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Second Big Cocaine Seizure at Checkpoint in Three Days

Phoenix Woman Apprehended With 44 Magnum and Narcotics at the Douglas Port of Entry

Border Patrol seizes More Than $2 Million Dollars Worth of Marijuana - Eagle Pass South Agents Seize 2,800 Pounds in One Hour

CBP Officers Take Custody of a Fugitive Wanted by State of Texas on Multiple Charges Including Murder, Criminal Attempt at Murder and Two Counts of Child Endangerment

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $371,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry

Agents Arrest Backpackers Hauling Marijuana

Cocaine and Methamphetamine Seizure at Checkpoint

CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Rescue Family

CBP Officers in Buffalo Arrest Wanted Felon

First Nationwide Pest Interception by Agriculture Specialists

New “First in the Nation” Pest Halted at LA/LB Seaport - Interception Marks Second “First in the Nation” for CBP Los Angeles in Past Two Months

CBP Thwarts Human Smuggling Attempt at Sea

Murder Suspect Encountered During Routine Patrol in Yuma Sector

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Marijuana Valued at $92,000 at Brownsville Port of Entry

Travel Advisory - CBP Provides Travel Tips for Labor Day Holiday Weekend

CBP Officers in Buffalo Arrest a Chinese Imposter on False Statements and Forgery Charges

Chicago CBP Seize Five Kilos of Opium Woodchips

6.8 Kilos of Cocaine Found at Blue Water Bridge

CBP Conducts Special Agriculture Operation on Truck Cabs at North Dakota Port of Entry

Marijuana Bust in St. Clair County - CBP Air Interdiction Agents Spot Marijuana Field While on Patrol

Eagle Pass Agents Foil Smuggling Attempt - Border Patrol Checkpoint Inspection Yields Hidden Marijuana

Assailant Kicks CBP Officer in the Face, Naco Port of Entry

CBP and Mexico Consulate Announce the Opening of a Satellite Mexico Consulate office at Gateway International Bridge

CBP Officers Seize 2,520 Pounds of Marijuana in 3 Separate Attempts

CBP U.S. Border Patrol Performs Two Successful Rescues in Five Hours

CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Methamphetamine

CBP Seizes 4,000 Rounds of Live High Powered Ammunition during Southbound Enforcement Operation at Pharr International Bridge, Two Men Arrested

CBP Officers Seize Marijuana at Lukeville Port of Entry

CBP in San Diego Makes Largest Methamphetamine Seizure at Sea - Stops 144 Pounds from Entering U.S.

More Than $4 Million Worth of Cocaine Seized by U.S. Border Patrol in Texas - Air & Marine and Local Law Enforcement Assist Agents

CBP Discovers 200 Pounds of Fresh Dates on Passenger - Dates Can Carry Diseases and Insects Potentially Catastrophic to U.S. Agriculture

Half-Million Dollar Cocaine Cache Intercepted at U.S. Border Patrol Checkpoint

CBP Officers Discover Marijuana Hidden inside Passenger Area of a Van in Southern California

CBP Officers Seize Marijuana at El Paso Ports This Weekend

CBP Assists with Apprehension of Individuals Smuggling Cubans into Mona Island - CBP Aircraft Caught "Red-Handed" a Vessel Dropping Off Cuban Aliens

U.S. Border Patrol Agents "Spoil" Narcotic Smuggling Attempt within Watermelon Cargo on Highway 86

CBP Officers in Brownsville Arrest Kidnapping Suspect

Southbound Lane Construction at the Bridge of the Americas

Cincinnati CBP Officers Discover Marijuana in Tombstone

CBP, ICE, LAPD Joint Operation Yields $6.2 Million in Counterfeit Jeans

U.S. Border Patrol Agents Find Marijuana in Stolen Truck

Million Dollar Heroin Seizure at Checkpoint

US Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize 1,207 Grams of Heroin at San Juan’s International Airport

El Paso CBP Officers Make Half-Million Dollar Currency Seizure

Chicago CBP Officers Arrest Fugitive Sex Offender

Border Patrol Breaks Ground on New Ajo Station

Federal Authorities Prosecute Two Dominicans for Alien Smuggling

Border Patrol Arrest Murder Suspect

CBP U.S. Border Patrol Foils 2 Marijuana Growing Operations

Calexico CBP Officers Foil Attempt to Smuggle $2.3 Million in Marijuana - Drugs Hidden Among Tractor-trailer Carrying Medical Supplies

Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than 1,200 Pounds of Dope at Falfurrias Checkpoint

Cincinnati CBP Officers Seize 40 Pounds of Synthetic Marijuana Compound

Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry Take Custody of Homicide Suspect

