C.B.P. News Releases June 2009

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- June 30 New Mexico Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Aggravated Felon

- June 30 Drug Seizure Activity Heats Up at Columbus, N.M. Port of Entry

- June 30 CBP Officers at Calexico Ports Seize Narcotics Valued at $1 Million in 14 Unrelated Incidents

- June 30 Big Rigs with Marijuana Seized at Checkpoints

- June 30 New York CBP Officers Intercept Marijuana Smuggling Attempt

- June 30 CBP Offers Travel Planning Tips to Facilitate Processing of Summer Border Crossers at Laredo Port of Entry

- June 30 New Employees Sworn-In, First in 50 Years Directly Placed in Blaine Sector

- June 30 Border Patrol Agents Seize Unreported Cash

- June 30 Border Patrol Beacons Help Locate Lost Tourist

- June 29 CBP Officers Seize $126,000 in Marijuana from Vehicle’s Gas Tank in Laredo

- June 29 CBP Officers at Pharr/Reynosa International Bridge Find Cocaine Hidden in Secret Vehicle Compartment

- June 29 CBP Travel Planning Tips to Facilitate Summer Border Crossing at Brownsville Port of Entry

- June 29 CBP Moves to New Office at Seasonal Port of Grand Marais, Minn.

- June 29 CBP Officers Nail Man Smuggling Drugs in Wooden Flooring

- June 29 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Destructive Beetle in California

- June 29 CBP Offers Travel Planning Tips to Facilitate Processing ofSummer Travelers, Visitors at Eagle Pass Port of Entry

- June 29 Helpful Tips for U.S.-Canadian Border Travelers during the Summer Holidays

- June 29 Cocaine, Meth Intercepted at Border Patrol Checkpoint

- June 29 Border Patrol Agents Seize 5,059 Pounds of Marijuana Worth $4 Million

- June 29 Planning Now will Enhance Border Crossing on Fourth of July Weekend

- June 29 Arizona Border Patrol Foils 386 Pound Drug Smuggling Attempt

- June 28 CBP Officers Arrest Tucson Couple, Seize $225,000 in Marijuana

- June 26 CBP Unveils Valor Memorial at Ceremony in New Orleans

- June 26 Worker for Border Patrol Unscathed after Shooting Incident

- June 26 CBP Officers at Newark Seaport Seize $10 Million in Counterfeits

- June 25 Border Patrol Interrupts Drug Smuggling Operation

- June 25 CBP Officers Seize $255,000 Worth of Marijuana at Arizona Entry

- June 25 New CBP Operations Director Sworn In for San Diego Area

- June 25 Hit-and-Run Suspect Arrested by Southern California Border Patrol Agent

- June 25 Border Patrol Announces New Leader of Maine Station

- June 25 U.S. Electronic Travel Authorization Program Tops 8 Million Registrants

- June 24 CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge Detain Fugitive Escapee Wanted by U.S. Marshals Service

- June 24 Border Patrol Agents on ATVs Discover Weapons, Narcotics

- June 24 CBP Unpacks Khat from Travelers Luggage

- June 24 Absconder Arrested by CBP Officers at Naco Port of Entry

- June 24 Los Angeles CBP Seizes 10,900 Pairs of Fake Nike Shoes

- June 24 CBP Recognized as ‘Patriotic Employer’ by Guard and Reserve Committee

- June 23 Florida CBP Seizes Counterfeit Watches Valued at $140,000

- June 23 Nogales CBP Ends Fugitive’s 32 Years on the Run

- June 23 Picture Frame Contains $200,000 in Heroin at Brownsville Port of Entry

- June 23 Nogales CBP Officers Arrest Idaho Man on Outstanding Rape Charges

- June 23 CBP Officers Discovered More than 50 Live Chickens, Roosters at Gateway International Bridge

- June 22 CBP Names Assistant Commissioner Baldwin ACE Executive Business Owner

- June 22 Blaine Border Patrol Agents Seize More than 64 Pounds of Marijuana

- June 22 $239,720 in Undeclared Currency Seized During Outbound Traveler Inspection at San Luis Port

- June 22 Border Patrol Agents Seize $1.4M in Drugs, Apprehend Aliens at Checkpoint

- June 22 CBP Officers at Calexico Downtown Port Stop Smugglers with Narcotics Taped to Their Bodies - Officers Also Recover Meth from Gas Tank

- June 22 $300K in Marijuana Intercepted by Border Patrol in East County

- June 22 Havre Sector Agents Hold Presentation for Marias Heritage Center

- June 22 CBP Virtual Job Fair Opens for Entry Level Positions

- June 19 Havre Sector Agents Seize Marijuana, Hashish, Arrest 1 Suspect

- June 19 San Diego CBP Officers Stop Almost $1 Million Worth of Narcotics from Entering the U.S.

