C.B.P. February News Releases

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- February 28 CBP Officers in Niagara Falls Arrest Fugitive Wanted on Drug Charges

- February 27 CBP Discovers Illegal Aliens Hidden in Vehicle's Water Tank, Speaker Box

- February 27 Border Patrol Nets 68 Pounds of Cocaine in Latest Seizure

- February 27 CBP Commissioner W. Ralph Basham Retires - Basham Wraps Up More than 38 Years of Public Service

- February 27 CBP Officers Seize More than $665,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry

- February 27 El Paso Area CBP Officers Apprehend Louisiana Suspect Wanted for Attempted Murder and 39 Other Fugitives

- February 26 Trusted Traveler Participant in New York Arrested with Child Pornography

- February 26 CBP Expands Operating Hours at Port of Wild Horse

- February 26 Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly a Ton of Marijuana

- February 26 Border Patrol Agents Squelch 'Backpacking' Smuggling Attempt

- February 26 CBP Officers at Calexico Downtown Port Make Half-Million Dollars Cocaine Seizure

- February 26 New York CBP Officers Apprehend Ship Absconder

- February 26 CBP Announces Port of San Ysidro RFID Technology Upgrades Complete - Technology Enhancements and Next Generation Travel Documents Mean More Secure, Efficient Borders

- February 26 Dulles CBP Stays Busy Making Fugitive Arrests, Seizures

- February 26 Border Security Agency Brings Federal Job Opportunities to Orlando

- February 25 CBP Air and Marine in Corpus Christi Gives Computers to Local Children’s Center

- February 25 CBP Officers Seize Cocaine at Pharr/Reynosa International Bridge during Pre-Primary Enforcement Operation

- February 25 CBP Reminds Travelers Kinder Chocolate Eggs May Not be Imported

- February 25 Law Enforcement Agencies Conduct Operational Sweep at Greensport Terminal

- February 25 CBP Officers Find Nearly $750K Worth of Cocaine in Vehicle’s Gas Tank

- February 25 FAST Driver Arrested at Pembina Port of Entry for Possession of Amphetamines

- February 25 CBP Stays Busy Making Fugitive Arrests, Seizures in Philadelphia

- February 25 Philadelphia CBP Conducts First Avian Flu Response Exercise

- February 25 CBP Apprehends Fugitive Wanted by ATF

- February 24 CBP Agriculture Specialists in Buffalo Discover Pests Including ‘First in the Nation’ Interception

- February 24 CBP Officers Detains 14 Illegal Aliens Working at West Palm Beach Airport

- February 24 Border Patrol Agent Apprehends Armed Robbery Suspects

- February 24 Drug Smuggler Bagged in El Paso, CBP Officers Find Marijuana in Purses

- February 24 CBP Announces Relocation of FAST Enrollment Center to SENTRI Office at Veteran’s Bridge

- February 23 Suspected Smuggling Tunnel Discovered Near Border in Otay Mesa

- February 23 CBP Officers at Pharr/Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Close to $1.3 Million in Cocaine – 3 Arrested

- February 23 CBP Officers at Brownsville Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted on Money Laundering Charges

- February 23 Cargo Drug Bust Yields CBP Officers Working at El Paso Port of Entry 3,736 Pounds of Marijuana

- February 23 Border Patrol Agents in New Mexico Arrest Murder Suspect, Seize Narcotics Load

- February 23 CBP Officers at Newark Liberty International Seize 35 Pounds of Hashish from India

- February 23 CBP Arrest Traveler with Prescription Narcotics at Sweetgrass Port

- February 23 The Eagles' Glenn Frey Lends Voice to CBP - CBP Launches New Radio PSA to Educate Public of New Travel Document Requirements

- February 20 Co-Mingled Load of Hard Narcotics Seized at Calexico East Port of Entry

- February 20 CBP Advises Travelers of Temporary Construction at Douglas Port of Entry

- February 20 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Destructive Beetles in Washington State

