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Marie Interdict Internal Narcotics Carrier -   June 23 CBP Detroit Implements 'Ready Lane' Pilot Program - RFID-Enabled Documents Get Special Lane During Program -   June 23 CBP Seizes Child Porn at Border, Canadian Arrested -   June 23 Calexico Port Officers Discover Liquid Methamphetamine Hidden in SUV Washer Reservoir -   June 23 CBP Officers in Buffalo Arrest 2 Imposters in Separate Cases -   June 22 CBP Officers at Los Ebanos Ferry Crossing Seize Marijuana Found Hidden In Car Tires -   June 22 CBP Officers at the Pharr International Bridge Seize $2.1 Million in Cocaine - Two Men Arrested -   June 22 Van Packed with Marijuana Seized By Rio Grande City Agents -   June 22 CBP Chicago K-9 Rambo Seizes 23 Pounds of Opium in One Week -   June 21 Border Patrol Marijuana Seizures Net More Than 1,550 Pounds - Combined value at more than $1.2 million -   June 21 Technology, Canines Continue to Prove Effectiveness -   June 21 High-Tech X-ray Detects Illegal Exportation of $20,000 Douglas Port of Entry -   June 21 Dulles CBP Officers Find Cocaine Hidden in Soup Packets -   June 21 CBP Officers Seize Heroin and Cocaine Hidden in Bicycle and Truck at Brownsville Port of Entry - Two Separate Seizures Net $1.3 Million over Father’s Day Weekend -   June 20 CBP Officers at the Progreso International Bridge Seize Methamphetamine during Father’s Day Weekend - One Man Arrested -   June 20 CBP Officers Seize Fake Disney Piñatas at Douglas Port of Entry -   June 18 CBP’s U.S. Border Patrol Opens 'Green' Station in Maine - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held in Fort Fairfield -   June 18 Semi Truck Yields More Than $250,000 in Marijuana -   June 18 Andrade Port Officers Intercept 28 Pounds of Cocaine -   June 18 Illegal Israeli Alien and Smugglers Apprehended on Harsen’s Island -   June 18 Agents Render Aid to Injured Man in Texas -   June 18 CBP Officers Foil a $3 Million Cocaine Smuggling Attempt -   June 17 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Over Half a Million Mexican White Heroin Found Hidden in Pickup Truck -   June 17 CBP Officers Seize Weapons, Ammunition from Traveler Exiting the U.S. -   June 17 CBP Officers Seize More Than $450,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry -   June 17 Havre Border Patrol Donates Computers to Local Organizations -   June 17 CBP's U.S. Border Patrol Dedicates Memorial to First Agent on Northern Border Killed in Line of Duty -   June 16 Eagle Pass Border Patrol Rescues Smuggler - Non-Swimmer Tied to 4 Duffle Bags of Marijuana -   June 16 CBP Canine Team Intercepts Duck Tongues at John F. Kennedy International Airport -   June 16 SENTRI Member Intercepted With Narcotics in Vehicle -   June 16 CBP Officers at Brownsville Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted for Failure to Register as Sex Offender -   June 16 CBP Officers in El Paso Seize More Than 20 Pounds of Cocaine -   June 16 CBP Chicago K-9 Rambo Seizes Opium Bound for Milwaukee -   June 15 Convicted Rapist Sentenced to 70 Months for Illegally Entering U.S. - Twice-Deported Salvadoran had History of Violent Crime -   June 15 CBP Officers at Hidalgo International Bridge Apprehend Southbound Fugitive -   June 15 CBP in San Diego Catches Fugitives Over Weekend -   June 15 CBP Officers Seize More Than $400,000 in Black Tar Heroin and Marijuana at Brownsville Port of Entry -   June 14 CBP’s U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Hidden Narcotics at Checkpoint -   June 14 CBP Discovers Cocaine Concealed in Shipping Container - Estimated $2 Million in Narcotics Seized -   June 14 CBP Officers Seize Crystal Methamphetamine at Douglas Port of Entry -   June 13 Convicted Child Molester Caught By CBP Officers at Douglas Port of Entry -   June 12 CBP and USCG Intercept Stowaways in Charleston -   June 11 Customs and Border Protection at the Brownsville Port of Entry Introduces Newly-Appointed Passenger Service Manager -   June 11 JFK CBP Officers Seize $3,600 in Counterfeit Currency -   June 11 Calexico Port Officers Seize Over $300,000 Worth of Narcotics -   June 10 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize More Than 11,000 Pounds of Marijuana -   June 10 CBP Officers Seize Almost 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana Over Four-Day Stretch -   June 10 Travel Advisory: Temporary Road Closure Near the Peace Arch Port of Entry on Sunday, June 13 -   June 10 Dallas CBP Seizes Counterfeit PlayStation 2 and Compact Disc RW Drives - Appraised Suggested Retail Price Totals More Than $150,000 -   June 09 LA CBP Donates $2.3 Million In Seized Clothing - Thousands of Counterfeit Athletic Shoes, Jackets and Pants Going to the Needy -   