Border Patrol News Releases 1/20/12 - 1/27/12
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- January 30 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize More than 10 Tons of Marijuana

- January 27 CBP Officers in Buffalo Arrest Man for Possession of Child Pornography

- January 27 Border Patrol Agents in Texas Rescue Juvenile

- January 27 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Continue to Seize Marijuana

- January 27 Convicted Felon Arrested by Border Patrol - Removal scheduled after a 6-year incarceration for Re-Entry

- January 26 New Recovery Act-Funded Land Ports of Entry Open at Neche and Walhalla, ND - Facilities Replace Outdated Facilities, Enhance Border Security and Better Serve Traveling Public

- January 26 Border Patrol Agents Uncover Hidden Contraband - Smugglers use camouflage to conceal nearly $1 million in marijuana

- January 26 CBP Officers Seize Nearly $226,000 in Cocaine at Donna Ports

- January 26 Agents Seize Cocaine at Checkpoint

- January 26 CBP Blocks Fake NFL Jerseys Touchdown in Los Angeles - Since 2011 Season Kickoff $847,000 of Counterfeit Jerseys Seized

- January 26 CBP and Norfolk Southern Make Sweet Music by Donating Musical Instruments worth $102,000 to Cleveland Schools

- January 25 CBP Officers Intercept Undeclared Currency - Seizure brings January total to more than $875k in Arizona

- January 25 Imperial Irrigation District Imposter Vehicle Loaded with Marijuana

- January 25 CBP Officers Large Heroin Seizure at El Paso Port

- January 25 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize More Than $867,737 in Cocaine at Hidalgo Ports of Entry

- January 25 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Nabs Illegal Alien Wanted in Connection with Negligent Manslaughter

- January 25 Smugglers Strategy: Abandon Dope

- January 24 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector Jan. 16 – Jan. 23

- January 24 21 law enforcement agents and officers graduate from “Active Shooter Instructor Training Program”

- January 24 Dulles CBP Arrests New Yorker on Heroin Charges - Second Smuggling Attempt from Nigeria Thwarted in Two Weeks

- January 24 CBP in Calexico Arrest Los Angeles Resident for Alleged Cocaine Smuggling

- January 24 U.S. Border Patrol Seizes $2.2 Million in Marijuana - Vehicle seized, 3 smugglers arrested

- January 24 CBP Arrests Dominican’s Using Identities of Homeless Addicts - Will be prosecuted for fraud and misuse of documents

- January 24 Border Patrol Seizes Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Pot - Narcotics Abandoned in West Desert Valued in Excess of $1.4 Million

- January 23 Port Angeles Station Welcomes New Patrol Agent in Charge

- January 23 Convicted Felons Keep Border Patrol Busy Over Weekend

- January 23 CBP Officers Apprehend Man Wanted on $4 Million Warrant for Attempted Murder

- January 23 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Cocaine - Drugs Valued at more than $440,000

- January 23 CBP Officers Seize Over $233,000 in Marijuana Hidden in Religious Statues at Hidalgo Port

- January 23 Hidalgo Port CBP Officers Arrest Man Wanted as Attempted Homicide Suspect

- January 23 Agents Make Multiple Illicit Drug Seizures throughout San Diego County - Agents Take More Than $930,000 of Cocaine, Marijuana, and Meth off Streets

- January 23 Live Bugs Intended for Human Consumption Seized by CBP

- January 23 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Abandoned Marijuana

- January 23 Live Bugs Intended for Human Consumption Seized by CBP

- January 23 CBP Seizes Parcel with 5 Pounds of Marijuana Bound for NY - The Parcel was Mailed from Christiansted Virgin Islands

- January 23 California CBP Finds Marijuana in Deep Concealment in Cargo Truck

- January 20 CBP Officers Make Big Drug Bust at Small Fort Hancock Port

- January 20 Border Patrol Nabs Convicted Felon Entering U.S.

- January 20 Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Hidalgo Port Agents from Rio Grande Valley Sector Seize More than 2,900 Pounds of Marijuana, Arrest 2

- January 20 Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Hidalgo Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted on Charges of Sexual Assault

- January 20 Eagle Pass Border Patrol Agents Capture Man Wanted for Capital Murder

- January 20 Border Patrol Agents Commit to Children’s Future

- January 20 Border Patrol Seizes Pot Valued at $1.6+ Million

- January 20 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Make Significant Seizure

- January 20 Dangerous Felon Arrested, Sentenced to Prison

- January 20 CBP in the USVI Detains Traveler Wanted in Texas

- January 20 CBP Officers in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Arrest Fugitive Wanted for Tax Fraud

- January 20 U. S. Citizens Found Guilty of High-Speed Flight

- January 20 Detroit CBP Officers Arrest Wayward Bicyclist at Cargo Facility - U.S. citizen wanted for parole violation

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