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Reynosa Woman Arrested -   January 24 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Methamphetamine -   January 24 CBP at Progreso Port Of Entry Arrest Man Wanted by ATF/USMS for Straw Purchase -   January 24 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Ton of Marijuana -   January 24 CBP Officers Seize Over $414,000 in Cocaine and Marijuana at Brownsville Port of Entry -   January 24 Calexico Port Officers Seize $756,000 worth of Narcotics within a Two-Hour Time Span -   January 24 Interstate 8 Checkpoint Operation Yield Methamphetamine Seizure -   January 24 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Wanted Sex Offender -   January 24 CBP to host seminar for local import/export/trade community - Supply chain security to be discussed at free event -   January 21 CBP Stops Destructive Beetle in San Diego, Keeps New Bug Out of U.S. -   January 21 CBP Stops Notoriously Invasive Pests at LA/LB Seaport - Khapra Beetle Interception Marks Fourth Seizure in the Last Two and a Half Months -   January 21 CBP Seizes Marijuana Found Hidden in Gas Tank at Hidalgo Bridge -   January 21 Agents in Texas Seize 2 Tons of Marijuana in One Day -   January 21 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Foils Cocaine Smuggling Attempt -   January 21 CBP Advises of Construction at Eastport, Idaho Port of Entry -   January 21 CBP Arrests Alien Impostor Attempting to Enter With U.S. Passport -   January 21 CBP Leads Multi-Agency River Operation -   January 21 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize $1.28M in Cocaine -   January 19 CBP in Los Angeles Captures Man Sought in Child's Death -   January 19 Drummond Island Ice Bridge to Reopen -   January 19 CBP Enforcement Actions Remain High at Area El Paso Ports of Entry during Holiday Weekend -   January 19 Minneapolis CBP Officers Apprehend Wanted Man -   January 18 U.S. Border Patrol Seizes Large Quantity of Marijuana Over Long Weekend - Busts Net More Than $4 Million in Narcotics -   January 18 CBP at Hidalgo International Bridge Finds Marijuana Hidden in Tires -   January 18 Murder Suspect Caught at Nogales Port of Entry -   January 18 CBP Officers Nab Fugitive at the Baudette Port of Entry -   January 18 CBP Officers Seize Over $587,000 in Cocaine and Marijuana and Six Liters of Liquid Methamphetamine at Brownsville Port of Entry -   January 18 CBP in San Diego & Imperial Valley Seize $1.3 Million Worth of Narcotics, Apprehend Eight Fugitives and Stop More Than 250 Illegal Aliens - Over Busy Holiday Weekend -   January 18 CBP Seizes in Excess of $400,000 in Undeclared Currency -   January 18 CBP Pushes Pest Infested Vessel Offshore the Virgin Islands - The “Khapra Beetle” is Considered One of the World’s Most Feared Pests -   January 18 CBP Officers at San Luis Have Busy Week of Arrests, Seizures -   January 18 Phoenix Woman Caught With 560 Pounds of Marijuana at Douglas Port of Entry -   January 18 CBP Seizes 15 Pounds of Marijuana at Buffalo Border Crossing -   January 17 U.S. Border Patrol Intercepts $747K Cocaine and Crystal Methamphetamine Stash in Jacumba -   January 14 Agents Seize more than $2.5 Million Worth of Marijuana -   January 14 CBP Participates in the Ronald McDonald House Charities -   January 14 CBP in Andrade Finds 128 Packages of Marijuana throughout Vehicle -   January 14 CBP Arrests Homicide Suspect at San Ysidro Port - Bail Set at $1 Million -   January 14 Chicago CBP Intercepts Global Menace Khapra Beetle -   January 14 Over 4.4 Million Counterfeit Marlboro Cigarettes Seized - CBP Confiscates Over 22,000 Cartons at Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport -   January 14 Sweetgrass Agents Locate Stranded Worker -   January 14 Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Donna Port Of Entry Arrest Man Wanted by Interpol in Mexico -   January 13 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest 6 Backpackers -   January 13 CBP Officers Arrest Female, 68, Smuggling Cocaine at El Paso Port -   January 13 CBP Officers at Brownsville Port Arrest Man Wanted on Charges of Sexual Assault of a Child -   January 12 Over 4.4 Million Counterfeit Marlboro Cigarettes Seized - CBP Confiscates Over 22,000 Cartons at Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport -   January 12 CBP in Calexico Finds More Than $600,000 Worth of Cocaine in Dashboard -   January 12 U.S. Border Patrol, Mexican Authorities Discover Two Tunnels -   January 12 CBP Officers in Lukeville Seize Load of Marijuana -   January 11 Contributions to Federal Campaign Bring Shear Delight - Employee Shaves Head After Exceeding Expectations -   January 11 55 Live Turtles Found in Passenger’s Luggage at LAX - Exotic Reptiles Were Concealed Inside Japanese Cookie Boxes -   January 11 Weslaco Agents Net More Than 4,600 Pounds of Drugs in 6 Days -   January 11 Illegal from Dominican Republic Arrested After Traffic Accident - Border Patrol receives referral from the San Juan Municipal Police -   January 11 Baltimore CBP Makes Another 'New' Local Insect Discovery - Willow Weevil is Second Hitchhiker Aboard Italian Ceramic Tiles in a Month -   January 11 CBP Officers Seize Cocaine From Body Carriers - Two Women Arrested -   January 11 Mobile Surveillance Systems aid in Marijuana Seizures -   January 10 CBP Officers in Lukeville Seize Marijuana -   January 10 Joint CBP, ICE Inspection Nets Cruise Ship Heroin, Cocaine - CBP K-9 Sniffs out Nearly $100k in Dangerous Drugs on Enchantment of the Seas -   January 10 Gildford Colony Students Tour Havre Station -   January 10 U.S. Border Patrol Discovers Marijuana Stashed in Tires -   January 10 New York CBP Officers Seize Pound of Hashish -   January 07 CBP Officers Make "First Ever" Insect Discovery -   January 07 Del Rio Border Patrol Agents Have Busy Week - Over $1.2 Million of Marijuana Off The Streets -   January 07 U.S. Border Patrol Seizes Nearly $1 Million in Marijuana in One Day -   January 06 CBP Finds 85-Year-Old Man with Marijuana at Calexico Port -   January 06 CBP Officers Reunite Runaway Teen With Mother at El Paso Port of Entry -   January 06 CBP Intercepts One Of World’s Most Destructive Pests at LAX -   January 05 Agents Seize More Than $1.4 Million Worth of Marijuana -   January 05 Agents Seize More Than 6,400 Pounds of Dope in 24 Hours -   January 05 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Find Assault Rifles in Fronton -   January 05 CBP Officers Thwart Attempted Port Runner -   January 04 CBP Officers at Detroit Metro Airport Seize 91 Pellets of Heroin from Internal Carrier -   January 04 Convicted Sex Offender Arrested on U.S. and Mexico Border -   January 04 Agents Seize Another 500 Pounds of Dope in Garciasville -   January 04 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Arrest Capital Murder Suspect – Man Wanted by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office -   January 04 CBP Officers at World Trade Bridge Seize More Than a Ton of Marijuana on New Year’s Weekend -   January 03 CBP Officers at Otay Mesa Seize 1,105 pounds of Marijuana -   January 03 Agents Nab Fireworks, Ammo, Dope over Weekend -   January 03 CBP Officers Stay Vigilant during the Holiday Period -   January 03 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Almost 5,000 Pounds of Marijuana Mixed with Tomatoes -   January 01 Tucson Man Busted for Marijuana at the Douglas Port of Entry Search January 2011 for: section sitemap for January 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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