C.B.P. News Releases October 2012

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- October 31 San Juan CBP Seizes Concealed Heroin Inside a Traveler’s Luggage

- October 31 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Over 32 Pounds of Methamphetamine

- October 30 CBP Officers at the Port of San Luis Seize Nearly $196k in Cocaine, Meth

- October 30 Port of San Luis Agriculture Specialists Stop Duck Eggs from Slipping into U.S.

- October 30 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Liquid Methamphetamine Valued at Half a Million

- October 30 Attempt to Cross Jeep Over Border Fence Hits Snag

- October 30 CBP U. S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Over $1M Worth of Marijuana Concealed in Coax Cable

- October 30 CBP Officers Arrest Felon Wanted for Attempted Murder

- October 29 California CBP Officers Seize $5.2 Million of Narcotics, Half a Million Dollars Over Weekend

- October 29 CBP Officers Nab Woman Hauling Small Load of Pot

- October 29 Wild Horse Port to Resume Winter Hours - Port Hours Return to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 1

- October 29 Border Patrol Agents Seize $2M Worth of Marijuana

- October 29 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Intercept Nearly $1 Million of Narcotics

- October 29 Del Rio Sector CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly a Ton of Marijuana

- October 29 CBP Officers Seize Almost $600k in Cocaine

- October 29 CBP Officers in South Texas Seize $640K Worth of Narcotics Over Weekend

- October 29 CBP Officers Make Huge Drug Bust at Santa Teresa Port of Entry

- October 29 CBP Reminds Public of Prohibited Agricultural Items that Can Carry Citrus Greening Disease

- October 29 El Centro Border Patrol Agents Nab Convicted Sex Offender - Agents Prevent Methamphetamine from Hitting Streets

- October 29 CBP Officers Intercept more than $150,000 in Meth

- October 29 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector October 11 – October 24

- October 26 Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than $1.5M Worth of Marijuana

- October 26 Border Patrol Agents Rescue 12 Undocumented Immigrants

- October 25 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Busts Methamphetamine Smuggling Attempt

- October 25 CBP Officers Intercept $1.15 Million in Meth

- October 25 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize more than $600K of Meth and nearly $18K of Bulk Currency near San Diego

- October 25 CBP Officers in Southern California Discover Marijuana in Two Commercial Buses

- October 25 Two Wanted Felons Arrested - Border Patrol’s involvement with IBET equals success

- October 25 Laredo CBP Officers Seize Methamphetamines and Heroin Valued at More Than Half a Million

- October 25 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes Methamphetamine and Later Disrupts Alien Smuggling Attempt

- October 24 CBP Participates in Red Ribbon Week

- October 24 CBP Officers Intercept ‘Date-Rape’ Drug

- October 23 U.S. Border Patrol Agents in South Texas Seize Nearly 20 Pounds of Cocaine

- October 23 CBP Officers in Southern Arizona Seize $90,000 in Unreported Cash

- October 23 CBP Officers in Southern Arizona Seize More Than 30 Pounds of Cocaine

- October 23 CBP Officers at the Calexico Downtown Port Intercept $450,000 in U.S. Currency Bound for Mexico

- October 23 U.S. Border Patrol Agents in Southern California Arrest Violent Criminal

- October 23 Variable Message Signage Installed at Peace Bridge and Lewiston Bridge Crossings - New traffic management feature improves border transit experience for U.S. bound motorists and commercial carriers in Buffalo-Niagara region

- October 22 San Diego/Imperial County CBP Officers Seize Almost $5.2 Million of Narcotics Over Weekend

- October 22 CBP Officers in Southern Arizona Seize 946 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Ceramic Tile Shipment

- October 22 Havre Sector Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Wanted Person

- October 22 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than $4 Million Worth of Marijuana

- October 22 CBP Names Florida Agriculture Liaison

- October 22 CBP Officers in Southwest Texas Seize 654 Pounds of Marijuana

- October 19 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Approximately $229,000 in Unreported Cash, Suspect Arrested

- October 19 CBP Officers at the Calexico Port Keep Heroin and Marijuana off our City Streets

- October 19 Dulles CBP Seizes $11K in Unreported Currency From Two-Time Offender

- October 19 Dulles CBP Seizes Cocaine Concealed in Courier’s Belts - Fifth Guatemalan Courier Seizure in 5 weeks

- October 18 CBP Officers Intercept Marijuana Smuggling Attempt

- October 18 Meth Smuggler Stopped by CBP Officers

- October 17 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector September 27 – October 10

- October 17 Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize Cocaine, Meth - Hondo woman caught with half-million worth of narcotics

- October 17 Man Arrested by U.S. Border Patrol Agents Receives Prostitution Conviction

- October 17 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Work with Partners, Fugitive Arrested

- October 17 CBP Del Rio Border Patrol Sector Agents Seize More Than 400 lbs. of Marijuana

- October 17 Eagle Pass Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender

- October 16 Chicago Customs and Border Protection Officers and Chemists Find New Harmful Highs Coming to America

- October 16 CBP Seizes Lead-Contaminated Children’s Halloween Costumes in Seattle

- October 16 CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Seize 92 Pounds of Undeclared Cheese; Driver Fined

- October 16 CBP Officers at the Anzalduas International Bridge Seize Close to $2.5M Worth of Cocaine - Reynosa Man Arrested

