Thread: C.B.P. News Releases June 2013

C.B.P. News Releases June 2013

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- June 27 CBP Officers Intercept More Than 250 Pounds of Pot


- June 27 Human Smuggling Attempts Stopped at CBP Checkpoints


- June 26 Three Bodies Found in Arizona Desert Heat


- June 26 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Uncovers $272,000 Worth of Methamphetamine at Checkpoint


- June 26 San Luis CBP Intercepts $1.85 Million of Meth, Coke


- June 26 Arizona Border Patrol Canine Team Stops Smuggling Shipment - Seized narcotics worth more than $1 million


- June 25 CBP Seizes 16.7 Pound Cocaine Load at El Paso Port of Entry


- June 25 Laredo CBP Officers Find 30 Pounds of Cocaine


- June 24 Customs and Border Protection Prepare for Busy Travel Period


- June 24 CBP Officers in Alexandria Bay Arrest Wanted Female


- June 21 Cloned Vehicle Seized, Marijuana Discovered Inside - Truck disguised as U.S Fish and Wildlife vehicle
Drug smuggling vehicle masqeraded as Fish and wildlife vehicle


- June 21 CBP Stops 20-year-old Cocaine Smuggler at El Paso Port of Entry
El Paso Port catches cocaine smuggler


- June 21 Border Patrol in El Centro Thwarts Two Separate Smuggling Attempts


- June 21 Dulles CBP Arrests Two Fugitives


- June 21 CBP, HSI Halt Scheme to Smuggle Aluminum into U.S.


- June 21 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Thwart Smuggling Attempt in New York


- June 20 El Centro Border Patrol Agents Arrest Man Attempting to Smuggle Marijuana into the United States


- June 20 San Diego CBP Officers Catch Marijuana in Roofing Paper and in Fifth Wheel


- June 20 CBP in San Luis Nabs Smuggler with $225K Meth Load


- June 20 Border Patrol Apprehends Woman at I-5 Checkpoint With Marijuana Inside Tires
Pot filled tires found inside I-5 motorists' vehicle


- June 20 Del Rio Sector Agents Rescue 88 During Record Rainfall
Del Rio Border Patrol Agents rescue residents after flooding


- June 20 Prepare for a Busy Northern Border Crossing Weekend - Tips for crossing the border during St. John the Baptist weekend


- June 20 Texas Border Patrol Agents Rescue Honduran Mother and Baby


- June 20 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Stop Alleged Smuggling Attempt of a Five Month-Old Child


- June 20 Border Patrol Halts Dangerous Human Smuggling Attempt at Checkpoint in California


- June 20 Cocaine Intercepted by Federal, Local Authorities in Puerto Rico


- June 20 CBP Officers Discover 16 Pounds of Heroin Inside Vehicle - Vehicle arrived from the Dominican Republic on board ferry


- June 19 CBP Officers at Gateway International Bridge Seize Over $500K in Cocaine


- June 19 Impostor to French Passport and $61k Currency Seizure Top Busy Weekend for CBP at Washington Dulles - Sturgeon Caviar and 49 Dried Seahorses Also Seized


- June 19 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes Methamphetamine at Checkpoint - Drugs worth more than $214K
ELC Meth Seizure worth more than $214K


- June 19 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize over $200K Marijuana - Five Arrests Made
El Centro Border Patrol seizes MJ worth more than $200K


- June 18 CBP Officers at Andrade Port Discover 38 Pounds of Cocaine Hidden Underneath Seat of Vehicle


- June 17 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Arrests Lead to Prosecution and Conviction for 18 Illegal Immigrants


- June 17 CBP Officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry Seize $50,000 in Unreported Currency - Unreported Currency Seizure in South Texas Results in $50k


- June 17 Truck Cargo Pre-inspection Pilot to Begin - Beyond the Border Initiative at Pacific Highway Crossing Starts June 17


- June 17 CBP Officers at Calexico Downtown Port Find 23 Pounds of Narcotics Inside Muffler


- June 17 CBP Reminds Public of Currency Reporting Requirements


- June 17 Eagle Pass Border Patrol Agents Arrest Suspect in Alien-Smuggling Case - Nineteen people found in pickup truck


- June 17 Baltimore CBP Arrests Fugitive


- June 13 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Thwart Smuggling Attempts by Land and Sea - 59 Illegal Aliens Arrested


- June 13 CBP Officers Seize Nearly $442K in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry


- June 13 Temperatures, Dangers on Rise in Arizona; 177 Migrants Rescued during Past Month


- June 12 Uvalde Border Patrol Checkpoint Stop Nets $230,000 Cocaine Cache - Del Rio Sector agents seize $800k worth of marijuana in past two weeks


- June 12 Haitian Aggravated Felon Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison


- June 12 San Luis CBP Officers Help Deliver Baby


- June 11 CBP Nabs Smuggler with Heroin in Gas Tank


- June 11 CBP Agriculture Specialists in Brownsville Intercept First-of-a-Kind Significant Pests


- June 11 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at Brownsville Port of Entry Arrest Men Wanted for Military Desertion


- June 11 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Arrest Dangerous Gang Member


- June 11 Del Rio CBP Officers Seize Heroin, Detain Local Woman


- June 11 Dulles CBP Arrests Fugitive


- June 11 Eagle Pass Border Patrol Agents Rescue Stranded Salvadoran Girl


- June 11 Border Patrol Agents Halt Human Smuggling Attempts - A total of 84 were rescued from Confined Spaces


- June 10 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Foils Smuggling attempt of over $665,000 in Methamphetamines - Drugs hidden within compartment under seat


- June 10 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than $700K Worth of Cocaine at I-8 Checkpoint


- June 10 Nogales CBP Seizes Marijuana in Peppers Shipment - Nearly $1.16 million in marijuana seized Friday


- June 10 Meth Bust worth $384K Over the Weekend at Calexico Downtown Port


- June 10 CBP Officers Seize Nearly $1.3 Million in Marijuana, Cocaine at Brownsville Port


- June 10 Nogales CBP Officers Seize More Than $1.67 Million in Unreported Funds, 2 Arrested


- June 10 Carrizo Springs Station Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender - Mexican subject had been previously deported


- June 10 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector May 16 – June 5, 2013


- June 07 CBP Announces Additional Revisions to Hours of Operations


- June 07 Border Patrol Agents Rescue Subjects in Distress in Two Separate Incidents


- June 07 CBP Seizes Hunting Trophies - Black-faced impalas on Endangered Species list


- June 07 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Global Entry Enrollment Center Opens at Albuquerque International Sunport Airport - New Enrollment Center Available to Conditionally Approved International Travelers


- June 06 CBP Seizes Smuggled Currency at Presidio Port of Entry


- June 06 CBP Officers Seize More than $178K in Meth, Cocaine


- June 06 CBP Global Entry Enrollment Center Arrives at Tampa International Airport


- June 06 Boston CBP, CONECT & Massport Leaders Engage Trade Stakeholders - Year-round Outreach Events Support Trade Community, Economy


- June 06 Border Patrol Agents Seize $1.7 Million in Marijuana - Two Stolen Vehicles Recovered
U.S. Border Patrol agents seize nearly a ton of marijuana near Arizona City, Ariz.


- June 06 Roseau, MN Port of Entry Host Local School Field Trip


- June 06 Warroad, MN Port of Entry Host Local School Field Trip


- June 05 U.S. Border Patrol to Host 2nd Explorer Program in Maine


- June 05 CBP Seizes over $2 Million in Marijuana at the Pharr International Bridge - $50K in Unreported Currency Seized in Hidalgo


- June 05 CBP Officers Intercept More Than 307 Pounds of Pot


- June 05 CBP Field Operations Officers at Rio Grande Valley International Bridges Seize Close to $2 Million in Cocaine and Over $120K in Unreported Currency


- June 05 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Nearly $378K in Meth


- June 05 Sweetgrass CBP Officers Recover Stolen Vehicle - Montana CBP Recovers Front End Loader


- June 04 CBP Field Operations at Hidalgo Intercepts Methamphetamine from Reynosa Man - CBP officers in south Texas seize Methamphetamine


- June 04 Cocaine Intercepted by Federal, Local Authorities in Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico authorities including CBP seize cocaine


- June 04 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Rescue Woman in the Desert Suffering from Dehydration - Dehydrated migrant rescued by Border Patrol in San Diego County Desert


- June 03 Dulles CBP Arrests Fugitive - Fugitive Arrested by CBP-Dulles International Airport


- June 03 U.S. Border Patrol Buffalo Seizes Fraudulent Immigration Document


- June 03 Eagle Pass CBP Officers Find Cocaine Hidden in Vehicle - Mexican National Caught With $1.2 Million Worth of Narcotics


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