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Texas News Releases -   February 13 CBP Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands FY2012 Review -   February 13 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes more than $1.5 Million worth of Illegal Narcotics -   February 13 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Advise Travelers to Prepare For a Busy Holiday Weekend -   February 13 CBP Detains Man Wanted by NYPD -   February 13 Baltimore CBP Finds Surprise in Celery Seed Shipment -   February 13 No Valentine’s Day Surprises: CBP Informs Travelers about Bringing Flowers from Mexico - Chrysanthemums, Gladiolas, Murraya not Permitted through Passenger Ports of Entry -   February 12 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize more than $4 Million Worth of Marijuana at Carlsbad Beach -   February 12 CBP Hosts Agricultural Open House at Texas State Technical College Student Center -   February 12 CBP Inspects Millions of Cut Flowers for Valentine’s Day -   February 08 CBP Officers Seize Heroin, Cocaine, Meth Valued at More Than $232k -   February 08 CBP Announces Fiscal Year Achievements in Arizona -   February 08 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Thwarts Smuggling Attempt, Arrests Four -   February 08 CBP Officers Arrest Wanted Person at Cut Bank Airport -   February 08 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize $1.2 Million Worth of Marijuana -   February 08 Boston CBP Seizes Liquid Cocaine at Logan International Airport - Drugs Concealed in Cosmetic Containers - Most Wanted Sex Offender Arrested in El Paso - 02/08/2013 -   February 08 CBP Boston Prepares for Winter Storm Nemo -   February 07 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector, January 10 – January 30, 2013 -   February 07 Chicago CBP Agriculture Specialists Inspect Valentine Flowers for Harmful Bugs -   February 07 British Columbia Family Day Travel Reminder -   February 07 Border Patrol Seizes Cash, Narcotics in Multiple New Mexico Incidents -   February 06 CBP Officers at Arizona Border Seize Cocaine, Meth Valued at $551K -   February 06 CBP in Buffalo Highlights Fiscal Year 2012 Accomplishments -   February 06 CBP Ensures Valentine's Day Flowers Are Pest-free -   February 06 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Rescue Heart Attack Victim -   February 05 U.S. Border Patrol Prevents Two Drug Smuggling Attempts; One by Land, One by Sea -   February 05 CBP Officers Arrest Burien Man at Seattle-Tacoma Airport on Warrant for Sexual Offenses -   February 05 Carrizo Springs Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender - Honduran subject had been previously deported -   February 05 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Apprehended Murderer -   February 05 CBP Officers at Texas Border Seize Cocaine Worth Nearly $541K -   February 05 CBP Officers on Texas Border Seize $69,000 in Undeclared Currency - Teens face charges in smuggling attempt -   February 05 CBP Express Hub Enforcement Operation Seizes $3.4 Million in Counterfeit Items Including NFL Super Bowl Team Jerseys -   February 05 Smuggler With 38 lbs. of Meth Stopped by CBP -   February 05 CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth $221,000 -   February 05 Baltimore CBP Intercepts First in Port Tomato Thrip -   February 05 CBP in Northeast Reflects on Year-end Accomplishments -   February 05 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize $135,000 in Methamphetamine at Brownsville Port of Entry -   February 05 Eagle Pass CBP Officers Find Cocaine in Hidden Compartment - Guadalajara Man Caught With $1.5 Million Worth of Narcotics -   February 05 Brownsville's Customs and Border Protection Explorer Post 3103 Win Eight Trophies at Explorer Competition -   February 04 CBP Stops Senior Citizen Smuggler at New Mexico Border -   February 04 CBP Seizes More Than $460k in Unreported Currency -   February 04 CBP Officers at the Pharr International Bridge Nab Child Smugglers -   February 04 Female Wanted for Passing Forged Checks Detected by CBP in St. Croix -   February 01 Apprehensions Increase as Drug Seizures Decline - Record marijuana seizure highlights FY2012 -   February 01 Significant Enforcement Activity Highlights Recently