- October 15 Lukeville CBP Officers Seize 16 Packages of Pot in Spare Tire

- October 15 Douglas CBP Officers Seize Vehicle Loaded With Marijuana

- October 15 Border Patrol Seizes Marijuana and Arrests MS-13 Gang Member

- October 15 CBP San Luis Port Extends Weekend SENTRI Hours

- October 15 Border Patrol Agents Rescue Six Undocumented Immigrants

- October 15 U. S. Customs and Border Protection Announces Change in Hours of Operation for two Border Crossings

- October 15 Over $11M Worth of Marijuana Seized by Border Patrol Agents

- October 12 CBP Officers at the Calexico Downtown Port Intercept $475,090 in U.S. Currency Bound for Mexico

- October 12 CBP Officers Find Methamphetamine Concealed in New Mexico Woman’s Undergarments

- October 12 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Halts Smuggling Attempt, Arrests 7

- October 11 CBP Officers Seize Assault Rifles Bound for Mexico

- October 11 Over $2.4M Worth of Marijuana Seized by Border Patrol Agents

- October 11 CBP and Coast Guard Intercept Go-Fast Vessel With 1,452 Pounds of Cocaine

- October 11 CBP Seizes 200 Flammable Mattresses - Unsafe Mattresses From China Intercepted at LA/LB Seaport

- October 11 Know Before You Go: Purchasing Firearms and Parts of Firearms in the U.S.

- October 10 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $1.5 Million in Narcotics During Last Five Days

- October 10 CBP Officers at Imperial Valley Ports Seize Narcotics worth over a Half Million Dollars

- October 10 CBP Stops Southbound Alien Smuggling

- October 10 Presidio CBP Officers Find Unusual Drug Concealment Method - Two Albuquerque Women Arrested in Marijuana Smuggling Case

- October 10 Lukeville CBP Officers Seize 18 Packages of Pot - Narcotics concealed in coolers with seafood

- October 10 Boston-Bound Man Arrested at LAX for Transporting Hazardous Materials - Suspect’s luggage contained smoke grenade, knives, gas masks, body bags and bio hazard suits

- October 09 CBP Detains Cuban and Dominican Aliens Rescued by Coast Guard from a Treacherous Island

- October 09 CBP Officers at the Rainbow Bridge Arrest Imposter

- October 05 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Confiscate Nearly $1 Million in Drugs this Week in Four Smuggling Incidents

- October 05 Philly CBP Interrupts Plants, Seeds Smuggling Attempt - Israeli couple concealed 38 plants and 196 seeds under chocolate and beads

- October 05 Detroit CBP Officers Apprehend Two Men Wanted in Multiple Home Invasions

- October 05 Lukeville CBP Officers Continue Busy Week of Drug Seizures

- October 05 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Heroin, Meth Valued at Nearly $145k

- October 04 CBP Launches Second El Paso AM Radio Station - System Designed to Inform Land Border Crossers

- October 04 Integrated Partnerships Lead to Arrests

- October 04 CBP Provides Travel Tips for Canada's Thanksgiving Day Holiday Weekend

- October 03 A New Pest is Found by CBP Puerto Rico Within Suspected Archeological Artifacts - Agriculture Specialists also Make a First in Port Interception

- October 03 Canadian Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Reminder

- October 03 Virgin Islands CBP Detains Wanted Man on Assault Charges - Sought out by Contra Costa County in California

- October 03 CBP officers Seize Nearly $100k Pot Load in Nogales

- October 03 Juvenile Drug Smuggler Stopped by CBP Officers at Columbus Port

- October 03 Exotic Animal Skins Seized at Santa Teresa Port of Entry

- October 03 CBP Officers at the Roma Port of Entry Arrest Sexual Assault Violator

- October 03 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Advise Travelers To Prepare For a Busy Holiday Weekend

- October 02 Philly CBP Intercepts World’s Most Destructive Insect Pest

- October 02 CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Hidden in Pop-up Camper

- October 02 Del Rio Border Patrol Agents Seize Half a Million Dollars Worth of Marijuana

- October 02 Shooting Near Naco, Ariz. Results in Death of Border Patrol Agent, Injury of Another

- October 01 Border Patrol Mustang Revisits Mains Elementary School in Calexico

- October 02 CBP Officers at Roma Arrest Tennessee Woman Attempting to Smuggle Children

- October 02 CBP Officers Seize $1.6 Million Pot-load at Local Port

- October 02 Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize Cocaine, Heroin - Converse Man Caught with Half-Million Worth of Narcotics

- October 02 San Diego CBP Officers Find 133 Pounds of Cocaine in Propane Tank

- October 02 CBP Officers at Hidalgo International Bridge Arrest a Reynosa Man Wanted on Sexual Assault Charges

- October 02 CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Hidden in Motor Home

- October 01 Border Patrol Agents Seize More than 940 pounds of Marijuana - Cases occur in Laredo South and Hebbronville Stations

- October 01 Border Patrol Agents Seize 1,542 Pounds of Marijuana

- October 01 Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Concealed in Furniture - Commercial shipment contains more than $800k worth of pot

- October 02 Nogales CBP Officer Delivers Baby

- October 01 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Destructive Beetle Larvae

- October 01 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector - September 20 – September 26

- October 01 Dulles CBP Records Fourth September Courier Cocaine Seizure

- October 01 CBP emite consejos para viajeros durante festividad judía de Sukkot

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