C.B.P. News Releases January 2010

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- January 31 CBP in Douglas Arrests 2 Women Smuggling Marijuana

- January 30 Douglas CBP Officers Find $267,000 in Marijuana in Vehicle Doors

- January 30 CBP Officers at Naco Port Seize Marijuana Concealed in Bumper

- January 30 CBP Officers in Douglas Arrest Tucson Man with $86,000 of Marijuana

- January 29 CBP, ICE Joint Effort Leads to Seizure of Nearly $8 Million in Cocaine

- January 29 Baltimore CBP Seizes 7 Pounds of Heroin; Baltimore Resident Arrested

- January 29 CBP Officers at San Diego Ports Seize More Than 5,000 Pounds of Narcotics in 24 Hours - Valued at $3.2 Million

- January 28 A Busy Month for CBP at UPS Facility; More than 35 Pounds of Cocaine Seized

- January 28 CBP Officers in Douglas Discover Marijuana Concealed with Wet Laundry

- January 28 Calexico Port Officers Discover Cocaine Load Concealed in Volkswagen Beetle

- January 28 New York CBP Officers Rescue Resilient Puppy from Airplane Cargo Bay

- January 28 Border Patrol Seizes $1.7 Million in Cocaine at California Checkpoint

- January 28 Border Patrol Agents Find Man Hidden with 450 Pound Marijuana Load

- January 28 CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Fugitive at Brownsville Port Wanted by U.S. Marshals

- January 28 CBP Agriculture Specialists Expose Pest Threats in Smuggled Produce

- January 27 Border Patrol Agents Foil $61,000 Smuggling Attempt

- January 27 CBP Officers at Denver Port Apprehend Subject of Dangerous Drugs Warrant

- January 27 In 1 Day Border Patrol Seizes More than 3,100 Pounds of Marijuana - Exemplifies Effectiveness of Border Patrol’s Strategy

- January 27 Border Patrol Agents Seize More than $1.5 Million in Cocaine

- January 27 Havre High School’s Leadership Club Visits Havre Border Patrol Station

- January 27 Cocaine Disguised as Baking Powder Does Not Fool CBP Officers at JFK

- January 26 CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive at Remote New Mexico Port

- January 26 CBP Officers Seize Undeclared Currency, Counterfeit Cashier’s Checks Headed Southbound

- January 26 Marfa Border Patrol Agents Seize Over $500,000 in Marijuana

- January 26 JFK Passenger Has $1/2 Million in Heroin in Luggage

- January 26 CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents in South Texas Apprehend Fugitive

- January 26 Border Patrol Agents in Texas Make 2 Marijuana Seizures

- January 26 Smuggler Attempts to Bypass CBP Officers at JFK with $1.7 Million Worth of Cocaine

- January 25 Border Patrol Seizes Half Ton of Marijuana in Ajo, Ariz.

- January 25 Border Patrol Renders Aid during Inclement Weather on Southwest Border

- January 25 El Paso CBP Officers Discover Cocaine Concealed in Car Battery

- January 25 Arizona CBP Officers Arrest Attempted Murder Suspect

- January 22 Douglas CBP Officers Intercept Vehicle with Marijuana-Filled Fenders

- January 22 CBP Officers in California Seize 708 Pound Marijuana Load Concealed in Fish Shipment

- January 22 Border Patrol Intercepts More than $1 Million in Meth at Arizona Checkpoint

- January 22 CBP K-9 Discovers Marijuana in Vehicle’s Rocker Panels at Douglas Port

- January 22 CBP Officers at Laredo Port Arrest 51-Year-Old Man in Boots Filled with $200,000 in Heroin

- January 22 CBP Officers Arrest 2 Juveniles Attempting to Smuggle Marijuana at El Paso Port

- January 22 CBP Field Operations Arrest Fugitive Wanted for Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury

- January 21 CBP Chicago Continues Seizing Opium in 2010

- January 21 CBP Officers in New York Apprehend Man Wanted for Larceny

- January 20 CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Seize Crystal Meth, Marijuana Valued at $393,000

- January 20 Border Patrol Arrests 'America's Most Wanted’ Murder Suspect

- January 20 CBP Seizes More than $60,000 from Bus Passenger

- January 20 Del Rio Station Border Patrol Find 2 Abandoned Loads of Marijuana

- January 20 CBP Officers Intercept Live Beetle Worn as Jewelry at Brownsville Port of Entry

- January 20 Parakeets Among Violations El Paso CBP Identifies during Holiday Weekend

- January 19 Los Angeles CBP Seizes Bonsai Plants, Some Concealed in Bags of Coffee

- January 19 Agents Average of $3.7 Million in Narcotics Seized Per Day for 10 Days in Texas

- January 19 CBP in San Diego Seizes $2.2 Million in Narcotics, Catches 13 Fugitives, Undeclared Money

- January 19 Border Patrol Agents Stop Vehicle in Arizona, Seize Hidden Cash

- January 19 Busy 12 Hours for Eagle Pass South Border Patrol - Seize More than $350,000 Worth of Marijuana in 3 Separate Loads

- January 19 Border Patrol in Arizona Assists Task Force in Currency Seizure

- January 19 Border Patrol Seizes Nearly 200 Pounds of Marijuana Concealed Throughout Vehicle

- January 19 CBP Halts Deadly Illegal Immigration Attempt at Torrey Pines Beach

- January 19 Border Patrol Agents Seize 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana, Furthers Impressive Seizure Record

- January 19 CBP Officers Arrest Fugitive Wanted for Child Molestation at Brownsville Port

