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Bud Smuggling Attempt -   March 27 CBP Moonwalks Mooncakes, Meat to Incinerator -   March 27 Brownsville CBP Officers Take Custody of Fugitive Wanted by FBI -   March 27 California CBP Finds 'Toilet Paper' Shipment Contains 5 Tons of Dope -   March 27 Marijuana-Laden SUV Nabbed at Texas Checkpoint -   March 27 Alert Border Patrol Agents in Texas Uncover Grass-Lined Truck Bed -   March 27 Border Patrol in West Texas Subdue Man, Seize $1 Million Worth of Cocaine -   March 27 Drug Seizure Activity at El Paso Ports Remains Brisk; Missing Juvenile Among Those Apprehended by CBP -   March 27 CBP Detector Dog Helps Nab $2 Million Worth of Cocaine at JFK -   March 26 CBP Advises Travelers of Temporary Vermont Border Construction -   March 26 Pickup’s Tire Yield Texas CBP Officers 150 Pounds of Dope -   March 26 Women's History Month Celebrated at Brownsville Port of Entry -   March 26 CBP Officers Make Arrests Following Smuggling Attempts at California Ports -   March 26 Border Security Agency Warns of Scam; Reminds Job Applicants Fees Not Required in Process -   March 25 Louisiana CBP Officers First on Scene of Early Morning Accident -   March 25 Calexico CBP Officers Arrest 3 U.S. Citizens, 3 Mexican Nationals Attempting to Smuggle Coke, Meth -   March 25 CBP Officers Arrest Imposter in New York -   March 25 Seattle CBP Officers Don’t Play Around with Recent Seizures -   March 25 CBP Officers ‘Hang-Up’ More than 4 Pounds of Heroin at JFK -   March 25 Texas CBP Officers Seize Meth Hidden in Truck Radiator -   March 25 CBP Detains 2 for Dodging Outstanding Warrants -   March 24 Shipment of Firearms Seized by Cincinnati CBP -   March 24 Brownsville CBP Officers Seize More than $20,000 in Heroin -   March 24 CBP Officers Seize Nearly $28,000 in Marijuana at Brownsville Port of Entry -   March 24 CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa Bridge Find Close to 86 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Truck Tires -   March 23 Violence Against Border Patrol Continues to Linger - Agent Assaulted by 4 Assailants in San Ysidro -   March 23 'Cheesy' Concealment Nets Border Patrol Stash of Heroin -   March 23 Border Patrol Intercepts $800K in Cocaine Stashed in Secret Compartment -   March 23 Port of El Paso RFID Technology Upgrades Complete - Technology Enhancements and Next Generation Travel Documents Mean More Secure, Efficient Borders -   March 23 CBP, ICE Donate $4.1 Million Worth of Shoes to Charity -   March 23 Atlanta CBP Apprehends Fugitive Wanted for Homicide -   March 20 Coordinated Effort by Puerto Rico CBP Nabs 2 Aggravated Felons -   March 20 CBP Advises Travelers of Temporary Border Construction in Champlain, N.Y. -   March 20 Agents Seize More Marijuana in Wellton -   March 20 CBP Seizes $3 Million Hidden in Bus Bound for Mexico -   March 20 CBP Canine 'Thandi' Busy Keeping Agriculture Products Out of Newark Airport -   March 20 Delaware CBP Outruns Invasive Mile-a-Minute Weed -   March 20 CBP Seizes Shipment of Drug Paraphernalia at North Dakota Port -   March 20 Border Patrol in Arizona Busy Nabbing Drug Smugglers -   March 19 CBP Officers in Boston Apprehend Murder Suspect -   March 19 New Orleans CBP Officers Nab Fugitive Working at Port -   March 19 CBP Welcomes New Champlain, N.Y. Port Director -   March 19 CBP Canine Sniffs Out $1.6 Million of Cocaine at Newark, N.J. Airport -   March 19 Missing Anacortes Man Located by CBP in Washington State -   March 19 Shipment Runs Afoul of Memphis CBP -   March 19 CBP Rings in 6th Anniversary at NY Stock Exchange -   March 18 CBP Officers Seize Close to 184 Pounds of Marijuana, Arrest 1 at Progreso International Bridge -   March 18 Combined Law Enforcement Efforts Result in Arrest of 2 at Final Destination -   March 18 New York CBP Officers Arrest Man Wanted for Military Desertion -   March 18 El Paso CBP Officers Find the Green on St. Patrick’s Day, Nearly $300,000 Seized in El Paso -   March 18 New York CBP Officers Discover Hydroponic Marijuana in Gas Tank -   March 18 Newark CBP Agriculture Specialists Discover ‘First in Nation’ Pest -   March 17 CBP Officers Seize $1 Million Worth of Hard Narcotics at Calexico Ports of Entry -   March 