Thread: December 2009 C.B.P. News Releases

December 2009 C.B.P. News Releases

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- December 31 CBP Agriculture Specialists Remind Public to Declare Items, Avoid Fines

- December 31 CBP Busts Couple with 143 Pounds of Marijuana at Arizona Border

- December 31 Border Patrol Seizes SUV Loaded with Marijuana

- December 30 Some Trade Benefits Extended Through 2010; Presidential Proclamations Make Changes to Beneficiary Countries
- December 30 Arizona Border Officers Seize Bumper Crop of Marijuana

- December 30 CBP Officers Seize $109,000 in Marijuana in Douglas

- December 30 Top Ten Events of 2009 for CBP in San Diego - Murder of Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas Tops, But Darkens, List

- December 30 Agents Investigate New Tunnel Found in Nogales

- December 30 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Currency Hidden in Holiday Popcorn Tin

- December 30 Border Patrol Agents Seize Marijuana, Arrest 3

- December 29 Border Patrol Seizes More than $850,000 of Methamphetamine

- December 29 Seizing Marijuana in Furniture Contributes to Busy Christmas Week for CBP Officers in El Paso

- December 28 CBP Officers Make First Significant Marijuana Seizure at New Anzalduas Border Crossing

- December 28 Man Arrested on Child Molestation Warrant at Nogales Port - 6 Others Arrested for Various Warrants

- December 28 Laredo CBP Officers Issue Nearly 35,000 Travel Permits in Addition to Seizing Marijuana over Holiday Weekend

- December 28 CBP Officers in Brownsville Seize Black Tar Heroin Hidden in Woman’s Boots

- December 26 Day After Christmas CBP Officers Seize Marijuana from Vehicle in Douglas

- December 25 ‘Christmas at Naco’ Allows CBP to Connect with Local Community

- December 24 CBP Officers in Buffalo Intercept Missing Person, Arrest Traveler

- December 24 Day Before Christmas CBP Officers Seize Marijuana at Naco Port of Entry

- December 23 CBP Southbound Operations Seize Nearly $17,000 Exiting the U.S.

- December 23 CBP at Miami Airport Intercepts Cocaine Hidden in Hydraulic Cylinder

- December 23 South Texas Border Patrol Agents Seize $5 Million Worth of Marijuana

- December 23 Calif. Border Officers Thwart Rash of Unusual Violations

- December 23 Border Patrol Agents Seize Cash, Cocaine in Blythe

- December 23 Smugglers Vehicle Ends Up Submerged in Rio Grande

- December 23 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Spanish Olives Stuffed with Serrano Ham

- December 23 CBP Issues Holiday Travel Reminder in Montana

- December 22 CBP Seizes $3.2 Million Worth of Belts with Counterfeit Design

- December 22 CBP Officers Seize Marijuana at 2 New Mexico Ports Monday

- December 22 CBP in Atlanta Arrests 2 Wanted Fugitives

- December 22 CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Found Hidden in Commercial Bus, Marijuana in Spare Tire – Drugs Valued at $5.1 Million

- December 21 Busy Weekends Continue for Border Patrol, Agents Net 10 Tons of Marijuana

- December 21 Douglas CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Taped to Young Teen

- December 21 CBP Officers Seize More than 600 Ecstasy Pills at Brownsville Port of Entry

- December 21 CBP Arrests Arson Suspect from Texas at Port of San Ysidro - Weekend Arrests Include 15 Other Fugitives

- December 20 CBP Officers Seize $230,000 in Marijuana from Vehicle in Douglas

- December 18 Agents Seize More than $1.3 Million in Marijuana

- December 18 CBP in Charleston Intercepts Counterfeit Shirts

- December 17 CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Concealed on Body of Teenager

- December 16 Alexis Candelario Arrested on Armed Career Criminal Charges - Alleged Mastermind of ‘La Tómbola,’ Massacre in Toa Baja, P.R.