- January 18 Brownsville CBP Officers Spend Weekend Seizing Nearly $1.2 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana

- January 18 CBP Officers Offer Humanitarian Assistance at Naco Port of Entry

- January 15 Kaplan College Honors Fallen Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas - Criminal Justice Training Lab Named in His Honor

- January 15 El Paso CBP Officers Apprehend Attempted Murderer, Seize 600 Pounds of Marijuana in Jalapeno Shipment

- January 15 Joint-Agency CBP, ICE, USPIS Arrest Subjects Traveling Southbound

- January 15 Ecstasy Interdicted by CBP in Washington State

- January 15 CBP Officers in El Paso Seize Weapons, Ammo

- January 15 Arizona CBP Arrests 15-Year-Old Marijuana Smuggler

- January 15 CBP Officers Seize Nearly $150,000 in Marijuana at Brownsville Port of Entry

- January 15 Douglas Station Border Patrol Arrests 5 Sex Offenders in Week

- January 15 Los Angeles CBP Seizes $7 Million Worth of DVDs with Counterfeit Trademarks

- January 15 CBP in Atlanta Seizes Counterfeit MLB, Designer Logo Hats

- January 15 CBP Officers Take Custody of Wanted Fugitive at Brownsville Port of Entry

- January 15 Border Patrol in Granjeno Seizes More than $1 Million in Cocaine

- January 15 Border Patrol Agents Working Calif. Checkpoint Find Marijuana in Vehicle Floor

- January 15 CBP Officers Seize 2 Tons of Marijuana in Less than 6 Hours at World Trade Bridge

- January 14 CBP Officer at Douglas Port Apprehend Teen Smuggling Marijuana

- January 14 CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Hidden in Vehicle’s Back Seat

- January 14 Border Patrol Finds Nearly a Ton of Marijuana in Southern Texas Apartment

- January 14 Dallas CBP Seizes Rain Sticks, Counterfeit BlackBerry Covers

- January 14 Border Patrol Agents Arrest Juvenile Carrying 22 Pound Marijuana Backpack

- January 13 New York CBP Officers find Marijuana in Vehicle including Under Child's Car Seat

- January 13 Border Patrol Agents Aid Unaccompanied Children in Arizona

- January 13 CBP in Savannah Seizes Counterfeit Handbags, Nike Sneakers

- January 12 CBP Agents Seize $4 Million in Cocaine Hidden in Sailboat

- January 12 Customs and Border Protection Air Agents Detect Yola with 8 Illegal Migrants

- January 12 Detroit Agents to Aid Border Security for Olympics

- January 12 Arizona CBP Officers Arrest Juvenile Drug Smuggler

- January 12 In 1 Day, Nogales CBP Officers Foil 4 Marijuana Smuggling Attempts

- January 11 CBP Stops Individual Smuggling 50 Gaming Birds into Mexico

- January 11 Arizona CBP Officers Find Woman in Trunk

- January 11 CBP Intercepts Heroin, Marijuana at Calexico Ports Over Weekend

- January 11 CBP Officers in Naco Seize $51,000 in Marijuana from Center Console

- January 11 CBP in San Diego Has Busy Enforcement Weekend

- January 11 CBP in Nogales Stops 91 Agriculture Violations in First Week of New Year

- January 11 Border Patrol Seizes Quarter Million in Undeclared Currency during Vehicle Stop

- January 11 Border Patrol Agents Find $84,000 in Marijuana in Vehicle

- January 11 CBP Reminds Travelers, Importers: New USDA Regulations on Importation of Cooked Pork Rinds Begins this Week

- January 10 Douglas CBP Officers Stop 60-Year-Old Woman with 100 Pounds of Marijuana

- January 09 CBP Officers in Niagara Falls Arrest Wanted Fugitive

- January 08 Border Patrol Tracks Smugglers, Seizes More than 200 Pounds of Marijuana

- January 08 Border Patrol in Texas Responds to Burglary Call, Arrests Member of Mexican Mafia

- January 08 CBP Officers in New York Apprehend Man Wanted for Aggravated Assault with Weapon

- January 08 Buffalo CBP Officers Arrest Fugitive Wanted for Unlawful Sexual Activity with Minor

- January 08 New Year Sees Jump in CBP Agriculture Seizures at West Texas Ports

- January 08 CBP Seizes 220 Pounds of Marijuana from Pickup

- January 07 CBP Officers at Port of New York/Newark Seize Stun Guns, Brass Knuckles, Switchblades

- January 07 Comstock Agents Seize 200 Pounds of Marijuana, Arrest Gang Member

- January 07 Border Patrol, Cocopah Police Team to Secure Arizona Border

- January 07 CBP Pilot, Agents Thwart Smuggling Attempt at Texas Riverfront

- January 06 CBP in Savannah Seizes More than $1.2 Million in Counterfeit Merchandise

- January 06 2nd Baby in 10 Days Born at Calexico Downtown Port

- January 05 CBP in Houston Records First Major Drug Seizure of 2010 - 885 Pounds of Marijuana Discovered in Shipping Container

- January 05 CBP Officers Seize 2 Tons of Narcotics Amid Surge in Traffic during New Year’s Holiday Weekend

- January 04 CBP Officers in Rio Grande City Apprehend 2 Fugitives, 1 Wanted for Fraud, Escape from Custody

- January 04 CBP Officers Find a Pound of Marijuana on Juvenile in Douglas

- January 04 El Paso CBP Officers Stay Vigilant during the New Year Holiday Week

- January 01 CBP K-9 Team in Douglas Finds Marijuana in Dash

- January 01 Brownsville CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Reckless Endangerment
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