- February 20 CBP at LAX Arrests Man Wanted for Child Indecency

- February 20 Border Patrol Intercepts Cocaine Hidden in Pickup’s Dashboard

- February 20 CBP Officers in El Paso Seize Half Ton of Marijuana Stashed in Shipment of Fans

- February 20 Border Patrol Agents Seize 2 Tons of Marijuana in South Texas

- February 19 CBP and ICE Donate $8.1 Million Worth of Shoes to Charity

- February 19 CBP at Port of Hidalgo Warns SENTRI Lane Users, Smuggling Attempts May Result in Severe Sanctions

- February 19 Rookie Border Patrol Detector Dog Makes Big First Impression

- February 19 Heroin, Cocaine, Meth Seized at San Ysidro, Calif. Inspection Station

- February 19 Strategic Effort Defeats $3.2 Million Smuggling Attempt

- February 19 Border Patrol Arrests Gang Members in Arizona Incidents

- February 19 Yuma Sector Welcomes New Assistant Chief Patrol Agent

- February 19 Service Hours Extended at Santa Teresa Port of Entry

- February 18 CBP Officers in Nogales Have Their Hands Full with Fugitives

- February 18 CBP Advises of Temporary Construction at Rio Grande City Port of Entry

- February 18 CBP Officers Seize More than 550 Pounds of Marijuana Valued at $880K

- February 18 CBP Busts SENTRI Participant for Alleged Narcotic Smuggling

- February 18 Cattle Trailer Bust Yields CBP in Washington State $6 Million in Dope

- February 18 Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $37,000 in Ecstasy Disguised as M&Ms

- February 18 Border Patrol Agents Seize Cocaine, Marijuana Worth $2.4 Million

- February 18 CBP Officers Seize More than $179,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry

- February 18 CBP Officers Seize Close to 5,000 Pounds of Marijuana in Commercial Shipment

- February 18 CBP Announces New Port Director at Friday Harbor

- February 17 CBP Announces New Port Director at Lynden Crossing

- February 17 California CBP Officers Intercept 136 Pounds of Cocaine in Separate Incidents

- February 17 Border Patrol Foils Underground Smuggling Ploy - Smuggler Leaves Injured Alien Behind in Storm Drain

- February 17 CBP Officers Receive Sweet Rewards over Valentine Weekend

- February 17 CBP Discovers Homicide Suspect is Illegal Alien Wanted on $1 Million Bail

- February 17 I-15 Traffic Stops Uncover Caches of Cocaine, Marijuana

- February 17 Rio Grande Valley CBP Officers Seize More than $1.2 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana; Arrested Woman and 8 Men Over Holiday Weekend

- February 17 President’s Day, CBP Officers at Douglas Port Seize $450,000 in Marijuana

- February 17 Ramey Sector Border Patrol Celebrates its First Citizens Academy - An Opportunity to Educate the Puerto Rican Public about the BP Mission

- February 17 Border Patrol Brings Federal Job Opportunities to Southeast Texas - CBP Launches Diversity Initiative to Increase Number of Women and Minority Applicants

- February 16 CBP Narcotic Detector Dog Retires

- February 16 CBP Seizes 3,400 Pounds of Marijuana Concealed in Container

- February 16 CBP Captures ‘Most Wanted’ Homicide Suspect Prior to Being Featured on Show

- February 16 CBP Unmanned Aircraft Begins Operations in North Dakota - Aircraft Will Enhance CBP’s Northern Border Security Mission

- February 15 New York CBP Officers Arrest Colombian Citizen for False Claim to Citizenship

- February 13 A Week at San Diego Area Ports Nets CBP 35 Drug Seizures, 20 Fugitives

- February 13 Calexico CBP Officers Discover Vehicle's Dash Contains $660K in Dope

- February 13 CBP Officers Seize Nearly 3 Pounds of Heroin, $14,500 in Undeclared Currency at Laredo Port

- February 13 CBP Buffalo Field Office Announces Fiscal Year 2009 First Quarter Accomplishments

- February 13 Fraudulent Border Patrol Applicant Removed from U.S.

