C.B.P. News Releases February 2014
(Click the link and click the headline to read the article.)

News Media Inquiries Only Please Dial 1-800-826-1471.


- February 28 CBP Officers Make Two Marijuana Seizures at Columbus Port

- February 28 Dulles CBP Arrests Alleged Drug Offender

- February 27 U.S. Border Patrol Blotter, Blaine Sector

- February 27 Young Local Woman Arrested at the Pharr International Bridge with Over $1.5 Million in Narcotics

- February 26 Illegal Aliens Ambushed by Armed Gunmen

- February 26 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Catches Woman Attempting to Smuggle more than $57,000 in Methamphetamine

- February 26 Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Two Men with Meth at I-5 Checkpoint

- February 26 Man Wanted for Rape, Sodomy Arrested by CBP Officers

- February 26 US Virgin Islands LaunchesTravelers Don’t Pack a PestPartnership

- February 26 San Luis CBP Nabs Smugglers with $392K of Meth

- February 25 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $880,000 Worth of Marijuana

- February 25 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Meth Worth $370K

- February 25 Somerton Man Arrested for Probation Violation

- February 25 CBP Helps Rescue Lost, Injured Hiker

- February 25 Baltimore CBP Arrests Alleged Child Sex Offender

- February 25 Agents Seize Ammunition, More than $7.6 Million Worth of Marijuana

- February 24 CBP Officers Discover Cocaine in Hidden Compartment, Meth in Sealed Cans of Hominy

- February 24 CBP Field Operations at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Over $100K in Marijuana

- February 24 CBP Field Operations at the Hidalgo International Bridge Arrest Man Wanted on Child Molestation Charge

- February 24 CBP Marine Interdiction Agents Stop Boat in Oceanside Harbor with More than 500 Pounds of Methamphetamine

- February 24 Baltimore CBP Arrests Alleged Sex Offender

- February 24 Luis Munoz Marin International Airport Among Top 10 in Cut Flower Volume Nationwide

- February 24 Virgin Islands CBP Identify U.S. Citizen with an Outstanding Warrant from Florida

- February 24 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at Progreso Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted on Charges of Sexual Assault

- February 24 Border Patrol Arrests Sex Offenders

- February 21 Zero Tolerance by Dulles CBP

- February 21 Trusted Traveler Penalized for Possessing Narcotics

- February 21 Snowmobiler Fails to Report at Drummond Island

- February 20 Public Assistance Helps Border Patrol Gain Results

- February 20 CBP Captures Fugitive

- February 20 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Nearly $106,000 in Methamphetamine at Brownsville Port of Entry

- February 20 Douglas CBP Officers Seize $113,000 in Pot

- February 20 CBP Recovers Stolen Vehicle After 40 Years

- February 20 Rape Violator Arrested at the Roma Port of Entry by CBP Field Operations

- February 19 San Luis CBP Officers Arrest Sex Offender

- February 19 Border Patrol Visits VA Hospital, Delivers Valentine Cards

- February 19 CBP Seattle Field Office Fiscal Year 2013 Results

- February 19 CBP Automated Passport Control Arrives at Orlando International Airport

- February 18 $368,000 Worth of Methamphetamine Intercepted by Calexico CBP Officers on Valentine’s Day Weekend

- February 18 CBP Detained 19 Undocumented Migrants Over Long Weekend

- February 18 CBP Makes 12 Weekend Marijuana Seizures at Area Ports

- February 18 CBP Field Operations at the Pharr International Bridge Seizes Another Big Load of Marijuana

- February 18 Havre Sector Employees Mark Career Milestones

- February 18 Man Sought 15 Years on Sexual Abuse of a Minor Charge Caught

- February 18 Virgin Islands CBP Identifies Two Wanted Persons Over Weekend

- February 14 Customs and Border Protection Wants to Remind Travelers About the Ready Lanes

- February 14 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Agents Make Estimated $250,000 Methamphetamine Seizures at Checkpoints

- February 14 Border Patrol Displays Joint Efforts

- February 14 Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize Meth, Arrest Mississippi Woman

- February 14 Sexual Assault Fugitive Nabbed at the Hidalgo International Bridge

- February 14 CBP Reminds Travelers About Prohibited Flowers From Mexico

- February 13 Boston CBP Among ‘Top 10’ Ports in Volume of Imported Valentine’s Day Flowers

- February 13 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize $656,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry

- February 13 CBP Hosts Agricultural Open House at Texas State Technical College (TSTC) Student Center