- December 16 CBP Wait Tables at Local Maine Restaurant for Charity - ‘Tip a Cop’ Proceeds Benefit Special Olympics

- December 16 CBP Agriculture Specialists in San Francisco Intercept Potentially Harmful Plants, Seeds, Citrus Peels

- December 16 CBP Reminds Traveling Public to Not Wrap Presents Until After Crossing Border

- December 16 Memorial Services to be Held for Recently Slain CBP Officer - Funds Established for Surviving Children

- December 16 CBP Officers Seize Crystal Meth Valued at $270,000, Arrest Laredo Man

- December 16 CBP Officers in Buffalo Stop Bird Smuggling Attempt

- December 16 Border Patrol Agents Arrest Suspected Smugglers, Seize Drugs

- December 16 CBP Offers Tips for Easy Travel Across the Border During Holiday Season

- December 16 Consejos de la CBP para Facilitar el Viajar Cruzando la Frontera Durante la Temporada de Fiestas

- December 15 Border Patrol Seizes Nearly 400 Pounds of Marijuana Stashed in Gas Tank

- December 15 CBP Southbound Operations in Douglas Recovers $70,000 Found in Tires

- December 15 Border Patrol Seizes More than 22 Pounds of Cocaine in Vehicle’s Dash

- December 15 CBP Officers Seize $300,000 in Undeclared Currency at Arizona Border

- December 14 Stuffed Teddy Bear, Television Intercepted in El Paso Conceal Packages of Marijuana

- December 14 Border Patrol Agents Busy Weekend of Seizures Including $20 Million in Marijuana Ends with Rescue

- December 14 California CBP Officers Make 17 Marijuana Seizures, Confiscate Thousands of Dollars, Stop 243 Immigration Violators

- December 14 Border Patrol Joins With Non-Profit to Distribute Gifts to Needy

- December 14 Border Patrol Agents Rescue 7 from Treacherous Water Channel

- December 14 Border Patrol Agents Rescue Missing Boy in Arizona

- December 11 St. Mary Border Patrol, Montana Air and Marine Agents Assist Blackfeet Tribe

- December 11 Border Patrol Seizes More than 15,000 Pounds of Marijuana in Single Day

- December 11 Calexico Port Officials Implement Traffic Strategies to Minimize Wait Times

- December 11 CBP Top Officials, Border Community Groups Engage in All-Day Meeting in Brownsville

- December 11 CBP Agriculture Specialists Enforce Christmas Tree Importation Rules

- December 11 Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana

- December 11 CBP Advises - Kinder Chocolate Eggs Banned from Import into United States

- December 11 NEXUS Joint Enrollment Center Opens in Lansdowne, Ontario

- December 11 CBP, Arizona Police Join Forces to Recover Stolen Goods

- December 11 Border Patrol Agent's Instinct Leads to Marijuana Seizure

- December 10 CBP at LAX Provides Traveler Tips for the Holidays

- December 10 Felon in Possession of Handgun Arrested at Northwest Border

- December 10 Border Patrol Arrests Convicted Sex Offender

- December 10 Border Patrol Halts 500 Pounds of Marijuana at Checkpoint

- December 10 CBP Officers Seize $1.4 Million Worth of Cocaine

- December 10 CBP Partners with Mexican Authorities in Douglas

- December 10 CBP Launches H2 Temporary Worker Exit Pilot Program in Arizona

- December 10 CBP Lanza el Programa Piloto para la Salida de los Trabajadores Temporales con Visas H2 en Arizona

- December 09 New CBP San Ysidro Port Director Sworn in During Change of Command Ceremony - Will Oversee all Passenger Processing Operations at San Ysidro, Otay Mesa Ports of Entry

- December 09 $1 Million Worth of Marijuana Seized by Agents at Strategically Placed Camp Grip

- December 09 Halfway House Escapee Also Wanted for Possession of Tailgate, Tires Concealing Marijuana Don’t Get Past Brownsville CBP Officers

