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Border Patrol Agents Arrest Fugitive Featured on America’s Most Wanted Episode - Subject wanted in Des Moines, Iowa for vehicular homicide -   May 31 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest 10 Drug Smugglers - More than 1,690 pounds of marijuana seized -   May 31 CBP Officers at Progreso Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted on Charges of Indecency, Sexual Contact with a Child -   May 29 N.Y. CBP Arrest Woman Wanted on Animal Cruelty Charges -   May 27 Mayor Proclaims Border Patrol Day in Laredo, TX -   May 26 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge Seize $1 Million in Cocaine -   May 26 Agents In Tucson Recover Drugs, Weapons, Vehicle In A Five Hour Period - Marijuana weighs more than 1.5 tons with estimated value of $2.5 million -   May 26 Agents in South Texas Rescue Six Illegal Aliens from Extreme Conditions -   May 26 $200,000 Meth Seizure At Highway 86 Checkpoint -   May 26 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Four Aliens After Landing On Puerto Rican Beach -   May 25 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Arrest 3 Mexican Nationals in Maritime Drug Smuggling Attempt - More than 750 pounds of marijuana seized near Torrey Pines State Beach -   May 25 CBP U.S. Air and Marine Agents Intercept Vessel With 26 Undocumented Aliens Near Arecibo; Narcotics Found Floating Nearby -   May 25 CBP Arrests Wanted Fugitive in U.S. Virgin Islands -   May 25 CBP Officers at Pharr International Bridge Seize Cocaine - Drugs Hidden in Pickup Truck -   May 25 CBP Officers in Southern California Stop Smuggling Attempt Of More Than 500 Pounds Of Marijuana -   May 25 CBP in Arizona Seizes $13.6M in Narcotics, $250K in Cash - Joint Field Command Week in Review -   May 25 Eastern Upper Peninsula Reporting Stations Now Open for Boating Season -   May 25 CBP to Staff South Florida Marinas on Memorial Day Weekend -   May 24 Aduanas Y Proteccion Fronteriza Hace Recordatorio Sobre Requisitos De Admisión a Estados Unidos Y Proceso De Permiso I-94   -   May 24 U.S. Border Patrol Set to Expand the R.E.A.L. Mission -   May 24 CBP Reminds Travelers about Requirements for Admission into U.S. and I-94 Permit Process -   May 24 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Seizes Cocaine and Meth at Southern California Checkpoint -   May 23 Texas CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth $916,800 in Two Separate Seizures -   May 23 New Mexico CBP Officers Arrest Wanted Criminal -   May 23 Texas CBP Officers Arrest Wanted Sex Offender -   May 20 CBP Reminds Travelers to Be Ready For Increased Traffic Over Holiday Weekends -   May 20 Dulles CBP Seizes Nearly 90 Pounds of Cooked Ethiopian Sheep Meat -   May 19 Ariz. CBP Officers Arrest Child Rapist Man Had Warrants in Two States for Failing to Register - Man Had Warrants in Two States for Failing to Register -   May 19 Calif. U.S. Border Patrol Intercepts $4.3M of Cocaine - 436 pounds of cocaine found in trunk -   May 19 Calexico Ports of Entry Participates in Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony -   May 19 CBP intercepts vessel with 47 bricks of cocaine in coastal Puerto Rico -   May 19 Calif. CBP Seize One and a Half Tons of Marijuana Hidden in Lettuce Shipment -   May 19 Midland Border Patrol Arrests Sexual Assault Suspect -   May 19 Longer Hours for Otay Mesa Ready Lane - CBP Announces Lane Will Remain Open until Midnight on Weekends -   May 19 Chicago CBP Officers Arrest Convicted Sex Offender at O’Hare -   May 19 Cincinnati CBP Intercepts 3 Tons in Drugs Seizures from Foreign Parcels -   May 18 CBP U.S. Border Patrol to Host Law Enforcement Torch Run -   May 18 Philadelphia CBP Seize $40K in Undeclared Currency -   May 18 Calif. U.S. Border Patrol Agents Interdict Drug Smuggling Attempts -   May 18 Calif. CBP Catches Wanted Fugitive -   May 18 Agents in Texas Seize $3M in Marijuana Hidden in Jalapeño Shipment -   May 17 Texas CBP Seize More Than $500K in Undeclared Currency; Largest Currency Seizure in Port History -   May 17 CBP Officers at Eagle Pass Port of Entry Seize 10 Assault Rifles, one .380-caliber Pistol, 11 Magazines -   May 17 Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Progreso Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted as an Attempted Homicide Suspect -   May 17 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Advise Travelers To Prepare For a Busy Holiday Weekend -   May 17 CBP Honors Fallen Lancaster Native and Border Patrol Agent Michael Gallagher During National Police Week -   May 16 CBP Arrests Brazilian and Dominican Aliens After Landing in Cabo Rojo - Three Alien Citizens of Brazil Arrested Along With Four From Dominican Republic -   May 16 385 Pounds of Bologna Seized at Santa Teresa Port of Entry -   May 16 Texas CBP Officers Seize Assault Rifles, Twelve High-Capacity Magazines and More than $700K in Cocaine Over Weekend -   May 16 Ready Lane Usage in First Two Weeks: Shorter Wait Time, Strong Initial Use -   May 16 Rio Grande City Border