17 CBP Officers Seize $1.5 Million in Cocaine, 3 Shotguns at Laredo Port of Entry -   March 17 Wellton Station Agents Track Down Marijuana 'Mules' -   March 17 Border Security Agency Brings Federal Job Opportunities to Memphis - CBP Launches Initiative to Increase Number of Women and Minority Applicants -   March 17 FAST Driver Penalized at Pembina Port for Failing to Declare Fruit -   March 17 CBP Recruits in Jamestown, N.D. on March 24 -   March 17 CBP Intercepts Dangerous Teddy Bears -   March 16 Laredo CBP Officers Seize $100,000 in Marijuana, Arrest 2 Nuevo Laredo Residents -   March 16 Texas CBP Officers Find Female Hidden in Backseat Speaker Box -   March 16 Disguised Delivery Van Fails to Deceive Border Patrol -   March 16 Border Patrol Seizes Cash, Cocaine at California Checkpoint -   March 16 CBP Officers at Texas Bridge Seize $1.9 Million in Cocaine, Arrest Fugitive Wanted for Online Solicitation of a Minor -   March 16 CBP Officers Keep an Eye Out for Counterfeit Sunglasses at Newark Seaport - More than $1.4 Million Worth of Sunglasses Seized -   March 16 CBP Officers Apprehend One of Tennessee’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives on Murder Warrant -   March 16 Dominican Aliens Convicted after Illegal Re-entry -   March 16 Reminder for U.S. and Canadian Travelers: Get Your Documents Now -   March 15 CBP Saves 8 Illegal Aliens Trapped in Drainage Pipe -   March 13 CBP Inspects to Keep St. Patrick’s Day Safe -   March 13 CBP Officers Arrest Roma Resident Smuggling 1-Year-Old -   March 13 CBP Officers Seize $47,430 in Boston -   March 13 CBP Officers at Denver International Airport Apprehend Man Wanted for Aggravated Assault -   March 13 CBP Snuffs Out Shipments of Pot Pipes in Montana -   March 13 CBP Recognizes Employees at Annual Awards Ceremony -   March 13 CBP Tries ‘European Vacation’ to Protect American Agriculture -   March 13 CBP Officers in El Paso Note Increase in Juvenile Drug Smuggling Cases during March -   March 13 New York CBP Advises Travelers to Prepare for Busy Weekend -   March 13 New York CBP Officers Arrest Citizen of France for Misuse of Passport/False Statements -   March 13 CBP Advises Temporary Construction at Roma Port of Entry in Starr County to Begin March 16 -   March 12 Border Patrol in Puerto Rico Wraps Up First Citizens Academy - 15 Members of the Community Learn First Hand about BP Mission -   March 12 CBP Officers at New Mexico Port Find Almost 150 Pounds of Marijuana in Fuel Tank -   March 12 Buffalo CBP Agriculture Specialists Discover Harmful Grass Seeds -   March 12 Texas CBP Officers Seize Close to $1 Million in Cocaine -   March 11 La Aduana Transmite Su Primer Programa de Televisión Completamente en Español   -   March 11 CBP Broadcasts First All Spanish TV Show in Chicago -   March 11 CBP Seizes $2.3 Million in 'Shady' Sunglasses -   March 11 Passport, Visa Fraud Account for 46 Arrests, Prosecutions at California Ports -   March 11 Cocaine, Marijuana Seizures Net El Paso CBP $2.1 Million -   March 11 CBP Agriculture Specialists Capture Red Baron - First Baltimore Sighting of Invasive Cogon Grass Weed Seed -   March 10 Missing Kansas Juvenile Located by CBP in Dunseith, North Dakota -   March 10 CBP in Los Angeles Offers International Travel Tips for Spring Breakers -   March 10 CBP Officers Note Trend in Smuggling: Young Men as Body Carriers -   March 09 Border Patrol Agent Assaulted with Cinder Block -   March 09 CBP Officers Sweep Trailer, Brooms Found Yield $8.1 Million in Cocaine -   March 09 Border Patrol Agents Intercept Dope-Filled Trailer Smuggling Attempt -   March 09 Border Patrol Agents Foil ATM Theft Attempt -   March 09 Narcotics Seizures at Otay Mesa Double in February - CBP Officers Seize More than 6,000 Pounds, Worth About $9 Million -   March 09 New Handheld Night Vision Camera Helps Border Patrol Stop Arson Suspect -   March 09 Vehicle Stop by Tucson Border Patrol Nets Assault Rifles, Ammunition -   March 07 CBP Officers Seize More than $500,000 in Marijuana at Naco Port of Entry -   March 06 Border Patrol Uncovers Big Rig Smuggling Scheme - Agents Arrest 2 Suspected Smugglers, 25 Mexican Nationals -   March 06 CBP Officers at Calexico Downtown Port Stop Another Cocaine