark Airport Bag 45 Pounds of Cocaine Worth $2M -   June 17 CBP Officers Intercept Gun, Money, Dope in Arizona -   June 17 CBP Apprehends U.S. Army Deserter at Sea-Tac Airport -   June 17 CBP Seizes nearly 2,000 Rounds of Ammunition Bound for Mexico -   June 17 Stripped Gears — CBP Officers in Texas Seize Cocaine Found Hidden in Truck’s Transmission -   June 16 CBP Expands Minnesota NEXUS Enrollment Center Hours -   June 16 Border Patrol Arrests Alien Convicted of Child Sex Offense -   June 16 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Fruit Flies at Miami International -   June 16 Man Charged in Big Bend National Park Smuggling Case -   June 16 CBP Officers Have Busy Week in Arizona, Seize more than $2 Million in Drugs -   June 16 Border Patrol Checkpoints Net Nearly 200 Pounds of Marijuana from 2 Vehicles -   June 16 Border Patrol Agents Seize Marijuana, Arrest 3 in Yuma -   June 16 CBP Penalizes Driver, Revokes Trusted Traveler Card -   June 16 CBP Apprehends Fugitive at California/Mexico Border Wanted in Las Vegas for Homicide -   June 16 Teamwork Stops Pest at Northern Border -   June 15 Houston CBP Seizes Nearly $180K in Undeclared Cash -   June 15 Narcotics Worth More than $1.4 Million Seized at Calexico Downtown Port -   June 15 CBP Officers Seize $92K in Marijuana from Tire, Apprehend Fugitive Wanted by ATF -   June 15 Federal Fugitive Captured at Washington State Border -   June 15 Newark CBP Intercepts $4M Worth of Cocaine in Transit from Bolivia to Canada -   June 15 CBP in Los Angeles Donates 3,696 Shirts to Charity -   June 15 Pharr/Reynosa CBP Seize Cocaine Hidden in Vehicle, Arrest Mexican National on Federal Drug Charges -   June 13 CBP Officers Seize $110,000 in Marijuana from Vehicles Tires at Naco Port -   June 12 CBP Seizes Cocaine during Morning Rush Hour at Tecate -   June 12 CBP Officers Identify Numerous Violations during Last Week -   June 12 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Asian Gypsy Moth in Charleston -   June 11 Nearly $1.5M of Marijuana Intercepted at Border Patrol Checkpoint -   June 11 Texas CBP Officers Seize Assault Rifle, Accessories during Outbound Operation -   June 11 77 Pounds of Cocaine Stopped at Calexico East Port of Entry -   June 11 Douglas CBP Officers Intercept $1.5 Million in Narcotics Smuggling Attempts -   June 11 Border Patrol Agents Find 2,200 Pounds of Dope in Pick-Up inside Abandoned Trailer -   June 11 Border Patrol Agents in Texas Deflate Smugglers Plans -   June 11 Border Patrol, National Park Service Rescue 6, 1 Found Dead -   June 11 CBP Issuing New Trusted Traveler Cards for Commercial Drivers - Border Crossing Program Members Asked to Update Contact Information -   June 11 CBP Marine Crew Saves 2 Texas Men Thrown from Boat -   June 11 CBP Learns that 101 Pounds of Khat Does Not Compute -   June 11 Tucson Smuggling Attempts Yield Border Patrol Nearly 3 Tons of Dope Worth $4.5 Million -   June 11 Border Patrol Thwarts Second Big Rig Smuggling Attempt in Less than a Week -   June 11 CBP Officers Seize Suitcase of Marijuana at Douglas Port of Entry -   June 11 Border Patrol, CBP Air and Marine, DPS Join Forces to Stop 225 Pound Marijuana Load -   June 11 Smuggler Abandons Narcotics Load Near Rio Grande River -   June 11 Rio Grande City Agents Net More than a Ton of Dope -   June 10 Marijuana, Cocaine Worth Close to $1.3 Million Seized Over the Weekend in Lukeville -   June 10 Border Patrol Agents Arrest Teenage Suspect, Seize AK-47 -   June 10 CBP Officers at Progreso International Bridge Seize Cocaine, Arrest Houston Man on Federal Drug Charges -   June 10 $26,000 