Thread: C.B.P. News Releases Aug. 2013

C.B.P. News Releases Aug. 2013

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- August 30 Downtown D.C. Global Entry Enrollment Center Enrolls 10,000th Applicant


- August 29 Authorities Continue to Intercept Contraband at Fajardo Ferry Terminal


- August 29 Expansion of Ready Lane Hours at Calexico East Port


- August 29 CBP Rescues Stranded Boater


- August 29 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes Ultra-Light Aircraft and $500,000 in Drugs


- August 29 Nogales CBP Officers Seize More Than $500K in Meth


- August 29 New 49,000 sq. ft. Border Patrol Station in Detroit - Border Patrol breaks ground on $17 million project


- August 28 Del Rio Man Arrested for Threatening CBP Officer at Port


- August 28 CBP at Anzalduas International Bridge Seize $2.5 Million in Narcotics


- August 28 El Centro Sector Arrests “18th Street” Gang Member


- August 28 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Welcomes New Deputy Chief


- August 28 CBP in Nogales Seizes Nearly $1.38M in Drugs and Cash


- August 28 CBP at the Rio Grande City Port of Entry Seize Over $1.5 Million in Marijuana


- August 28 San Luis CBP Officers Seize $765,000 in Hard Drugs


- August 28 San Diego CBP Officers Find Almost 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana Inside Scrap Cardboard


- August 28 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Arrests Lead to Prosecution and Conviction for 13 Illegal Immigrants


- August 28 CBP Assists HSI in $1.5 Million Counterfeit Goods Seizure from Puerto Rican Flea Market


- August 28 Dulles CBP Arrests Alleged Arsonist


- August 28 CBP Officers Seize $337,000 worth of Methamphetamine, Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Murder


- August 28 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Unit Locates Man Wanted in Double Homicide


- August 28 Del Rio Border Patrol Agents Rescue Drowning Victim


- August 27 El Centro Sector Arrests a Felon Gang Member


- August 27 CBP Officers at Detroit Metro Airport Seize $271,463 in Unreported Currency


- August 27 Border Patrol Canines Play a Vital Role in Texas


- August 27 Customs and Border Protection at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport Adds Additional Global Entry Kiosks


- August 27 San Diego CBP Officers Find Cache of Hard Narcotics in Gas Tank Valued at $900,000


- August 27 CBP Seizes $1.2 Million of Fake Designer Watches at LAX


- August 27 Calexico CBP Officers Intercept $205,000 worth of Hard Narcotics, Capture Homicide Suspect


- August 26 Naco CBP Officers Intercept $392K in Meth


- August 26 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector August 8 – August 21, 2013


- August 26 CBP, Puerto Rico Police Seize 58 Pounds of Cocaine in Car Arriving on Ferry


- August 26 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Nearly $355,000 in Cocaine and Methamphetamine at Brownsville Port of Entry


- August 23 CBP Field Operations at Hidalgo and Brownsville Seize Close to Half Million in Cocaine


- August 23 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Nearly $355,000 in Cocaine and Methamphetamine at Brownsville Port of Entry


- August 22 CBP Nabs Colorado Man Wanted on Sex Assault Charges


- August 22 CBP Relocates to New General Aviation Facility at Fargo, N.D.


- August 21 Border Agents Nab Smugglers, Confiscate 3 Tons of Dope


- August 21 Arizona CBP Officers Intercept $1.6 Million in Meth


- August 21 Virgin Islands CBP Seizes Marijuana in Luggage


- August 21 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Finds Heroin Taped to Woman’s Body


- August 20 Nogales CBP Officers Seize $432,000 in Meth, Pot


- August 20 San Diego CBP Nets 1,365 Pounds of Marijuana in Fish, 117 Pounds of Meth in Tires


- August 20 CBP Officers Intercept Heroin Worth Close to $75,000


- August 20 CBP Updates Paso Del Norte Pedestrian Kiosks to Speed Crossings


- August 20 Scuba Diver Caught Smuggling Drugs into Marine City


- August 20 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Stop Alleged Smuggling Attempt of Two Minor Children


