C.B.P. News Releases November 2012

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- November 30 Del Rio CBP Officers Seize Heroin

- November 30 CBP Disrupts Drug Smuggling Attempt - Trackers Spot Go-Fast Moving in Open Waters

- November 29 CBP Global Entry Trusted Traveler Program Surpasses 75,000 User Sessions at PHL

- November 29 CBP Officers at Eagle Pass Nab Man Wanted for Sexual Assault of a Child

- November 28 CBP Seizes $321,000 in Unreported Cash

- November 28 CBP Seizes $54k During Two Currency Reporting Violations at Philadelphia International

- November 28 CBP Officers Arrest 2 Santa Fe Residents on Smuggling Charges

- November 28 CBP Officers Seize $2.5 Million of Marijuana Hidden in Frozen Strawberries

- November 28 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo, Texas International Bridge Foil Child Smuggling Attempt

- November 28 CBP Officers in Southern Arizona Intercept 262 Pounds of Marijuana

- November 28 CBP Officers in Detroit Seize Shipment of Toy Guns - Guns Seized as Part of Safety Effort with Consumer Product Safety Commission

- November 28 Border Patrol Arrests Lead to Successful Prosecutions in California

- November 28 CBP Officers Save Baby’s Life at California Border

- November 28 CBP Advises SENTRI Members of Possible Delays at Southern California Border Crossing

- November 27 CBP Officers in Southern Arizona Seize $108,000 of Marijuana in Two Separate Smuggling Attempts

- November 27 Criminals Caught by CBP During Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

- November 27 Thanksgiving delivery at San Luis Port - It’s a boy!

- November 27 Arrested Canadian Not Thankful for Vigilance of CBP Officers in Maine

- November 26 Dulles CBP Officers Seize Marijuana

- November 26 CBP Announces Extended Hours of Service at San Luis II Commercial Crossing

- November 26 U.S. Border Patrol Agents in San Diego Seize Nearly $3 Million Worth of Marijuana at Dog Beach

- November 26 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector Nov. 8-21

- November 26 ‘Loads’ of Action during Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend at San Juan Field Operations

- November 26 CBP Officers at Texas Port of Entry Detect 27 Violations of Immigration Law over Busy Thanksgiving Weekend

- November 26 CBP Officers in Southern Texas Seize Cocaine Worth Nearly $4.5 Million

- November 23 CBP in West Texas Seizes Meth, Marijuana

- November 23 Border Patrol Halts Human Smuggling Attempt, Arrests 15

- November 23 Chicago CBP Provides Tips for International Holiday Travelers

- November 21 Counterfeit Watches Seized by CBP - Worth approximately $62,000,000 MSRP

- November 20 Norfolk CBP Intercepts World’s Most Destructive Pests

- November 20 CBP Officers at 8 Laredo Field Office Ports Seize Nearly $11 Million in Narcotics, $100K in Currency Over Weekend

- November 20 CBP Officers Seize More Than $7 Million of Narcotics Over Weekend in San Diego/Imperial Valley

- November 20 Thanksgiving and Holiday Season Travel Reminder

- November 20 CBP Urges Thanksgiving Travelers to ‘Know Before You Go’

- November 20 Baltimore CBP Seizes Almost $22K in Unreported Currency

- November 20 CBP Reminds ‘Black Friday’ Cross-Border Travelers of Required Documents

- November 20 CBP Global Entry Trusted Traveler Program Arrives at BWI

- November 20 Nogales CBP Officers Intercept Marijuana, Meth in Separate Weekend Seizures - Marijuana mixed in piñata shipment

- November 19 CBP Detroit Prepares for Busy Holiday Weekend - Detroit CBP urges travelers to use travel tips to expedite crossings

- November 19 San Luis CBP Officers Seize $268K in Cocaine, Meth

- November 19 CBP Officers Nab Fugitive Sex Offender at Columbus Port of Entry

- November 19 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Names David Lambrix Presidio Port Director

- November 19 Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Reminder

- November 19 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than $420,000 of Cocaine at I-5 Checkpoint

- November 19 Laredo High School Senior Selected as Patrol Agent in Charge for a Day in Honor of Laredo Noon Optimist Club Youth Appreciation Day

- November 19 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Advise Travelers To Prepare For a Busy Holiday Weekend

- November 19 CBP Atlanta Seizes 870 Children’s Ski Caps for Trademark and Copyright Infringement

- November 19 Del Rio Border Patrol Agents Seize 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana, Arrest Convicted Felon