June 09 Rescues Are A Reminder of Desert Dangers -   June 09 Agents Net Close to 2 Tons of Marijuana Tuesday -   June 09 U.S. Border Patrol Seizes Marijuana Backpacks, Arrests Smuggler -   June 09 Murdered CBP Officer’s Sons Receive College Bonds from Marine Law Enforcement Foundation - Family Reminds Public: Killer Still Not Apprehended -   June 09 CBP Officers in Sault Ste. Marie Arrest Two in Alien Smuggling Case -   June 09 CBP Port Huron Seizes $4 Million in Ecstasy -   June 08 Brownsville U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Intercept Two Women for Alleged Violations of Immigration Law -   June 08 Calexico East Port Officers Arrest U.S. Citizen for Cocaine Smuggling -   June 08 CBP Officers at Hidalgo-Pharr International Bridges Seize $3.4 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana -   June 08 Boston CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive -   June 08 CBP Reports Activities at Sault Ste. Marie Port of Entry -   June 08 CBP LA Intercepts Fruit Flies in Mangos - "Flies in the Mail" -   June 08 CBP and ICE Partner to Stop the Flow of Counterfeit Goods Through Savannah -   June 08 Corpus Christi Agents Disrupt $82 Million of Cocaine -   June 08 GSA, CBP Announce Summer 2010 Plans for Border Traffic Revisions at Peace Arch in Blaine, Wash. -   June 07 Western Desert Yields $1.2 Million in Marijuana -   June 07 Four Undocumented Individuals Attempt Entry at the Douglas Port of Entry -   June 07 $9 Million in Marijuana Stopped by CBP in Railroad Shipment - More Than 4.5 Tons Seized -   June 07 CBP in California Intercepts Narcotics, Currency, including $3 Million Worth in Shipment of Seashells -   June 07 Del Rio Sector Agents Make Four Marijuana Seizures in Three Days - Enforcement Efforts Result in 900 Pounds of Pot Nabbed -   June 07 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Nearly $1.3 Million Dollars in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry -   June 07 Eagle Pass Agents Arrest Registered Sex Offender - Mexican National Apprehended for Illegal Entry Less Than One Month After Deportation -   June 05 Construction at San Luis to Provide Shade to CBP Officers and Travelers -   June 05 CBP Officers in Champlain, N.Y. Arrest Imposter -   June 04 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Intercept Three Alleged Female Impostors in Three Days -   June 04 CBP Conducts Special Agricultural Operation at the Pembina Port of Entry -   June 04 Memorial Day Weekend Sets Off Busy Week for Border Patrol -   June 04 Customs and Border Protection Officers Remain Vigilant During Memorial Day Holiday Weekend - Seizures, Arrest, and an Unwanted Pest at Detroit Metropolitan Airport -   June 04 Memorial Day Weekend Quiet for CBP at International Bridge -   June 04 CBP Officers Foil Several Attempts to Smuggle Half-Million in Drugs into U. S. -   June 04 Mother and Son Fugitives Turned Over to U.S. Authorities at Buffalo Border Crossing -   June 03 Coordinated CBP Patrols Net Nearly 4,600 Pounds of Marijuana in Less Than 48 Hours -   June 03 Off-Duty CBP Officer Saves Man's Life -   June 03 Lukeville CBP Officers Seize More than 234 Pounds of Marijuana -   June 03 CBP Officers in Arizona Discover Cocaine in Gas Tank -   June 03 CBP Officers Seize Methamphetamine at Progreso International Bridge -   June 03 CBP Officers Find 239 Pounds of Marijuana in Ground Packer -   June 03 Previously Deported Dominican Alien Arrested by CBP - Deported in 1996 after Narcotics Conviction in Massachusetts -   June 03 U.S. Border Patrol’s Spokane Sector Launches Text Messaging and Web Tip Service -   June 02 Defense in Depth Aids in Arizona Marijuana Seizures -   June 02 Boat with $1.4 Million of Marijuana Nabbed by U.S. Border Patrol - Agents Arrest 13 Mexican Nationals in Separate Maritime Smuggling Incident -   June 02 Border Patrol Agents Seize Marijuana, Conduct Rescues Over Holiday Weekend -   June 01 Philly International Airport Leads CBP into the 21st Century - First in the Nation to Use Automated I-94W -   June 01 2 Canadians Arrested in Marijuana Smuggling Case on Olympic Peninsula - CBP Collaborative Effort Nets 547 Pounds ‘B.C. Bud’ -   June 01 Border Patrol Agents Rescue Five People in Arizona Desert -   June 01 Future CBP Officers Succeed in Explorer Competition June 1, 2010 -   June 01 Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue Saves Three Stranded Men in Chocolate Mountains -   June 01 CBP Apprehends Aggravated Felon Attempting to Enter U.S. Search June 2010 for: section sitemap for June 2010 see also: in 2010 News Releases:   December 2010   November 2010   October 2010   September 2010   August 2010   July 2010 ...more News Feeds
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