Thread: C.B.P. News Releases, March 2009

C.B.P. News Releases, March 2009
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- March 31 CBP Officers Fine SENTRI Lane User after Discovery of Prohibited Items

- March 31 Buffalo CBP Officers Arrest 2 for Suspected Passport Fraud

- March 31 Yuma Sector Welcomes New Patrol Agent in Charge of Intel

- March 31 Border Patrol Intercepts Cocaine Cache Valued at $500K

- March 31 Border Patrol Nabs 15 Mexican Nationals on California Coast

- March 31 CBP Helicopter, BORSTAR Agents Evacuate Resident and Pets from Flood Waters

- March 31 CBP Awards Contract for Technology Design, Deployment on Northern Border

- March 31 Brownsville CBP Officers Apprehend Man Wanted for Assault of a Minor

- March 31 Bird Soap Doesn’t Fly with Baltimore CBP

- March 30 CBP in Puerto Rico Arrest Aggravated Felon with 11 Prior Convictions

- March 30 Pro Bull Riders Tour Border Patrol Academy - Academy Chiefs Participate in 'Ring of Honor' in Albuquerque

- March 30 Border Patrol Agents in Del Rio Rescue Family from Sinking Boat

- March 30 CBP Officers in Texas Discover Drugs on Female Pedestrian and in SUV Tires

- March 30 3 Significant Drug Seizures for California CBP Net $2.2 Million

- March 30 CBP Officers Arrest Traveler with Gas Tank Full of Cocaine

- March 30 Border Patrol Agents Discover Crude Cross-Border Tunnel

- March 30 Fugitive Wanted for Larceny Captured at Border

- March 30 Van’s Gas Tank Holds More than Just Fuel in Brownsville

- March 30 Homicide Suspect Turned Over to CBP at Peace Arch Port of Entry

- March 30 CBP Captures Missouri Homicide Suspect During Outbound Operations

- March 30 Technology Installation Beginning at Port Huron, Sault Sainte Marie Ports of Entry

- March 30 CBP Drummond Island Snowmobile Reporting Station Closes for Season

- March 30 CBP Provides Support in 2009 Red River Valley Flood Fight

- March 28 CBP Nets Boat Smuggling about 640 Pounds of Marijuana

- March 27 Carrizo Cane Removal and Control Pilot Project Suspended

- March 27 Border Patrol Agents Help Foil Ecstasy, B.C. Bud Smuggling Attempt

- March 27 CBP Moonwalks Mooncakes, Meat to Incinerator

- March 27 Brownsville CBP Officers Take Custody of Fugitive Wanted by FBI

- March 27 California CBP Finds 'Toilet Paper' Shipment Contains 5 Tons of Dope

- March 27 Marijuana-Laden SUV Nabbed at Texas Checkpoint

- March 27 Alert Border Patrol Agents in Texas Uncover Grass-Lined Truck Bed

- March 27 Border Patrol in West Texas Subdue Man, Seize $1 Million Worth of Cocaine

- March 27 Drug Seizure Activity at El Paso Ports Remains Brisk; Missing Juvenile Among Those Apprehended by CBP

- March 27 CBP Detector Dog Helps Nab $2 Million Worth of Cocaine at JFK

- March 26 CBP Advises Travelers of Temporary Vermont Border Construction

- March 26 Pickup’s Tire Yield Texas CBP Officers 150 Pounds of Dope

- March 26 Women's History Month Celebrated at Brownsville Port of Entry

- March 26 CBP Officers Make Arrests Following Smuggling Attempts at California Ports

- March 26 Border Security Agency Warns of Scam; Reminds Job Applicants Fees Not Required in Process

- March 25 Louisiana CBP Officers First on Scene of Early Morning Accident

- March 25 Calexico CBP Officers Arrest 3 U.S. Citizens, 3 Mexican Nationals Attempting to Smuggle Coke, Meth

- March 25 CBP Officers Arrest Imposter in New York

- March 25 Seattle CBP Officers Don’t Play Around with Recent Seizures

- March 25 CBP Officers ‘Hang-Up’ More than 4 Pounds of Heroin at JFK

- March 25 Texas CBP Officers Seize Meth Hidden in Truck Radiator

- March 25 CBP Detains 2 for Dodging Outstanding Warrants

- March 24 Shipment of Firearms Seized by Cincinnati CBP

- March 24 Brownsville CBP Officers Seize More than $20,000 in Heroin

- March 24 CBP Officers Seize Nearly $28,000 in Marijuana at Brownsville Port of Entry