in Meth Discovered by Brownsville CBP -   June 10 CBP Cashes in on Outbound Currency Inspections - Officers Seize $138,000; Traveler Arrested -   June 10 CBP Officers in Brownsville Take Custody of Fugitive Wanted By U.S. Marshals -   June 09 Border Patrol K-9 Detects Marijuana at Arizona Checkpoint -   June 09 CBP Officers Apprehend 2 Catahoula Escapees Attempting to Re-Enter U.S. -   June 09 Border Patrol Nabs 22 Illegal Immigrants on California Beach -   June 09 Border Patrol Agents Seize 3,000 Pounds of Marijuana in Texas -   June 08 CBP Officers Seize Close to $340,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry -   June 08 CBP Arrests Fugitive at International Falls, Minn. Border Entry -   June 08 Border Patrol Trips Up Surfer Hauling Dope-Filled Duffel Bag -   June 08 CBP Officers Seize Almost $600,000 in Narcotics, Arrest 2 Male Suspects -   June 08 Puerto Rico Law Enforcement Wins Operation Stonegarden Grant; Will Work with Border Patrol on Coastal Protection -   June 08 Border Patrol Agents Find 975 Pounds of Dope in Texas Horse Trailer -   June 08 Border Patrol Nabs Smuggler, 73 Mexican Migrants -   June 08 Weekend Bust Nets More Than 3 Tons of Marijuana at South Texas Checkpoint -   June 08 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Designates Chaplain at Warroad, Minn. -   June 05 In the Tank: Border Patrol Seizes Drugs in Southern California Busts -   June 05 Violent Suspect Turned Over to CBP at Pacific Highway Port of Entry -   June 05 CBP Officers Seize More than Half a Ton of Marijuana in Commercial Shipment of Metal Sheets -   June 05 Brownsville CBP Discovers 150 Pounds of Dope in Vans Roof -   June 04 Suspect Caught with More than 20 Pounds of Meth Valued at $1.5 Million -   June 04 CBP Officers Arrest Female Impostor Claiming U.S. Citizenship -   June 04 Agents Seize Semi-Automatic Weapons near Rio Grande River -   June 03 Drugs, Drug Paraphernalia Seized in North Dakota Outbound Inspection -   June 03 CBP Arrests Absconder at Arizona Port -   June 03 CBP Officers Seize Close to $1.5 Million in Cocaine and Marijuana, Arrest 3 at Brownsville Ports of Entry -   June 03 CBP Officers Apprehend Kidnapping Suspect at Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge -   June 03 Seat Cushions Found to Conceal $430K in Marijuana at Douglas Port of Entry -   June 02 Border Fence Prevents Drug Smuggling Attempt in Arizona -   June 02 Border Patrol Takes Drugs off Major California Freeways -   June 02 Agents Uncover Half a Ton of Marijuana along Rio Grande River -   June 02 Marijuana Seized, 4 Impostors Arrested at San Luis Port -   June 02 Full WHTI Implementation Results in Arrest of Imposter with U.S. Passport -   June 02 CBP Officers Take Custody of Fugitive Wanted in Hidalgo County -   June 02 CBP Officers Apprehend Illegal Aliens Hiding in Rail Car -   June 01 CBP Interdicts Ecstasy at Peace Arch Port of Entry -   June 01 Border Patrol Drug Seizures in Rio Grande Valley on Track for Record Year -   June 01 Man Wanted for Homicide Arrested at Calexico Downtown Port -   June 01 166 Pounds of Marijuana Intercepted at Border Patrol Checkpoint -   June 01 New Documents to Assist ACE Transition -   June 01 Senator Tester Attends Grand Opening of New U.S. Border Patrol Station -   June 01 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Man with Extensive Criminal History Search June 2009 for: section sitemap for June 2009 see also: in 2009 News Releases:   December 2009   November 2009   October 2009   September 2009   August 2009   July 2009 ...more News Feeds
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