August 2010 C.B.P. News Releases

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- August 31 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $371,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry

- August 31 Agents Arrest Backpackers Hauling Marijuana

- August 31 Cocaine and Methamphetamine Seizure at Checkpoint

- August 31 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Rescue Family

- August 31 CBP Officers in Buffalo Arrest Wanted Felon

- August 30 CBP Thwarts Human Smuggling Attempt at Sea

- August 30 Murder Suspect Encountered During Routine Patrol in Yuma Sector

- August 30 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Marijuana Valued at $92,000 at Brownsville Port of Entry

- August 30 Travel Advisory - CBP Provides Travel Tips for Labor Day Holiday Weekend

- August 30 CBP Officers in Buffalo Arrest a Chinese Imposter on False Statements and Forgery Charges

- August 27 Chicago CBP Seize Five Kilos of Opium Woodchips

- August 27 6.8 Kilos of Cocaine Found at Blue Water Bridge

- August 27 CBP Conducts Special Agriculture Operation on Truck Cabs at North Dakota Port of Entry

- August 27 Marijuana Bust in St. Clair County - CBP Air Interdiction Agents Spot Marijuana Field While on Patrol

- August 26 Eagle Pass Agents Foil Smuggling Attempt - Border Patrol Checkpoint Inspection Yields Hidden Marijuana

- August 26 Assailant Kicks CBP Officer in the Face, Naco Port of Entry

- August 26 CBP and Mexico Consulate Announce the Opening of a Satellite Mexico Consulate office at Gateway International Bridge

- August 25 CBP Officers Seize 2,520 Pounds of Marijuana in 3 Separate Attempts

- August 25 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Performs Two Successful Rescues in Five Hours

- August 25 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Methamphetamine

- August 24 CBP Seizes 4,000 Rounds of Live High Powered Ammunition during Southbound Enforcement Operation at Pharr International Bridge, Two Men Arrested

- August 24 CBP Officers Seize Marijuana at Lukeville Port of Entry

- August 24 CBP in San Diego Makes Largest Methamphetamine Seizure at Sea - Stops 144 Pounds from Entering U.S.

- August 24 More Than $4 Million Worth of Cocaine Seized by U.S. Border Patrol in Texas - Air & Marine and Local Law Enforcement Assist Agents

- August 24 CBP Discovers 200 Pounds of Fresh Dates on Passenger - Dates Can Carry Diseases and Insects Potentially Catastrophic to U.S. Agriculture

- August 24 Half-Million Dollar Cocaine Cache Intercepted at U.S. Border Patrol Checkpoint

- August 23 CBP Officers Discover Marijuana Hidden inside Passenger Area of a Van in Southern California

- August 23 CBP Officers Seize Marijuana at El Paso Ports This Weekend

- August 23 CBP Assists with Apprehension of Individuals Smuggling Cubans into Mona Island - CBP Aircraft Caught "Red-Handed" a Vessel Dropping Off Cuban Aliens

- August 23 U.S. Border Patrol Agents "Spoil" Narcotic Smuggling Attempt within Watermelon Cargo on Highway 86

- August 23 CBP Officers in Brownsville Arrest Kidnapping Suspect

- August 23 Southbound Lane Construction at the Bridge of the Americas

- August 23 Cincinnati CBP Officers Discover Marijuana in Tombstone

- August 20 CBP, ICE, LAPD Joint Operation Yields $6.2 Million in Counterfeit Jeans

- August 20 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Find Marijuana in Stolen Truck

- August 20 Million Dollar Heroin Seizure at Checkpoint

- August 20 US Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize 1,207 Grams of Heroin at San Juan’s International Airport

- August 19 El Paso CBP Officers Make Half-Million Dollar Currency Seizure

- August 19 Chicago CBP Officers Arrest Fugitive Sex Offender

- August 19 Border Patrol Breaks Ground on New Ajo Station

- August 19 Federal Authorities Prosecute Two Dominicans for Alien Smuggling

- August 19 Border Patrol Arrest Murder Suspect

- August 19 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Foils 2 Marijuana Growing Operations

- August 18 Calexico CBP Officers Foil Attempt to Smuggle $2.3 Million in Marijuana - Drugs Hidden Among Tractor-trailer Carrying Medical Supplies

- August 18 Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than 1,200 Pounds of Dope at Falfurrias Checkpoint

- August 18 Cincinnati CBP Officers Seize 40 Pounds of Synthetic Marijuana Compound

- August 18 Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry Take Custody of Homicide Suspect

- August 18 CBP Officer Saves Child from Choking

- August 17 CBP Stops Identity Thief after 23 Years of Posing as Another Person

- August 17 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Arrest Man Wanted for Military Desertion

- August 17 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize a Load of Cocaine Found Hidden in a Pickup Truck – One Man Arrested

