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CBP Officers Intercept More than $300K in U.S. Currency -   June 30 Fugitive Alters Fingerprints to Avoid Arrest -   June 30 Vermont CBP Officers Foil Alien Smuggling, 2 Arrested -   June 30 Calexico CBP Intercepts over $316,000 Bound for Mexico -   June 30 CBP Cincinnati Works to Ensure Safe Fireworks for Fourth of July Celebrations -   June 30 CBP Officers at Hidalgo International Bridge Arrest Alleged Rape Suspect -   June 30 Texas CBP Officers Seize More than 17 Pounds in Cocaine -   June 30 CBP to Staff Certain Marinas in South Florida on Fourth of July Weekend -   June 30 Detroit CBP Reminds Travelers to Leave Firewood at Home -   June 29 Reminder to Summer Travelers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Canada Border Services Agency -   June 29 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Rescues 36 Illegal Aliens - 5 Deceased Illegal Aliens also Discovered -   June 29 CBP Reminds Travelers to Be ready For Increased Traffic on Holiday Weekends -   June 29 CBP OFFERS SUMMER TRAVEL TIPS - “Know Before You Go” -   June 29 CBP, Canada Border Services Provide Summer Travel Tips -   June 29 CBP Officers at JFK Airport Seize Nearly 5 Pounds of Cocaine Concealed in Sneakers -   June 28 Boston CBP Advises Travelers to Prepare for Busy Holiday Weekend -   June 28 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue 30 Illegal Aliens in 24 Hours -   June 28 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue Illegal Alien Later Identified as Suspected Criminal - Records Check Revealed Subject Wanted for Murder in Texas -   June 28 CBP Agents in Rochester Seize 74 Marijuana Plants -   June 28 CBP Louisville Seizes More Than $900K in Counterfeit Watches -   June 27 Oklahoma Fugitive Captured at Border in Wash. -   June 27 CBP Officers at Calexico Ports Seize More Than $400K in Narcotics Over the Weekend -   June 27 Calexico Downtown Port of Entry Increases Number of Inspection Booths -   June 27 CBP in Buffalo Advise Travelers, Prepare For Busy Holiday Weekend -   June 27 Flooding Travel Update in North Dakota -   June 27 Port Huron CBP Catches Khapra Beetle in Luggage - One bug three firsts -   June 27 Flooding Travel Advisory in North Dakota -   June 27 New Pest Intercepted by CBP - A First Time National Interception “Hitched” with Sweet Potatoes and Dasheen from the Dominican Republic -   June 24 U.S. Border Patrol Apprehends Two Wanted Sex Offenders -   June 24 Texas Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $9M in Narcotics -   June 24 Texas CBP Officers Seize More than 79 Pounds in Cocaine - Smuggled Cocaine has an Estimated Value of $2,548,480 -   June 24 U.S. Border Patrol Seizes Cocaine Worth $300K -   June 23 U.S. Border Patrol Arrests Two U.S. Citizens in Cross-Border Maritime Drug Smuggling Attempt - More than $144K of Marijuana Seized -   June 23 Travel Advisory-Update - Flooding Closes highway 39 south of Estevan, Saskatchewan, CBP Advises Portal, North Dakota Commercial Traffic To Utilize Alternate Ports -   June 23 CBP Officers at El Paso Find Narcotics strapped to Female Smugglers -   June 23 Baltimore CBP Discovers 40 Dead Khapra Larvae on Pakistan Rice - Beetle Among World’s Most Invasive and Destructive Insect Pests -   June 23 Travel Advisory-Update - Flooding Closes Highway 39 south of Estevan, Saskatchewan; CBP Advises Portal, North Dakota Commercial Traffic To Utilize Alternate Ports of Entry -   June 23 Week Brings $12.2M in Narcotics, $1.2M in Cash Seized by CBP in Arizona -   June 22 Calif CBP Officers Seize More than $800K in U.S. Currency and almost $2M in Narcotics over Two Days -   June 22 Off-Duty Agent Saves Driver from Burning Vehicle -   June 21 CBP Is Advising Commercial And Passenger Traffic To Use Alternate Travel Routes Due To Flooding In Southern Saskatchewan And Western North Dakota - Travel Advisory -   June 21 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Rescues 25 Illegal Aliens -   June 21 CBP Detains 15 Cuban Illegal Aliens on Monito Island -   June 21 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $1 Million in Marijuana - Two U.S. Citizens arrested on Federal Drug Charges -   June 21 CBP Officers at El Paso Make Large Marijuana Bust in Bus -   June 21 CBP Indianapolis Seizes over 99,000 Imported Drug Paraphernalia Items -   June 21 CBP Officers at Fort Lauderdale International Airport Receive 2011 Pilots’ Choice Award -   June 20 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents Use Right Blend of Assets to Make Significant Seizure - Seized Narcotics