CBP News Releases Oct. 2009

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- October 30 Houston CBP Officers Make 3 Arrests

- October 30 CBP Agriculture Specialists in Florida Halt Dangerous Pests

- October 30 Border Patrol Arrests 32 in Hidden in Back of Tractor-Trailer

- October 29 CBP Officers Seize Weapons, Marijuana at Texas Border

- October 29 Officers Intercept Ecstasy at Lewiston, N.Y. Border Crossing

- October 29 CBP Employees Mark National Disability Employment Awareness Month

- October 28 CBP in Houston Makes Important Pest Discoveries

- October 28 CBP Arrests U.S. Citizens for Narcotic Smuggling at Calexico

- October 28 CBP Southbound Operations Seize Nearly $27,000

- October 28 CBP Officers Seize $288,000 of Marijuana at Naco Port

- October 28 CBP Miami Seizes Fake Sunglasses Worth $7.7 Million

- October 27 Border Patrol Explorers, City of El Centro to Host Haunting for Food

- October 27 Indio Border Patrol Seizes $1.45 Million Worth of Narcotics in 1 Day

- October 27 CBP Officers Seize More than $1 Million in Drugs, Recover Stolen Auto at Nogales Port of Entry

- October 27 CBP Officers Arrest Port Runner in Laredo

- October 27 CBP Officers in Nogales Seize $204,000 Found in Vehicle

- October 27 Border Patrol Agents Foil Large Alien Smuggling Effort

- October 27 Border Patrol Agents in Arizona Prevent Cattle Theft

- October 27 Arizona Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Suspected Smugglers

- October 27 Philadelphia CBP Checkmates Hashish in International Airmail

- October 26 Southern California CBP Stops Ammunition from Entering Mexico

- October 26 CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents at Brownsville Port Arrest U.S. Citizen on Drug Charges

- October 26 Calexico Port Officers Seize Half Million Worth of Narcotics in Single Day

- October 26 El Paso CBP Officers Seize 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana in a Week

- October 26 CBP Officers in Brownsville Take Custody of Fugitive Wanted for Auto Theft

- October 26 Port of Roosville Upgraded to Commercial Processing Facility

- October 23 $710K of Cocaine Intercepted at Border Patrol Checkpoint - More than $1M in Cocaine Seized this Week

- October 23 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Mediterranean Fruit Fly at Miami International Airport

- October 23 Baltimore CBP Hops on Bamboo Scarecrow Threat

- October 23 CBP Officers in Brownsville Intercept Close to $1 Million in Cocaine

- October 23 CBP K-9 Discovers Opium Shipment in International Mail

- October 23 San Francisco CBP Officers Seize Opium Hidden in Drums

- October 23 CBP Creates Electronic Reading Room to Increase Public Access to Documents

- October 23 CBP Officers Arrest Suspected Sex Offender

- October 23 CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa Bridge Find Cocaine Hidden in Laptop Bag

- October 22 Border Patrol Agents Stop Smuggling Attempt on Lake - Agents Find More than 350 Pounds of Marijuana in Mini-Van

- October 22 New NEXUS Enrollment Center to Open in Maine

- October 22 CBP, USDA Remind Public of Prohibited Agricultural Items that Can Carry Citrus Greening Disease

- October 22 CBP Inspection in Brownsville Yields Eight Pounds of Cocaine Seized from Vehicle

- October 22 Agents Uncover First Tunnel of Fiscal Year 2010 in Tucson Area

- October 22 CBP Adjusts Operating Hours to Accommodate Mexico/U.S. Daylight Saving Time Difference

- October 22 CBP Reminds Traveling Public Mexican Return to Standard Time Impacts Some U.S./Mexico Border Crossing Hours Next Week

- October 22 Border Patrol Agents Stop Backpack Smuggling Attempt in Arizona

- October 21 CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents in Brownsville Arrest a U.S. Citizen on Federal Port Running Charges

- October 21 CBP Catches ‘Trusted Traveler’ with More than 100 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Speaker Box

- October 21 CBP in Otay Mesa Protects U.S. Agriculture from Harmful Pests

- October 21 CBP Announces Daylight Savings Hours of Operation for Brownsville Port Effective October 25

- October 21 Hidalgo Area Ports Announce Daylight Saving Hours of Operation Effective October 25

