C.B.P. News Release March 2011

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- March 31 CBP Training Event in San Diego Teaches Industry to Secure Cargo from Threats, Vulnerabilities - Seminars Held March 29-31 Have 1,200 Participants

- March 31 I-8 Checkpoint Prevents Marijuana Trafficking Attempt

- March 31 U.S. Border Patrol Seizes More Than $264K of Marijuana and Currency in San Diego

- March 31 Travelers Smuggle Marijuana Packaged as Paper

- March 31 CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Bank Robbery at the El Paso Port of Entry

- March 30 First Nationwide Pest Interception by Agriculture Specialists

- March 30 Chicago CBP Hosts State of the Port Meeting

- March 30 Ohio Man Arrested at Dulles Airport After Federal Authorities Seize $18k Cash

- March 30 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $460,000 in Cocaine and Marijuana at Brownsville Port of Entry

- March 30 CBP Officers at Andrade and Calexico Ports Seize Almost $1.5 Million Worth of Narcotics

- March 30 Wanted Fugitive Turned Over To CBP Officers At Ogdensburg Border Crossing

- March 29 Top CBP K-9 Finds Opium in International Mail Shipments

- March 29 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Close to $1 Million in Cocaine

- March 29 U.S. Border Patrol K-9 Teams Discover Nearly $127K of Marijuana - Two Smuggling Attempts Prevented in East San Diego County

- March 29 CBP Finds Nearly Half Ton of Marijuana on Tour Bus

- March 29 Agents Seize Two Smuggled Parrots in Texas

- March 28 CBP Led Search Team Arrests Aliens After Landing in Western Puerto Rico - Assisted by PRPD and Aguadilla Municipal Police, CBP Arrests 10 aliens

- March 28 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Rescue Injured Man and Seize More Than $1.5 Million of Narcotics

- March 28 Woman Wanted in Fla., Utah Found By CBP in U.S. Virgin Islands

- March 28 Baltimore CBP Intercepts First Brown Fir Longhorned Beetle

- March 28 Border Patrol Agents, Deputies Rescue Three

- March 25 Arizona CBP Officers Discover Marijuana Concealed in Car's Rear Axle

- March 25 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize $240,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry

- March 25 CBP Announces Start of Renovation at Anzalduas International Bridge in Texas

- March 25 CBP Stops Almost $250,000 Worth of Narcotics at California Ports

- March 24 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $272,000 in Methamphetamine And Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry

- March 24 Narcotics Smugglers Nabbed at 86 Checkpoint

- March 23 Infrared Technology Helps Agents Stop Smuggling Attempt

- March 23 CBP Stops Illegal Transfer of Cash, Drugs off Puerto Rico

- March 23 Agents Seize $2.2 Million Worth of Marijuana in Texas

- March 23 Dulles CBP Intercepts Destructive Khapra Beetle Larvae

- March 23 CBP Laredo Import Team Seizes $290K in Counterfeit Handbags, Electronics

- March 23 Eagle Pass CBP Officers Arrest Man Wanted for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child

- March 22 CBP in Ariz. Seizes $10M in Narcotics, Apprehends More Than 3,200 - Joint Field Command Week in Review

- March 22 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Methamphetamine and Undeclared Bulk U.S. Currency

- March 22 CBP Laredo Import Specialist Enforcement Team Seizes Confusingly Similar Handbags, Counterfeit Shirts Worth $70,000

- March 22 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Seize 27 Assault Rifle Magazines, Nearly $76,000 in Marijuana at Brownsville Port of Entry

- March 22 CBP Officers Stop Fugitives Wanted for Homicide, Bank Robbery, and Other Offenses - Also Seize 841 Pounds of Narcotics this Weekend

- March 22 CBP Catches Bad Guys Including Two Wanted Child Sex Offenders

- March 22 Border Patrol Rescues 17 Near Jacumba Mountains

- March 21 CBP Announces Ready Lane will Open at Donna-Rio Bravo International Bridge March 28

- March 21 Border Patrol Agents Seize Millions in Cocaine

- March 21 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Thwarts Maritime Smuggling Attempt along San Diego Coast

- March 18 Highway 86 Checkpoint Seizure Yields $1.7 Million Worth of Cocaine

- March 18 Brownsville CBP Officers Stop Alleged Violation of Immigration Law

- March 18 Chicago CBP Seizes $52,340 in Currency Bound for Syria

- March 17 CBP Officers at Roma Int’l Bridge Arrest 86-Year-Old Fugitive Wanted on Alleged Criminal Sexual Conduct Charges

- March 17 CBP Officers in San Diego Seize $175,000 Headed into Mexico

- March 17 Agents in Southeast Texas Seize $13.5 Million Worth of Marijuana Over 2 Days

- March 17 Agents Find Cache of Weapons near Rio Grande

- March 17 Wanted Fugitive Turned Over to CBP Officers at Buffalo Border Crossing

- March 16 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Assists Sheriff’s Department in Capture of Sex Offender - Wanted Man Spotted in East San Diego County

- March 16 Douglas CBP Officers Seize Nearly 30 Pounds of Cocaine - Narcotics estimated street value more than $273,000

