C.B.P. News Releases July 2013

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- July 31 CBP Marine Unit Seizes 3,600 Pounds of Cocaine from Capsized Vessel in Florida


- July 31 Eagle Pass Border Patrol Agents Arrest MS-13 Gang Member


- July 31 Baltimore CBP Finds Destructive Pest in Cumin Seed Shipment


- July 31 Authorities in Puerto Rico Intercept 5 Kilos of Cocaine at Culebra Ferry


- July 31 Dulles CBP Detects Impostor


- July 31 CBP Officers Find Meth Hidden in Vehicle in Texas


- July 29 17 Ton Marijuana Seizure Sets Record at Calexico Port


- July 29 Baltimore CBP Intercepts First in Port Mealybug


- July 29 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Arrests Lead to Prosecution and Conviction for 15 Illegal Immigrants


- July 26 CBP Nogales Seizes More Than $1 Million in Drugs


- July 26 CBP Officers Seize $315,000 worth of Methamphetamine at Calexico Downtown Port


- July 26 CBP Seizes Over $5.5 Million in Narcotics in Texas - Monterrey Man Arrested


- July 26 San Luis Man Busted with Nearly $324k in Meth


- July 26 Garita de Otay Mesa Incrementará Carriles Vehiculares Durante el Verano


- July 26 Otay Mesa Port Increases Vehicle Lanes for Summer Season


- July 26 Detroit Border Patrol Thwarts Kidnapping in Progress


- July 26 Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Carrying Loaded Handgun


- July 26 San Luis CBP Arrest Couple of Meth ‘Body Carriers’


- July 26 Philly CBP Assesses $1,000 Penalty to Currency Reporting Violator


- July 25 Border Patrol Apprehends Murderer, Rapist at Separate Locations in New Mexico


- July 25 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Rescue Five Distressed Illegal Immigrants


- July 25 Fugitive Wanted for Murder Taken into Custody at Calexico Port


- July 24 U.S. Border Patrol in Southern California Confiscates over $64K in Cocaine Hidden in Shoes


- July 24 CBP Officers in Southern California Find 45 Pounds of Liquid Meth in Gas Tank


- July 24 Authorities Intercept 19 Pounds of Cocaine in Fajardo


- July 23 Border Patrol Agents Arrest Woman with Cocaine Near I-15 Checkpoint


- July 23 U.S. Border Patrol Arrests Mexican Citizen with 37 Convictions


- July 23 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector July 4 – July 17, 2013


- July 23 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Arrests Man Wanted for Homicide


- July 23 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Make Two Rescues in One Week in Montana


- July 22 CBP in Southern Arizona Seizes $69K Worth of Marijuana


- July 22 CBP in Southern Arizona Seizes Nearly 105 Pounds of Marijuana


- July 22 CBP in Southern Arizona Seizes $100K In Cash


- July 22 Male Wanted for Embezzlement in Michigan Arrested by CBP Officers


- July 22 Child Sexual Predator Nabbed by CBP Officers


- July 22 Douglas CBP Continues Busy Week for Pot Seizures


- July 22 Border Patrol Rescues Eight Abandoned by Smuggler in the Desert


- July 19 CBP to Install Kiosks, Create Ready Lane for Faster Pedestrian Crossings at Busy California Border


- July 19 Del Rio, Texas Border Patrol Agents Seize $800,000 of Marijuana over Week


- July 19 CBP Seizes Close to $1.5 Million in Cocaine at the Texas Bridge


- July 19 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Nearly $600,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville, Texas Entry


- July 19 CBP Arrests Alleged Rapist at Washington Dulles Airport


- July 19 Del Rio, Texas Border Patrol to Host Blood Drive


- July 18 San Luis, Ariz. CBP Intercepts $192,000 of Meth


- July 18 Shelby, Montana Border Patrol Agents Locate 3 Lost Juveniles


- July 18 Baltimore CBP Seizes $26,000 in Switchblade Knives Shipment


- July 18 Border Patrol Apprehends Man with Crystal Meth at California Checkpoint


- July 17 Border Patrol Thwarts $1.26 Million Methamphetamine Smuggling Attempt at California Checkpoint


- July 17 CBP San Diego Facilitates Extradition of Top Fugitive Residing in Mexico


- July 17 Bahamian Smuggler Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison


- July 17 San Luis CBP Intercepts Nearly $193k of Meth


- July 17 Nogales CBP Officers Seize More Than $243K in Coke


- July 17 CBP Dedicates New Presidio Housing
TX dedicates new housing for CBP Personnel


- July 17 CBP Finds $750,000 in Cash Hidden in Gas Tank in Vehicle Entering Mexico


- July 16 Teens Arrested at Arizona Border for Smuggling Pot


- July 16 CBP Officers Arrest Male Wanted on Multiple Charges in Florida


- July 16 Arizona CBP Nabs Pedestrian Carrying Meth, Heroin


- July 16 CBP Officers Intercept 190 Pounds of Pot Hidden in Tires


- July 16 CBP Officers Seize $51,000 Worth of Marijuana at Arizona Border Crossing


- July 16 U.S. Citizen Arrested for Drug Offense at Montana Port of Entry


- July 15 CBP at the Texas Bridge Arrest Fugitive Wanted for Aggravated Assault


- July 15 Dulles CBP Arrests Alleged Sex Offender


- July 15 CBP Officers at Texas Bridge Seize Methamphetamine


- July 15 CBP at BWI Arrests Maryland Man Heading to Mexico


- July 12 CBP Seizes 6,000 Rounds of Ammo Exiting U.S.