- June 19 Border Patrol Arrests Surfers Towing Marijuana-Loaded Surfboard

- June 19 CBP Officers Seize More than Half a Ton of Marijuana in El Paso

- June 19 Lake Charles CBP Officers Apprehend Indiana Fugitive Wanted on Child Molestation Charges

- June 19 Brownsville CBP Officers Arrest Man Wanted on Charges of Sexual Assault of an Elderly Person

- June 19 CBP Reads Between Lines, Seizes Marijuana-Filled Magazine

- June 18 CBP Unmanned Aircraft Leading Surveillance Operation on Northern Border

- June 18 CBP Officers Seize 13 Pounds Cocaine at Eagle Pass Port of Entry

- June 18 Border Patrol Thwarts 3 Smuggling Schemes, Arrest 44 Illegal Aliens

- June 18 Laredo CBP Officers Seize $107,000 in Marijuana from Vehicle’s Gas Tank

- June 18 Calexico CBP Intercept Baby Stroller Full of Marijuana, Stop 3 Additional Smuggling Attempts

- June 17 CBP Discovers Previously Unknown Pest in Houston

- June 17 2 CBP Employees Named WIFLE Award Recipients

- June 17 Suspect Arrested by CBP Officers at Peace Arch on Outstanding Warrants

- June 17 CBP Officers at Newark Airport Bag 45 Pounds of Cocaine Worth $2M

- June 17 CBP Officers Intercept Gun, Money, Dope in Arizona

- June 17 CBP Apprehends U.S. Army Deserter at Sea-Tac Airport

- June 17 CBP Seizes nearly 2,000 Rounds of Ammunition Bound for Mexico

- June 17 Stripped Gears — CBP Officers in Texas Seize Cocaine Found Hidden in Truck’s Transmission

- June 16 CBP Expands Minnesota NEXUS Enrollment Center Hours

- June 16 Border Patrol Arrests Alien Convicted of Child Sex Offense

- June 16 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Fruit Flies at Miami International

- June 16 Man Charged in Big Bend National Park Smuggling Case

- June 16 CBP Officers Have Busy Week in Arizona, Seize more than $2 Million in Drugs

- June 16 Border Patrol Checkpoints Net Nearly 200 Pounds of Marijuana from 2 Vehicles

- June 16 Border Patrol Agents Seize Marijuana, Arrest 3 in Yuma

- June 16 CBP Penalizes Driver, Revokes Trusted Traveler Card

- June 16 CBP Apprehends Fugitive at California/Mexico Border Wanted in Las Vegas for Homicide

- June 16 Teamwork Stops Pest at Northern Border

- June 15 Houston CBP Seizes Nearly $180K in Undeclared Cash

- June 15 Narcotics Worth More than $1.4 Million Seized at Calexico Downtown Port

- June 15 CBP Officers Seize $92K in Marijuana from Tire, Apprehend Fugitive Wanted by ATF

- June 15 Federal Fugitive Captured at Washington State Border

- June 15 Newark CBP Intercepts $4M Worth of Cocaine in Transit from Bolivia to Canada

- June 15 CBP in Los Angeles Donates 3,696 Shirts to Charity

- June 15 Pharr/Reynosa CBP Seize Cocaine Hidden in Vehicle, Arrest Mexican National on Federal Drug Charges

- June 13 CBP Officers Seize $110,000 in Marijuana from Vehicles Tires at Naco Port

- June 12 CBP Seizes Cocaine during Morning Rush Hour at Tecate

- June 12 CBP Officers Identify Numerous Violations during Last Week

- June 12 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Asian Gypsy Moth in Charleston

- June 11 Nearly $1.5M of Marijuana Intercepted at Border Patrol Checkpoint

- June 11 Texas CBP Officers Seize Assault Rifle, Accessories during Outbound Operation

- June 11 77 Pounds of Cocaine Stopped at Calexico East Port of Entry

- June 11 Douglas CBP Officers Intercept $1.5 Million in Narcotics Smuggling Attempts

- June 11 Border Patrol Agents Find 2,200 Pounds of Dope in Pick-Up inside Abandoned Trailer

- June 11 Border Patrol Agents in Texas Deflate Smugglers Plans

- June 11 Border Patrol, National Park Service Rescue 6, 1 Found Dead

- June 11 CBP Issuing New Trusted Traveler Cards for Commercial Drivers - Border Crossing Program Members Asked to Update Contact Information

- June 11 CBP Marine Crew Saves 2 Texas Men Thrown from Boat

- June 11 CBP Learns that 101 Pounds of Khat Does Not Compute

- June 11 Tucson Smuggling Attempts Yield Border Patrol Nearly 3 Tons of Dope Worth $4.5 Million

