C.B.P. News Releases April 2013

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- April 30 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes over $332,000 worth of Methamphetamine at Checkpoint


- April 30 CBP Automates Form I-94 - Visitors can download, print their arrival/departure record


- April 30 Philly CBP Seizes $34k in Unreported Currency


- April 29 Norfolk CBP Intercepts First in Nation Pest


- April 29 CBP Officers at Hidalgo International Bridge Arrest Reynosa Woman with Methamphetamine and Detect Two Imposters


- April 29 Houston CBP Gets New Leader


- April 29 Del Rio Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $1 Million in Marijuana During One Week


- April 26 CBP Nabs Undergarment Narcotics Smugglers


- April 26 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes $101k Worth of Marijuana


- April 26 CBP Announces 2013 Summer Hours for Wild Horse Port of Entry


- April 26 CBP Makes 253 Pound Marijuana Seizure at El Paso Port


- April 26 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Uncovers Secret Marijuana Growing Operation


- April 26 Baltimore CBP Opens Global Entry Enrollment Center


- April 25 Lukeville CBP Officers Seize $88K in Marijuana


- April 25 Nogales CBP officers Seize Cocaine Worth $118K


- April 25 CBP Announces New Tucson Sector Border Patrol Chief - Manuel Padilla Jr. brings 26 years of experience to position


- April 25 Santa Teresa CBP Officers Apprehend Man Wanted for Murder


- April 25 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $467,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry


- April 24 Juveniles Caught Smuggling Heroin at Checkpoint


- April 24 Maine U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Brazil National - Subject pleads guilty to illegally entering the U.S.


- April 24 Virgin Islands CBP Identifies U.S. Citizen with Outstanding Warrant


- April 24 Dulles CBP Seizes Almost $42K in Unreported Currency


- April 24 Philadelphia CBP Detects Albanian Woman and Child as Impostors to Italian Passports


- April 23 CBP Spots Speedboat Carrying $242 Million in Cocaine


- April 22 Tucson Border Patrol Agents Rescue Man from Cliff


- April 23 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector March 21 – April 17, 2013


- April 23 Philadelphia CBP Intercepts Nation's First Slug Moth


- April 23 CBP Announces Summer Hours for Churubusco and Cannons Corners Border Crossing


- April 23 Buffalo Sector Border Patrol Has Busy Weekend


- April 23 Carrizo Springs Border Patrol Agents Capture Escaped Inmate


- April 23 CBP Picks Up Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Pot


- April 23 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Arrests Lead to Prosecution and Conviction for Eight Illegal Immigrants


- April 23 Scheduled Repair Work to Temporarily Close Commercial Lane at Madawaska Port - Alternate Ports Available


- April 23 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Rescue Three Distressed Illegal Immigrants


- April 23 CBP at Hidalgo International Bridge Foil Child Smuggling Attempt - New Jersey Woman Arrested


- April 22 Naco CBP Officers Seize Marijuana - $89k in narcotics seized


- April 18 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth Nearly $237K


- April 18 San Luis CBP Officers Stop Smuggler with Cocaine/Meth


- April 18 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest One of San Diego’s Most Dangerous Alien Smugglers


- April 18 CBP Seizes Nearly 15,000 Toasters with Counterfeit Safety Markings - Uncertified Toasters Can Present Potential Safety Hazards to Consumers


- April 18 CBP Arrests U.S. Permanent Resident Wanted on Multiple Felony Sex Abuse Charges


- April 18 CBP Officers at the Progreso Port Of Entry Arrest Man Wanted by U.S. Marshals Service For Probation Violation-Alien Smuggling


- April 18 CBP Officers at Calexico Downtown Port Find 46 Pounds of Methamphetamine in Gas Tank


- April 18 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize more than $1 Million Worth of Marijuana in Recent Days


- April 17 CBP Stops Man with Methamphetamine Strapped to His Body


- April 17 CBP Intercepts Alleged Rapist Attempting to Flee to Japan - Suspect is Also Wanted for Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor


- April 17 El Centro Sector Arrests Criminal Gang Member


- April 17 CBP Officers at Texas Port Arrest Two Men Wanted for Aggravated Assault With a Deadly Weapon and Continuous Sexual Assault


- April 16 CBP Officers at California Port Find 48 Pounds of Cocaine in Gas Tank


- April 16 U.S. Border Patrol Agents in Texas Seize $900K Worth of Marijuana


- April 16 Ajo Border Patrol Station Graduates First Integrated CBP Citizens Academy


- April 16 CBP Officers Seize Over $365K in Cocaine, Meth at Brownsville Port


- April 16 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue Salvadoran Man


- April 16 CBP Officers Intercept $134,000 in Marijuana


- April 16 Narcotics, Arrests, Rescues Keep Border Patrol Agents Busy Over Weekend


