C.B.P. News Releases 09/2009

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- September 30 New York CBP Officers Arrest 2 Wanted Individuals

- September 30 Female Homicide Suspect Taken into Custody by Border Patrol - Suspect Claimed to be Illegal Alien to Avoid Detection

- September 30 Tires of Vehicle Inspected by Brownsville CBP Contain $100,000 in Marijuana

- September 29 California CBP Finds Marijuana in Stuffed Cooler, Traffic Cones

- September 29 CBP Officers Stop $1.8 Million in Narcotics from Entering Through Nogales Ports of Entry

- September 29 CBP Officers in El Paso Find Marijuana Behind Wall of Empty Trailer

- September 29 CBP Offers Online Participation for Annual Trade Symposium

- September 29 Philadelphia CBP Interrupts Hashish Smuggling Route

- September 28 CBP in San Diego Apprehends 3 Fugitives with Homicide Warrants - Also Stop 3 Cars with Illegal Aliens in Hidden Compartments

- September 28 Port Officers Stop 3 Narcotic Smuggling Attempts Worth More than $1.3 Million

- September 28 CBP Officers Stop Mother - Daughter Pair with Marijuana Filled Purses

- September 25 Get Your Approved Travel Document: Attend Calexico Passport, Passport Card Fair

- September 25 Get Your Approved Travel Document: Attend San Diego Passport, Passport Card Fair

- September 25 Busy Week for CBP at San Luis - Net Close to $5 Million in Drugs, Foil Child Smuggling Attempt

- September 25 Calexico Downtown Port Expands SENTRI Hours of Operation

- September 25 CBP Announces New Albuquerque Port Director

- September 24 Port Officers Find Cocaine in Vehicle’s Undercarriage

- September 24 CBP Seizes Just Under $90,000 in Undeclared Currency from Vehicle Engine

- September 24 CBP Intercepts Destructive Beetle at Oakland Port

- September 24 CBP Officers Seize $1.3 Million of Marijuana Douglas Port of Entry

- September 24 Denver CBP Officers Arrest Alleged Sexual Offender

- September 24 CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Cruelty to Children and Concealing Death of Child

- September 24 CBP Officers in Laredo Seize Heroin Hidden in Religious Decorative Wood Shelf

- September 24 Border Patrol Seizes $1/2 Million in Cocaine in California

- September 23 CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge Find Cocaine Hidden in Suitcases

- September 23 Arizona CBP Officers Seize Marijuana, Stop Stolen Auto, Arrest Fugitive

- September 23 Border Patrol Launches Public Education Campaign on Youth Smuggling

- September 23 Trade Experts, Agencies Hold First Meeting to Address Semiconductor Counterfeiting

- Secretary Napolitano Applauds President Obama’s Intent to Nominate Alan Bersin as CBP Commissioner
- 09/22/2009

- September 22 Border Officers Find Drugs Hidden in Pick-Up’s Transmission

- September 22 CBP in Louisville Intercepts One of World’s Most Destructive Pests

- September 21 CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa Bridge Apprehend Fugitive Wanted in Minnesota and by U.S. Marshals

- September 21 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Arrest Alleged Sexual Offender

- September 21 CBP Officers Seize $784,000 in Narcotic Interceptions at Laredo Port of Entry this Weekend

- September 21 Agents Seize More than $3.3 Million Worth of Marijuana over Weekend

- September 21 CBP Seizes 90 Types of Prescription Drugs from Traveler Smuggling Controlled Substances, Prohibited Foods

- September 21 CBP Agriculture Specialists in El Paso Nab Dangerous Pest

- September 21 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Thwart Bird Smuggling Attempt

- September 21 CBP Officers at Texas Bridge Inspect Vehicle - Find Cocaine worth $1.5 Million in Secret Compartment

- September 21 Brownsville CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents Apprehend of Fugitive Wanted for Aggravated Assault a Deadly Weapon

- September 21 Border Patrol Arrest $1 Million Bond Violator

- September 21 Registration Opens October 1 for CBP’s Annual Trade Symposium - Session Marks 10-Year Anniversary: A Decade of Progress in Partnership

- September 18 Douglas Port of Entry Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

- September 18 CBP Beagle Sniffs Out Prohibited Plants, Soil

- September 18 CBP Officers Efforts Help Reunite Missing Teen with Family in Mexico

- September 18 CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge Arrest Cuban National for Claiming U.S. Citizenship

- September 18 Border Patrol Seizes Nearly $27,000 During Calif. Vehicle Stop

- September 18 Global Entry Program Opens at Detroit Metropolitan Airport

- September 18 Baltimore CBP Recovers Stolen Car, Motorcycles

- September 18 CBP Seizes Birds, Bugs, Plants at Michigan Border

- September 18 CBP in Savannah, Ga. Intercepts More Counterfeit Socks

- September 17 San Francisco CBP Donates Needed School Supplies to Local Elementary School

