C.B.P. News Releases November 2010

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- November 30 Illegal Alien Calls for Help

- November 29 Wanted Fugitive Turned Over to CBP Officers at Buffalo Border Crossing - U.S. Citizen Wanted for Attempted Rape/Causing Injury Turned Over to CBP Field Operations

- November 29 CBP Arrests Two Aliens from Dominican Republic for Illegal Entry - One Defendant En Route to New York When Detained, Previously Convicted for Sale of Controlled Substances

- November 29 CBP Officers in Ogdensburg Arrest Man Wanted on Murder Charges - Texas Man Wanted in Connection with Murder of Former Brother-in-Law

- November 29 Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than $1 Million in Marijuana over Holiday Weekend

- November 29 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize 47 Pounds of Cocaine

- November 29 San Diego Tunnel Task Force Discovers Second Border Tunnel

- November 26 Holiday Doesn’t Slow Smugglers: Border Patrol Seizes $5 Million in Marijuana

- November 26 CBP Officers in Champlain, N.Y. Arrest Man Wanted for Child Molestation

- November 24 Gulf Coast Taskforce Seizes Sailboat, 4,500 Pounds of Marijuana, Arrests 3

- November 24 CBP in Imperial Valley, Calif. Issues Holiday Season Advisory for Border Travel

- November 24 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Nab Suspected Rapist - Man Had an Active Arrest Warrant With Bail Set at $1 Million

- November 23 CBP at Minneapolis-St. Paul Offers Tips to International Travelers During the Busy Holiday Season

- November 23 CBP Seizes Nearly $26k in Undeclared Currency at BWI

- November 23 New U.S. Customs and Border Protection Fabens Port Director Introduced at Change of Command Ceremony

- November 23 CBP in Michigan Advises Travelers to Prepare for Busy Holiday Weekend

- November 22 CBP Weekend Seizures Net $2 Million in Narcotics - Marijuana, Cocaine, Methamphetamine

- November 22 CBP at Chicago O’Hare Offers Tips to International Travelers During the Busy Holiday Season

- November 22 Agents Seize More than 3 Tons of Dope over Weekend

- November 22 CBP Advise Travelers To Prepare For a Busy Holiday Weekend

- November 22 CBP Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Reminder

- November 22 CBP, WTO Host Caribbean Trade Workshop

- November 22 CBP, CBSA Announce Expanded Hours of Operation at Wild Horse Port

- November 19 CBP Officers in Buffalo Arrest Imposter on False Claim to Citizenship/ Fraud and False Statements

- November 19 CBP Seizes $565,950 in Undeclared Currency, 43 Dead, Skinned Iguanas and Heroin at Laredo Port

- November 19 CBP Officers at Del Rio Port of Entry Arrest North Texas Man Wanted on Warrant for Sexual Assault

- November 19 CBP Offers Holiday Tips for Quick and Safe Crossing Border Crossing Experience

- November 19 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Man Wanted for Sex Offense

- November 19 Brownsville CBP Officers Intercept Man for Alleged Violations of Immigration Law

- November 19 Akron CBP Officers Apprehend Wanted Indiana Woman

- November 18 Agents Make Arrest; Seize Weapon, Marijuana

- November 18 CBP Arrests Two Illegal Aliens Hidden in a Dump Truck Full of Sand

- November 18 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize 219 Pounds of Marijuana

- November 18 CBP Officers Gear Up To Process Surge Of Holiday Travelers At South Florida Airports - CBP Offers Helpful Hints Travelers can Follow to Help Speed up Their Traveling Experience

- November 18 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Hashish, Marijuana, Cash

- November 18 CBP Recruiting Event for U.S. Military Personnel - Joint Base Lewis-McChord Hosts 2-Day Job Fair

- November 18 CBP Makes Large Drug Bust at New Mexico Port of Entry

- November 17 Woman Wanted in Indiana Found by CBP in The Virgin Islands - Failed to Appear at a DUI hearing in Indiana

- November 17 Valley Agents Seize More Than 11 Tons of Marijuana

- November 17 CBP Officers Apprehend Alien found Illegally Present in the Islan - Was Found Boarding a Flight to Boston, MA