- June 11 Border Patrol Thwarts Second Big Rig Smuggling Attempt in Less than a Week

- June 11 CBP Officers Seize Suitcase of Marijuana at Douglas Port of Entry

- June 11 Border Patrol, CBP Air and Marine, DPS Join Forces to Stop 225 Pound Marijuana Load

- June 11 Smuggler Abandons Narcotics Load Near Rio Grande River

- June 11 Rio Grande City Agents Net More than a Ton of Dope

- June 10 Marijuana, Cocaine Worth Close to $1.3 Million Seized Over the Weekend in Lukeville

- June 10 Border Patrol Agents Arrest Teenage Suspect, Seize AK-47

- June 10 CBP Officers at Progreso International Bridge Seize Cocaine, Arrest Houston Man on Federal Drug Charges

- June 10 $26,000 in Meth Discovered by Brownsville CBP

- June 10 CBP Cashes in on Outbound Currency Inspections - Officers Seize $138,000; Traveler Arrested

- June 10 CBP Officers in Brownsville Take Custody of Fugitive Wanted By U.S. Marshals

- June 09 Border Patrol K-9 Detects Marijuana at Arizona Checkpoint

- June 09 CBP Officers Apprehend 2 Catahoula Escapees Attempting to Re-Enter U.S.

- June 09 Border Patrol Nabs 22 Illegal Immigrants on California Beach

- June 09 Border Patrol Agents Seize 3,000 Pounds of Marijuana in Texas

- June 08 CBP Officers Seize Close to $340,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry

- June 08 CBP Arrests Fugitive at International Falls, Minn. Border Entry

- June 08 Border Patrol Trips Up Surfer Hauling Dope-Filled Duffel Bag

- June 08 CBP Officers Seize Almost $600,000 in Narcotics, Arrest 2 Male Suspects

- June 08 Puerto Rico Law Enforcement Wins Operation Stonegarden Grant; Will Work with Border Patrol on Coastal Protection

- June 08 Border Patrol Agents Find 975 Pounds of Dope in Texas Horse Trailer

- June 08 Border Patrol Nabs Smuggler, 73 Mexican Migrants

- June 08 Weekend Bust Nets More Than 3 Tons of Marijuana at South Texas Checkpoint

- June 08 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Designates Chaplain at Warroad, Minn.

- June 05 In the Tank: Border Patrol Seizes Drugs in Southern California Busts

- June 05 Violent Suspect Turned Over to CBP at Pacific Highway Port of Entry

- June 05 CBP Officers Seize More than Half a Ton of Marijuana in Commercial Shipment of Metal Sheets

- June 05 Brownsville CBP Discovers 150 Pounds of Dope in Vans Roof

- June 04 Suspect Caught with More than 20 Pounds of Meth Valued at $1.5 Million

- June 04 CBP Officers Arrest Female Impostor Claiming U.S. Citizenship

- June 04 Agents Seize Semi-Automatic Weapons near Rio Grande River

- June 03 Drugs, Drug Paraphernalia Seized in North Dakota Outbound Inspection

- June 03 CBP Arrests Absconder at Arizona Port

- June 03 CBP Officers Seize Close to $1.5 Million in Cocaine and Marijuana, Arrest 3 at Brownsville Ports of Entry

- June 03 CBP Officers Apprehend Kidnapping Suspect at Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge

- June 03 Seat Cushions Found to Conceal $430K in Marijuana at Douglas Port of Entry

- June 02 Border Fence Prevents Drug Smuggling Attempt in Arizona

- June 02 Border Patrol Takes Drugs off Major California Freeways

- June 02 Agents Uncover Half a Ton of Marijuana along Rio Grande River

- June 02 Marijuana Seized, 4 Impostors Arrested at San Luis Port

- June 02 Full WHTI Implementation Results in Arrest of Imposter with U.S. Passport

- June 02 CBP Officers Take Custody of Fugitive Wanted in Hidalgo County

- June 02 CBP Officers Apprehend Illegal Aliens Hiding in Rail Car

- June 01 CBP Interdicts Ecstasy at Peace Arch Port of Entry

- June 01 Border Patrol Drug Seizures in Rio Grande Valley on Track for Record Year

- June 01 Man Wanted for Homicide Arrested at Calexico Downtown Port

- June 01 166 Pounds of Marijuana Intercepted at Border Patrol Checkpoint

- June 01 New Documents to Assist ACE Transition

- June 01 Senator Tester Attends Grand Opening of New U.S. Border Patrol Station

- June 01 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Man with Extensive Criminal History
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