- August 20 Calexico CBP Officers Seize Almost 3,000 Pounds of Marijuana Valued at $1 Million - Concealed in Shipment of Hay


- August 20 CBP Agriculture Specialists Seize Prohibited Iguana Meat, Bird at San Diego Ports


- August 19 CBP Officers Seize Nearly $614,000 in Marijuana at Brownsville Port of Entry’s Veterans’ Cargo Facility


- August 19 CBP at the Hidalgo International Bridge Announces Change to the Ready Lane


- August 19 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize $800k Worth of Marijuana


- August 19 Eagle Pass CBP Officers Foil Child Smuggling Attempt


- August 19 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Saves Man’s Life From Harsh Desert Heat


- August 19 Wanted Felon Arrested at San Juan Seaport


- August 19 Wanted Canadian Caught in Bismarck


- August 16 San Luis CBP Officers Seize More than $40,000 in Methamphetamine


- August 16 Calexico CBP Officers Seize Methamphetamine Hidden in Car Battery


- August 16 Dulles CBP Finds Destructive Pest in Rice


- August 16 CBP Officers Seize More Than $105K in Marijuana


- August 15 Baltimore CBP Seizes $44K in Unreported Currency


- August 15 Border Patrol Checkpoints Produce Strong Results


- August 15 El Centro Sector Arrests Armed and Dangerous Fugitive - Man jumps border fence with fully loaded handgun and four loaded magazines


- August 15 Two Women Charged for Smuggling Heroin, One for Meth in Arizona


- August 15 Dulles CBP Arrests Two Fugitives in Two Days


- August 15 Illegally Imported and Unsafe Land Rover Defender Destroyed in Baltimore - Seized under CBP, NHTSA, EPA Op for Violating Highway Safety Standards


- August 15 CBP P-3 Assists Interdiction of 1,500 Pounds of Cocaine in the Caribbean - A US and UK joint effort nabbed narcotics worth an estimated $24 million


- August 15 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Foils Methamphetamine Smuggling Attempt


- August 15 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Agents Nab $200K of Marijuana and Arrest Six


- August 15 CBP Seizes Deeply Concealed Marijuana at Presidio Port


- August 15 CBP Seizes $34,685 in Unreported Currency in Puerto Rico


- August 15 Baltimore CBP Intercepts Chicken Skeletons from China


- August 14 CBP at Hidalgo and Brownsville Seize Over $1 Million in Cocaine


- August 14 Mexican National Busted with $178K in Heroin


- August 14 Nogales CBP Officers Seize $225K in Hard Drugs


- August 14 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Four, Seize more than $20,000


- August 14 Havre Border Patrol Agents Arrest Ship Crew Deserter


- August 14 CBP, Local Law Enforcement Thwart Possible Kidnapping - Missing Minor Safely Recovered in Connecticut


- August 14 CBP at the Pharr International Bridge Seize $1.5 Million Worth of Marijuana


- August 14 CBP Officers Intercept Nearly $310K in Drugs


- August 13 Denver Teen Nabbed with Big Drug Load at Santa Teresa Port of Entry


- August 13 CBP at Anzalduas International Bridge Seize Over $4.5 Million in Narcotics


- August 13 Port Runner Apprehended South of Blaine Port of Entry


- August 13 CBP Officers at Downtown Port Seize Almost $830,000 in U.S. Currency bound for Mexico


- August 13 251 Pound Marijuana Seizure Made at El Paso Port of Entry


- August 13 Customs and Border Protection Officers at Brownsville Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted on Charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child


- August 13 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Rescues Woman From Unforgiving Desert Conditions


- August 13 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector July 18 – August 7, 2013


- August 13 CBP Officers at Andrade Port Discover 26 Pounds of Methamphetamine Hidden Inside Bumper of Vehicle


- August 09 San Luis CBP Intercepts Nearly $200K in Meth


- August 09 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize 7.27 Pounds of Methamphetamine


- August 09 Vermont CBP is Looking for Diverse Applicants to Join Our Ranks - Do you have what it takes?