Valued at Almost $1 Million -   June 20 CBP Arrests Seven Undocumented Aliens After Landing Ashore - A former Super Bantam weight-boxing champion among those arrested and prosecuted -   June 20 Temporary Lane Closures at San Ysidro Border Crossing for Construction -   June 20 CBP Officers at the Pharr/Reynosa International Bridge Seize $1.4 Million in Cocaine -   June 13 CBP, Consular, Federal and Municipal Officials Dedicate Ready Lane at Lincoln-Juarez Bridge -   June 20 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Rescue 13 Illegal Aliens From Extreme Conditions -   June 17 CBP U.S. Border Patrol to Participate in Ceremonial Torch Run Parade -   June 17 Texas CBP Officers and Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than $90K during Outbound Operation -   June 17 Ariz. Border Patrol Agents Seize More than $1M from Stolen Vehicle -   June 16 CBP Seizes $11.4M in Narcotics, $574 in Cash Last Week in Ariz. -   June 16 Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza Arrestan a Cinco Delincuentes Peligrosos   -   June 16 Border Patrol Checkpoint Halts Drug Smuggling Attempt -   June 16 Calif CBP Officers Seize More Than $400K in Cocaine and Methamphetamine -   June 15 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue Four in West Desert -   June 16 CBP Seizes 49 Bricks of cocaine - 125 Pounds Have an Estimated Value of $1.5 Million -   June 15 CBP Continues Response in Support of S.D. Flooding -   June 15 Ground Breaking Held for New Van Buren Land Port of Entry -   June 15 Boston CBP Officers Seize 19K in Undeclared Currency from Air Passenger -   June 15 CBP Officers Seize Iguana Meat at Border Crossing -   June 14 Multiagency Bi-National Cooperation Leads to Multiple Seizures - More Than 1,200 Pounds of Marijuana With $600,000 Value Seized -   June 14 Ariz. Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Four Illegal Aliens -   June 14 Dulles CBP Arrests Alleged Nigerian Heroin Smuggler -   June 14 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Nearly $93,000 in Marijuana at Brownsville Port of Entry -   June 14 Marijuana Smuggling Attempt Stopped at Calexico East Port over the Weekend -   June 14 CBP Makes Weekend Arrests at Cruise Terminal -   June 14 CBP Officers at El Paso Port of Entry Stop 16-year-old Drug Smuggler - CBP Officers at El Paso Port of Entry Stop 16-year-old Drug Smuggler -   June 14 New Mexico CBP Officers Seize More Than 300 Pounds in Marijuana -   June 14 CBP Seizes More Than 100,000 Baseball Caps and Toys for IPR Violations -   June 13 CBP, Consular, Federal and Municipal Officials Gather to Dedicate Ready Lane at Lincoln-Juarez Bridge -   June 13 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents Prevent Sexual Predators From Entering U.S. -   June 13 Agents Net $11.2 M Worth of Narcotics in 3 Days -   June 13 CBP Officers at the Pembina Port of Entry Arrest a Man Wanted for Larceny Theft -   June 13 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Weekend Seizures include Marijuana; Seven Weapons - Narcotics weighed more than 1,600 pounds with estimated $800,000 value -   June 13 Ariz. CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Concealed in Ceramic Tile - Nearly 300 pounds of Narcotics have an Estimated Value of $150,000 -   June 13 Agents Stop $925K of Marijuana in Calif. Maritime Smuggling Attempt -   June 13 CBP Marine Unit Responds to Vessel in Distress - Canadian Pleasure Craft Taking on Water in Strait of Juan de Fuca -   June 13 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Five Illegal Aliens with Criminal Histories -   June 13 Philly CBP Intercepts Nation’s First Xylotrechus Chinensis Beetle -   June 13 Chicago CBP K-9 Finds Pretty Dresses Saturated With Opium -   June 10 Detroit CBP Agriculture Team Notches 10th Major Pest Interception In Six Months - Bugs and noxious weeds posed serious threats to American agriculture -   June 10 CBP Marine Interdiction Agents Uncover Two Recreational Boats with 720 Pounds of Marijuana - CBP Marine Interdiction Agents Uncover Two Recreational Boats with 720 Pounds of Marijuana -   June 10 CBP Joins Flood Efforts in South Dakota -   June 10 CBP Seizes 38K in Undeclared Currency from Air Passenger -   June 10 Brackettville Border Patrol Apprehends Woman with 1,000 lb. Marijuana Load -   June 10 U.S. Border Patrol at San Diego Sector Intercept Drugs Valued at nearly $630K -   June 10 CBP in Erie to Participate in Community Boating Day -   June 10 Sex Offender Arrested in Downtown Calexico -   June 10 CBP Officers Seize More Than $384,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry -   June 10 CBP Fort Lauderdale International Airport Receives 2011 Pilots’ Choice Award -   June 09 RGV Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly 8 Tons of Marijuana -   June 09 CBP Stops $19.1M in Drugs, $430K in Cash in Arizona - Joint Field Command Week in Review -   June 09 CBP Seizes $14.3 Million in Fake Designer Clothing in Los Angeles -   June 09 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Seizes Nearly One Ton of Marijuana - Narcotics have estimated value of almost $1 million -   June 08 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Breaks Ground on new Sandusky Bay Facility -   June 08 Arizona Border Patrol Agents Seize 47 Pounds of Marijuana - Seized Narcotics have Estimated Value of $23,400 -   June 08 U.S. CBP Officers Seize More than $200K in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry -   June 08 CBP Officers Arrest Impostor Arriving on Train -   June 07 Yuma Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest 8; Seize Marijuana, Fraudulent Documents -   June 07 CBP U.S. Border Patrol and Canadian Law Enforcement Intercept Human Smuggling Attempt Along St. Lawrence River -   June 07 U.S. Virgin Islands CBP Arrests Female Wanted in Florida -   June 07 San Juan CBP Detect Hidden Vermin in Imported Flower Shipments -   June 07 CBP Law Enforcement Personnel Carry the Flame of Hope in Buffalo and Northern New York -   June 06 Yuma Sector Border Patrol Seizes 360 Pounds of Marijuana -   June 06 Busy Weekend for Agents with Rescues, Drug Seizures -   June 06 CBP Officers Working at the El Paso Port of Entry Yield 531 Pounds of Marijuana in Cargo Drug Bust -   June 06 Santa Teresa CBP Seizes Marijuana Hidden in False Compartment -   June 06 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Seizes $3.5 Million Drug Load at I-8 Checkpoint -   June 06 Border Patrol Agents Prevent 10 Dangerous Criminals from Entering U.S. -   June 06 Calif. Resident Arrested for Cocaine Smuggling at Andrade Port -   June 06 Ariz. Border Patrol Agents Assist in Weekend Rescues and Recoveries -   June 06 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize $1M in Marijuana over Weekend -   June 01 Limited Commercial Vehicle Access at the Pacific Highway Port of Entry -   June 06 CBP Officers Seize More Than $102,000 in Methamphetamines at Brownsville Port of Entry -   June 06 Chicago CBP Officers Stop Drugs from Being Grown -   June 06 Boston CBP Officers Arrest Subject with Outstanding Warrant -   June 03 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Receives Memorials - In Honor of Fallen Tucson Sector Agents -   June 03 New Facilities for Sherwood and Westhope, N.D. -   June 03 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Methamphetamine -   June 03 CBIG Law Enforcement Entities Intercept 7 Illegal Aliens -   June 03 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Receives Memorials - Tucson Sector Border Patrol Receives Memorials Honoring Fallen Agents -   June 03 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Found in Watermelon Shipment - Seized Narcotics Valued at Almost $1.5 Million -   June 03 El Paso Air Branch Intercepts Domestic Air Smuggler -   June 03 CBP Officers Intercept $1.4 Million Ecstasy Smuggling Attempt -   June 02 Party’s Over: More than 1,900 Karaoke Machines Seized by CBP - Devices Seized at LA/Long Beach Seaport Contained Counterfeit SD (San Disk) Logo -   June 02 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Arrests Suspected Smugglers in West Desert - Ton of Marijuana Worth $1.2 Seized -   June 02 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Net More than 16 Tons of Narcotics in Past 7 Days -   June 01 Sault Ste Marie CBP Seize Steroids, Arrest Canadian Football Player -   May 31 Texas CBP Officers Seize More than $300K in Cocaine over Memorial Day Weekend -   May 27 ACTT Operation Yield 13 Pounds of Cocaine - ‘Intelligence Driven Operation’ continue to yield results -   June 01 Federal Fugitive Arrested by Hidalgo Deputies and Alton Police Officers -   June 01 Texas Gov. Highlights Law Enforcement Memorial -   June 01 Texas CBP Officers Seize More than 400 pounds of Marijuana -   June 01 Border Patrol Agents Recover Stolen Vehicle used for Marijuana Smuggling -   June 01 Tucson Border Patrol Agents Thwart Drug Activity in West Desert Search June 2011 for: section sitemap for June 2011 see also: in 2011 News Releases:   December 2011   November 2011   October 2011   September 2011   August 2011   July 2011 ...more News Feeds
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