CBP Officer Saves Child from Choking

CBP Stops Identity Thief after 23 Years of Posing as Another Person

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Arrest Man Wanted for Military Desertion

CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize a Load of Cocaine Found Hidden in a Pickup Truck – One Man Arrested

CBP Port of Sandusky First Canadian International Fly-In

CBP Catches Alleged Kidnapper, Ten Others with Warrants

CBP Retrieves Marijuana Bundles from River

Checkpoint Operations Net Cash Seizure

CBP Arrests Mexicali Resident for Cocaine Smuggling at California Port

CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Apprehend Two Fugitives Wanted for Armed Felony/Robbery with a Deadly Weapon

CBP Officers Find $285,000 in Spare Tire at Douglas Port of Entry

Detroit Metropolitan Airport CBP Officers Continue to Serve and Protect Throughout July

CBP Stops $435K in One Outbound Seizure

Grand Portage CBP Officers Arrest Fugitive

CBP Interdicts Vessel Carrying 241 Kilograms of Cocaine

Agents Net Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Dope in Past 2 Days

Firewood: Burn It Where You Get It

CBP Officers Arrest U.S. Army Deserter at Chief Mountain Border Crossing

Trifecta Yields $1.2 Million in Narcotic Seizures

Buffalo Border Crossing CBP Officers Seize more than 17 Pounds of Marijuana

Rio Grande Valley Sector Agents Rescue 2 in Separate Incidents

Local Law Enforcement, CBP U.S. Border Patrol Partner in 220-Pound Seizure

CBP Officers at Santa Teresa Port Bust Two Albuquerque Teens with Over 500 Pounds of Marijuana

CBP Officer Discovers Emerald Ash Borer in Firewood

Wanted Fugitive Turned Over to U.S. Authorities at Buffalo Border Crossing

CBP Officers at the Progreso International Bridge Take Custody of Mexican National Wanted by the State of Texas on an Alleged Charge of Sexual Assault

Cincinnati DHL CBP Find Drugs which Lead to Arrest in Illinois

CBP Officers Seize $1.4 Million in Cocaine, Arrest Two

South Texas Agent Receives Border Patrol Purple Cross

CBP Hosts Inaugural Celebration of Heritage and Diversity

Canadian Citizen Arrested with Marijuana at Warroad Border Crossing

CBP Officers Seize $9.3 Million in Cocaine in One Weekend

Federal Officers at the Calexico Downtown Port Intercept over $2,000,000 in U.S. Currency

Nogales CBP Officers Seize More Than $20,000in Undeclared Currency

San Luis CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth More Than $3 Million

CBP Donates Computers to Local Area Schools

Dangerous Felon Arrested at the Grand Portage Port of Entry

Drug-Sniffing Dog Chile Helps N.M. CBP Officers Find Concealed Drugs

U.S. Border Patrol El Centro Sector Week-in Review

Border Patrol Agents Arrest Man with Extensive Criminal History

Dominican Alien Arrested in Virgin Islands

Agents Seize 1,700 Pounds of Marijuana

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $1.7 Million in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry

CBP Arrests LA Resident for Cocaine Smuggling

CBP Seizes 268 Pounds of Marijuana Stuffed in Minivan

Congressional Staffers Visit CBP Texas Facilities

CBP Helicopter Crew Locates Missing Hiker in Baker Lake Wilderness Area

CBP Officers in Texas Seize 3,800 pounds of Marijuana from Truckers

CBP at JFK Seizes Heroin Embedded in Hangers

Border Patrol Seizes $800,000 in Marijuana in Arizona

CBP Marine Interdiction Agents Stop 2 Illegal Immigration Attempts off San Diego Coast

Woman Arrested for Attempting to Smuggle Methamphetamine Taped to Body

Agents Foil Multiple Smuggling Attempts - Seize Nearly a Ton of Marijuana

CBP Officers at the Pharr International Bridge Seize Cocaine valued at $2.7 Million

CBP Intercepts Highly Destructive Pest - Insect Thrives on Grains, Seeds; Can Live Six Years in Dormant State

CBP in Southern California Catches Two Fugitives with Warrants for Child Pornography and Child Sex Exploitation

More Than $1 Million in Cocaine Seized at Checkpoint

Agents Seize Dope Stashed in Abandoned House

Convicted Sex Offender Arrested on U.S. and Mexico Border

Miami Sector Border Patrol Agents Apprehend 31 Illegal Cubans

CBP Officers Find Cocaine Strapped to Bodies of Two Smugglers

Calexico Port Officers Seize $800,000 worth of Narcotics over the Weekend

Pharr International Bridge Begins Operating SENTRI Lane

Border Patrol Agents in El Centro Rescue Six Illegal Aliens from Desert

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