Completed Fiscal Year for CBP -   February 01 Dulles CBP Detects Two Impostors in Three Days - Mexican and Guinean Men Possessed Fraudulent Documents -   February 01 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize $150K Worth of Methamphetamine -   January 31 Laredo Border Patrol Agents Seize Over 475 Pounds of Marijuana -   January 31 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Meth at I-5 Checkpoint -   January 31 Brackettville Border Patrol Agents Arrest Wanted Sex Offender -   January 31 U.S. Border Patrol Arrests Convicted Sex Offender -   January 31 Specialty Teams Seize 1,365 Pounds of Dope -   January 31 Agriculture Specialists Prevent Potentially Hazardous Vaccine from Entering United States -   January 30 CBP Catches Asian Gypsy Moths at Port of Tacoma -   January 30 Border Patrol Agents Rescue Two Subjects Found Inside Windjammer -   January 30 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Intercept Stolen Computers at I-15 Checkpoint -   January 30 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Over $680K Worth of Marijuana -   January 30 Del Rio CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Stashed in Tire - Ciudad Acuña Man Faces Federal Prosecution -   January 30 Brackettville Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender - Ecuadorian Subject Previously Deported -   January 30 CBP Intercepts Cocaine Smugglers in Open Waters - P-3s intercept more than $130 million in cocaine -   January 30 CBP Officers in Buffalo Arrest Three Imposters in One Week -   January 30 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Successfully Prosecutes and Convicts 21 People -   January 29 Mariposa CBP Officers Seize $348K in Meth -   January 29 Presidio CBP Officers Find White Powder Instead of Black Gold in Vehicle’s Oil Pan -   January 29 CBP Officers Seize 400 Pounds of Marijuana in Single Bust -   January 29 Checkpoints Prove Successful Against Drug Smuggling -   January 29 Incidents of Smuggling Continue to Pose Challenges for U.S. Border Patrol Agents in West Texas and New Mexico -   January 29 Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize Drugs, Currency -   January 29 U.S. Border Patrol Announces Citizens Academy at Erie Station -   January 28 Heroin Smuggler Stopped By CBP Officers -   January 28 CBP Officers Seize Meth Worth $519,000 -   January 28 CBP Officers Seize $300K-plus In Unreported Funds -   January 28 CBP at Hidalgo International Bridge Seize More Meth, California Man Arrested -   January 28 CBP at Pharr International Bridge Seize More than a Ton of Marijuana -   January 28 Wanted Virgin Islands Homicide Suspect Arrested by CBP -   January 28 CBP to Provide Training on NAFTA in Pembina -   January 28 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Announces Citizens Academy in Ajo -   January 28 CBP Officers at San Juan Seaport Seize $53K in Smuggled Currency - Currency Outbound to Dominican Republic -   January 25 Woman Arrested with Meth at Hidalgo International Bridge -   January 25 El Paso Sector Border Patrol Nets Tons of Marijuana, Wanted Subjects -   January 25 Expansion of Hours for Otay Mesa Ready Lane - Ready Lanes Will Remain Open 24 Hours -   January 25 CBP Seizes Nearly $900K of Tablets with Fake Safety Markings on Adaptors - Over 5,000 Electrical Adaptors Have Counterfeit ETL and UL Safety Markings -   January 25 Bi-National Agencies Participate in Joint Exercise -   January 25 Agencias Bi-Nacionales Participan en Ejercicio Conjunto   -   January 25 CBP Announces Closure of Port of Whitetail, Montana -   January 25 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $500K of Meth at I-8 Checkpoint -   January 25 CBP San Juan Seizes Counterfeit Barbie Dolls Along with High-Lead Content Toy Cars and Footballs -   January 25 Four Wednesday Seizures Net CBP 524 Pounds of Marijuana -   January 25 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue Three From Island - Smuggler Abandons Charges Mid-Stream -   January 24 Eagle Pass CBP Officers Nab Half Mil Worth of Cocaine -   January 24 CBP at the Pharr International Bridge Seizes More Than $2 Million Worth of Drugs - Three Arrests Made -   January 24 CBP Reminds Border Crossers of 4 Trusted Traveler Enrollment Centers Located in Pembina