- February 13 CBP Recruits in North Dakota February 17-18

- February 13 Ramey Border Patrol Agents Join Marine Operations with FURA

- February 13 CBP Officers at Newark Airport Seize Candy Bars Packed with Heroin

- February 13 CBP Deploys 6th Unmanned Aircraft to Enhance Border Security

- February 13 Houlton Sector Border Patrol Sponsors Ski Free Night at Big Rock

- February 13 Miami CBP Seizes Counterfeit Designer Merchandise Valued at $5.7 Million

- February 13 Boston CBP Officers Seize $17,164

- February 13 Boston CBP Officers Seize Undeclared $30,000

- February 13 CBP Officers Seize Undeclared $14,947 from Traveler in Boston

- February 13 CBP Advises Travelers of Temporary Construction at Presidio Port

- February 13 CBP in Baltimore Safeguards Cocoa Imports, Assures Sweet Valentine’s Day

- February 12 CBP Border Patrol Agents in Tucson Uncover Organized Drug Smuggling Operation

- February 12 CBP Intercepts North Dakota Port Runner

- February 12 CBP, ICE, DEA Seize Pseudoephedrine Tablets at Newark Seaport

- February 12 'Trusted Traveler' Arrested for Alleged Narcotic Smuggling

- February 12 CBP at Busy Philadelphia Port Protects Against Harmful Insect Pests, Plant Diseases

- February 12 CBP Designates Sweetgrass Chaplain

- February 12 Marfa, Texas Border Patrol Agents Seize Just Under Ton of Marijuana

- February 12 CBP Ensures El Paso’s Valentine’s Day Flowers Are Pest-Free

- February 12 CBP Statement on Arrest of Jesus Navarro-Montes

- February 11 Multi-Agency Investigation Culminates with Canadian Convictions

- February 11 ICE, CBP Return 334 Pre-Columbian Artifacts to Peruvian Government

- February 11 Buffalo CBP Officers Arrest Fugitive Wanted in $100 Million Fraud Scam

- February 11 Border Patrol Seizes Cocaine from Vehicles Fuel Tank, Valued at $2.3M

- February 11 CBP Cautions Travelers on Bringing Flowers from Mexico

- February 11 Travel Advisory for Point Roberts Border Crossing

- February 11 North Dakota CBP Advises Public of Phone Scam

- February 11 CBP Officers at Calexico East Port Arrest Mexican Citizens for Narcotics Smuggling Attempt

- February 11 CBP Achieves Modernization Milestone at Ports of Entry

- February 11 CBP Prepares for Valentine’s Day by Safeguarding Flowers

- February 11 CBP Officers in Hidalgo Seize Heroin-Filled Shoes, 2 Pedestrians Arrested on Federal Drug Charges

- February 11 CBP Officers to Register Local Boaters at Miami International Boat Show

- February 11 Savannah CBP Intercepts Significant Pest Risk from Turkey

- February 10 CBP Air and Marine Tracks Fishing Vessel, Leads $313 Million Cocaine Seizure

- February 10 CBP in Charleston Protects American Agriculture by Making Significant Pest Interception

- February 10 CBP Officers Seize 4 Loads of Marijuana Valued at $640,000; Make 7 Arrests for I.D. Theft at Douglas Port

- February 11 CBP Ensures Pest-Free Flowers for Pacific Northwest

- February 10 Chicago CBP Ensures Imported Valentine’s Bouquets Free of Harmful Pests

- February 10 CBP Specialists in Dallas Safeguard Valentine’s Bouquets

- February 10 CBP Seeks No Valentine’s Day Surprises: Warns Travelers about Bringing Flowers from Mexico

- February 09 Border Patrol Nabs Robbery Suspects at Calif. Checkpoint

- February 09 CBP Agriculture Specialists Inspect Flowers to Assure Pest-Free Valentine's Day

- February 09 CBP Officers Find Fugitive Hiding in Bus Headed to Mexico

- February 09 Border Patrol Agents in Arizona Arrest Group of 77 Illegal Crossers

- February 09 CBP Agriculture Specialists Inspect Flowers to Assure Pest-Free Valentine's Day

- February 06 A Lot at Stake as CBP Agriculture Specialists Stop Illegal Shipment at Port of Gulfport, Miss.