Smuggling Attempt -   March 06 For Second Week in a Row CBP Officers Stop 61 Imposters at El Paso Area Ports -   March 06 New York CBP Officers Fine Canadian Citizen for Failure to Report for Inspection -   March 06 Arizona Border Patrol Agents Locate 13 Bundles of Marijuana -   March 06 CBP Officers Seize Gun Powder, Pistol Primers, Bullet Reloads and 2 Rifle Barrels during Outbound Enforcement Operation -   March 06 Border Patrol Agents Thwart Smuggling Attempt in Southwest Texas -   March 06 CBP Officers Seize More than $1.2 Million in Cocaine from Vehicle’s Dash in Brownsville -   March 06 Border Patrol Agents Nab Hondurans Following Texas Break-In -   March 06 Border Patrol Agents Seize $7.6 Million in Cocaine at Texas Checkpoint -   March 06 In Busy Day at Brownsville, Texas Port, CBP Officers Seize $1 Million in Marijuana, Cocaine -   March 06 CBP Nabs Hitchhiking Pests; Orders Shipping Container Re-Exported -   March 06 CBP Hits Fake Currency Jackpot Hidden in International Air Mail -   March 05 Awareness Campaign for Spring Break Travelers to Mexico Launched in Brownsville -   March 05 Border Patrol Canine Sniffs Out Meth, Cocaine in Hidden Compartment -   March 05 Border Patrol in South Texas Seizes More Than $3.6 Million in Narcotics in 6 Separate Incidents -   March 05 Gunshots Fired During Border Patrol Marijuana Seizure -   March 05 CBP Agriculture Specialists Recruit at Prairie View A&M University -   March 05 CBP Announces Daylight Savings Time Hours of Operation for Brownsville Ports of Entry -   March 05 Border Patrol Agents Seize More than $1.5 Million Worth of Marijuana at Sarita Checkpoint -   March 05 CBP Morgan City Apprehends 9 Illegal Aliens Working Offshore -   March 04 El Paso CBP Officers Arrest Juvenile for Smuggling Cocaine in Car Battery -   March 04 Border Patrol Agents Rescue Mexican National -   March 04 CBP Officers Seize Close to 135 Pounds of Marijuana – 1 Arrested on Federal Drug Charges -   March 04 ‘B.C. Bud’ Backpacked Across U.S. Border near Lynden Port of Entry Stopped through Joint Efforts -   March 04 Texas Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly 3 Tons of Marijuana -   March 04 RFID Technology Upgrades Installation Begins in Washington State -   March 04 Border Patrol in San Diego Snatches Multiple Loads from Smugglers -   March 04 Woman Gives Birth at California Border Patrol Checkpoint -   March 04 CBP, ICE: 'No Soup for You' - Sister Border Security Agencies Foil Dopey Soup Smuggling -   March 04 Sea-Tac CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Destructive Pests -   March 04 San Diego CBP Adjusts Operating Hours to Accommodate Daylight Savings Time Difference -   March 04 History Making Flight from Russia Cleared by El Paso CBP -   March 03 CBP Officers Stop 5 Narcotic Smuggling Attempts at Calexico Downtown Port -   March 03 CBP Officers Seize Cache of Weapons, Arrest 1 at Laredo Port of Entry -   March 03 Daylight Savings Time Changes Prompt Temporary Adjustments in Operational Hours at El Paso Area Border Crossings -   March 03 Border Patrol Finds Buckets of Drugs -   March 03 CBP and Idaho's Kootenai Tribe Sign Memorandum of Agreement to Develop Enhanced Tribal Card -   March 03 Border Patrol Agents Rescue Subject from Rio Grande River -   March 03 Brownsville CBP Officers Seize Nearly $24,000 in Marijuana from Vehicle’s Floor -   March 03 CBP Laboratory and Scientific Services Director Named World Customs Organization Scientific Subcommittee Chair -   March 02 CBP Officers at Roma International Bridge Seize Cocaine, Arrest Houston Man on Federal Drug Charges -   March 02 Alleged Texas Child Sex Offender Captured at Washington State Border -   March 02 CBP Officers Seize $500K Found in Spare Tire, Laundry Detergent Box during Outbound Enforcement Operation -   March 02 Buffalo CBP Officers Arrest Citizen of Colombia for False Claim to Citizenship -   March 02 CBP Officers Seize $113,000 in Marijuana from False Compartment of Truck in Brownsville -   March 02 CBP Agricultural Specialist Awarded for Efforts Interdicting Asian Gypsy Moth Search March 2009 for: section sitemap for March 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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