C.B.P. News Releases April 2012

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- April 30 CBP Announces Opening of Seasonal Border Station at Ely, Minnesota

- April 30 CBP Announces Opening of Seasonal Border Station at Grand Marais, Minnesota

- April 30 Ajo Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than 1500 Pounds of Marijuana

- April 30 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize $138,000 in Methamphetamine at Gateway International Bridge

- April 30 CBIG Authorities Intercept 14 Undocumented Aliens Near Cabo Rojo

- April 27 Canadian Citizen Arrested with Ecstasy Tablets at Pembina Border Crossing

- April 27 CBP Officers Arrest U.S. Army Deserter

- April 27 CBP Makes Two Large Marijuana Busts at El Paso Port Cargo Lots

- April 27 Rescue Beacon Helps Border Patrol Agents Save Lives of Two People

- April 27 San Juan CBP Seizes Cocaine and Heroin Inside Vessel

- April 27 Calexico Port Officers Intercept More Than $350,000 Worth of Methamphetamines from Entering the U.S.

- April 27 CBP Officers at Del Rio Port Seize High-Powered Weapons Bound for Mexico

- April 27 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Felon - Prior Convictions include Robbery

- April 26 Baltimore CBP Intercepts First in Port Chinese Longhorned Beetle

- April 26 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Nearly $372,000 Worth of Cocaine

- April 26 CBP Agriculture Specialists at Laredo Port of Entry Seize over 1,700 Pieces of Prohibited Fruit, $1,000 Penalty Assessed

- April 26 CBP Officers in Champlain N.Y. Arrest Fugitive Wanted by the FBI

- April 26 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Seizes 145 Pounds of Marijuana

- April 25 West Desert Task Force Operation Results in Dope Seizure, Vehicle Recovery

- April 25 San Luis CBP Officers Seize More than $500,000 in Coke - Two Phoenix residents arrested

- April 25 CBP officers Nab 14-Year-Old with 14.9 Pounds of Marijuana - 6th juvenile drug smuggler stopped at Columbus port this year

- April 25 The Port of Nogales Announces In-Bound Lane Changes at Mariposa

- April 24 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Rescue Distressed Migrant

- April 24 CBP Quick and Easy Trusted Traveler Global Entry Program Arrives at Raleigh-Durham International Airport

- April 24 Customs and Border Protection in Pharr Intercepts Close to $1M Worth of Pot in Clay Pots

- April 24 Sonoita Border Patrol Has Busy Weekend

- April 24 CBP Officers at Dulles Seize 4 lbs Cocaine in Chocolate Bars, Juice Boxes

- April 24 Detroit CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Khapra Beetle - Invasive Pest Threatens U.S. Farming Industry

- April 23 Customs and Border Protection at Hidalgo, Pharr Seizes $700K in Narcotics During Productive Enforcement Weekend

- April 23 CBP Officers at Calexico Cargo Facility and East Port Seize Almost Four Tons of Narcotics over Weekend

- April 23 Agents Seize Meth, Pot Valued in Excess of $275,000

- April 23 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Nearly $648,000 in Hard Narcotics

- April 23 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Marijuana in Calexico

- April 23 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector Apr. 12 – Apr. 18

- April 23 Baltimore CBP Finds Surprise in Cumin Seed Shipment

- April 23 Philly CBP Arrests Jamaican Allegedly Smuggling $193K - 5th Most Currency Seized on Outbound Flight; 9th Most in Area Port

- April 23 CBP Announces Summer Hours for Churubusco and Cannons Corners Border Crossing

- April 22 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Nearly $314,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry

- April 21 Baltimore CBP Seizes Nearly $13K in Unreported Currency

- April 20 Del Rio Border Patrol Sector Agents Seize Heroin, Marijuana Worth Nearly $1.5 Million

- April 20 Customs and Border Protection at the Pharr International Bridge Seizes Near Half a Million Dollars in Cocaine, Reynosa Woman Arrested

- April 20 Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Two Sex Offenders from Single Group

- April 20 Customs and Border Protection at Hidalgo Seizes Over $1.5M Cocaine, Reynosa Man Arrested

- April 20 CBP Officers At Alexandria Bay Arrest Man Wanted For Sexual Exploitation of Minors

- April 20 CBP Officers At Rainbow Bridge Arrest Man Previously Deported From U.S.