- February 06 Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $1.3 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana; Arrest 2

- February 06 $780,000 in Marijuana Seized, Prior Deported Alien Arrested at Douglas Port

- February 06 CBP Officers in Brownsville Seize $217,000 Worth of Dope from Pickup

- February 06 Seizures of Live Birds Highlight CBP Enforcement Activity at El Paso Area Ports This Week

- February 06 CBP in New York Ensures Valentine’s Day Flower Imports Free of Harmful Pests

- February 06 CBP in Savannah Hosts Seminar on ‘10 + 2’ Requirements

- February 06 CBP Officers at JFK Airport Arrest Man for Carrying in Cocaine

- February 05 CBP and Partners Intercept Immigrant Boat near Puerto Rico, Pull 54 from Sea

- February 05 CBP Officers Seize More than $2.8 Million in Meth, Coke, Dope

- February 05 Additional SENTRI Vehicle Lane Opens at Calexico Port

- February 05 Gas and Go—Border Patrol in Arizona Arrest Gang Member

- February 05 Border Patrol Agents Find Marijuana Hidden Under Truck’s Trap Door

- February 05 CBP Officers in Texas Charge Local Resident with Alien Smuggling

- February 05 CBP Officers Arrest Army Deserter at Pacific Highway Crossing

- February 05 CBP Officers at Newark Airport Seize Liquid Cocaine from Liquor Bottle

- February 05 Border Patrol Arrests Subject Wanted for Murder in Santa Fe, N.M.

- February 05 CBP Introduces New Port Director for El Paso, Texas

- February 04 CBP Officers in Nogales, Ariz. Intercept Drugs, Gun

- February 04 Border Patrol Arrests 12 Illegal Aliens Linked to Smuggling Incident

- February 04 CBP Officers in Buffalo Thwart $1 Million Ecstasy Smuggling Attempt

- February 04 Texas CBP Officers Seize $18 Million Worth of Cocaine in Shipment of Stone

- February 04 Atlanta CBP Continues to Combat Illegal Importation of Endangered Species, Tortoise Meat Seized

- February 04 Task Force Agents Seize $1.5 Million Pot Shipment Concealed Inside Donkey Yard Statues

- February 04 CBP in Charlotte Intercepts Illegally Imported Endangered Species

- February 03 CBP Officers Seize $243,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry

- February 03 Border Patrol Intercepts MS-13 Gang Member

- February 03 Ton of Marijuana in RV Intercepted at Border

- February 03 CBP Launches Recruitment Campaign to Fill 11,000 Positions - More than 22,000 Potential Applicants Attend 1-Day ‘New Year, New Career’ Event

- February 03 CBP Hosts Recruitment Event in Imperial Valley

- February 02 CBP Welcomes 20,000th NEXUS Member to be Enrolled at Port Huron, Mich

- February 02 CBP Recruits for Officers in Boston

- February 02 CBP Officers Apprehend Wanted Individuals in Boston

- February 02 CBP Officers Seize Close to 140 Pounds of Marijuana at Roma International Bridge, $444,440 in Undeclared U.S. Currency at Falcon Dam International Bridge

- February 02 Brownsville CBP Officers Seize Close to $1 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana; Arrest 3 Individuals

- February 02 CBP Officers at El Paso Port Process Unexpected Arrival this Morning

- February 02 CBP Marine Interdiction Agents Intercept Suspected Smuggling Boat near San Diego Coast

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