C.B.P. News Releases Feb. 2013

C.B.P. News Releases Feb. 2013

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- February 28 San Luis CBP Officers Arrest California Homicide Suspect Featured on ‘America’s Most Wanted’


- February 28 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Nearly $1.4 Million in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry


- February 28 Wanted Sex Offender Nabbed by CBP


- February 28 Del Rio Station Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender - Mexican subject had been previously deported


- February 28 Alexandria, Va., Man Arrested on Charges of Assaulting CBP K9 Officer at Dulles


- February 27 CBP Nabs Edinburg Man with Methamphetamine at Hidalgo International Bridge


- February 27 CBP Officers Seize $98k in Meth at Lukeville Port


- February 27 CBP Officers at Eagle Pass Seize Assault Rifles Bound for Mexico


- February 27 California Woman Arrested for Smuggling Meth


- February 27 CBP Officers at Hidalgo International Bridge Arrest California Woman with Methamphetamine


- February 26 CBP Global Entry Enrollment Center Arrives at Port of Cincinnati


- February 26 El Centro Border Patrol Agents Arrest Two Men, Seize Marijuana


- February 26 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists Intercept First in Nation Pest at Laredo Port of Entry


- February 26 CBP Assists Multi-National Operation, Marijuana Interdiction Worth $2.7 Million


- February 26 Baltimore CBP Intercepts First in Port Seed Beetle


- February 26 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector January 31 – February 20, 2013


- February 26 Border Patrol Seizes Big Narcotics Over Weekend - Local citizen tip helps locate stolen vehicle


- February 25 CBP Seattle Field Office Outstanding Year End Results


- February 25 CBP Disrupts 2 Attempts to Move Cocaine - Trackers spot boats in Pacific, Caribbean waters


- February 25 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Disrupts Another Human Smuggling Attempt


- February 25 18-year-old Woman Arrested for Smuggling Heroin


- February 25 Whatcom Fugitive Captured at the Border


- February 22 New U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chicago Area Port Director Introduced at Change of Command Ceremony


- February 22 Cross-border Tunnel Attempt Stopped in Nogales


- February 22 Philly CBP Intercepts $1 Million in Fake Money Orders


- February 22 Agents Seize Meth Concealed in Chicken Buckets


- February 22 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Discover Crystal Meth and Heroin in Spare Tire


- February 22 Philly CBP Detects Impostor to Belgium Passport at PHL


- February 21 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Arrest Two Armed Robbery Suspects


- February 21 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Halts Smuggling Attempt


- February 21 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Apprehends Sex Offender


- February 21 CBP Agriculture Specialist Intercepts Prohibited Willow Baskets


- February 21 CBP Makes 1,000+ Pound Marijuana Seizure - New Mexico woman was traveling with her children at time of bust


- February 21 CBP Seizes Marijuana at Presidio Port of Entry


- February 20 CBP Officers at East Port Seize 37 Pounds of Cocaine from a 28-Year-Old Mexican Citizen


- February 20 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Intercept Nearly 400 Pounds of Marijuana


- February 20 Retirement of Chief Patrol Agent Brenna Neinast


- February 20 CBP, Coast Guard Intercept 38 Undocumented Aliens En Route to Puerto Rico


- February 20 CBP Makes Multiple Holiday Weekend Drug Seizures


- February 20 CBP Seizes 205 pounds of Khat


- February 20 Virgin Islands CBP Identify U.S. Citizen with Outstanding Warrant


- February 20 U.S. Border Patrol Arrests Convicted Felon


- February 20 Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Progreso Port Of Entry Arrest Woman For Money Laundering


- February 20 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seized More than $980,000 Worth of Methamphetamine at Checkpoint


- February 19 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Discover Nearly 560 Pounds of Marijuana in Two Incidents


- February 19 Customs and Border Protection at Pharr International Bridge Seize $1 Million Worth of Cocaine


- February 19 Brackettville Border Patrol Agents Capture Piedras Negras Prison Escapee - Fugitive from September jail break serving time for murder


- February 19 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize $850,000 Worth of Marijuana in Recent Days


- February 19 CBP Officers Discover Missing Person


- February 15 CBP Assists HSI in $5 Million Counterfeit Goods Seizure from Puerto Rican Retailers


- February 15 Dulles CBP Arrests Sex Offender


- February 15 CBP Processes Cruise Ship Passengers at Sea


- February 14 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo Collar Alleged Child Smuggler