- March 24 CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa Bridge Find Close to 86 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Truck Tires

- March 23 Violence Against Border Patrol Continues to Linger - Agent Assaulted by 4 Assailants in San Ysidro

- March 23 'Cheesy' Concealment Nets Border Patrol Stash of Heroin

- March 23 Border Patrol Intercepts $800K in Cocaine Stashed in Secret Compartment

- March 23 Port of El Paso RFID Technology Upgrades Complete - Technology Enhancements and Next Generation Travel Documents Mean More Secure, Efficient Borders

- March 23 CBP, ICE Donate $4.1 Million Worth of Shoes to Charity

- March 23 Atlanta CBP Apprehends Fugitive Wanted for Homicide

- March 20 Coordinated Effort by Puerto Rico CBP Nabs 2 Aggravated Felons

- March 20 CBP Advises Travelers of Temporary Border Construction in Champlain, N.Y.

- March 20 Agents Seize More Marijuana in Wellton

- March 20 CBP Seizes Nearly $3 Million Hidden in Bus Bound for Mexico

- March 20 CBP Canine 'Thandi' Busy Keeping Agriculture Products Out of Newark Airport

- March 20 Delaware CBP Outruns Invasive Mile-a-Minute Weed

- March 20 CBP Seizes Shipment of Drug Paraphernalia at North Dakota Port

- March 19 CBP Officers in Boston Apprehend Murder Suspect

- March 19 New Orleans CBP Officers Nab Fugitive Working at Port

- March 19 CBP Welcomes New Champlain, N.Y. Port Director

- March 19 CBP Canine Sniffs Out $1.6 Million of Cocaine at Newark, N.J. Airport

- March 19 Missing Anacortes Man Located by CBP in Washington State

- March 19 Shipment Runs Afoul of Memphis CBP

- March 19 CBP Rings in 6th Anniversary at NY Stock Exchange

- March 18 CBP Officers Seize Close to 184 Pounds of Marijuana, Arrest 1 at Progreso International Bridge

- March 18 Combined Law Enforcement Efforts Result in Arrest of 2 at Final Destination

- March 18 New York CBP Officers Arrest Man Wanted for Military Desertion

- March 18 El Paso CBP Officers Find the Green on St. Patrick’s Day, Nearly $300,000 Seized in El Paso

- March 18 New York CBP Officers Discover Hydroponic Marijuana in Gas Tank

- March 18 Newark CBP Agriculture Specialists Discover ‘First in Nation’ Pest

- March 17 CBP Officers Seize $1 Million Worth of Hard Narcotics at Calexico Ports of Entry

- March 17 CBP Officers Seize $1.5 Million in Cocaine, 3 Shotguns at Laredo Port of Entry

- March 17 Wellton Station Agents Track Down Marijuana 'Mules'

- March 17 Border Security Agency Brings Federal Job Opportunities to Memphis - CBP Launches Initiative to Increase Number of Women and Minority Applicants

- March 17 FAST Driver Penalized at Pembina Port for Failing to Declare Fruit

- March 17 CBP Recruits in Jamestown, N.D. on March 24

- March 17 CBP Intercepts Dangerous Teddy Bears

- March 16 Laredo CBP Officers Seize $100,000 in Marijuana, Arrest 2 Nuevo Laredo Residents

- March 16 Texas CBP Officers Find Female Hidden in Backseat Speaker Box

- March 16 Disguised Delivery Van Fails to Deceive Border Patrol

- March 16 Border Patrol Seizes Cash, Cocaine at California Checkpoint

- March 16 CBP Officers at Texas Bridge Seize $1.9 Million in Cocaine, Arrest Fugitive Wanted for Online Solicitation of a Minor

- March 16 CBP Officers Keep an Eye Out for Counterfeit Sunglasses at Newark Seaport - More than $1.4 Million Worth of Sunglasses Seized

- March 16 CBP Officers Apprehend One of Tennessee’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives on Murder Warrant