- February 13 U.S. Border Patrol Arrest Aggravated Felon from Honduras

- February 13 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Rescues Distressed Illegal Alien

- February 13 CBIG Law Enforcement Apprehends 57 Undocumented Migrants Over Two Weekend Incidents

- February 13 Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Brownsville Port Of Entry Arrest Man Wanted for Homicide

- February 12 CBP Discovers Cocaine Load at Ysleta Port of Entry

- February 12 CBP Officers Apprehend Woman Allegedly Attempting to Smuggle Almost $80,000 in U.S. Currency

- February 12 CBP in Miami Examines Cut Flower Imports Arriving for Valentine’s Day

- February 12 Calexico CBP Officers Intercept Narcotics Hidden in Dashboard Worth Half a Million Dollars

- February 12 Border Patrol Agents Donate Money and Bone Marrow

- February 12 CBP Inspects Flowers Before Valentine’s Day

- February 12 Customs and Border Protection to Host Agricultural Open House at Texas State Technical College (TSTC) Student Center

- February 12 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize over $600K in Narcotics

- February 12 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth $373K

- February 12 Be Prepared Crossing the Border this Holiday Weekend

- February 12 Otay Mesa CBP Officers Seize $1.5 Million Worth of Liquid Methamphetamine

- February 12 Hiker Breaks Leg, is Rescued by Border Patrol

- February 11 Calexico CBP Officers Foil Attempts to Smuggle Almost $1.3 Million Worth of Hard Narcotics

- February 11 Eagle Pass CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents Detain Suspects

- February 10 Border Patrol Agents Foil Two Drug Smuggling Attempts Worth Nearly $2 Million

- February 10 CBP, DFW Highlight APC Technology

- February 10 Border Patrol Arrests Murderer, Gang Members and Sex Offenders

- February 10 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Nearly $384,000 in Cocaine and Methamphetamine at Brownsville Port of Entry

- February 10 Border Patrol Seizes More Than $605,000 in Marijuana, Apprehends Eight Narcotic Smugglers

- February 10 CBP Field Operations at the Pharr International Bridge Seize Over $21 Million in Narcotics

- February 10 Minor Overnight Southbound Traffic Disruption at Ysleta Border Crossing February 12

- February 10 U.S. Border Patrol Blotter, Blaine Sector

- February 10 Border Patrol Busy Weekend Results in Arrests of Two Dangerous Felon Gang Members

- February 10 CBP Officers Find 295 Pounds of Pot in Truck

- February 10 San Luis CBP Nabs Smuggler with $384K of Meth

- February 10 Border Patrol Agents Uncover More Than $900K of Marijuana on a Trailer

- February 07 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Three with Stolen Electronics

- February 06 CBP Ensures Valentine’s Day flowers are Pest-Free

- February 06 Imperial Valley CBP Officers Seize More Than $1.2 Million Worth of Methamphetamine, Cocaine

- February 06 CBP Discovers Marijuana in Shipment of Joint Compound

- February 06 Carrizo Springs Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender

- February 06 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Foils Hwy 86 Drug Smuggling Attempt

- February 06 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than $880,000 Worth of Marijuana

- February 05 Border Patrol Seizes Drugs, Vehicles; Apprehend 14

- February 05 Border Patrol Agents in Texas Save 4; Find Remains

- February 05 Nogales, Ariz. CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth $243K

- February 05 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Halts Another Hwy 111 Drug Smuggling Attempt

- February 05 CBP Officers at Miami International Arrest Subject Wanted for Bank Robbery

- February 05 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Announces Accomplishments for Fiscal Year 2013

- February 04 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Halts Drug Smuggling Attempt

- February 04 CBP Pulls Cocaine Load from Car Radiator

- February 04 Weekend Drug Seizures in Nogales Worth $2 Million

- February 03 Border Patrol Narcotics Seizures Exceed $1.3 Million

- February 04 CBP at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Close to $300K in Narcotics

- February 04 U.S. Border Patrol Blotter, Blaine Sector

- February 03 Eagle Pass CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents Detain Trio

- February 03 Agents Seize Nearly $6 Million Worth of Marijuana Over Weekend

- February 03 Child Molester Nabbed by CBP at the Hidalgo International Bridge

- February 03 CBP Discovers Drug Load in Cargo Trailer

- February 03 CBP Arrests Impostor at the Peace Bridge

- February 03 Minnesota Enhanced Driver’s License

http://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/local/