- March 15 CBP Stops Drugs, Fugitives and Illegal Entry Attempts

- March 15 Phoenix Man Arrested at Douglas Port for Smuggling 178 Pounds of Marijuana - Narcotics estimated street value more than $100K

- March 15 CBP Officers at El Paso Port Seize More Than 1K Pounds of Marijuana Over Weekend

- March 14 Garza Named Director of CBP’s Laredo Field Office

- March 14 CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge Seize Marijuana - Drugs found in vehicles tires

- March 14 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Father, Son at Checkpoint

- March 14 San Juan CBP Seizes 2 Packs of Heroin from Traveler

- March 14 CBP Seizes $169,000 in Methamphetamines at Texas Border

- March 14 CBP Announces New Director for San Diego Field Office

- March 14 Border Patrol Seizes Nearly 3 Tons of Marijuana over Weekend

- March 11 CBP in South Texas Intercepts Shipment of Live Snakes, Lizards

- March 11 Agents Seize More Than 1,600 pounds of Marijuana; 2 Arrested

- March 11 CBP Officers at Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Half a Million in Crystal Meth

- March 11 CBP Aids in ICE Investigation Leading to Large Methamphetamine Seizure

- March 11 CBP Officer Saves Lives of Mother, Child, Baby Amid Rain and Flooding

- March 10 ICE, CBP Seize More Than 11,000 Pounds of Marijuana in Nogales, Ariz. - Joint Effort Prevents $6.6 Million in Narcotics from Reaching Streets

- March 10 CBP Seizes More Than $30M in Counterfeit Checks, Money Orders in Cincinnati

- March 10 Agents Seize More Than $2.3 Million Worth of Marijuana

- March 10 CBP in Ariz. Seizes More Than $17M in Narcotics in One Week - Joint Field Command Week in Review

- March 09 Minneapolis CBP Officers Apprehend Wanted Man Arriving From Canada

- March 08 CBP Officers Seize More Than $989,000 in Cocaine, Marijuana at Brownsville

- March 08 CBP Finds 2 Illegal Aliens in Compartment Under Pickup Truck

- March 08 CBP Offers Tips for Travelers Crossing the Border During Spring Break

- March 08 Texas Agents Rescue Pregnant Woman

- March 08 Marijuana Smuggling Attempt Halted at Alamo River

- March 07 Hidalgo CBP Officers Seize 13 Assault Rifles, 27 High Capacity Magazines

- March 07 Calexico CBP Officers Seize More Than $1M In Cocaine Over Weekend

- March 07 Agents Rescue Man, Seize Drugs, Arrest Wanted Sex Offender

- March 07 CBP Officers Intercept 3 Pests Never Seen Before in U.S.

- March 07 Palm Trees, Plants and Seeds Prohibited from Mexico

- March 07 Officers Seize 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana Over Weekend at El Paso

- March 07 CBP Officers at Pharr International Bridge Seize 145 Pounds of Marijuana

- March 04 CBP Buffalo Intercepts Ecstasy in Smuggling Attempt

- March 03 CBP in Arizona Averages 3 Tons of Marijuana Seized Daily - Joint Field Command Week In Review

- March 03 Resident Agent Arrest Nets Prosecution - Illegal Alien Sentenced for Reentry

- March 03 Philly CBP Intercepts New Synthetic Amphetamine Stimulants

- March 03 CBP in Chicago Seizes $125K in Currency Bound for Pakistan

- March 02 CBP Officers in Sault Ste. Marie Seize 46 Grams of Cocaine

- March 02 U.S. Border Patrol Rescues Seven Stranded Illegal Aliens during Recent Winter Storm

- March 02 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize $600,000 in Heroin at Brownsville Port of Entry

- March 02 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Seizes $2.3M in Marijuana in Calif.

- March 02 CBP Officers at Hidalgo International Bridge Seize $277K in U.S. Currency

- March 02 CBP Detains Business Traveler Wanted in Florida - Wanted for charges of Grand Theft & Scheme to Defraud in Osceola County

- March 02 CBP Officers Seize $1.7 Million in Crystal Methamphetamine and Cocaine

- March 01 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Brown Heroin Found In Laptop Computer Bags

- March 01 Border Patrol Nets Boatload of Drugs in North County Maritime Smuggling Attempt - Two illegal aliens arrested transporting nearly 400 pounds of marijuana

- March 01 Arizona CBP Officers Responsible for Seizures Totaling More Than $1 Million in Cash in February - More Than Half Seized in 11-Day Period

- March 01 Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Brownsville Port Of Entry Arrest Man Wanted in a Money Laundering Case

- March 01 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Nearly $600,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry

- March 01 CBP Announces Project to Replace Outdated Fencing in Nogales

- March 01 CBP Officers at the Santa Teresa, New Mexico Port of Entry Make Large Marijuana Bust

- March 01 Agents Arrest Wanted Individuals, Including Mexican Prison Escapee

- March 01 CBP Officers in Texas Seize $1.4 Million in Bulk U.S. Currency Headed for Mexico

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