Area -   January 23 Recovery Act-Funded Land Port of Entry Opens at Whitlash - New Facility Replaces Outdated Port, Enhances Border Security and Better Serves Travelers -   January 23 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $862,000 in Methamphetamine and Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry -   January 23 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue 79-Year-Old From Bottom of Canyon - CBP Office of Air and Marine Helicopter Unit Supports Operation -   January 23 CBP at JFK Arrests Two Passengers - Officers seize Cocaine and Heroin in 12-Hour Span -   January 23 CBP Officers at the Pharr International Bridge Seize Over $800K Worth of Heroin - New York Man Arrested -   January 23 CBP at San Juan Seaport Detains Wanted Man on Grand Theft Charges -   January 23 CBP Officers Apprehend Man Wanted for Murder and Several Other Fugitives -   January 23 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seize Methamphetamine Worth $73K Strapped to Man’s Legs -   January 23 CBP Officers Seize Record-breaking 7 Tons of Marijuana -   January 23 Weekend Marijuana Seizure Valued at $2.25 Million -   January 22 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Confiscate Weapons -   January 22 CBP Seizes Large Drug Load at Remote Antelope Wells Port -   January 22 CBP Announces Reopening of Los Ebanos Ferry Crossing -   January 21 CBP Agriculture Specialists at Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry Have Fruitful Holiday Season -   January 18 Nogales CBP agriculture specialists prevent new pest from entering United States -   January 18 Calexico East CBP Officers Seize Almost 3,000 Pounds of Marijuana in Shipment of Cucumbers -   January 18 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Stop Two Alleged Attempts to Enter the Country Without Legitimate Documents -   January 18 U.S. Border Patrol Prevents Illegal Entry - Midnight Canoe Crossing -   January 18 CBP Officers Seize $495k in Coke, $25k in Meth -   January 18 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Catch Aggravated Felon -   January 18 Duluth CBP Participates in New Air Passenger Terminal Opening -   January 18 Annual C-TPAT Conference Closes - Unified Global Security: The Challenge Ahead -   January 18 Federal, Local Law Enforcement Team Up to Fight Crime -   January 17 12 Smugglers Caught in Arizona Desert Hauling $625k in Pot -   January 17 Border Patrol Agents Seize Cocaine, Heroin, Meth along California Interstate -   January 16 El Paso Air and Marine Assists in Apprehension of Robbery Suspects -   January 16 CBP Officers in Champlain, N.Y. Arrest Individual Wanted for Insurance Fraud -   January 16 Laredo North Agents Thwart Possible Kidnapping -   January 16 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Announces Citizen’s Academy in Bisbee -   January 16 Man Wanted for Threatening Hidalgo County Sheriff Turns Himself In at the Hidalgo International Bridge -   January 16 Border Patrol Agents Strike Again, Two Convicted Murderers Arrested and Narcotics Seized Over the Weekend -   January 16 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Successfully Prosecutes and Convicts Eight People -   January 16 CBP Arrests Smuggler Concealing 97 Cocaine-filled Pellets in Socks -   January 16 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector December 27, 2012 – January 9, 2013 -   January 15 Smugglers’ Strategy: Abandon Dope - Border Patrol seizes vehicles, $2.2 million of marijuana -   January 15 New El Centro Sector Chief Appointed -   January 15 Stranded 'Samaritans' Assisted by Border Patrol -   January 15 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Intercept Eight Individuals Entering the U.S. Illegally -   January 15 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes More Than $500,000 Worth of Methamphetamine at Checkpoint -   January 14 CBP Officers and Agents at the Brownsville Port of Entry Seize $50,199 in Outbound Enforcement Operation -   January 14 CBP Seizes More Methamphetamine at Hidalgo International Bridge -   January 14 Del Rio Station Border Patrol Agents Rescue Drowning Victim -   January 14 CBP Global Entry Interviews Now at San Antonio Airport - Enrollment process more convenient for SAT travelers -   January 11 