- March 16 Dominican Aliens Convicted after Illegal Re-entry

- March 16 Reminder for U.S. and Canadian Travelers: Get Your Documents Now

- March 15 CBP Saves 8 Illegal Aliens Trapped in Drainage Pipe

- March 13 CBP Inspects to Keep St. Patrick’s Day Safe

- March 13 CBP Officers Arrest Roma Resident Smuggling 1-Year-Old

- March 13 CBP Officers Seize $47,430 in Boston

- March 13 CBP Officers at Denver International Airport Apprehend Man Wanted for Aggravated Assault

- March 13 CBP Snuffs Out Shipments of Pot Pipes in Montana

- March 13 CBP Recognizes Employees at Annual Awards Ceremony

- March 13 CBP Tries ‘European Vacation’ to Protect American Agriculture

- March 13 CBP Officers in El Paso Note Increase in Juvenile Drug Smuggling Cases during March

- March 13 New York CBP Advises Travelers to Prepare for Busy Weekend

- March 13 New York CBP Officers Arrest Citizen of France for Misuse of Passport/False Statements

- March 13 CBP Advises Temporary Construction at Roma Port of Entry in Starr County to Begin March 16

- March 12 Border Patrol in Puerto Rico Wraps Up First Citizens Academy - 15 Members of the Community Learn First Hand about BP Mission

- March 12 CBP Officers at New Mexico Port Find Almost 150 Pounds of Marijuana in Fuel Tank

- March 12 Buffalo CBP Agriculture Specialists Discover Harmful Grass Seeds

- March 12 Texas CBP Officers Seize Close to $1 Million in Cocaine

- March 11 La Aduana Transmite Su Primer Programa de Televisión Completamente en Español

- March 11 CBP Broadcasts First All Spanish TV Show in Chicago

- March 11 CBP Seizes $2.3 Million in 'Shady' Sunglasses

- March 11 Passport, Visa Fraud Account for 46 Arrests, Prosecutions at California Ports

- March 11 Cocaine, Marijuana Seizures Net El Paso CBP $2.1 Million

- March 11 CBP Agriculture Specialists Capture Red Baron - First Baltimore Sighting of Invasive Cogon Grass Weed Seed

- March 10 Missing Kansas Juvenile Located by CBP in Dunseith, North Dakota

- March 10 CBP in Los Angeles Offers International Travel Tips for Spring Breakers

- March 10 CBP Officers Note Trend in Smuggling: Young Men as Body Carriers

- March 09 Border Patrol Agent Assaulted with Cinder Block

- March 09 CBP Officers Sweep Trailer, Brooms Found Yield $8.1 Million in Cocaine

- March 09 Border Patrol Agents Intercept Dope-Filled Trailer Smuggling Attempt

- March 09 Border Patrol Agents Foil ATM Theft Attempt

- March 09 Narcotics Seizures at Otay Mesa Double in February - CBP Officers Seize More than 6,000 Pounds, Worth About $9 Million

- March 09 New Handheld Night Vision Camera Helps Border Patrol Stop Arson Suspect

- March 09 Vehicle Stop by Tucson Border Patrol Nets Assault Rifles, Ammunition

- March 07 CBP Officers Seize More than $500,000 in Marijuana at Naco Port of Entry

- March 06 Border Patrol Uncovers Big Rig Smuggling Scheme - Agents Arrest 2 Suspected Smugglers, 25 Mexican Nationals

- March 06 CBP Officers at Calexico Downtown Port Stop Another Cocaine Smuggling Attempt

- March 06 For Second Week in a Row CBP Officers Stop 61 Imposters at El Paso Area Ports

- March 06 New York CBP Officers Fine Canadian Citizen for Failure to Report for Inspection

- March 06 Arizona Border Patrol Agents Locate 13 Bundles of Marijuana

- March 06 CBP Officers Seize Gun Powder, Pistol Primers, Bullet Reloads and 2 Rifle Barrels during Outbound Enforcement Operation

- March 06 Border Patrol Agents Thwart Smuggling Attempt in Southwest Texas

- March 06 CBP Officers Seize More than $1.2 Million in Cocaine from Vehicle’s Dash in Brownsville

- March 06 Border Patrol Agents Nab Hondurans Following Texas Break-In

- March 06 Border Patrol Agents Seize $7.6 Million in Cocaine at Texas Checkpoint

- March 06 In Busy Day at Brownsville, Texas Port, CBP Officers Seize $1 Million in Marijuana, Cocaine

- March 06 CBP Nabs Hitchhiking Pests; Orders Shipping Container Re-Exported

- March 06 CBP Hits Fake Currency Jackpot Hidden in International Air Mail

- March 05 Awareness Campaign for Spring Break Travelers to Mexico Launched in Brownsville

