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Seizes $10M in Narcotics, Apprehends More Than 3,200 - Joint Field Command Week in Review -   March 22 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Methamphetamine and Undeclared Bulk U.S. Currency -   March 22 CBP Laredo Import Specialist Enforcement Team Seizes Confusingly Similar Handbags, Counterfeit Shirts Worth $70,000 -   March 22 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Seize 27 Assault Rifle Magazines, Nearly $76,000 in Marijuana at Brownsville Port of Entry -   March 22 CBP Officers Stop Fugitives Wanted for Homicide, Bank Robbery, and Other Offenses - Also Seize 841 Pounds of Narcotics this Weekend -   March 22 CBP Catches Bad Guys Including Two Wanted Child Sex Offenders -   March 22 Border Patrol Rescues 17 Near Jacumba Mountains -   March 21 CBP Announces Ready Lane will Open at Donna-Rio Bravo International Bridge March 28 -   March 21 Border Patrol Agents Seize Millions in Cocaine -   March 21 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Thwarts Maritime Smuggling Attempt along San Diego Coast -   March 18 Highway 86 Checkpoint Seizure Yields $1.7 Million Worth of Cocaine -   March 18 Brownsville CBP Officers Stop Alleged Violation of Immigration Law -   March 18 Chicago CBP Seizes $52,340 in Currency Bound for Syria -   March 17 CBP Officers at Roma Int’l Bridge Arrest 86-Year-Old Fugitive Wanted on Alleged Criminal Sexual Conduct Charges -   March 17 CBP Officers in San Diego Seize $175,000 Headed into Mexico -   March 17 Agents in Southeast Texas Seize $13.5 Million Worth of Marijuana Over 2 Days -   March 17 Agents Find Cache of Weapons near Rio Grande -   March 17 Wanted Fugitive Turned Over to CBP Officers at Buffalo Border Crossing -   March 16 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Assists Sheriff’s Department in Capture of Sex Offender - Wanted Man Spotted in East San Diego County -   March 16 Douglas CBP Officers Seize Nearly 30 Pounds of Cocaine - Narcotics estimated street value more than $273,000 -   March 15 CBP Stops Drugs, Fugitives and Illegal Entry Attempts -   March 15 Phoenix Man Arrested at Douglas Port for Smuggling 178 Pounds of Marijuana - Narcotics estimated street value more than $100K -   March 15 CBP Officers at El Paso Port Seize More Than 1K Pounds of Marijuana Over Weekend -   March 14 Garza Named Director of CBP’s Laredo Field Office -   March 14 CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge Seize Marijuana - Drugs found in vehicles tires -   March 14 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Father, Son at Checkpoint -   March 14 San Juan CBP Seizes 2 Packs of Heroin from Traveler -   March 14 CBP Seizes $169,000 in Methamphetamines at Texas Border -   March 14 CBP Announces New Director for San Diego Field Office -   March 14 Border Patrol Seizes Nearly 3 Tons of Marijuana over Weekend -   March 11 CBP in South Texas Intercepts Shipment of Live Snakes, Lizards -   March 11 Agents Seize More Than 1,600 pounds of Marijuana; 2 Arrested -   March 11 CBP Officers at Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Half a Million in Crystal Meth -   March 11 CBP Aids in ICE Investigation Leading to Large Methamphetamine Seizure -   March 11 CBP Officer Saves Lives of Mother, Child, Baby Amid Rain and Flooding -   March 10 ICE, CBP Seize More Than 11,000 Pounds of Marijuana in Nogales, Ariz. - Joint Effort Prevents $6.6 Million in Narcotics from Reaching Streets -   March 10 CBP Seizes More Than $30M in Counterfeit Checks, Money Orders in Cincinnati -   March 10 Agents Seize More Than $2.3 Million Worth of Marijuana -   March 10 CBP in Ariz. Seizes More Than $17M in Narcotics in One Week - Joint Field Command Week in Review -   March 09 Minneapolis CBP Officers Apprehend Wanted Man Arriving From Canada -   March 08 CBP Officers Seize More Than $989,000 in Cocaine, Marijuana at Brownsville -   March 08 CBP Finds 2 Illegal Aliens in Compartment Under Pickup Truck -   March 08 CBP Offers Tips for Travelers Crossing the Border During Spring Break -   March 08 Texas Agents Rescue Pregnant Woman -   March 08 Marijuana Smuggling Attempt Halted at Alamo River -   March 07 Hidalgo CBP Officers Seize 13 Assault Rifles, 27 High Capacity Magazines -   March 07 Calexico CBP Officers Seize More Than $1M In Cocaine Over Weekend -   March 07 Agents Rescue Man, Seize Drugs, Arrest Wanted Sex Offender -   March 07 CBP Officers Intercept 3 Pests Never Seen Before in U.S. -   March 07 Palm Trees, Plants and Seeds Prohibited from Mexico -   March 07 Officers Seize 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana Over Weekend at El Paso -   March 07 CBP Officers at Pharr International Bridge Seize 145 Pounds of Marijuana -   March 04 CBP Buffalo Intercepts Ecstasy in Smuggling Attempt -   March 03 CBP in Arizona Averages 3 Tons of Marijuana Seized Daily - Joint Field Command Week In Review -   March 03 Resident Agent Arrest Nets Prosecution - Illegal Alien Sentenced for Reentry -   March 03 Philly CBP Intercepts New Synthetic Amphetamine Stimulants -   March 03 CBP in Chicago Seizes $125K in Currency Bound for Pakistan -   March 02 CBP Officers in Sault Ste. Marie Seize 46 Grams of Cocaine -   March 02 U.S. Border Patrol Rescues Seven Stranded Illegal Aliens during Recent Winter Storm -   March 02 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize $600,000 in Heroin at Brownsville Port of Entry -   March 02 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Seizes $2.3M in Marijuana in Calif. -   March 02 CBP Officers at Hidalgo International Bridge Seize $277K in U.S. Currency -   March 02 CBP Detains Business Traveler Wanted in Florida - Wanted for charges of Grand Theft & Scheme to Defraud in Osceola County -   March 02 CBP Officers Seize $1.7 Million in Crystal Methamphetamine and Cocaine -   March 01 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Brown Heroin Found In Laptop Computer Bags -   March 01 Border Patrol Nets Boatload of Drugs in North County Maritime Smuggling Attempt - Two illegal aliens arrested transporting nearly 400 pounds of marijuana -   March 01 Arizona CBP Officers Responsible for Seizures Totaling More Than $1 Million in Cash in February - More Than Half Seized in 11-Day Period -   March 01 Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Brownsville Port Of Entry Arrest Man Wanted in a Money Laundering Case -   March 01 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Nearly $600,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry -   March 01 CBP Announces Project to Replace Outdated Fencing in Nogales -   March 01 CBP Officers at the Santa Teresa, New Mexico Port of Entry Make Large Marijuana Bust -   March 01 Agents Arrest Wanted Individuals, Including Mexican Prison Escapee -   March 01 CBP Officers in Texas Seize $1.4 Million in Bulk U.S. Currency Headed for Mexico Search March 2011 for: section sitemap for March 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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