- August 09 CBP Hosts Recruitment Events in Maine - Looking for Diverse Applicants to Join Our Ranks


- August 08 San Luis CBP Nab Wanted California Felon


- August 08 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Nearly $591K in Coke


- August 08 CBP Officers Nab Juvenile Drug Smuggler at Presidio Port of Entry


- August 08 Temporary Disruption to Vermont Ports - Alternate Ports Available


- August 08 Man Wanted for Grand Theft in Florida Arrested by CBP Officers at Rainbow Bridge


- August 08 Man Wanted for Murder Arrested by CBP Officers at Peace Bridge


- August 08 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Make Significant Arrests - Known Sex Offender, Convicted Murderer Among Recent Captures


- August 08 CBP Field Operations at the Pharr International Bridge Seize Over $1 Million in Narcotics


- August 08 Joint Operation in Arizona Leads to $7.2 Million Marijuana Seizure


- August 07 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Intercepts Smuggling Attempt, Uncover $1 Million in Meth


- August 07 San Luis CBP Arrest Meth ‘Body Carrier’


- August 07 CBP Arrests Alien at Airport with Fraudulent Documents


- August 07 CBP Officers Seize More Than $235K in Marijuana


- August 07 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Saves Two Young Women From Triple Digit Temperatures in Desert Heat


- August 07 CBP Stops Panga With more than $4 Million of Marijuana Off California Coast


- August 07 San Luis Man Busted with $177k in Meth


- August 07 Philly CBP Seizes $39k from U.S. Woman for Violating Currency Reporting Regulations


- August 07 CBP Apprehends 17 Undocumented Migrants in Mona island


- August 07 CBP Officers Arrest Male Wanted for Multiple Felony Charges in Florida


- August 07 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Rescues Illegal Alien Overcome by Desert Heat


- August 06 CBP Ends Philly Man’s Trip with Magic Mushroom Arrest at PHL


- August 06 CBP Apprehends 17 Undocumented Migrants in Mona Island


- August 06 Eagle Pass CBP Officers Nab Teens in Meth Smuggling Attempt


- August 06 CBP Seizes Large Drug Load From Car Attempting to Exit U.S.


- August 06 CBP Officers at Columbus Port “Collar” Drug Smuggler


- August 06 CBP Nogales Seizes Over $586K in Hard Drugs


- August 05 Del Rio CBP Officers Seize Weapons Bound for Mexico - Del Rio Man Arrested in Smuggling Attempt


- August 05 California CBP Officers Seize $7.8 Million Worth of Narcotics, Apprehend 18 Wanted Suspects - Including Homicide Suspect


- August 05 CBP Officers Arrest Homicide Suspect at Brownsville, Texas Bridge


- August 05 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize $1.1 Million Worth of Marijuana


- August 02 CBP Officers Intercept $3.2 Million in Cocaine and Methamphetamine at Calexico Cargo Port


- August 02 CBP, Coast Guard Rescue 84 Haitian Migrants from Island off Puerto Rico


- August 02 CBP at San Ysidro Port Intercept Narcotics Worth More Than $1/2 Million


- August 02 Mother, Daughter Arrested after CBP Seizes $450,000 Worth of Methamphetamine


- August 02 CBP Stops Unusual Smugglimg Attempt: Plants Concealed as Burritos


- August 02 CBP Seizes 17 Pounds of Cocaine at El Paso Entry


- August 02 Border Patrol Reaches Out to Arizona's Tohono O'odham Nation


- August 02 Border Patrol in Arizona Arrests 7 Convicted Sex Offenders


- August 02 U.S. Border Patrol Arrests Convicted Felon


- August 02 Get Ready for a Busy Border Crossing Weekend - Monday August 5, is a Canadian Civic Holiday


- August 02 U.S. Customs and Border Protection To Host International Trade Fair In Seattle - Multiple Regulatory Agencies To Provide Valuable Import/Export Tips


- August 02 CBP Provides Travel Tips for Canadian August Long Weekend


- August 02 CBP Officers Find Marijuana in SENTRI Vehicle and More Than One Ton in Fabric Softener Shipment


- August 02 New Border Patrol Chief Takes Command in Havre


- August 02 Destructive Stowaway Found in Rice Shipment


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