- October 21 CBP Proposes Rule Changes to Statistical Sampling

- October 21 Border Patrol Intercepts Cocaine Hidden in Van’s Dashboard

- October 21 Partnered Effort in Puerto Rico Nets More than $1.8 Million Worth of Cocaine

- October 20 San Luis Backpack Smuggling Attempt Derailed by Border Patrol

- October 19 CBP Officers Seize 371 Pounds of Marijuana at Vermont Crossing

- October 19 Border Patrol Seizes 24 Pounds of Cocaine at I-19 Checkpoint

- October 19 Falfurrias Agents Seize More than $9.3 Million in Narcotics in Just Over a Week

- October 19 Officers Stop More than $2.1 M in Narcotics at Southern California Ports of Entry over Weekend

- October 19 Houston CBP Officers Apprehend 3 Fugitives

- October 19 Montana Border Patrol Swears in New Agents

- October 19 CBP Officers Arrest 2 Females - 1 on State Kidnapping Charges, Another on Federal Alien Smuggling Charges

- October 19 Border Patrol Discovers Marijuana Grove in Murrieta’s Countryside

- October 19 Border Patrol Seizes $280,000 Worth of Marijuana in Arizona

- October 19 CBP Officers Seize Close to $1.2 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana, Rock Cocaine - Arrest 4 at Brownsville Port of Entry

- October 19 Newly Trained CBP Canines Catch 4 Concealing Narcotics in San Ysidro

- October 18 Arizona CBP Officers Arrest Man with Warrant for Failure to Pay Child Support

- October 16 CBP Installs Radiation Portal Monitors in Lake Charles

- October 16 Border Patrol Apprehends Smugglers, Seize Meth near I-5 Rest Area

- October 16 CBP Officers at Naco Port Find $105,000 in Marijuana Concealed in Vehicle Floor

- October 16 CBP Officers Nab Robbery Suspect Illegally Entering U.S. - Methamphetamine, Marijuana also Seized at San Luis

- October 16 Nogales CBP Officers Seize 19 Pounds of Cocaine, $16,000 in U.S. Currency

- October 16 Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender

- October 16 Toronto Man Arrested at Niagara Falls Bridge as Imposter

- October 16 CBP Seizes 3 Million Pieces of Counterfeit Party Supplies

- October 16 CBP K9 Sniffs Out Live Snails at Chicago O'Hare

- October 15 CBP Canine Finds Drugs in Bags of Dog Food

- October 15 CBP Officers Thwart Smuggling Attempt, Arrest Matamoros Man on Outstanding Warrant for Alien Smuggling Charges

- October 15 Border Patrol Seizes More than $164,000 of Cocaine, Heroin from Travelers’ Picture Frames

- October 15 California Port Officers Thwart 3 Narcotic Smuggling Attempts within 2 Days

- October 15 Teen Caught With $30,000 of Marijuana at Arizona Border Entry

- October 15 Border Patrol Agents Arrest Smuggling Suspect

- October 15 CBP Stops More than $63,000 from Leaving California, Heading into Mexico

- October 14 CBP Officers Confiscate More than 600 Pounds of Marijuana at the Lukeville Port of Entry

- October 14 Border Patrol Agents Seize $1.6 Million in Cash

- October 13 Canadian Truck Driver Arrested with $3 Million in Cocaine at Pacific Highway Crossing

- October 13 CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Valued at $106,000 at Rio Grande City, Hidalgo International Bridges

- October 13 2 Suspected Smugglers Nabbed at Sea off La Jolla Coast

- October 13 CBP Agents Seize Marijuana Laden Horses, Pick-Up - Air Assets Optimize Effectiveness

- October 13 CBP Officers Seize $400,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry

- October 12 Port Angeles Fugitive Captured at Canadian Border

- October 09 CBP Cargo Officers Stop Drugs from Entering Southern California

- October 09 CBP Gears Up to Process Expected Surge in Columbus Day Weekend Traffic

- October 09 CBP Seizes Heroin Hidden in Man’s Shoes at Laredo, Texas Entry

- October 09 Border Patrol Nets 2nd Meth Seizure of Week on Calif. Interstate

- October 09 CBP in Detroit Charges FAST Driver with Entering U.S. With Drugs

- October 09 CBP Officers at El Paso Ports Apprehend 27 Fugitives

- October 09 CBP Arrests Wanted Individuals at Niagara Bridges

- October 08 CBP Deploys New Radiation Sensing Technology at Friday Harbor

- October 08 SENTRI Participant Arrested for Alleged Marijuana Smuggling

- October 08 CBP Arrests Man Wanted on Narcotics Charge at Montana Port of Entry

- October 08 CBP Officers Seize $372,000 in Cocaine, Methamphetamine at Brownsville Port of Entry