- April 16 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Counterfeit Credit Cards


- April 16 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue Three from Burning Car - Two juveniles and one adult pulled from locked trunk


- April 15 CBP Seizes Smuggled Currency at Texas Port Of Entry


- April 12 Nogales CBP Officers Seize $90K in Unreported Currency


- April 12 U.S. Border Patrol Agents in Southern California Seize More Than $590K Worth of Meth


- April 12 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Arrests Lead to Prosecution, Conviction of 15 Illegal Immigrants


- April 12 CBP Thwarts Money Smuggling Attempts in Nogales - More than $376,000 in unreported currency seized on Thursday


- April 12 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue Drowning Victim


- April 12 Comstock Station Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender - Mexican subject had been previously deported


- April 12 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $1 Million Worth of Marijuana in One Day - Agents assist local law enforcement in $150,000 currency seizure


- April 12 Border Patrol Agents Rescue Sacred Reptiles


- April 12 San Luis CBP Intercepts First in Nation Pest - Mining bees discovered in celery shipment by agriculture specialists


- April 12 CBP Stops Senior Smuggler


- April 12 CBP Officers in San Diego Find Almost 43 Pounds Of Methamphetamine In Spare Tire


- April 12 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $1.5 Million in Heroin and Methamphetamine at Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge


- April 12 San Luis CBP Stop Smuggler with Heroin and Marijuana


- April 12 Dulles CBP Arrests Two Alleged Child Sex Offenders


- April 11 Baltimore CBP Intercepts First in Nation Whitefly


- April 11 CBP Announces New Boston Area Port Director


- April 11 Baltimore CBP Recovers Car Bought with Stolen Credit Card


- April 11 Scheduled Construction to Temporarily Close Milltown Port - Alternate Ports Available


- April 11 Federal Agents Arrest Nigerian Impostor Using U.S. Passport at BWI


- April 11 Despite Dust Storms Border Patrol Agents Continue Seizing Narcotics


- April 11 Lukeville CBP Officers Seize $10,744 - Phoenix man arrested for smuggling attempt


- April 09 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $1 Million in Marijuana


- April 09 CBP Officers Intercept $120,000 in Meth at Calexico Port


- April 09 CBP Field Operations Officers Thwart Infant Smuggling Attempt at the Hidalgo International Bridge


- April 09 Border Patrol Thwarts Smuggling Attempt Near Sherwood - 11 Individuals caught illegally present in the U.S.


- April 08 CBP Officers Intercept $105,000 in Marijuana


- April 08 CBP Officers Intercept $175,000 in Unreported Funds


- April 08 CBP Seizes Thousands of Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals


- April 08 Liquid Meth Seized at El Paso Port of Entry


- April 08 Calexico Border Patrol Agents Arrest Two Violent Gang Members


- April 05 CBP Adds Inspection Booth to Presidio Port of Entry


- April 05 Sexual Assault Predator from Florida Arrested by Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge


- April 04 CBP Officers at Calexico Downtown Port Seize Eight Pounds of Cocaine from 40-Year-Old Mexican Citizen


- April 04 CBP Officers Busy With Money-Smuggling Cases - Nearly $143k in unreported funds seized within the last week


- April 04 CBP officers seize heroin, meth worth nearly $260k


- April 03 Nogales CBP officers seize $303,000 worth of pot


- April 03 CBP Officers Apprehend Homicide Suspect at Otay Mesa Port of Entry - Bail Set at $1 Million


- April 03 CBP at Hidalgo International Bridge Arrest Sexual Assault Fugitive Wanted in Colorado


- April 03 Subject Arrested for Firing Shots at U.S. Border Patrol Agents


- April 03 Baltimore CBP Intercepts First in Port Amber Snail


- April 03 CBP Officers Start April with Money Smuggling Case - Nearly $62k in unreported funds seized


- April 02 CBP in South Texas Facilitates Holy Week Traffic - Processes Over 292,000 Tourist Permits, Seizes $17.8 Million in Narcotics


- April 02 Agriculture Canine Team Stops Hidden Pork Products from Entering U.S.


- April 02 Brackettville Border Patrol Agents nab Woman with 300 Pounds of Marijuana


- April 02 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents seize nearly $1.3 Million worth of Marijuana in recent weeks


- April 02 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Saves Lives and Halts Unlawful Activity over the Weekend - Agents prevent smuggling attempt, arrest gang member and rescue three illegal aliens


- April 02 Carrizo Springs Station Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender - Mexican subject had been previously deported


- April 02 Del Rio CBP Officers Seize Heroin, Arrest Local Man


- April 01 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Confiscate Weapons, Meth


- April 01 CBP officers slam door on latest marijuana smuggling effort - Drugs discovered in hollowed door at Presidio port


- April 01 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $1.3 Million in Methamphetamine at Veterans’ International Bridge

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