C.B.P. News Releases Feb. 2012

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- February 29 Midland Border Patrol Agents Seize 330 lbs of Marijuana

- February 28 Methamphetamine Bust Worth $55,000 at Calexico Downtown Port

- February 28 San Luis CBP Officers Seize Ammunition - Local brothers arrested for smuggling attempt

- February 28 CBP Officers' Quick Reaction Results in Seizure of 35 kilos of Cocaine, 2 Arrest

- February 27 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Heroin, Meth Over Weekend - Seized narcotics valued at more than $271K

- February 27 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Narcotics Valued at More than $2.55 Million

- February 24 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize $650K Worth of Marijuana, Two Assault Rifles

- February 24 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists Intercept Nine Pests in Nine Hours at Laredo Port of Entry

- February 24 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Foil 4 Narcotics Smuggling Attempts at San Diego Area Checkpoints - Agents Seize More Than $1.7 Million of Cocaine, Meth and Heroin

- February 24 San Luis CBP Officers Make 2nd Significant Meth Seizure in 5 Days

- February 24 Enforcement Activity Continues at Area Ports of Entry

- February 24 Port Runner Apprehended South of Lancaster Port

- February 24 Woman Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison

- February 24 Smugglers Leave Cuban Aliens In Puerto Rico Waters; One Alien Dies - CBIG Authorities Rescue 15 Aliens; Navy Of The Dominican Republic Arrests The Two Smugglers

- February 23 CBP In Puerto Rico Seizes 240 Pounds Of Cocaine Inside Container - Four Duffle Bags Found Inside Container Arriving From Dominican Republic

- February 23 Nogales CBP Officers Prevent 3rd Significant Currency Smuggling Attempt in Two Weeks - $543,000 seized since Feb. 13

- February 23 CBP Officers In El Paso Arrest Woman Attempting To Smuggle Boy Into U.S.

- February 23 CBP Officers Seize 178 Pounds of Marijuana at Presidio Port

- February 23 CBP Announces Extension Of Operating Hours For NEXUS Lane At Alexandria Bay

- February 22 CBP, CBSA Remind Travelers of Construction at Abbotsford-Huntingdon / Sumas Crossing

- February 22 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than $1 Million of Illicit Narcotics Along San Diego’s Major Interstates

- February 22 CBP Officers In Southern Texas Seize Two Tons Of Marijuana Hidden In Produce

- February 22 CBP Officers In Southern Arizona Nab Currency Smuggler At Port

- February 22 CBP at USVI Identifies Two Travelers With Outstanding Warrants

- February 22 Deming Teen Caught with Marijuana at Columbus Port of Entry

- February 21 Secretary Napolitano visits Tucson

- February 21 El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seizes Stolen Truck and $846,000 in Marijuana

- February 21 USVI CBP Officers Detain Two Individuals Sought By FBI

- February 21 CBP Officers In Puerto Rico Discover Heroin In Passenger Backpack

- February 21 CBP Officers In San Diego Find Cocaine Inside Laundry Detergent Hidden On Motor Scooter

- February 21 Highway 90 Checkpoint Re-Opens With Improved Design

- February 21 Southern Arizona CBP U.S. Border Patrol Continues to Pressure Smuggling Organizations

- February 17 Agents Seize More than 4.5 tons of Marijuana; Save Man’s Life

- February 17 CBP Officers In Southern Arizona Seize Cocaine - More Than Half-Million Dollars Worth Intercepted With In Single Day

- February 17 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Illegal Alien with Homicide Warrant in Northern San Diego County - Suspect will be extradited to Texas

- February 17 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize nearly $600K of Marijuana

- February 17 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $417,000 in Methamphetamine at Gateway International Bridge

- February 17 Two Drug Smuggling Mothers Busted by CBP

- February 17 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Seizes Nearly 1,400 pounds of Marijuana

- February 16 CBP Officers at Eagle Pass Port of Entry Seize 3,500 Rounds of Ammo - Wanted man nabbed by vigilant officers

- February 16 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector Feb. 8-15

- February 16 CBP Advises Travelers To Prepare Ahead for Cross-Border Holiday Trips

- February 16 CBP Seizes Cocaine at Boston Logan Discovered on a JetBlue Aircraft

- February 15 CBP Apprehends Three El Paso Siblings Smuggling Drugs

- February 15 Port of Norfolk CBP Intercepts First in the Nation Pest

- February 15 Presidents Day and Family Day Holiday Travel Reminder

- February 15 Customs and Border Protection Completes Project To Replace Outdated Fencing in Douglas

- February 15 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Prevent $1.12 Million Methamphetamine Smuggling Attempt

- February 14 Brownsville U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Stop Alleged Violation of Immigration Law

- February 14 CBP Officers Seize More Than $220k In Coke

- February 14 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $1.6 Million in Cocaine at Hidalgo Port of Entry

- February 14 CBP Notifies Travelers of Change in Policy for Regulating Cooked Eggs from Mexico

- February 13 Smietana Memorial Speech Selected ‘Notable’ by FBI - Published in the ‘Law Enforcement Bulletin’

