C.B.P. News Releases


April 2009


- April 30 Border Patrol Participates in Special Olympics Torch Run

- April 30 CBP Officers in New York Arrest Fugitive Wanted on Multiple Counts

- April 30 Border Patrol Agents Assist Mobile Fallen Officer Memorial on Journey to Nation's Capitol - A Drive to Remember: Fallen Officer Memorial Crosses Canadian/U.S. Border from Vancouver to Washington D.C

- April 30 Neche, N.D. Border Crossers, Continue to Use Alternate Travel Routes

- April 28 Border Patrol Seizes Nearly $400K during Traffic Stop

- April 28 CBP Teams Recognized For Protecting U.S. Agriculture

- April 28 Border Patrol Agents Arrest 22, Interdict Guns, Marijuana

- April 28 3 Criminal Aliens Sentenced for Repeated Reentries - Felons had Prior Convictions in New York and Pennsylvania

- April 28 Morgan City CBP Officers Apprehend North Carolina Fugitive

- April 27 CBP Launches Broker Self-Assessment Outreach Pilot

- April 27 Quick Action by CBP Officer in Atlanta Saves Infant’s Life

- April 27 Border Patrol Station Renamed in Honor of Fallen Heroes

- April 24 CBP Turns Out the Lights on Destructive Moth

- April 24 Border Patrol Agents in Yuma Rescue Dehydrated Illegal Alien

- April 24 New York CBP Recovers 4 Stolen Vehicles

- April 24 Ohio CBP Writes the Book on Million Dollar Heroin Seizures

- April 24 CBP Announces Summer Hours of Operation for Crane Lake and Opening of Seasonal Port of Ely, Minnesota

- April 24 CBP Officers at JFK ‘Stomp Out’ Drug Smuggling Attempt

- April 24 CBP K-9 Officers, Dogs Unleash Capabilities - ‘Take Your Children to Work Day’ Offers a Glimpse into Parent’s Workplace

- April 24 CBP to Offer Free ACE Seminar for Trade Community in El Paso

- April 27 CBP Hosts Paso Del Norte International Crossing Grand Opening Event

- April 23 U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Norfolk Intercepts Counterfeit Jeans

- April 23 CBP Officers in Pharr Seize $500K During Outbound Enforcement Operation

- April 23 Suspected Kidnappers Apprehended by CBP in Hidalgo

- April 23 Border Patrol Agents Rescue Man from Drowning in Colorado River

- April 23 Border Patrol Intercepts Nearly 25 Pounds of Cocaine - Lost, Late Night Shopper Arrested at Checkpoint

- April 23 Border Patrol Seizes Almost 2 Tons of Marijuana in Arizona

- April 22 CBP Officers Find Tire to Contain More than 50 Pounds of Marijuana

- April 22 CBP Officers Seize $45,000 in Marijuana at South Texas Port

- April 22 Ohio CBP Officers Seizure of Heroin in Book Tells the Story

- April 22 Chicago CBP Seizes $1.3 Million in Counterfeit Designer Merchandise

- April 22 El Paso CBP Officers Bust 71-Year-Old Drug Smuggler

- April 22 CBP Launches First Step in Modernizing Entry Summary Processing - Automated Commercial Environment 2.2 Debuts in Buffalo

- April 21 ‘Tip a Cop’ Nets Border Patrol Agents, Police Officers Hefty Sum for Charity

- April 21 U.S. Army Reserve, Customs and Border Protection Launch Jobs Partnership - Partnership to Assist Border Agency in Filling 11,000 Positions

- April 21 CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Concealed in Spare Tire at Brownsville Port of Entry

- April 21 CBP Announces Major Milestones in Northwest

- April 20 CBP Officers Apprehend Murder Suspect at Tecate Port of Entry

- April 20 CBP Officers at Progreso International Bridge Seize Marijuana, Arrest Man on Federal Drug Charges