- September 17 CBP in San Francisco Seizes More than 50 Pounds of Khat

- September 17 CBP Officers in Texas Stop Alien Smuggling Attempt

- September 17 Laredo, Texas CBP Officers Uncover $3.6 Million Cocaine Stash

- September 17 CBP Officers in Nogales Stop Nearly $40,000 in Undeclared Currency from Leaving the U.S. for Mexico

- September 17 CBP Advises Travelers to Prepare for Increased Traffic for Buffalo Bills Game

- September 17 Falfurrias Agents Rescue Group of Illegal Aliens

- September 17 Border Patrol Seizes Crystal Meth Hidden in Gas Tank

- September 17 CBP Advises Importers of Additional 35 Percent Ad Valorem Duties on Chinese Tires

- September 17 Naco CBP Officers Seize Marijuana from Phoenix Woman’s Car

- September 17 CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Concealed in Furniture at Douglas Port of Entry

- September 16 CBP Apprehends 8 Attempting to Enter U.S. Illegally

- September 16 Port Officers in Calexico Seize 27 Pounds of Methamphetamine Camouflaged as Household Products

- September 16 International Trusted Traveler Program Now Available at McCarran International Airport

- September 16 Border Patrol Seizes Marijuana Stashed in Suspected Smuggler’s Vehicle with Child Inside

- September 16 New Chief Patrol Agent Named at Change of Command in Grand Forks Sector

- September 16 CBP Officers Arrest Wanted Individual at Champlain Port of Entry

- September 16 Customs and Border Protection’s Use of Technology Results in Apprehension of Imposter

- September 16 International Fugitive Captured by CBP Extradited to Canada

- September 16 CBP Stops Boat with 10 Duffel Bags Full of Marijuana

- September 15 CBP Officers Seize $485,985 in Undeclared Currency, 1,528 Pounds of Marijuana at Laredo Port of Entry

- September 15 CBP Officers at Pharr/Reynosa International Bridge Find Marijuana Hidden in Truck Tires, 1 Arrested

- September 15 Brownsville CBP Seizes Cocaine Found in Driver’s Bag of Chips

- September 15 NEXUS Driver Stopped with Marijuana at International Bridge

- September 14 CBP Officers Stop 15 Impostors at Laredo Port of Entry - Immigration Would-Be Frauds Stopped Attempting to Use Others’ Documents

- September 14 Border Patrol Seize 6 Tons of Marijuana worth $10 Million at Checkpoint

- September 14 CBP Officers Find 810 Pounds of Marijuana in Trailer - 1 of 12 Drug Seizures Over Weekend

- September 14 Pembina, N.D. CBP Officers Seize $62,123 in Undeclared Currency

- September 14 Fugitive Turned Over to CBP at Pacific Highway Port of Entry

- September 14 Blaine CBP Capture Homicide Fugitive at Border

- September 14 CBP Officers, Postal Inspectors Thwart Illegal International Mail Scam at Sea-Tac Airport - Khat also Seized in Air Cargo Shipment

- September 14 CBP Seizes More than $1,000,000 in Undeclared Currency

- September 14 Border Patrol Agents Arrest Smugglers with $1.2 Million in Ecstasy

- September 14 Border Patrol Seizes Jet Ski Used for Alien Smuggling

- September 14 CBP Officers Arrest Tucsonan with $25,440 in Undeclared Currency

- September 14 CBP Port Huron Honors the Heroes of 9/11

- September 14 Imposters Arrested, Narcotics Seized at Nogales Port of Entry

- September 12 Duffel Bag Stuffed with Half Million in Cash Seized Leaving U.S. near San Diego

- September 11 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Destructive Beetle

- September 11 2 Apprehended for Outstanding Warrants Nogales Port of Entry

- September 11 Border Patrol Participates in 9/11 Remembrance Assembly

- September 11 CBP Agriculture Specialists Detect Asian Gypsy Moth in Ports of Seattle, Tacoma

- September 11 Mexican Woman, 12-Year-Old Son Rescued by Coordinated Search

- September 11 CBP Stops $650,000 Cocaine Smuggling Attempt

- September 10 Rain Does Not Dampen Smuggling Efforts, 880 Pounds of Marijuana Seized Near Rio Grande

- September 10 CBP Officers Stop Nearly $1 Million in Narcotics from Entering Through Nogales Ports of Entry

- September 10 CBP Officers Seize 25 Pounds of Marijuana from Gas Tank, Arrest 1

- September 10 CBP Officers in Nogales Recover Stolen Vehicle

- September 10 Calexico Port Officers Seize 158 Pounds of Cocaine in 3 Separate Smuggling Attempts

- September 10 CBP Catches Boat off San Diego Coast with Marijuana Hidden under Deck

- September 10 Border Patrol Identifies Juvenile Runaway at New Mexico Checkpoint

- September 10 Border Patrol Uses Advanced Scanner to Uncover Hidden Marijuana

- September 10 CBP in Savannah, Ga. Intercepts Counterfeit Socks

- September 09 Border Patrol Apprehends Suspected Drug Smugglers at Arizona Checkpoint

- September 09 CBP in San Diego Seizes $90,000 in Cash Leaving Country

- September 09 CBP Works with Air Carriers to Update Visa Waiver Agreements - Updates Required Under New Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program

