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