C.B.P. News Releases March 2013

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- March 29 Baltimore CBP Arrests Man on Louisiana Child Rape Charges


- March 29 El Centro, Calif. Border Patrol Apprehends Convicted Sex Offender


- March 29 CBP Offers Tips to Expedite New England Cross-Border Travelers for Easter


- March 29 U.S. Border Patrol in Southern California Halts Extremely Dangerous Human Smuggling Attempt


- March 29 CBP Officers at Eagle Pass, Texas Nab Wanted Man


- March 28 Border Patrol Captures Wanted Sexual Predator


- March 28 Border Patrol Agents Rescue 18 Undocumented Immigrants


- March 28 CBP Seizes More Than $150,000 in Undeclared Currency - Money concealed in unopened soft drink cans


- March 27 CBP Reminds Travelers that ‘Cascarones’ are Limited to 10 per Individual


- March 27 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Arrests Lead to Prosecution and Conviction for 25 Illegal Aliens


- March 27 113 Haitian Migrants Apprehended Over Weekend - Five citizens of the Dominican Republic among the migrants


- March 26 CBP in Southwest Texas Seizes Almost 500 Pounds of Marijuana


- March 26 California CBP Officers Seize Narcotics Worth More Than $3.8 Million and Apprehend Homicide Suspect


- March 26 CBP in San Luis Stop Smuggler with $215,000 of Meth


- March 26 Convicted Sex Offenders Caught by Border Patrol


- March 25 CBP Officers Seize Meth Worth $194,000


- March 25 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Intercept Marijuana Smuggling Attempt Worth More Than $850K


- March 25 Border Patrol Seizes $5 Million in Narcotics as Smugglers Attempt to Flee


- March 25 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Rescues Drowning Undocumented Alien from All American Canal


- March 25 CBP Officers at Anzalduas International Bridge Seize Over $3 Million Worth of Narcotics


- March 25 CBP Officers at Peace Bridge Arrest Subject Hidden in Vehicle Trunk


- March 25 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Intercepts $1.2 million in Cocaine - Drugs hidden within cars seats and walls of truck bed


- March 25 CBP Reminds Traveling Public About 1610 AM Radio Offering Travel Information, Wait Times


- March 25 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector March 14 – March 20, 2013


- March 22 Don't Delay, Get Your I-94 Today - Arizona Ports of Entry Urge Easter Holiday Travelers to Apply Early for Permits


- March 22 CBP Detroit’s Weapon Seizures Increase


- March 21 Naco CBP Officers Seize Cocaine, Meth, Heroin


- March 21 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Child Molester


- March 21 Canadian Citizens Arrested with Hash and Meth at Baudette Port


- March 21 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Busts Marijuana Smuggling Attempt


- March 21 SENTRI Program to Be Topic of Local Discussion


- March 21 CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth $237,000


- March 21 CBP Officers at Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Over $1.5 Million Worth of Cocaine


- March 20 U.S. Border Patrol Helps Provide ‘Good Days’ to Cancer Victims


- March 20 Chicago CBP Canine “Shadow” Knows Drug Detection Making Four Opium Seizures in One Afternoon


- March 20 CBP Seizes Over $86M in Counterfeit and Pirated Merchandise at Miami International Airport


- March 20 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize More than $900K Worth of Marijuana in Recent Weeks


- March 20 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Thwarts Methamphetamine Smuggling Attempt during Bus Inspection


- March 19 San Luis CBP Stop Smuggler with 42 lbs. of Cocaine


- March 19 CBP, Coast Guard Apprehend 11 Undocumented Migrants in Mona


- March 19 El Centro Sector Pulls the Reigns Tight on Smuggling - Horse Patrol Unit Grabs 15 in the desert


- March 19 Brownsville CBP Officers Intercept a Man and a Woman on a Motorcycle for Alleged Violations of Immigration Law


- March 19 CBP Disrupts Drug Smuggling Attempts in Pacific - $90 Million in cocaine seized as result of patrols


- March 19 CBP Agriculture Specialists in Brownsville Intercept Significant Pests, Issue Penalties Totaling More than $1.3 Million


- March 18 $4.3 Million Worth of Marijuana Seized by Border Patrol Agents


- March 18 Border Patrol Agents Rescue an Undocumented Immigrant


- March 18 Baltimore CBP Intercepts First in Port Caterpillar


- March 18 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Confiscate More Than $560K Worth of Meth at I-8 Checkpoint


- March 18 CBP in St. Croix Apprehend 18 Undocumented Migrants - 4 Haitians and 14 Cubans were detained


- March 18 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector February 28 – March 13, 2013


- March 18 Eagle Pass South Station Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender - Mexican subject had been previously deported


- March 18 CBP Rescues Lost Couple Suffering from Dehydration


- March 15 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Thousands of Pirated DVD/CDs


- March 15 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Graduates First R.E.A.L. Mission Class in Alamogordo


- March 15 Methamphetamine Carried by Teen Seized by CBP


- March 15 Seattle Homicide Fugitive Turns Himself in at San Ysidro Border Crossing


- March 15 Buffalo Sector Border Patrol Apprehend 3 Individuals within 24 Hours


- March 15 CBP Nabs Two Albuquerque Men Driving Stolen Vehicles


- March 14 Nogales CBP Officers Have Busy Week - More than $4.4 million in narcotics seized in two days