Local Rancher Praises Border Patrol Rescue Efforts -   January 11 Border Patrol Seizes Dope From False Compartment - Lost suspects carrying narcotics asked agents for directions -   January 11 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than 1,100 Pounds of Marijuana -   January 11 CBP Intercepts Insect New to the U.S. -   January 11 Uvalde Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender - Guatemalan subject had been previously deported -   January 11 CBP Officers at Otay Mesa Seize 310 Pounds of Marijuana in Shipment of Carrots -   January 11 CBP Stops Juvenile Drug Smuggler with Marijuana in Backpack -   January 11 CBP at Detroit Metro Airport Seizes 1.8 Kilos of Heroin - Heroin found in luggage of citizen from Ghana -   January 10 Dulles CBP Intercepts First in Port Leafhopper -   January 10 Fake Guitars Hit Sour Note at CBP O’Hare International Mail Branch -   January 10 CBP at Port of Gramercy Starts 2013 with Marijuana Seizure and Removal of Stowaway -   January 10 CBP Seizes Smuggled Cash Hidden in Purse -   January 09 Man Wanted for Vandalizing Famous Painting in Houston Surrenders at Hidalgo International Bridge -   January 09 $1 Million Worth of Heroin Seized by Laredo CBP Officers at the Gateway to the Americas Bridge -   January 09 New Recovery Act-Funded Land Port of Entry Opens at Boundary, Wash. - New Port Replaces Outdated Facility, Enhances Border Security and Better Serves Traveling Public -   January 09 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Intercept Drugs and Bulk Currency -   January 09 CBP Seizes 230 Pounds of Cheese at Santa Teresa Port of Entry -   January 08 CBP Officers at Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Methamphetamine - Two Women Arrested -   January 08 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Methamphetamine and Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry -   January 08 Eleven Gold Bars Seized by CBP Arriving from Curacao -   January 08 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists at the Brownsville Port of Entry Intercept Significant Pests -   January 08 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Foil Two Drug Smuggling Attempts and Confiscate Weapons and Ammo on I-8 -   January 08 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Heroin Valued at over $3 Million and $156,700 Bulk U.S. Currency at Rio Grande Valley Ports of Entry -   January 08 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Successfully Prosecutes and Convicts Five People -   January 07 Fugitive Homicide Suspect and Wanted Child Sex Offender Nabbed by CBP Officers at El Paso Port of Entry -   January 07 Drug, Human Smugglers Apprehended by Border Patrol -   January 07 Border Patrol Arrests Two Dangerous Criminals -   January 07 Border Patrol Agents Arrest Convicted Murderer, Seize Dangerous Narcotics in Separate Incidents -   January 07 CBP, Caribbean Border Interagency Group Authorities Seize $29 Million Cocaine Shipment, Arrest 2 Dominican Smugglers -   January 07 CBP Announces Temporary Closing of Amistad Dam Facility -   January 04 CBP Enforcement Activity Continues During Winter Storm - All Area Ports Remain Open -   January 04 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue Juvenile From Rio Grande -   January 04 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Announces Citizens Academy in Casa Grande -   January 03 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector December 13 – December 26 -   January 02 Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals Worth More Than $3.2 Million Seized By CBP Officers at Miami International Airport -   January 02 Dulles CBP Seizes Unreported Currency - Two Seizures in Two Days Totaling almost $45K -   January 02 CBP Officers in Champlain Arrest Individual Wanted for Aggravated Sexual Battery and Child Molestation -   January 02 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $282,400 in Liquid Methamphetamine at Pharr Port of Entry 2012 News Releases Search Local News Releases for: section sitemap for Local News Releases see also: in News Releases:   National News Releases   News Release Archives on cbp.gov:   2012 News Releases CBP E-mail Updates News Feeds
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