- July 12 Arizona CBP officers Seize $331,000 of Cocaine


- July 12 Border Patrol in Texas Discover 7 Dead, Rescue 8 So Far in July


- July 12 Smugglers Ram Border Patrol Vehicles in Attempt to Flee


- July 12 CBP Nabs Smuggler with $595K Meth Load in Arizona


- July 11 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Halt Alleged Smuggling Attempt of a Minor Child


- July 11 Two Men Flee Checkpoint with Aliens Trapped Inside Trunk


- July 11 Baltimore CBP Seizes Banned African Elephant Ivory Bracelet


- July 11 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Hard Drugs - Drugs Valued at Nearly $389k


- July 10 CBP Officers at Tecate, Calif. Discover More Than $150,000 of Heroin Hidden in Fire Extinguishers


- July 10 Border Patrol Post 0023 Graduates 14 New Explorers


- July 10 CBP Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Almost 900k Worth of Marijuana


- July 10 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Intercepts Alleged Smuggling Attempt of Child at Texas Bridge


- July 09 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector June 27–July 3


- July 09 Arizona CBP Officers Seize More Than $1.2 Million in Meth


- July 09 CBP Officers Intercept More Than 224 Pounds of Pot


- July 09 CBP Seizes More Than 2,800 Ecstasy Tablets at Port El Paso


- July 09 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize over $72,000 in Marijuana at Brownsville Port of Entry


- July 09 Weekend Marijuana Seizure Valued at $2.6 Million in Arizona


- July 09 CBP Announces New Port Director for San Ysidro and Otay Mesa Passenger Ports of Entry


- July 09 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes 137 Pounds of Marijuana and Arrests Three


- July 09 U.S. Border Patrol Arrests Two Violent Criminals During Holiday Week in New York


- July 09 CBP Rescues Lost Illegal Alien in California


- July 09 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes $800,000 Worth of Methamphetamine at Checkpoint


- July 09 Eagle Pass Station Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender - Mexican subject had been previously deported


- July 09 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Arrest Man Wanted for Homicide


- July 09 CBP Officers at Brownsville Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted on Charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child


- July 09 Brackettville Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender - Mexican subject had been previously deported


- July 09 CBP Officers Seize Nearly $120,000 in Crystal Methamphetamines at Hidalgo International Bridge


- July 09 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Stop Alleged Smuggling Attempt at Texas Bridge


- July 09 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Stop Alleged Smuggling Attempt of Minor


- July 08 Border Patrol Apprehends Two Attempting to Smuggle More Than $1 Million in Narcotics


- July 05 CBP’s Tucson Air Branch Rescues Six in One Day


- July 05 CBP in El Paso, Texas Seizes 284 Pounds of Marijuana July 4


- July 05 CBP Officers in San Diego Find Weapons, $5.4 Million in Methamphetamine and Cocaine


- July 05 Dulles CBP Arrests Guatemalan Courier, Allegedly Finds 2 Pounds of Cocaine Concealed inside Shampoo Bottles


- July 03 CBP Seizes 27-Pound Cocaine Load at Texas Port


- July 05 Border Patrol Arrests Dangerous Gang Member in California


- July 05 $25K Currency Seizure, Trusted Traveler Revocation, Agriculture Seizures Top Busy Weekend for CBP at Philadelphia International Airport


- July 05 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize $844K Worth of Marijuana


- July 03 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Stop Alleged Smuggling Attempt at Texas International Bridge


- July 03 Border Patrol Rescues Disoriented Illegal Alien in California


- July 03 CBP Miami Reminds July 4th Travelers to ‘Know Before You Go’


- July 02 Del Rio CBP Officers Seize Heroin, Cocaine, Cash - California Man Arrested in Smuggling Attempt


- July 02 Federal Jury Clears Detroit CBP Officers of Wrongdoing


- July 02 CBP Officers Seize Nearly $600,000 Worth of Liquid Methamphetamine at Brownsville Port of Entry


- July 02 CBP Officers Seize $39,000 in Unreported Funds


- July 01 Detroit Sector Border Patrol Agents Assist in Rescues


- July 01 San Luis CBP Intercepts $641K of Meth, Heroin


- July 01 CBP Apprehends 7 Fugitives including Rape Suspect


- July 01 CBP Checkpoints in Arizona Yield Valuable Results


- July 01 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector June 6 – June 26, 2013


- July 01 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Saves a Man’s Life and Arrests Dangerous Gang Member


- July 01 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize $2.7 Million in Marijuana at the Texas Cargo Facility


- July 01 Virgin Islands CBP IDs U.S. Citizens Sought in Florida


- July 01 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Arrest Male for Smuggling Attempt


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