- November 17 CBP Opens SENTRI Vehicle Lane at Calexico East Port

- November 17 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize 23.5 Pounds of Cocaine

- November 17 Individual Wanted in Fla. Found by CBP in Virgin Islands

- November 16 CBP Officers Arrest Juvenile Attempting to Smuggle Marijuana at the Port of El Paso

- November 16 CBP Officers at the Anzalduas International Bridge Seize $4.4 Million in Cocaine

- November 15 San Luis CBP Officers Intercept more than $1.5 Million in Narcotics over Weekend

- November 15 Smugglers Abandon Marijuana to Avoid Arrest

- November 15 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize 98 Pounds of Marijuana

- November 15 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Sex Offender

- November 15 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize 267 Pounds of Marijuana

- November 15 235 Pounds of Marijuana Found Hidden Under Trailer

- November 12 Port of Piegan Community Invited to Open House

- November 12 CBP Detects Wanted Felon Arriving From the Dominican Republic - Wanted in St Thomas for Several Crimes Including Bribery

- November 11 CBP Field Operations in Buffalo, N.Y. Arrest Man Wanted by the United States Postal Service

- November 11 DHS Partners Foil Maritime Smuggling Attempt - 23 Illegal Aliens Stopped At Sea Aboard 20’ Vessel

- November 10 Border Patrol, DEA Make Huge Pot Bust in Sullivan City

- November 10 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $387,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry

- November 10 Chicago CBP Officers Apprehend Wanted Kansas City Man

- November 09 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Cocaine Found Hidden in a Toyota Camry Sedan

- November 09 Tucson’s West Desert Yields more than $2.1 Million in Marijuana

- November 09 U.S. Border Patrol Arrests Two After Vehicle Stop - Pair Attempted to Discard Fire Extinguisher Containing Cocaine

- November 09 CBP Officers Apprehend 28 Wanted Fugitives This Weekend

- November 08 Busy Border Weekend Results in Seizures and Arrests

- November 08 Customs and Border Protection Officers at Brownsville Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted on Charges of Sexual Assault of a Child

- November 08 CBP Officers in El Paso Arrest Alleged Child Sex Offender While Officers at Columbus Port Stop Mother and Infant with 500+ Pounds of Pot

- November 08 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Reminds Public Ponche Ingredients are Prohibited from Entry

- November 08 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $822,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry

- November 05 Calexico CBP Officer Assaulted by SENTRI Trusted Traveler - More than 380 pounds of Marijuana Seized on Same Day

- November 05 CBP Port Of Charoltte Apprehends An Impostor and Three Passengers Using Fraudulent Documents

- November 04 Holiday Travel Advisory - Veterans Day and Remembrance Day

- November 04 Multi-Agency Task Force Uncovers Border Tunnel, Seizes 30 Tons of Marijuana

- November 04 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize $1.4 Million in Cocaine – Drug Load Found Hidden in a Dodge Nitro Sedan

- November 04 CBP Officers in Champlain, N.Y. Donate Seized Clothing

- November 04 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Take Custody of Fugitive Wanted on an Alleged Charge of Capital Murder

- November 04 CBP Officers at Fort Lauderdale International Airport Seize Over a Half Million Dollars of Cocaine Concealed Inside Candy

- November 04 CBP at LAX Spoils Attempt to Smuggle Opium inside Furniture - More Than $108K of Opium Hidden in Rattan Stools

- November 03 Del Rio Sector Agents Seize More Than $250K Worth of Marijuana - Two Seizures Wednesday Net 300-Plus Pounds of Pot

- November 03 Agents Seize More Than $2.8 Million Worth of Marijuana

- November 03 CBP Seizes Almost Half a Million Dollars Worth of Cocaine

- November 03 CBP, USDA Remind Public of Prohibited Agricultural Items that Can Carry Citrus Greening Disease - Orange Crops in Puerto Rico Can Be Impacted

- November 03 Holiday Travel Advisory - Veterans Day and Remembrance Day

- November 03 Agriculture K9 “Riverâ€