C.B.P. News Releases September 2012

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Texas News Releases




September 27





Chicago Customs and Border Protection Want Teens to Join Them






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September 27





Chief Mountain Closes for Season September 30






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September 27





Know Before You Go: Purchasing Firearms and Parts of Firearms in the U.S.






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September 26





CBP Officers in San Juan Arrest Alien Female Sought for Homicide - Main Suspect in the Homicide of the Wife of a Retired Puerto Rico Higher Court Judge






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September 26





Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize Cocaine, Meth - Houston Woman Caught With Half-Million Worth of Drugs






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September 25





U.S. Border Patrol Agents in Southern California Prevent Cocaine and Methamphetamine Smuggling






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September 25





Chicago O’Hare Airport Customs and Border Protection Officers Save Life of Arriving Passenger






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September 25





El Paso Man Facing Smuggling Charges After CBP Finds Marijuana






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September 25





Over $2.5M Worth of Cocaine Seized by Customs and Border Protection at the Anzalduas International Bridge - Reynosa Man Arrested






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September 24





Mexican National Arrested In Nogales For Smuggling Drugs In Transmission






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September 24





Fabens CBP Officers Make Huge Marijuana Seizure






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'To Catch a Smuggler' Featuring CBP at JFK Premieres Oct. 8, 9pm ET on NatGeo
- 09/25/2012










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'Airport 24-7: Miami' Featuring CBP Premieres on Travel Channel Oct. 2
- 09/25/2012










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September 24





CBP Agriculture Specialists In Southern Arizona Intercept Plants, Insects






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September 24





CBP Officers In Southern Arizona Thwart Three Smuggling Attempts






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September 24





U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector September 6–19






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September 24





Dulles CBP Records Third Courier Cocaine Seizure in One Week - Officers Discover Almost 6 Pounds of Cocaine in Candy, Soup






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September 24





Dulles, Baltimore CBP Fine Passengers for Concealing Prohibited Agriculture Products






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September 21





CBP Officers in Southern Arizona Seize Meth, Heroin Valued at $529,000






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September 21





CBP Officers Find Wanted Probation Violator in St. Thomas






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September 21





Hidalgo International Bridge Customs and Border Protection Arrest Hidalgo Man Wanted for Aggravated Robbery






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September 18





CBP Officers at the Pharr Bridge Discover Currency, $260K Seized and a Reynosa Man is Arrested






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September 18





Nigerian Man Convicted of Narcotics Trafficking in Charlotte






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September 18





Ramey Border Patrol Agents Seize 918 Kilos of Cocaine - Three citizens of the Dominican Republic arrested






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September 18





U.S. Border Patrol Prevents Illegal Entry - Citizen of Belarus attempts crossing






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September 18





Dulles CBP Officers Find Almost 13 Lbs Cocaine in Cream, Honey Jars






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September 17





St. Thomas CBP Officers Arrest Wanted Smuggler






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September 17





CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Seize $826,000 in Heroin from Honduran Man






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September 17





CBP Officers Seize $1 Million in Cocaine at Hidalgo Bridge






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September 17





El Centro Sector Border Patrol Apprehends Convicted Felon






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September 18





Chicago Customs and Border Protection Top Canine Finds Opium in Foreign Mail Shipments






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September 14





Philadelphia CBP Claims First-in-Nation Moth Discovery - Second Moth a First-in-Port Discovery






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September 14





Temporary Service Disruption to Van Buren Port - Alternate Ports Available






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September 13





U.S. Border Patrol Agents Thwart Three Narcotic Smuggling Attempts in San Diego County






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September 13





El Centro Sector Border Patrol Intercepts Drugs Thrown Over Border Fence






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September 12





Dulles CBP Global Entry Surpasses 250,000 User Sessions - Trusted Travelers Can Apply for Membership at GlobalEntry.gov






