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Brings CBP 3,000 Arrests, $17M in Drugs Seized -   February 23 CBP Officers at Pharr, Hidalgo Bridges Seize $1.2 Million in Crystal Meth, Cocaine -   February 23 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Stops Maritime Smuggling Attempt Near Camp Pendleton Beach -   February 23 CBP Personnel Seize Assault Rifles, High Capacity Magazines -   February 23 Calexico Agents Start Week With Arrest, $800K Cocaine Seizure -   February 23 Agents Continue to Crack Down on Drug Smuggling -   February 23 CBP Seizes $381K in Currency Bound for Mexico in Brownsville -   February 23 CBP Announces Fiscal Year 2010 Achievements for San Diego Air and Marine Branch, El Centro Air Branch -   February 23 CBP Officers in Calif. Intercept $257,280 in U.S. Currency Bound for Mexico -   February 23 CBP Unmasks $112K in Fake MAC Make-up Brushes - 5,400 Counterfeit Make-up Brushes From China Seized at LAX -   February 22 CBP Officers in Texas Seize $1.9 Million in Brown Heroin in One Day -   February 22 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Intercepts $742,000 in Drugs -   February 22 CBP Announces Fiscal Year 2010 Achievements for Southern California Ports of Entry -   February 22 Outbound Traveler Arrested by Minneapolis CBP Officers -   February 22 El Paso-Area Ports Stop Multiple Prohibited Agriculture Items This Week -   February 22 CBP Discovers Asian Gypsy Moth Eggs in New Orleans -   February 17 CBP Officers Working Outbound Operations at the Pharr International Bridge Arrest Traveler Wanted in Minnesota on Alleged Sex-Related Crimes -   February 17 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Marijuana -   February 17 St. Louis CBP Officers Arrest Outbound Traveler -   February 17 CBP in Arizona Nets More Than $27M in Drugs, 2,500 Apprehensions in One Week -   February 16 SENTRI Member Busted with 637 Pounds of Marijuana in San Diego -   February 16 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize 630 Pounds of Marijuana -   February 16 Agents Seize Dope, Recover Stolen Vehicles -   February 15 CBP Laredo Import Specialist Enforcement Team Seizes 270,600 Counterfeit DVD Cases Valued at $96,600 -   February 15 CBP Officers in San Diego and Imperial County Stop More Than 700 Pounds of Narcotics Over Weekend - Also Stop 180 Immigration Violators, 10 Fugitives -   February 15 3-Year Jail Sentence for Illegal Alien Who Fled From Border Patrol -   February 15 Agents Keep Dangerous Criminals off Streets -   February 15 CBP Officers Seize 86 Pellets of Cocaine From Swallower in San Juan -   February 15 CBP Arrests Wanted Felon Arriving from Dominican Republic -   February 15 CBP Officers Seize 80 Pounds of Marijuana from SENTRI Participant -   February 14 World Cup Biathlon Concludes in Maine - CBP and Partners Keep Border, Athletes and Spectators Safe -   February 14 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Donates Computers -   February 14 Brownsville U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Stop Alleged Violation of Immigration Law -   February 14 CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge Seize Cocaine Packages -   February 14 CBP U.S. Border Patrol, Mexican Government Collaborate to Prevent Maritime Smuggling -   February 14 Alleged Colo. Rapist Apprehened by Chicago CBP Officers -   February 14 Presidents Day and Family Day Holiday Travel Reminder -   February 14 Texas Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than 2 Tons of Marijuana Over Weekend -   February 14 CBP Officers Intercept $850,000 in Narcotics at Calexico, Calif. Downtown Port -   February 14 Border Patrol Agents Find Abandoned Marijuana Near Yuma, Ariz. -   February 14 Customs and Border Protection Seizes $119,000 in Marijuana at Texas Port of Entry -   February 14 CBP Officers Assist ATF in Seizure of 8,700 Rounds of Ammunition at Douglas, Ariz. -   February 14 CBP in Sault Ste. Marie Augments Presidential Security Detail -   February 14 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Stops North County Maritime Smuggling Attempt -   February 11 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize More than 1 ton of Marijuana -   February 11 Baltimore CBP Employs Technology to Intercept $650k Cocaine -   February 11 Departments of Homeland Security, Interior, and Agriculture Collaborate on Operation