- February 13 Nogales CBP Officers Nab Currency Smuggler at Port

- February 13 CBP Finds Marijuana in Concrete Barriers - At Otay Mesa Cargo Port of Entry

- February 13 CBP Officers Seize More Than $258k In Meth

- February 13 Presidents Day and Family Day Holiday Travel Reminder

- February 13 ACTT Partners Participate in 14-Day Silver Bell Operation During an Outbound Enforcement Operation

- February 13 Naco Agents Deliver Positive Message to Schools During an Outbound Enforcement Operation - Agents educate adolescents about dangers of participating in smuggling activities

- February 13 CBP Officers and Border Patrol Agents at the Hidalgo Port of Entry Seize AK47 Style Rifle and Magazine During an Outbound Enforcement Operation

- February 13 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Processing Cut Flower Imports for Valentine Bouquets - CBP Agriculture Specialists Working to Detect and Prevent Introduction of Harmful Insects and Diseases into the United States

- February 10 CBP Seizes 249 kilos on Board Vessel Bound to Southwestern Puerto Rico

- February 10 CBP Launches Border Radio Pilot - AM Radio System Installed to Inform Land Border Crossers

- February 10 CBP Launches Border Radio Pilot At Noon Today - AM Radio System Installed to Inform Land Border Crossers

- February 10 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana

- February 10 Agents Seize Steroids, 6 Tons of Marijuana; Arrest Felon

- February 10 Sexual Offender Banned for Life

- February 10 CBP Officers at Progreso Port Arrest Man Wanted by ATF

- February 10 Yuma Agents Seize Cocaine, Pot Worth $1.1 Million

- February 10 CBP Stops Three Juvenile Drug Smugglers This Week

- February 09 U.S. Border Patrol Busts Methamphetamine Load at Highway 111 Checkpoint

- February 09 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector - Jan. 31 – Feb. 7

- February 09 CBP Seizes $333,234 in Unreported Currency at Eagle Pass Port of Entry

- February 09 CBP Finds Tunnels at Airport - Agriculture specialist stop wood boring pests

- February 09 CBP Hosts Agricultural Open House at Texas State Technological College Student Center

- February 09 Border Patrol Agents Rescue 2 Illegal Aliens

- February 09 CBP Agriculture Specialists Increase Inspections on Fresh Cut Flowers

- February 09 Customs and Border Protection Black History Youth Program Features Award-Winning Executive Chef Jeff Henderson

- February 08 U.S. CBP Officers Seize Nearly $5 Million in Cocaine and Marijuana at Rio Grande Valley Ports of Entry

- February 08 Border Patrol Snags Wanted Oregon Felon, 49 Marijuana Bundles

- February 08 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize Half a Ton of Marijuana

- February 07 CBP Ensures Valentine’s Day Flowers are Pest-Free

- February 07 Border Patrol Seizes $1.8 Million in Narcotics

- February 07 CBP Officers at the Peace Bridge Arrest Imposter

- February 07 Rescue Beacon Helps Agents Save 2 People

- February 07 CBP Officers at Champlain, N.Y. Arrest Male Wanted for Child Sex Crimes in Peru

- February 06 Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Progreso Port Of Entry Arrest Man Wanted by ATF For Weapons Offense

- February 06 Yuma Border Patrol Agents Seize Marijuana Worth $229K; Arrest Armed Suspects

- February 06 CBP Examines Cut Flowers Arriving for Valentine’s Day - San Juan among the top 10 ports in volume of imported flowers nationwide and 4th among plant pests intercepted

- February 06 Border Patrol Agents Seize SUV on the Border with 1,200 Pounds of Marijuana at an Estimated Value of $960,000

- February 06 Border Patrol Arrests Eight Dangerous Criminals

- February 03 CBP Officers in Nogales Nab Homicide Suspect

- February 03 CBP Officers Intercept Illicit Currency

- February 03 El Centro Border Patrol Nabs Drug Smugglers

- February 03 CBP Officers make Two Large Marijuana Busts at New Mexico Ports

- February 03 Próximamente "Ready Lane" para peatones en Otay Mesa - Inicio de la construcción: 5 de febrero. Inauguración del carril: 23 de febrero.

- February 03 Pilot Pedestrian Ready Lane Coming to Otay Mesa - Construction to Begin February 5, Lane Opening February 23

- February 03 Sexual Predator Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison - Banned for Life

- February 03 Federal, State & Local Agencies Participate in Operation - Significant Seizure of Narcotics & Weapons

- February 02 'Coyote' Found Guilty of Smuggling - Sentencing Scheduled for April 2012

- February 02 CBP Officers in Douglas Nab Sex Offender

- February 02 San Luis CBP Officers Seize Methamphetamine - Drugs valued at nearly $346,000

- February 02 Nogales CBP Officers Seize 14 Pounds of Meth

- February 02 Agents Seize Nearly $700,000 in Narcotics - Seizures include brown heroin

- February 02 U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector Jan. 23 – Jan. 30

- February 02 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize nearly $838K of Cocaine, Meth, and Marijuana from Multiple Smuggling Attempts throughout San Diego County

- February 01 Yuma Border Patrol Agents Seize Abandoned Go-Kart Loaded with Marijuana

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