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September 12





Colorado Man Wanted for Homicide Nabbed at Port






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September 12





CBP Officers Seize 17 Vehicles and Assess $93,500 in Fines






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September 11





Washington CBP Seizes $29K in Unreported Currency






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September 11





Border Patrol Seizes an Array of Dangerous Drugs and Currency Over the Weekend






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September 11





U.S. Border Patrol Nabs Bahamian Smuggler; Sentenced to 36 Months Prison






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September 11





A Unified CBP in Sault Ste Marie Honor the Heroes and the Fallen on the Eleventh Anniversary of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks






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September 10





CBP Officers at Hidalgo Arrest Reynosa Man with $1M Worth of Cocaine - Man Arrested in Roma with Weapon






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September 10





CBP Officers Nab Mother Traveling with Kids and Pot Load






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September 10





CBP Officers Seize Nearly $257K in Narcotics






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September 10





San Diego CBP Officers Discover 4,576 Pounds of Marijuana in False Wall






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September 10





San Luis CBP Officers Arrest U.S. Citizen Attempting to Smuggle Nearly 245 Pounds of Marijuana






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September 10





CBP Officers Make 453 Pound Marijuana Bust at Cargo Lot






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September 10





U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector August 30 – September 5






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September 07





Sweetgrass Border Re-opened to Traffic






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September 07





CBP Advising Travelers of the Temporary Closure of the Port of Sweetgrass, Montana






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September 07





CBP Officers Seize Heroin at Brownsville Port of Entry






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September 07





Border Patrol Apprehends Convicted Sex Offender in Southern California






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September 07





Caribbean CBP Officers Arrest Two Wanted Persons






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September 06





GSA, CBP Celebrate Opening Of New POV Lanes At San Luis I Landport Of Entry - Two-lane Expansion Project Improves Traffic Flow 25%






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September 06





CBP Officers in San Diego Find Marijuana Hidden in Bags Of Cement






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September 06





CBP Officers at the Pharr International Bridge Seize Liquid Methamphetamine, Man Arrested






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September 06





CBP Opens Global Entry at San Antonio Airport






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September 05





CBP Officers in Southern Arizona Seize Methamphetamine Valued at Nearly $43k Over Labor Day Weekend






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September 05





U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers in Texas Arrest Three Men With Brown Heroin Valued at $745K






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September 05





El Paso Sector BP Agents Arrest Man Convicted of Rape






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September 05





CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Arrest Three Fugitives, Two Wanted for Homicide, in Four Days






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September 05





CBP Officers In Southern Arizona Seize More Than $87,000 In Unreported Cash, Meth Valued In Excess Of $576K






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September 05





Lukeville CBP Officers Seize Inbound Pot, Heroin






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September 05





El Centro Sector Arrests Romanian Wanted by Interpol on Suspected Charges of Drug Trafficking






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September 05





El Centro Sector Border Patrol Apprehends Suspected Murderer






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September 05





El Centro Sector Border Patrol Arrests Murder Suspect and Wanted Interpol Trafficker






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September 05





El Centro Sector Border Patrol Stop a Series of Criminal Activities - Agents halt two smuggling attempts, arrest a convicted sex offender, and rescue five illegal aliens






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September 05





El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes More Than $700,000 in Methamphetamine at Checkpoint






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September 05





El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes More Than $400,000 in Methamphetamine at Checkpoint






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September 05





El Centro Sector Border Patrol Thwarts Smuggling Attempt and Arrests 7






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September 05





CBP U.S. Border Patrol Seizes More Than $90,000 in Methamphetamine at Checkpoint






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September 05





Border Patrol Agents in South Texas Arrest Murderer, Seize Marijuana Worth $460k, Recover 12 Rifles






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September 04





U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest 12 Mexican Nationals In Maritime Human Smuggling Attempt






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September 04





U.S. Border Patrol Agents and CBP Pilots Aid in Rescue of Fallen Hiker






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September 03





U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector August 16 – August 29

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