- February 13 CBP, USDA-APHIS Collaboration Ensures Pest-Free Flowers for Valentine’s Day - Port of Boston makes the ‘Top 10’ ports of entry for volume of imported Valentine flowers


- February 13 CBP Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands FY2012 Review


- February 13 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes more than $1.5 Million worth of Illegal Narcotics


- February 13 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Advise Travelers to Prepare For a Busy Holiday Weekend


- February 13 CBP Detains Man Wanted by NYPD


- February 13 Baltimore CBP Finds Surprise in Celery Seed Shipment


- February 13 No Valentine’s Day Surprises: CBP Informs Travelers about Bringing Flowers from Mexico - Chrysanthemums, Gladiolas, Murraya not Permitted through Passenger Ports of Entry


- February 12 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize more than $4 Million Worth of Marijuana at Carlsbad Beach


- February 12 CBP Hosts Agricultural Open House at Texas State Technical College Student Center


- February 12 CBP Inspects Millions of Cut Flowers for Valentine’s Day


- February 08 CBP Officers Seize Heroin, Cocaine, Meth Valued at More Than $232k


- February 08 CBP Announces Fiscal Year Achievements in Arizona


- February 08 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Thwarts Smuggling Attempt, Arrests Four


- February 08 CBP Officers Arrest Wanted Person at Cut Bank Airport


- February 08 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize $1.2 Million Worth of Marijuana


- February 08 Boston CBP Seizes Liquid Cocaine at Logan International Airport - Drugs Concealed in Cosmetic Containers


- Most Wanted Sex Offender Arrested in El Paso
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- February 08 CBP Boston Prepares for Winter Storm Nemo


- February 07 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector, January 10 – January 30, 2013


- February 07 Chicago CBP Agriculture Specialists Inspect Valentine Flowers for Harmful Bugs


- February 07 British Columbia Family Day Travel Reminder


- February 07 Border Patrol Seizes Cash, Narcotics in Multiple New Mexico Incidents


- February 06 CBP Officers at Arizona Border Seize Cocaine, Meth Valued at $551K


- February 06 CBP in Buffalo Highlights Fiscal Year 2012 Accomplishments


- February 06 CBP Ensures Valentine's Day Flowers Are Pest-free


- February 06 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Rescue Heart Attack Victim


- February 05 U.S. Border Patrol Prevents Two Drug Smuggling Attempts; One by Land, One by Sea


- February 05 CBP Officers Arrest Burien Man at Seattle-Tacoma Airport on Warrant for Sexual Offenses


- February 05 Carrizo Springs Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender - Honduran subject had been previously deported


- February 05 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Apprehended Murderer


- February 05 CBP Officers at Texas Border Seize Cocaine Worth Nearly $541K


- February 05 CBP Officers on Texas Border Seize $69,000 in Undeclared Currency - Teens face charges in smuggling attempt


- February 05 CBP Express Hub Enforcement Operation Seizes $3.4 Million in Counterfeit Items Including NFL Super Bowl Team Jerseys


- February 05 Smuggler With 38 lbs. of Meth Stopped by CBP


- February 05 CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth $221,000


- February 05 Baltimore CBP Intercepts First in Port Tomato Thrip


- February 05 CBP in Northeast Reflects on Year-end Accomplishments


- February 05 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize $135,000 in Methamphetamine at Brownsville Port of Entry


- February 05 Eagle Pass CBP Officers Find Cocaine in Hidden Compartment - Guadalajara Man Caught With $1.5 Million Worth of Narcotics


- February 05 Brownsville's Customs and Border Protection Explorer Post 3103 Win Eight Trophies at Explorer Competition


- February 04 CBP Stops Senior Citizen Smuggler at New Mexico Border


- February 04 CBP Seizes More Than $460k in Unreported Currency


- February 04 CBP Officers at the Pharr International Bridge Nab Child Smugglers


- February 04 Female Wanted for Passing Forged Checks Detected by CBP in St. Croix


- February 01 Apprehensions Increase as Drug Seizures Decline - Record marijuana seizure highlights FY2012


- February 01 Significant Enforcement Activity Highlights Recently Completed Fiscal Year for CBP


- February 01 Dulles CBP Detects Two Impostors in Three Days - Mexican and Guinean Men Possessed Fraudulent Documents


- February 01 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize $150K Worth of Methamphetamine

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