- March 14 Baltimore CBP Intercepts First in Port Scale Insect


- March 14 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Assaulted in Two Separate Incidents


- March 14 Nogales CBP Officers Seize $1 Million Worth of Pot


- March 14 CBP Officers in Champlain Arrest Individual Wanted on Felony Theft Charges


- March 13 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Thwart Meth Smuggling Attempt on I-5


- March 13 Agents Seize More than 6 tons of Marijuana over Weekend


- March 13 CBP Officers Encounter Alleged Smuggling Attempt of Minor Child, Three Other Violations of Immigration Laws


- March 13 Border Patrol Agents Nab Man Wanted for Murder


- March 13 Border Patrol Seizes Over Half-Million Dollars in Narcotics


- March 12 CBP in Atlanta Seizes Counterfeit Clothing


- March 12 69-year-old smuggler stopped by CBP


- March 12 Resident Alien Arrested for Smuggling Meth


- March 12 CBP Nabs Man Wanted on Indecency with a Child Warrant


- March 12 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Subject with Outstanding INTERPOL Warrant


- March 12 Orange County Man Charged with Selling Counterfeit Sexual Dysfunction Drugs Over Internet


- March 12 CBP Pulls More than 400 Pounds of Marijuana from Car


- March 12 Over $2M Worth of Cocaine Seized by Border Patrol Agents


- March 11 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Child Sex Offender


- March 11 U.S. Citizen Arrested by San Juan CBP


- March 11 U.S. Customs & Border Protection Seizes Children’s Humidifiers with Fraudulent UL Markings


- March 11 Virgin Islands CBP Identifies U.S. Citizen with Outstanding Warrant from Florida


- March 11 CBP Reminds Travelers to Obtain the I-94 Permit Early


- March 11 Nogales CBP Officers Arrest Homicide Suspect Wanted for Murder in Tucson


- March 11 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Stop Two Alleged Attempts to Enter the Country Without Legitimate Documents


- March 08 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Four Mexican Nationals Attempting to Smuggle Marijuana into U.S.


- March 08 Shampoo Can’t Hide California Man’s Opium from Dulles CBP


- March 08 CBP Opens Sixth Global Entry Enrollment Center in Texas - Austin-Bergstrom airport newest location for completing applications


- March 08 El Centro Border Patrol Agents Intercept Marijuana Smuggling Attempt


- March 08 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Agents Snatch More Than $1.2 Million in Cocaine - Drugs hidden within gas tank


- March 08 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes 230 Pounds of Marijuana - Dropped by Ultra-Light Aircraft


- March 07 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Two Men with Meth and Marijuana at I-5 Checkpoint


- March 07 Lukeville CBP Officers Seize $85,000 in Meth and Make Arrest


- March 07 Nogales CBP Officers Thwart Money Smuggling Attempt - More than $464k in unreported funds seized


- March 07 CBP Officers Seize 42 Bottles Containing Nearly 55 Pounds of Liquid Methamphetamine at Brownsville Port of Entry


- March 07 CBP Announces Opening of Pedestrian Ready Lane at Gateway International Bridge


- March 07 Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize 4,300 Pounds of Marijuana in Single Shipment


- March 07 CBP, Coast Guard Apprehend 67 Undocumented Migrants - Landed in three separate incursions in Mona and Monito islands; 3 men will be prosecuted


- March 07 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Stops Smuggling Attempt, Arrests Three


- March 07 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Make Early Morning Apprehension


- March 07 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $1.5 Million Worth of Marijuana


- March 07 Border Patrol Continued Vigilance Pays Off Once Again in New Mexico


- March 07 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Rescues Illegal Alien from the All American Canal


- March 07 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes over $438,000 in Cocaine


- March 06 Maine CBP Celebrates Black History Month


- March 06 CBP Explorers Help the Community and Promote Child Safety


- March 05 CBP U. S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Over $4M Worth of Cocaine


- March 05 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Arrest Female with Liquid Methamphetamine


- March 05 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize More Than $454,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry


- March 05 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector February 21 – February 27, 2013


- March 05 More Than $14M of Fake Handbags Seized by CBP in L.A. - Counterfeit High Fashion Handbags in Violation of "Hermès" Trademark


- March 05 Louisville CBP Seize Heroin in a Duffle Bag


- March 05 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than 184 Pounds of Marijuana, Arrest Three


- March 04 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Foil Meth and Heroin Smuggling Attempt on I-5


- March 04 San Luis CBP Officers Seize $335K of Marijuana


- March 04 CBP Officers at Imperial Valley Ports Seize Narcotics and Firearms over Weekend


- March 04 Indianapolis CBP Seizes 122 lbs. of Khat in Computer Shipment


- March 04 Border Patrol Seizes Dope from Multiple False Compartments


- March 04 Customs and Border Protection at the Anzalduas International Bridge Seize Over $2 Million Worth of Cocaine - Nuevo Leon Man Arrested


- March 04 Dulles CBP Arrests Alleged Child Abductor


- March 01 18-Year-Old Woman Arrested for Smuggling Heroin


- March 01 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize More than 16 Pounds of Methamphetamine Worth an Estimated 326K

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