- April 20 Narcotics ‘Backpackers’ Arrested in Yuma

- April 20 CBP in Florida Intercepts 2 Stolen Backhoes

- April 20 CBP Agents Rescue Abandoned Group Near Tucson

- April 20 CBP Officers in Newark Hinder European Drug Trade

- April 20 CBP to Deactivate Older NEXUS Frequent Traveler Cards

- April 20 Armed Robbery Suspects Arrested at Arizona Border Patrol Checkpoint

- April 19 Pandemic Flu Exercise Proves Worthy Drill

- April 17 Brownsville CBP Officers Find Marijuana in Vehicle’s Bumpers

- April 17 CBP Announces Rerouting of Traffic at Neche Port of Entry

- April 17 Vermont CBP Officers Seize 400 Pounds Pot

- April 17 Newark CBP Officers Bust 18-Year-Old Spanish Citizen, Seize Cocaine

- April 16 CBP Restarts Carrizo Cane Removal, Control Pilot Project - Project to Resume Without Aerial Spraying of Herbicide

- April 16 CBP Officers at Texas Bridge Seize Cocaine, Arrest Mexican Citizen

- April 16 Border Patrol Arizona Checkpoint Nets Hidden Marijuana, Handgun

- April 16 Sumas Border Patrol Seizes B.C. Bud, Interagency Cooperation Leads to Detention of 2

- April 16 Alien Smugglers Use Ambulance Service to Get Past Checkpoint

- April 15 Nueva TecnologÃ*a Disponible a los Funcionarios del Servicio de Aduanas y Protección de Fronteras

- April 15 New Technology Available to CBP Officers in San Juan

- April 15 CBP Officers Nab Man at Sea-Tac Airport on Warrant for Child Molestation

- April 15 Texas CBP Officers Take Custody of Fugitive Escapee Wanted By U.S. Marshals

- April 15 Travel Advisory: Sweetgrass Port Modernization Temporarily Reduces Lanes

- April 14 CBP Announces Enhancements to SENTRI Program at Otay Mesa Border Crossing

- April 14 Travel Advisory for Ports of Entry in Red River Valley Corridor

- April 14 CBP in Atlanta Apprehends 2 Wanted Fugitives

- April 13 CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted by State of Texas for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

- April 13 CBP Officers Seize $1 Million in Undeclared Outbound Currency from FAST Driver at World Trade Bridge

- April 13 Newark CBP Agricultural Specialist Make ‘First in Nation’ Discovery

- April 13 1,200 Carats of Possible 'Blood Diamonds' Seized at JFK

- April 13 CBP Officers Make Sweet Heroin Bust at JFK Airport

- April 13 Border Patrol Agents Serve as First Responders, Rescue 10

- April 13 CBP to Host San Diego Recruitment Event

- April 13 CBP Discovers Homicide Suspect is Illegal Alien Using Fraudulent Documents

- April 13 RGV Border Patrol Agents Seize More Marijuana

- April 13 CBP Recruiting Efforts Continue in Montana

- April 10 CBP Ensures Incoming Express Mail is Safe, Free of Contraband

- April 10 CBP Officers Find SUV Tire to Contain More than Air in Brownsville

- April 10 CBP Denver Personnel Donate to Military Family Support Center

- April 10 Beetle Found by Oakland CBP in Shipment of Organic Coriander Seeds

- April 10 CBP Intercepts Go-Fast Boat, Seizes 750 Pounds of Cocaine

- April 10 Border Patrol Finds Drugs, not Gloves, in Compartment

- April 10 Border Patrol Addresses Seattle-Area Democratic Club Forum

- April 10 Border Patrol Agents in California Arrest Murder Suspect

- April 09 CBP Officers at El Paso Port Seize $7 Million Worth of Marijuana

- April 09 CBP Import Specialists Bag Counterfeits at Los Angeles Airport

- April 09 Los Angeles CBP Donates 351 TVs to Charity

- April 09 CBP Officers Seize More than $35,000 in Marijuana from Vehicle at Brownsville Port

- April 09 10 Percent Duty on Canadian Softwood Lumber Begins April 15

- April 08 CBP San Francisco Donates Almost $1 Million in Shoes to Charity

- April 08 Border Patrol Agents Work with Texas Troopers to Arrest 28 Illegal Aliens

- April 08 Los Angeles CBP Stops Infectious Citrus Tree Pest

- April 08 Buffalo CBP Advises Travelers to Prepare for Busy Holiday Weekend

- April 08 CBP Reminds Public: Imported Cascarones, Other Agricultural Items are Prohibited from Entry

- April 08 CBP Announces Plan to Modernize Land Ports of Entry - Funds from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to Address Infrastructure Needs