Trident -   February 11 Brownsville CBP Officers Intercept Two Women and Three Men for Alleged Violations of Immigration Law -   February 11 CBP Arrests Cruise Ship Passenger for Selling Drugs on Board Ship - Passenger was selling ketamine, methamphetamine and ecstasy from his cabin -   February 11 U.S. Border Patrol Arrests Elderly Man Smuggling $540K of Drugs - Cocaine and Meth Discovered in Hidden Compartment of Minivan -   February 10 CBP Officers at Logan Airport Seize Cocaine - 50 Pellets ingested by woman -   February 10 CBP Seizes $2.5 Million in Fake Givenchy and Armani Sunglasses - 13,200 Counterfeit and Confusingly Similar Pairs Seized at LA/Long Beach Seaport -   February 10 Chicago CBP Examines Imported Valentine’s Flowers -   February 10 Milltown Port Re-opens for Cross Border Traffic -   February 10 CBP Night Operations in Louisville Have Multiple Banner Evenings Valentine's Day News Releases 2011 -   February 09 CBP and FDA Work Together to Seize Counterfeit and Tainted Products -   February 09 CBP Officers at the Pharr International Bridge Seized a Load of Crystal Methamphetamine - A Houston Traveler Arrested -   February 09 Two "Fishermen" Arrested by CBP for Attempted Illegal Entry -   February 09 CBP Officers in El Paso Seize Cocaine Worth Almost $1.7 Million -   February 09 CBP Hosts Turkish Customs Administration - Agencies Share Best Practices in Border Security and Trade Facilitation -   February 09 Customs and Border Protection Black History Youth Program Features Nationally Syndicated Columnist -   February 09 CBP Chicago K-9 Allen Finds Opium Baskets Bound for Minnesota -   February 09 Busy Weekend for CBP Officers in San Diego, Imperial Counties -   February 09 CBP Officers Arrest Woman for Illegal Exportation of Firearms -   February 09 CBP Arrests Felon Attempting to Enter Puerto Rico -   February 08 Young Teen Busted for Marijuana at the Douglas Port of Entry -   February 08 CBP Officers at Texas Bridge Seize Machine Gun During Outbound Inspection -   February 08 CBP Intercepts “First in Nation” Pest -   February 08 DHS Agencies Unveil Results of Unprecedented, Multi-Agency Effort to Secure Border in Arizona -   February 08 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender -   February 08 Agents Foil Smugglers, Nab More than $5.7 Million in Dope -   February 08 Border Patrol Disrupts Maritime Smuggling Attempts - 31 Illegal Aliens Arrested in two Separate Incidents -   February 08 U.S. Border Patrol Disrupts East County Drug Smuggling Attempt -   February 08 Border Patrol in South Texas Keep Busy With Rescue, Arrests -   February 07 Cincinnati Customs and Border Protection Seizes Night Vision Equipment -   February 03 Tecate CBP Officers Stop 2 U.S. Teenagers with Marijuana Hidden in Their Pants -   February 03 Men Arrested on California Beach for Illegal Entry Using Dive Scooters -   February 02 Largest Weapons Seizure to Date by CBP Officers at Del Rio Port -   February 02 CBP Laredo Import Specialist Enforcement Team Seizes Counterfeit SD Card Players and Radios Valued at $151,000 -   February 02 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Homicide -   February 02 Agents Seize More Than $2.6 Million In Marijuana -   February 02 CBP Officers in San Diego Catch Two Homicide Suspects -   February 02 CBP Officers in San Diego Catch Two Homicide Suspects -   February 01 Agents Seize Over $1.6 Million Worth of Cocaine -   February 01 Sierra Blanca Border Patrol Agents Seize Over 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana -   February 01 U.S. Border Patrol Foils Maritime Smuggling Attempt - 8 Illegal Aliens Arrested -   February 01 CBP Officers Thwart Major Ecstasy Smuggling Attempt -   February 01 CBP Officers and Border Patrol Agents at Brownsville Port Seize $152,881 in U.S. Currency during Outbound Enforcement Operation -   February 01 CBP Kansas City Port Closure -   February 01 CBP Indianapolis Port Closure -   February 01 CBP Officers in San Diego Discover Narcotics in Unusual Concealment -   February 01 CBP Officers Seize Nearly $1.4 Million in Heroin at Brownsville Search February 2011 for: section sitemap for February 2011 see also: in 2011 News Releases:   December 2011   November 2011   October 2011   September 2011   August 2011   July 2011   June 2011 ...more News Feeds
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