- August 17 CBP Port of Sandusky First Canadian International Fly-In

- August 17 CBP Catches Alleged Kidnapper, Ten Others with Warrants

- August 17 CBP Retrieves Marijuana Bundles from River

- August 17 Checkpoint Operations Net Cash Seizure

- August 16 CBP Arrests Mexicali Resident for Cocaine Smuggling at California Port

- August 16 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Apprehend Two Fugitives Wanted for Armed Felony/Robbery with a Deadly Weapon

- August 14 CBP Officers Find $285,000 in Spare Tire at Douglas Port of Entry

- August 13 Detroit Metropolitan Airport CBP Officers Continue to Serve and Protect Throughout July

- August 13 CBP Stops $435K in One Outbound Seizure

- August 12 Grand Portage CBP Officers Arrest Fugitive

- August 12 CBP Interdicts Vessel Carrying 241 Kilograms of Cocaine

- August 12 Agents Net Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Dope in Past 2 Days

- August 12 Firewood: Burn It Where You Get It

- August 12 CBP Officers Arrest U.S. Army Deserter at Chief Mountain Border Crossing

- August 12 Trifecta Yields $1.2 Million in Narcotic Seizures

- August 11 Buffalo Border Crossing CBP Officers Seize more than 17 Pounds of Marijuana

- August 11 Rio Grande Valley Sector Agents Rescue 2 in Separate Incidents

- August 11 Local Law Enforcement, CBP U.S. Border Patrol Partner in 220-Pound Seizure

- August 11 CBP Officers at Santa Teresa Port Bust Two Albuquerque Teens with Over 500 Pounds of Marijuana

- August 11 CBP Officer Discovers Emerald Ash Borer in Firewood

- August 11 Wanted Fugitive Turned Over to U.S. Authorities at Buffalo Border Crossing

- August 11 CBP Officers at the Progreso International Bridge Take Custody of Mexican National Wanted by the State of Texas on an Alleged Charge of Sexual Assault

- August 11 Cincinnati DHL CBP Find Drugs which Lead to Arrest in Illinois

- August 10 CBP Officers Seize $1.4 Million in Cocaine, Arrest Two

- August 10 South Texas Agent Receives Border Patrol Purple Cross

- August 10 CBP Hosts Inaugural Celebration of Heritage and Diversity

- August 10 Canadian Citizen Arrested with Marijuana at Warroad Border Crossing

- August 09 CBP Officers Seize $9.3 Million in Cocaine in One Weekend

- August 09 Federal Officers at the Calexico Downtown Port Intercept over $2,000,000 in U.S. Currency

- August 09 Nogales CBP Officers Seize More Than $20,000in Undeclared Currency

- August 09 San Luis CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth More Than $3 Million

- August 09 CBP Donates Computers to Local Area Schools

- August 09 Dangerous Felon Arrested at the Grand Portage Port of Entry

- August 09 Drug-Sniffing Dog Chile Helps N.M. CBP Officers Find Concealed Drugs

- August 09 U.S. Border Patrol El Centro Sector Week-in Review

- August 06 Border Patrol Agents Arrest Man with Extensive Criminal History

- August 06 Dominican Alien Arrested in Virgin Islands

- August 06 Agents Seize 1,700 Pounds of Marijuana

- August 06 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $1.7 Million in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry

- August 06 CBP Arrests LA Resident for Cocaine Smuggling

- August 06 CBP Seizes 268 Pounds of Marijuana Stuffed in Minivan

- August 06 Congressional Staffers Visit CBP Texas Facilities

- August 05 CBP Helicopter Crew Locates Missing Hiker in Baker Lake Wilderness Area

- August 05 CBP Officers in Texas Seize 3,800 pounds of Marijuana from Truckers

- August 05 CBP at JFK Seizes Heroin Embedded in Hangers

- August 05 Border Patrol Seizes $800,000 in Marijuana in Arizona

- August 04 Woman Arrested for Attempting to Smuggle Methamphetamine Taped to Body

- August 04 Agents Foil Multiple Smuggling Attempts - Seize Nearly a Ton of Marijuana

- August 03 CBP Officers at the Pharr International Bridge Seize Cocaine valued at $2.7 Million

- August 03 CBP Intercepts Highly Destructive Pest - Insect Thrives on Grains, Seeds; Can Live Six Years in Dormant State

- August 03 CBP in Southern California Catches Two Fugitives with Warrants for Child Pornography and Child Sex Exploitation

- August 03 More Than $1 Million in Cocaine Seized at Checkpoint

- August 03 Agents Seize Dope Stashed in Abandoned House

- August 03 Convicted Sex Offender Arrested on U.S. and Mexico Border

- August 02 Miami Sector Border Patrol Agents Apprehend 31 Illegal Cubans

- August 02 CBP Officers Find Cocaine Strapped to Bodies of Two Smugglers

- August 02 Calexico Port Officers Seize $800,000 worth of Narcotics over the Weekend

- August 02 Pharr International Bridge Begins Operating SENTRI Lane

- August 02 Border Patrol Agents in El Centro Rescue Six Illegal Aliens from Desert

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