- October 08 Border Patrol Intercepts Cocaine Stash at I-5 Rest Area

- October 09 CBP's Baldwin Calls for Global Partnership in Fight Against Counterfeit, Pirated Goods

- October 08 CBP Issues Canadian Thanksgiving Travel Reminder

- October 08 CBP Announces Hispanic Hiring Surpasses National Civilian Labor Force Numbers - Report Reveals Latinos Fill Nearly a Third of Agency Jobs, Represented at All Levels

- October 08 El Porcentaje de Empleados Hispanos en CBP Sobrepasa los Niveles Nacionales en Fuerza Laboral Civil - Reporte Revela que, a Todos Niveles, los Latinos Ocupan Casi un Tercio de los Puestos de la Agencia

- October 07 CBP Seizes $3 Million in Intellectual Property Rights Violation - ‘Shady’ sunglasses hit Houston docks

- October 07 CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge Arrest Man on Alien Smuggling Charges

- October 07 CBP in Atlanta Intercept Endangered Seahorses

- October 06 Smugglers Abandon Stolen F-250, Border Patrol Agents Recover

- October 06 CBP Officers Seize Narcotics Worth $1 Million at Nogales Port of Entry

- October 06 Border Patrol Seizes More than a Ton of Marijuana at Texas Checkpoint

- October 06 Chicago Customs and Border Protection Want Teens Off Couch and at Open House - CBP Explorer Open House for Teens Planned in Downtown Chicago

- October 06 CBP Officers Discover $610,771 in Undeclared Currency at Nogales Port of Entry

- October 06 CBP K9 Sniffs Out Heroin Mule at Dulles Int’l Airport

- October 06 CBP in Savannah Intercepts Counterfeit Cell Phone Chargers

- October 05 CBP Announces Global Entry Expansion to Ft. Lauderdale General Aviation Facility

- October 05 CBP Officers at Starr County International Bridge Seize Marijuana Valued at $34,000 from Vehicle Floor

- October 05 CBP Officers at Hidalgo and Pharr International Bridges Seize $1.5 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana – Arrest Two

- October 05 Ronald S. Colburn, Border Patrol Deputy Chief, Announces Retirement

- October 05 Laredo CBP Finds Heroin in Boots, Arrests 76-Year-Old Man - Total Narcotics Seized Valued at Nearly a Million

- October 05 Suspected Sex Offender Arrested by Border Patrol - Suspect Arrested with 2 Others

- October 05 CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Money Laundering, False Statements at Brownsville Port

- October 05 El Paso CBP Officers Seize 30 Pounds of Heroin

- October 04 Arizona CBP Officers Catch Teenager Concealing Marijuana Taped to Thighs

- October 04 Fugitive on the Run Arrested by CBP Officers at Champlain Border Crossing

- October 02 Calexico Port Officers Stop 2 Narcotic Smuggling Attempts at Pedestrian, Vehicle Secondary

- October 02 CBP Officers in El Paso Seize 1,470 Pounds of Marijuana - Second Large Cargo Bust this Week

- October 02 Los Angeles CBP Intercepts Asian Gypsy Moths

- October 02 Homicide Suspect Apprehended by CBP Officers - Bail Set at $2 Million

- October 02 Border Patrol Arrests 21 at Carlsbad State Beach - Agents, Sheriff’s Deputies Prevent Early Morning Smuggling Attempt

- October 01 Border Patrol Donates Computers to Local School in New York

- October 01 Border Patrol Seizes $1.6 Million Worth of Ephedrine Pills

- October 01 U.S. – EU Publishes Joint Brochure, Web Toolkit for Trademark, Copyright Owners

- October 01 CBP Officers at Progreso International Bridge Seize Marijuana, Arrest Florida Woman

- October 01 Officers Seize 546 Pounds of Marijuana Valued at $327,000

- October 01 Brownsville CBP Officers Intercept Shipment of Thousands of Scorpions, Ants
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