- September 09 CBP Officers Apprehend 10 for ID Theft at Nogales Port of Entry

- September 09 Border Patrol to Hold Grand Opening, Town Hall Meeting at New Sweetgrass Station

- September 09 Marfa Sector Honors 98-Year-Old Retired Border Patrol Agent

- September 09 CBP K-9 Officers ‘Labor’ to Intercept Controlled Substances

- September 09 Border Patrol Seize More than 2 Pounds of Heroin at Checkpoint

- September 09 CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Found Under Teenagers Clothes at Nogales Port

- September 08 ‘Operation River Alliance’ Aims to Reduce Cross-Border Crime While Improving Recreational Safety

- September 08 Fugitive Sex Offender, Pair of Marijuana Smugglers Apprehended by CBP Officers at Presidio Port

- September 08 CBP Seizes $3.26 Million Worth of Narcotics, Apprehends 23 Fugitives, and Intercepts Scores of Immigration Violations

- September 08 Brownsville CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Significant Pest

- September 08 Border Patrol Agents Seize Unregistered Loaded Handgun

- September 08 CBP Officers Find $68,000 in Marijuana Concealed in Tool Box

- September 08 CBP at Santa Teresa Port Cargo Facility Discovers 748 Pounds of Marijuana in Trailer Floor

- September 08 CBP Officers Take Custody of Fugitive Wanted By U.S. Marshals at Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge

- September 08 CBP Agriculture Specialists Continue to Discover Pests at Nogales Port of Entry

- September 08 $106,689 in Undeclared Cash Seized at Lukeville Port of Entry

- September 07 Border Patrol Checkpoint Nets 16 Bundles of Marijuana

- September 07 Fugitive Arrested by CBP Officers at Nogales Port of Entry Wanted for Alleged Child Rape

- September 07 CBP Officers Seize 2 Pounds of Cocaine from Man’s Shoes

- September 07 Nogales CBP Seizes $19,174 in Undeclared Currency from Travelers Shoes

- September 07 Specially Trained CBP K-9 Team Detects Illegally Exported Assault Weapons

- September 06 Arizona CBP Officers Seize 242 Pounds of Marijuana, Arrest 3

- September 05 Border Patrol Agents Rescue 5 from Blaze at Texas Seminary

- September 05 Teenager with 2 Pounds of Cocaine under Clothes Stopped by Arizona CBP Officers

- September 05 CBP Officers Stop 12 ‘Imposters’ at Nogales Port of Entry - Immigration Violators Discovered Attempting to Use Others’ Documents

- September 05 CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitives at Nogales Port of Entry

- September 04 CBP Officers Find Almost 2 Tons of Marijuana Hidden Amongst Produce

- September 04 CBP Officers Find Cocaine in Motorcycle Gas Tank

- September 04 Baltimore CBP Intercepts Insect Pest Rarely Seen in U.S.

- September 04 Havre Sector Border Patrol Donates 550 Pounds to Food Drive

- September 04 Border Patrol Agents Arrest 19 Illegal Aliens in Kingman

- September 03 Border Patrol Agents Seize $3 Million in Ecstasy, Cocaine

- September 03 Border Patrol Agents Seize More than $45,000 in Heroin

- September 03 Border Patrol Seizes 35 Bundles of Marijuana from Stolen Truck

- September 03 Border Patrol Begins Construction on SBInet Technology on Northern Border

- September 03 Detroit CBP Issues Labor Day Travel Advisory

- September 03 CBP Hires Deputy Executive Director for Secure Border Initiative

- September 02 CBP Officers in Hidalgo Seize Cocaine, Arrest Tennessee Man on Federal Drug Charges

- September 02 Planning Now Will Enhance Border Crossing on Labor Day Weekend

- September 02 CBP Officers Seize 168 Pounds of Marijuana Mixed with Paint Additives

- September 02 CBP to Staff Certain Marinas in South Florida Labor Day Weekend

- September 02 CBP Officers Stop $30,000 in Undeclared Currency from Leaving the U.S. for Mexico - 11th Seizure in Past Month along California/Mexico Border

- September 02 Hidalgo CBP Officers Find Cocaine Hidden in Mexican Charro Saddles

- September 02 CBP Expands Global Entry to Philadelphia International Airport - Trusted Travelers Can Now Fly Through Arrivals Processing

- September 01 Fugitive Apprehended with 3 Illegal Aliens Hidden in SUV

- September 01 CBP to Provide Training on Importation of Steel Products, NAFTA in North Dakota

- September 01 Labor Day Holiday Travel Reminder for Border Crossers

- September 01 Global Entry Program Debuts at Sea-Tac Airport - Pre-approved Air Travelers Receive Expedited Processing

- September 01 CBP Officers at Presidio Port Donate to Local Food Bank

- September 01 Houston CBP Arrests Traveler with 4 Warrants

- September 01 Law Enforcement Partnership Breaks Up Smuggling Operation in Douglas

- September 01 Border Patrol Joins Community at Local Street Fair

- September 01 Norfolk CBP Stops $3.8 Million Shipment of Counterfeit Gucci Shoes

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