Thread: Border Patrol News Releases 10/21/2011 - 10/28-2011

Border Patrol News Releases10/21/2011 - 10/28-2011

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- October 28 Chicago CBP Protects Agriculture, Reminds Wild Game Importers

- October 28 CBP Officers Stop Alleged Smuggling Attempt of a Child

- October 28 Baltimore CBP Seizes Nearly $47K in Unreported Currency

- October 28 CBP Seizes $14M in Narcotics, $318K in Currency Last Week in Ariz.

- October 27 Nogales CBP Officers Seize more than $2 Million in Marijuana

- October 27 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Seizes Heroin from Smugglers

- October 27 Criminal Illegal Immigrant Convicted, Sent to Prison

- October 27 CBP Announces Ready Lane to Open at San Ysidro - Encourages Travelers to Get RFID-Enabled Documents Now

- October 25 Nogales CBP Officers Seize 7,500 Rounds of Ammunition

- October 27 Earliest Human Occupations in Maine Revealed at Open House

- October 26 CBP Seizes Diseased Palm Leaves - Fungi Intercepted at Bush Air Cargo

- October 26 Santa Teresa CBP Officers Bust Family Attempting to Pass as U.S. Citizens

- October 26 CBP Officers Foil Smuggling Attempt of Two Honduran Children

- October 25 Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Hashish stopped at Calexico East Port

- October 25 CBP Officers at the Pharr International Bridge Seize 22 Pounds Methamphetamine, 12 Pounds Cocaine

- October 25 CBP Agriculture Specialists in San Diego Find Olive Fruit Flies in Passenger Baggage

- October 25 Border Patrol Agent Receives Prestigious Award - NAU Honors Sabri Dikman as Distinguished Citizen of the Year

- October 25 CBP Makes Huge Marijuana Bust at Santa Teresa Port of Entry

- October 25 ACTT Partners Participate in 14-Day Vekol Valley Operation - 1st Iteration of Vekol Valley Ops for FY12

- October 24 CBP Reminds Public of Prohibited Agricultural Items that Can Carry Citrus Greening Disease

- October 24 CBP Officers Seize Heroin, Meth, Assault Weapons at San Luis Port - Drugs Worth Nearly $350,000

- October 24 Nogales CBP Intercepts Nearly $300k Bound for Mexico

- October 24 CBP Officers at San Ysidro Stop Trusted Traveler with 577 Pounds of Marijuana

- October 24 Lukeville CBP Officers Seize Methamphetamine

- October 24 Archaeological Discoveries at Bridgewater Port to be Discussed at Open House

- October 24 Border Patrol Seizes Marijuana, Arrests 9 Smugglers - Marijuana valued at more than $627,000

- October 24 CBP Intercepts Cereal Killer - Khapra Beetle Devours Dry Grain, Rice, Other Food Matter

- October 24 Smugglers Abandon $3.5 Million in Narcotics

- October 24 CBP Officers at the Pharr International Bridge Seize 52 Pounds Methamphetamine, One Man Arrested

- October 24 CBP Retires OH-6A 'Loach' Helicopter After 32 Years

- October 24 CBP Announces SENTRI Program Application Event

- October 24 Creativity Not Spared in Bologna Smuggling Attempt - Prohibited Meat Found Inside Tire

- October 21 Banned for Life - Subject Previously Convicted for Attempted Robbery

- October 21 Douglas CBP Officers Prevent Ammunition Smuggling Attempt

- October 21 Highway 90 Checkpoint Gets New Look

- October 21 San Diego CBP Officials Remind SENTRI Members to Renew Before Membership Expires

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