Patrol Agents Seize Close to 3,000 Pounds of Drugs and Seize an Amazon Parrot -   May 16 U.S. CBP Valor Memorial Honors Niagara Falls Officer killed in the Line of Duty -   May 16 CBP Officers at Area El Paso Ports of Entry Seized More Than 1,300 Pounds of marijuana Over a Four Day Period -   May 13 CBP Intercepts Vessel with 188 Pounds of Cocaine Onboard -   May 13 Service Hours Extended at Donna, Texas Border Entry -   May 13 17 Aliens Intercepted by Border Interagency Group -   May 13 Texas CBP Officers Seize More Than $200K in Cocaine -   May 13 CBP in Champlain, N.Y. Arrests Man Wanted on Larceny Charges -   May 13 CBP Honors Fallen Heroes, Including Officer from New Mexico -   May 13 CBP Officers Arrest Imposter Posing as U.S. Citizen at Columbus Port -   May 12 San Ysidro CBP Seize $1.5 Million in Methamphetamine from Vehicle -   May 12 CBP Dunseith Reminds Peace Garden Visitors to Have Proper Documents -   May 12 Brownsville CBP Officers Seize Cocaine from Car worth $806,000 -   May 12 CBP Intercepts Insect Not Found in U.S. - Scientists Say Genus Doesn’t Exist in North America -   May 11 Del Rio Sector Agents Seize $1.9 Million in Drugs Over Past Week - Smugglers charge $1,000 - $3,000 per alien -   May 11 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Seizes $300K of Cocaine on Interstate 15 North -   May 11 CBP at Imperial Valley Ports Intercept $1.3 Million of Hard Narcotics -   May 11 El Centro CBP U.S. Border Patrol Arrest Convicted Sex Offender -   May 11 CBP Officers Seize $100K of Ecstasy at Ambassador Bridge -   May 11 CBP Co-Hosts Premier Worldwide Customs IT Event -   May 10 International Cooperation Leads to Arizona Tunnel Discovery -   May 10 CBP Arrests Man Wanted On Child Molestation Charges -   May 09 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Disrupts Smugglers’ Attempts in the West Desert - Drugs, Weapons and Ammunition Seized -   May 09 23 Cuban Illegals Land in Mona and Monito Islands -   May 09 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents in Texas Rescue 12 from Extreme Conditions -   May 09 CBP Arrests Illegal Alien Using U.S. Passport - The alien with 3 aliases, possessed a genuine US passport -   May 09 Texas CBP Officers Seize $2.2M in Heroin -   May 09 California U.S. Border Patrol Foils Three Separate Drug Smuggling Attempts - More than $786K of cocaine, meth and marijuana seized -   May 09 El Paso Port CBP Officers Seize More Than 2K Pounds of Marijuana -   May 06 Arizona CBP Officers Seize Loads of Marijuana and Methamphetamines -   May 06 CBP Officers at Calexico Downtown Port stop Meth Load from Entering U.S. -   May 06 CBP Agriculture Specialists Ensure Mother’s Day Bouquets Free from Disease and Pests -   May 06 CBP’s Trusted Traveler Programs Reach One Million Members - Many options for quicker crossings exist in El Paso -   May 06 Travel Advisory - Pembina Port of Entry Remains Open -   May 06 CBP Announces Port Huron Temporary Lane Closures -   May 05 Calexico Port Officers Seize 51 Pounds of Cocaine -   May 05 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Uncovers Deceptive Human Smuggling Scheme In Southern California -   May 05 CBP Officers Make two Cocaine Seizures Wednesday -   May 05 Philadelphia CBP Records Two Firsts for Insect Discoveries - First Xylotrechus Hircus in Nation and First Conoderus Pictus in Philadelphia -   May 05 CBP in Vt., N.H., Offers Tips to Cross-Border Travelers -   May 05 CBP Operation Louisville Slugger Makes Big Hit -   May 05 Philadelphia CBP Seizes $11k of Clean Concealed Currency -   May 04 Various Pests Found Inside Imported Flowers and Pineapples Intercepted at the San Juan Airport - CBP Agriculture Specialists detect actionable pest inside commercial shipments -   May 04 Agents Net More than 13 Tons of Marijuana in Past Week -   May 04 CBP Hosts “Bring Your Child to Work Day” With Other Federal Agencies at Detroit Metropolitan Airport -   May 04 CBP Agriculture Specialists at Texas Border Ports of Entry Ensure Mother’s Day Flowers are Disease and Pest Free -   May 03 Texas CBP Officers Seize Nearly $800,000 in Cocaine -   May 02 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize $1.6 Million in Heroin and Cocaine -   May 02 Air and Marine Agents in Texas Find 86 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Small Aircraft -   May 02 CBP Milwaukee Port Sees Growth in Trade and Travel Operations -   May 02 Three Dominican Republic Aliens Prosecuted After Attempted Illegal Entry -   May 02 Federal Agents Thwart Maritime Alien Smuggling Attempt in Orange County - Carlsbad Vessel Landing Leads Investigators to Anaheim Smuggling ‘Drop House’ -   May 02 California CBP Officers Seize More than $260,000 in Meth -   May 02 CBP Enforces New Change in Regulations for Poultry Meat/Products from Certain Regions - Personal Consumption Portions Now Allowed -   May 02 CBP Officers Find Drugs Strapped to Body of Texas Teen Search May 2011 for: section sitemap for May 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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