- April 20 CBP Officers at World Trade Bridge Seize Over Two Tons of Marijuana in Truck Carrying Auto Parts

- April 19 Gang Members, Wanted Felon Arrested

- April 19 Dangerous Man Behind Bars Once Again

- April 19 CBP Reopens Renovated Port Isabel Marine Facility

- April 18 CBP Officers in Champlain, N.Y. Arrest Fugitive Wanted for Crimes of Violence

- April 18 CBP Officers at Laredo Port Seize $425K in Meth

- April 18 Border Patrol Agents in Mich. Capture Sexual Predator

- April 17 CBP Officers Arrest Montana Mother and Son for Marijuana Smuggling Attempt

- April 17 Local Citizens Graduate from the Buffalo and Niagara Falls Border Patrol Stations’ First Citizens Academy

- April 17 CBP Narcotic Detector Dog Retires

- April 17 CBP Testing New Way to Decrease Border Wait Times

- April 17 San Juan CBP Arrests Wanted Felon - Sought by New Jersey Superior Court for weapons charges

- April 16 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Marijuana, Cocaine and Methamphetamine at I-8 Checkpoint

- April 16 JFK CBP Finds more than $7 Million in Fake Financial Instruments

- April 16 CBP at Newark Seizes Spray Cans Filled with Heroin - CBP officers arrest passenger transporting illegal narcotics

- April 16 U.S. House of Representatives Staff Visit CBP Baltimore

- April 13 Portion of I-8 in California Dedicated to Fallen Border Patrol Agent Rosas

- April 13 CBIG, CCSF Arrest 6 and Seize Millions in Drugs Off Puerto Rico Coast

- April 13 CBP reitera aviso para disuadir viajes ilegales hacia Puerto Rico

- April 13 CBP Officers In Southern Texas ID Dozens Of Violations This Week

- April 13 U.S. Customs And Border Protection Officers In Southern Texas Foil Alleged Smuggling Attempt Of A Minor Child

- April 13 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Rescue Two Distressed Illegal Aliens

- April 13 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector Apr. 05 – Apr. 11

- April 13 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents in Southern Arizona Seize Hard Narcotics At Checkpoint

- April 12 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes $259,000 in Narcotics

- April 12 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents In Southern Arizona Seize 225 Pounds of Marijuana

- April 12 CBP Partners with TSA and American Airlines to Promote Global Entry and TSA PreCheck at Miami International Airport

- April 11 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents In Southern Texas seize 6.8 pounds of Methamphetamine

- April 11 CBP Officers In Southern California Intercept Methamphetamine Load Hidden Inside Fire Extinguisher

- April 11 Customs and Border Protection at Hidalgo Arrest Man Wanted For Sexual Assault

- April 11 CBP Officers at Del Rio Port Seize Assault Rifles, Ammo

- April 11 CBP Breaks Ground on South Texas Border Intelligence Center

- April 11 Dulles CBP Global Entry Surpasses 200,000 User Sessions - Airport Boasts Nation’s Sixth Busiest Trusted Traveler Program

- April 11 Gang Member Nabbed by Border Patrol Convicted, Sentenced

- April 10 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seize Marijuana Valued Over $150K

- April 10 U.S. Customs and Border Protection to Hold Citizens Academy in Detroit

- April 09 CBP Officers in Southern Texas Foil Child Smuggling Attempt, Pharr Woman Arrested

- April 09 CBP Announces New Port Director at Antler Port of Entry

- April 09 CBP Announces New Port Director at Hannah Port of Entry

- April 09 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Suspected Drug Smuggler with Outstanding Warrant