- November 19 CBP Seizes Loaded Handguns from Southbound Pedestrian

- November 19 Expansion of SENTRI Lane Hours at Calexico Downtown Port

- November 16 CBP Officers at the Pharr International Bridge Seize $665K Worth of Cocaine, Reynosa Man Arrested

- November 15 Two Destructive Pests Stopped By CBP Agriculture Specialist in San Diego

- November 15 First Maine U.S. Border Patrol Explorer Post Graduates

- November 15 Laredo Sector Border Patrol Marine Unit Rescues Four Subjects

- November 15 Counterfeit Designer Accessories Seized by CBP - U. S. Customs and Border Protection Officers and Import Specialists Seized Counterfeit Bags, Belts & Wallets

- November 14 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Nearly $243K in Unreported Cash, Suspects Arrested

- November 14 Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than $2.2 Million Worth of Marijuana in Two Separate Cases

- November 14 CBP Officers at Calexico and Andrade Ports Seize Over $1Million Worth of Hard Narcotics Over the Weekend

- November 14 Bahamian National Sentenced to 7 Years for Alien Smuggling and Aiding Entry of Criminal Aliens

- November 14 Brownsville CBP Officers Assist Mother during Delivery of Baby Girl at Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge

- November 14 Over $1.5M Worth of Marijuana Seized by Border Patrol Agents

- November 14 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Methamphetamine and Cocaine Valued at Close to $350K, McAllen Man Arrested

- November 13 CBP Officers Seize Drugs Found in Cucumber Cargo

- November 13 Nogales CBP Officers Arrest Felons

- November 13 CBP Intercepts 144 Tons of Stolen Copper Headed to Asia - CBP Seizes 359 Stolen Copper Ingots Valued at $1.2M at LA/LB Seaport

- November 13 Arizona CBP Officers Seize 5,000 Rounds of Ammo Heading to Mexico

- November 13 CBP Officers at Hidalgo, Texas Arrest Man Wanted on Vehicular Manslaughter Charges

- November 13 Border Patrol Seizes More than $1.5 Million of Marijuana Near Laredo, Texas

- November 12 Customs and Border Protection at Hidalgo Seizes Cocaine; Arrest Two Child Smugglers Over the Weekend

- November 12 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector November 1 – 7, 2012

- November 09 Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Nab Child Smuggler, Local Woman Arrested

- November 09 Philly CBP Seizes $34k in Undeclared Jewelry

- November 09 Border Patrol Seizes More Than $35,000 in Methamphetamine at Checkpoint

- November 08 CBP Arrests Alien Felon Trying to Re-enter Using a U.S. Passport - A convicted felon removed in 2003 after serving time in Pennsylvania

- November 08 CBP Officers Bust Internal Heroin Carrier at El Paso Port

- November 07 CBP Officers Intercept Hard Drugs - Meth, heroin worth nearly $560,000

- November 07 Bahamian Sentenced to Three Years After Smuggling Two Jamaican Criminal Aliens

- November 07 Laredo Border Patrol Sector Holds First-Ever Family Academy

- November 07 Baltimore CBP Seizes $11K in Unreported Currency From Nigerian Passenger

- November 07 San Luis CBP Officers Stop Meth Smuggler

- November 06 Eagle Pass CBP Officers Nab Cocaine Hidden in Pickup

- November 06 Area CBP Officers Nab 10 Fugitives During Weekend Period

- November 06 Remembrance Day/Veterans Day Travel Reminders

- November 05 CBP Announces New Director for San Diego Field Office

- November 05 Customs and Border Protection Del Rio Border Patrol Agents Seize $2.2M in Drugs

- November 05 CBP Laredo Sector Border Patrol Welcomes New Agents

- November 05 Remembrance Day/Veterans Day Travel Reminders from Custom and Border Protection

- November 05 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Discover Marijuana Worth $1.5 Million Hidden Inside Tractor Trailer

- November 05 El Centro Sector Arrests Gang Member Convicted of Manslaughter

- November 05 CBP Blaine Sector Border Patrol Weekly Blotter - October 25 – October 31

- November 02 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Foil Drug Smuggling Attempt at I-5 Checkpoint

- November 02 Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Impact Over 16,000 Students with Drug Awareness Campaign

- November 02 Baltimore CBP Intercepts First in Nation Bruchid Beetle

- November 02 CBP Reminds Travelers about Ready Lanes

- November 02 Lost Hunter Located by CBP Air & Marine Helicopter and Border Patrol Agents

- November 01 CBP Seizes $145,860 in Unreported Cash

- November 01 Woman Arrested by CBP at the Hidalgo International Bridge With Liquid Methamphetamine

- November 01 North Dakota Port of Entry Transformed into Energy Efficient, Updated Facility

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