- December 09 Halfway House Escapee Also Wanted for Possession of Marijuana Apprehended by Brownsville CBP Officers

- December 09 CBP Officers Arrest Body Carrier at Douglas Port

- December 08 CBP Officers Confiscate Marijuana, Process Immigration Violators, Recover Undeclared Currency at Lukeville Port

- December 08 Steamroller Concealing Marijuana Contributes to 2 Tons Seized at Laredo Cargo Facility

- December 08 CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge Seize $1.9 Million in Cocaine

- December 07 Hidden Compartments Don’t Stop CBP Officer in San Luis - Close to $700K in Narcotics Seized

- December 07 CBP Issues Holiday Travel Advisory in Detroit: There’s Still Time to Get Documents

- December 07 McAllen Horse Patrol Agents Seize Drugs Concealed in Brush

- December 07 New Assistant Port Director Assumes Command During Busy Holiday Season at Laredo Port of Entry

- December 07 Santa Teresa CBP Officers Make Largest Cocaine Seizure in 5 Years

- December 09 CBP Launches New Maritime Unmanned Aircraft System - Predator B Guardian UAS Unveiled

- December 07 Dulles CBP Arrests Pittsburgh Rape Suspect

- December 07 Border Patrol Seizes $868,000 Worth of Marijuana from Makeshift Backbacks

- December 07 CBP Officers Arrest University of Arizona Student with Marijuana Taped to Legs

- December 05 CBP Snags Marijuana Load at Arizona Port

- December 04 CBP Officer in Arizona Seize $133,412 in Undeclared Currency

- December 04 CBP Southbound Operations Seize Nearly $65,000 at Douglas Port of Entry

- December 04 CBP Officers Seize $176,000 of Marijuana from Doors of Vehicle

- December 04 Federal Fugitive Captured at Border in Washington State

- December 04 CBP Officers Seize $96,000 of Marijuana at Arizona Entry

- December 04 CBP Announces Changes for Commercial Frequent Traveler Program Members

- December 04 Imposters Thwarted by CBP Officers at Nogales Port

- December 04 CBP Captures Chicken-Concealed Cocaine at Dulles

- December 03 Nogales Port of Entry Offers Helpful Traveling Tips for Holiday Season

- December 03 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Fruit with Citrus Black Spot

- December 03 $12 Million Cocaine Bust Surpasses Total FY 09 Seizures for El Centro Sector

- December 03 CBP Seizes Thousands of Counterfeit Jeep Toys, Barbie Dolls

- December 03 CBP Officers Arrest Individuals Attempting to Smuggle Narcotics Taped to Body

- December 03 CBP, ICE Release Annual Report on Counterfeit Goods Seized

- December 03 GOES Web Site Now Available in Spanish

- December 03 El Sitio Web GOES Está Ahora Disponible en Español

- December 02 CBP Air and Marine Disrupt Drug Smuggling Attempt

- December 02 CBP Stops Boat off Calif. Coast with 22 Illegal Immigrants

- December 02 Customs and Border Protection Buffalo Field Office Announces Fiscal Year 2009 Accomplishments

- December 02 CBP Officers at Hidalgo International Bridge Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

- December 02 Cannabis Cup Keeps Philly CBP on its Toes - Officers Make Multiple Zero Tolerance Seizures following Amsterdam Event

- December 01 More than 70 Percent of Tower Construction Completed for SBI’s Northern Border Project in Detroit Sector - Gull Island Tower Construction Completed

- December 01 K-9 Finds Marijuana Deep Within Vehicle at Arizona Port

- December 01 More than Just Veggies: CBP Seizes 4,522 Pounds of Marijuana

- December 01 CBP Officers Seize 2,773 Pounds of Marijuana at Lukeville Port of Entry

- December 01 DHS, CBP Launch Communications Campaign for Travelers Returning from Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games

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