- April 06 Border Patrol Agents Seize 5 Tons in 5 Days

- April 06 Border Patrol Seizes 200 Pounds of Marijuana - Two Suspected Smugglers Arrested

- April 06 Customs and Border Protection Officers In Southern Texas Arrest Georgia Woman On Child Smuggling Charges

- April 06 CBP Port Huron to add Additional Processing Lanes

- April 06 Customs and Border Protection Officers Make $1M Cocaine Seizure In Southern Texas - Monterrey Man And Three Imposters Also Arrested

- April 06 CBP in San Diego and Imperial Valley Issues Traffic Advisory for Easter Weekend

- April 06 Border Patrol Agents Arrest Two Suspected Smugglers; Seize 412 Pounds of Pot

- April 06 Sex Offender Returns to Jail

- April 06 CBP in Maine Offers Tips to Cross-Border Travelers for Upcoming Easter Holiday

- April 06 CBP Offers Tips to Cross-Border Travelers for Upcoming Easter Holiday

- April 06 CBP Issues Holiday International Travel Advice - Having the Right Docs, and Leaving the Salami Behind can Speed Arrivals

- April 06 CBP Catches Homicide Suspect Wanted by LAPD

- April 05 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Confiscate More Than $771,000 of Narcotics, Cash

- April 05 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector - Mar. 29 – Apr. 04

- April 05 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents In Southern California Confiscate more than $771,000 of Narcotics and Cash

- April 05 Morley Gate Facelift Set to Begin, No Impact to Travelers

- April 05 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Hard Drugs - Drugs valued at more than $600,000

- April 05 Trusted Traveler Enrollment Centers Located Minnesota, North Dakota Offer Global Entry Enrollment

- April 05 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Buffalo Sector Announces Citizens Academy at Wellesley Island Station

- April 04 Fostering Interest in Law Enforcement Careers in the U.S. Virgin Islands

- April 04 CBP Offers Several Tips for a Better Border Crossing Experience

- April 04 Customs and Border Protection Reminds Travelers to "Know Before You Go"

- April 04 El Paso CBP Officers Unravel Latest Drug Smuggling Attempt - 1,814 Pounds of Marijuana Concealed in Rolls of Roofing Paper

- April 04 Customs and Border Protection Officers at Pharr Cargo Facility Seize $3.7M in Marijuana Loads

- April 04 Easter Holiday Travel Reminder

- April 04 CBP Seized 63 Pounds of Cocaine Inside Energy Drink Container

- April 04 Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Progreso Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted for Aggravated Robbery

- April 04 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents Prevent Sexual Perpetrators From Entering U.S.

- April 04 CBP Arrests 3 Individuals Traveling with Counterfeit US Visas

- April 04 Criminal Alien Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison

- April 03 CBP Donates Seized World War I Artillery to Military Museum

- April 03 Port of Wild Horse, Montana Begins Extended Summer Hours

- April 03 Detroit CBP Issues Travel Advisory for Easter Weekend

- April 03 CBP Officers Recover 20 Stolen High-End Vehicles Heading to Hong Kong, Vietnam - Stolen Vehicles Valued at $1.5 Million Includes Ferrari, Mercedes, BMW, Infiniti, Lexus and Audi Brands

- April 03 Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender, Seize Abandoned Marijuana

- April 02 U.S. Border Patrol Seizes $1.4 Million in Cocaine at Highway 86 Checkpoint

- April 02 San Diego CBP Officers Make Two Significant Seizures - Marijuana in Boxes of Tile, Cocaine in Engine

- April 02 CBP El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes Two Aircraft Involved in Alien Smuggling

- April 02 Nogales CBP Officers Seize More Than $317,000 in Unreported U.S. Currency Headed to Mexico

- April 02 Border Patrol Checkpoints Stop Weekend Smuggling Attempts

- April 02 Joint Agency Collaboration Targets Transnational Criminal Organizations

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