- April 08 CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents Recover Stolen Pickup during Outbound Enforcement Operation; 1 U.S. Citizen Arrested

- April 08 CBP, Clinton County Sheriff’s Department Seize Marijuana Found in Gas Tank

- April 08 CBP Officers Encounter Stolen Vehicle at Ambassador Bridge

- April 08 CBP Career Fair in San Diego April 11

- April 08 CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted by FBI on Multiple Sex Charges

- April 07 Almost $1 Million in Marijuana Seized in Brownsville Ship Channel

- April 07 San Juan CBP Arrests Fugitive Wanted by FBI

- April 07 CBP Recruiting Efforts Continue in North Dakota

- April 07 Ecstasy Interdicted by CBP at Pacific Highway Port of Entry

- April 07 CBP to Host Imperial Valley Recruitment Event in Brawley, Calif.

- April 07 CBP Offers Tips for Quick, Safe Easter Holiday Border Crossing Experience

- April 07 CBP Officers, Explorers Participate in Great Alaskan Sportsman Show

- April 07 CBP Officers at Newark Seaport ‘Keep It Real’ - Seized Counterfeit Goods Have a Domestic Value of More than $33 Million

- April 07 The Buck Stops at JFK, Officers Seize Counterfeit $100,000 Bills

- April 07 CBP Coordinates Safe Ending to Stolen Aircraft Chase

- April 07 El Paso CBP Sweeps Up Cocaine Smuggler

- April 06 Border Patrol Academy Instructors Compete in Bataan Death March

- April 06 Longhorn Beetle Steered Away by Huntsville CBP

- April 06 Organic Bananas Yield Gulfport CBP Agriculture Specialists Discovery of ‘New’ Pest

- April 06 Port Angeles Border Patrol Participates in Local Heroes Day

- April 06 Border Patrol Agents Seize More than 2,600 Pounds of Marijuana

- April 06 CBP Issues Travel Advisory: Commercial, Passenger Traffic to be Re-routed around Morris, Manitoba

- April 06 Border Patrol Agents Seize $8.6 Million in Drugs, Thwart Human Smuggler

- April 06 CBP Catches 2 Murder Suspects at Otay Mesa Port of Entry

- April 06 CBP Officers Stop Major Ecstasy Smuggling Attempt in New York

- April 06 CBP Border Patrol Seizes 1.5 Tons of Marijuana

- April 06 Buffalo CBP Officers Locate Missing Child, Arrest Wanted Kidnapper

- April 04 U.S. Military Awards CBP Officers and Border Patrol Agents for Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom

- April 03 CBP Makes 7 Drug Busts at New Mexico Port during March

- April 03 CBP Officers at Calexico East Port Arrest 2 Mexicali Residents for Narcotic Smuggling Attempt

- April 03 New York CBP Officers Arrest Jamaican for False Claim to Citizenship

- April 03 Border Patrol Seizes Fertilizer Truck Concealing Contraband

- April 03 CBP Unmanned Aircraft System Charts Flood Waters in Red River Valley Flood

- April 03 CBP Officers Put 2 Cocaine Smugglers to Bed at Newark Airport

- April 03 Ohio CBP K-9 Retires on Dog Day Afternoon

- April 03 CBP Agriculture Specialists Strike Out Seahorse Importer at Elizabeth Seaport

- April 03 CBP Officers in Texas Find Currency Strapped to Southbound Pedestrian

- April 03 CBP Officers at Brownsville Port Arrest Man Wanted by U.S. Marshals

- April 02 CBP Officers Battle Counterfeiters with Style at JFK

- April 02 Border Patrol Agents Make 2nd Large Ecstasy Seizure in 2 Weeks

- April 02 Sham Construction Vehicle Exposed by Border Patrol in San Ysidro

- April 02 Border Patrol Stops 2 Cocaine Smuggling Attempts in California

- April 02 Flood Spreads, CBP Remains Vigilant

- April 01 CBP Officers at JFK Airport Nab Canadian Murder Suspect with Hell’s Angels Connection

- April 01 CBP Reminds Travelers to Obtain I-94 Permit Early for Easter Travel

- April 01 Dutch Goose Lays Heroin Pellets for Baltimore CBP

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