- March 05 Border Patrol Canine Sniffs Out Meth, Cocaine in Hidden Compartment

- March 05 Border Patrol in South Texas Seizes More Than $3.6 Million in Narcotics in 6 Separate Incidents

- March 05 Gunshots Fired During Border Patrol Marijuana Seizure

- March 05 CBP Agriculture Specialists Recruit at Prairie View A&M University

- March 05 CBP Announces Daylight Savings Time Hours of Operation for Brownsville Ports of Entry

- March 05 Border Patrol Agents Seize More than $1.5 Million Worth of Marijuana at Sarita Checkpoint

- March 05 CBP Morgan City Apprehends 9 Illegal Aliens Working Offshore

- March 04 El Paso CBP Officers Arrest Juvenile for Smuggling Cocaine in Car Battery

- March 04 Border Patrol Agents Rescue Mexican National

- March 04 CBP Officers Seize Close to 135 Pounds of Marijuana – 1 Arrested on Federal Drug Charges

- March 04 ‘B.C. Bud’ Backpacked Across U.S. Border near Lynden Port of Entry Stopped through Joint Efforts

- March 04 Texas Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly 3 Tons of Marijuana

- March 04 RFID Technology Upgrades Installation Begins in Washington State

- March 04 Border Patrol in San Diego Snatches Multiple Loads from Smugglers

- March 04 Woman Gives Birth at California Border Patrol Checkpoint

- March 04 CBP, ICE: 'No Soup for You' - Sister Border Security Agencies Foil Dopey Soup Smuggling

- March 04 Sea-Tac CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Destructive Pests

- March 04 San Diego CBP Adjusts Operating Hours to Accommodate Daylight Savings Time Difference

- March 04 History Making Flight from Russia Cleared by El Paso CBP

- March 03 CBP Officers Stop 5 Narcotic Smuggling Attempts at Calexico Downtown Port

- March 03 CBP Officers Seize Cache of Weapons, Arrest 1 at Laredo Port of Entry

- March 03 Daylight Savings Time Changes Prompt Temporary Adjustments in Operational Hours at El Paso Area Border Crossings

- March 03 Border Patrol Finds Buckets of Drugs

- March 03 CBP and Idaho's Kootenai Tribe Sign Memorandum of Agreement to Develop Enhanced Tribal Card

- March 03 Border Patrol Agents Rescue Subject from Rio Grande River

- March 03 Brownsville CBP Officers Seize Nearly $24,000 in Marijuana from Vehicle’s Floor

- March 03 CBP Laboratory and Scientific Services Director Named World Customs Organization Scientific Subcommittee Chair

- March 02 CBP Officers at Roma International Bridge Seize Cocaine, Arrest Houston Man on Federal Drug Charges

- March 02 Alleged Texas Child Sex Offender Captured at Washington State Border

- March 02 CBP Officers Seize $500K Found in Spare Tire, Laundry Detergent Box during Outbound Enforcement Operation

- March 02 Buffalo CBP Officers Arrest Citizen of Colombia for False Claim to Citizenship

- March 02 CBP Officers Seize $113,000 in Marijuana from False Compartment of Truck in Brownsville

- March 02 CBP Agricultural Specialist Awarded for Efforts Interdicting Asian Gypsy Moth

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JohnDoe,
Just a question. Do you send any of these stories on to your Congressmen? I've sent quite a few---I pick out the most egregious. My Senators are so lib/blue I don't know what they think--but they are supposed to be upholding the law. There's no reason in H--- that we should have to put up with--and pay for--- this crime.

Those official reports have been a real eye opener for me. What else do you do with them?

Originally Posted by Captainron

JohnDoe,
Just a question. Do you send any of these stories on to your Congressmen? I've sent quite a few---I pick out the most egregious. My Senators are so lib/blue I don't know what they think--but they are supposed to be upholding the law. There's no reason in H--- that we should have to put up with--and pay for--- this crime.

Those official reports have been a real eye opener for me. What else do you do with them?

I send them to politicians that I can vote for, they are the ones most likely to read them.
I also forward many items to my local papers, including the S.D.U.T. and La Prensa San Diego
and to several different people at USA TODAY and to Navarrette (because I know he hates them).

The men and women of C.B.P. were busy last month.

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