C.B.P. News Releases July 2011

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- July 29 New CBP El Paso Port Director Introduced at Change of Command Ceremony

- July 28 CBP Seizes $205,900 from Vehicle Bound to Santo Domingo

- July 28 Chicago CBP Intercepts Small but Rare Mexican Pre-Columbian Artifact

- July 28 CBP Officers Discover Man Hiding in Rear of Vehicle at Border

- July 28 CBP in Arizona Seizes $12M in Narcotics, $22K in Cash - Week in Review

- July 27 Border Patrol Confiscates 2,400 pounds of Marijuana - Seizures result in Arrests, Assault and Child turned over to CPS

- July 27 CBP Advise Travelers to Prepare For a Busy Holiday Weekend

- July 27 Marfa Sector Agents Rescue Four from Rio Grande

- July 26 New Recovery Act-Funded Land Ports of Entry Open at Sherwood and Westhope, ND - Facilities Replace Outdated Facilities, Enhance Border Security and Better Serve Traveling Public

- July 26 CBP Officers at Imperial Valley Ports Intercepted more than $102,000 worth of Narcotics in One Day

- July 26 CBP in San Diego Finds More Than 950 Pounds of Narcotics in Vehicles - Drugs Hidden in Dashboards, Under Floors, in Tires, and Other Areas

- July 25 Agent Saves Girl from Drowning; More than 20 People Rescued over Weekend

- July 25 CBP Gives Travel Tips for Canadian Long Weekend in August

- July 25 Border Patrol Seizes $2.3 Million in Pot, 3 Vehicles

- July 25 CBP Weekend Enforcement Activity Nets 65 Violations

- July 22 Joint Operation Nabs Smugglers, Weapons, Drugs

- July 22 CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Take Custody of Two Men Wanted on State Murder, Aggravated Kidnapping Charges

- July 22 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Prevent nearly $900,000 of Drugs from Reaching Southern California Streets

- July 21 CBP Intercepts Various Agricultural Pests - Found in shipments of cut flowers, sweet potatoes, chayote, coconuts, celery and Persian limes

- July 21 Smugglers Apprehended, Vehicles Seized in Southern Arizona

- July 21 Agents Net Nearly $6.7 Million Worth of Narcotics in 2 Days

- July 21 Local News Media Attend CBP's First Media Day Citizen's Academy Hosted by Brownsville Port

- July 21 9 Illegal Aliens Rescued by U.S. Border Patrol from Extreme Desert Heat

- July 21 CBP Issues Travel Advisory for Traffic Entering U.S. in Portal, N.D. Area

- July 21 Thai national arrested at McCarran Airport for transporting child pornography

Agents Rescue Migrants from Texas Canals

- July 21 CBP Officers Arrest Man Wanted on Larceny Charges

- July 21 CBP Intercepts Six Arriving Undocumented Aliens at LAX Apprehended Included An Adult Female and Her Two Children

- July 20 Joint Field Command - Week in Review - More than $16 million in narcotics and $39,000 in illegal currency seized

- July 20 Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) launched in Norfolk

- July 20 CBP Officers in El Paso Capture Murder Suspect

- July 20 CBP arrests 39 undocumented aliens in Puerto Rico - Aliens from Cuba, Dominican Republic & Ecuador found illegally in four separate events

- July 19 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Marijuana, Vehicles

- July 19 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Assault Rifles, Ammunition

- July 19 Border Patrol Rescues Eight from Harsh Sonoran Desert

- July 19 Motorcycle Helmet, Bra Used to Hide Methamphetamine

- July 19 Indianapolis CBP Intercepts Global Destroyer Khapra Beetle

- July 19 Travel Advisory - Demolition Project to Commence at the Warroad, MN Port of Entry

- July 19 Flooding Closes Canadian Highway 39 South of Estevan, Saskatchewan, CBP Advises Use of Alternate Ports

- July 19 CBP Miami Field Operations Announces New Informative Video

- July 18 CBP Officers Thwart Large Narcotics Smuggling Attempt at San Luis II Port - Cocaine seized from tractor trailer valued at more then $3.52 million

- July 18 CBP Finds More Than 1,400 Pounds of Marijuana in Shipment of Serrano Peppers

- July 18 CBP Officers Arrest Mother of Four with Marijuana Load at El Paso Port

- July 18 CBP Officers Assist New York State Police in DWI Arrest

- July 15 CBP seizes 49 bricks of cocaine - Found in hidden compartment of fiberglass vessel

- July 14 CBP Catches Fugitive from Attempted Murder in Oregon - Suspect Allegedly Fled May 2010 Convenience Store Shooting

- July 14 Tucson Sector Agents Seize Nearly A Ton Of Marijuana

- July 14 Smuggled Pickled Pork Skins Result In $300 Penalty At El Paso Port

- July 14 New Chicago CBP Canine Finds Jackets Dipped in Vats of Liquid Opium

- July 13 Baltimore CBP Intercepts First Phaenomerus Weevil and One of World’s Most Destructive Insect Pests-Kharpa

- July 13 Agents Stop Marijuana Smuggling Attempt Off Coast Of Southern California - Almost 500 Pounds of Marijuana Found Hidden in the Boat

- July 13 Convicted Sex Offender Nabbed by U.S. Border Patrol

- July 11 Illegal Alien Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison - Subject Previously convicted of Dealing Date Rape Drug

- July 11 CBP Reminds Boaters of Small Vessel Reporting System - Provides Expedited Entry Procedures to Trusted Boaters

- July 11 Border Patrol Seizes Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Marijuana, AK-47 and Recovers Ammunition

- July 08 Texas CBP Officers Assist in Keeping Family Safe from Erratic Driver

- July 08 Cincinnati CBP Intercepts Opium Hidden in Shipment of Gears

- July 08 Casa Grande Station Border Patrol Agents Seize 1,200 Pounds of Marijuana

- July 08 Ariz. Border Patrol Canine Team Seizes 10 Pounds of Heroin

- July 08 Agents Not Deterred by Homemade Spikes; Seize Nearly a Ton of Marijuana

- July 07 Texas CBP Officers Seize More Than $400K in Methamphetamine

- July 07 CBP Officers Arrest U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive at Sweetgrass Border Crossing

- July 07 Customs and Border Protection Officers Arrest Former Major League Baseball Player with Over Six Pounds of Cocaine - Former Tampa Bay Rays Prospect Arrested with Over Six Pounds of Cocaine in his Checked Luggage

- July 06 Travel Advisory-Update - Flooding Subsides and Roads Reopen for Traffic

- July 06 Ariz. Border Patrol Seize $1.5M in Marijuana and Arrest Five

- July 06 CBP Announces New Port Director for Andrade

- July 06 Mich. CBP Announces the Relocation of the NEXUS Enrollment Center

- July 06 CBP, U.S. Border Patrol Agents Rescue 26 in Distress Over Holiday Weekend

- July 06 Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $15 Million Worth of Marijuana

- July 05 Tucson Sector Confiscates 5,000 Pounds of Marijuana over Holiday Weekend - Narcotics Valued at $2.5 Million

- July 05 Fleeing Man Arrested in Arizona Desert; Baby Treated for Injuries

- July 01 Boston CBP Seizes $87K in Counterfeit Music CDs

- July 01 Illegal Alien Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison

- July 01 Stowaways Apprehended by CBP in Vermont - 2 Females Hide in Freight Train from Canada

- July 01 CBP in California Warns: Fireworks Prohibited

- July 01 CBP & CBSA Remind Travelers to Leave Firewood at Home

June 2011

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