Thread: C.B.P. News Releases May 2011

C.B.P. News Releases May 2011

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- May 31 Ariz. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Fugitive Featured on America’s Most Wanted Episode - Subject wanted in Des Moines, Iowa for vehicular homicide

- May 31 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest 10 Drug Smugglers - More than 1,690 pounds of marijuana seized

- May 31 CBP Officers at Progreso Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted on Charges of Indecency, Sexual Contact with a Child

- May 29 N.Y. CBP Arrest Woman Wanted on Animal Cruelty Charges

- May 27 Mayor Proclaims Border Patrol Day in Laredo, TX

- May 26 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge Seize $1 Million in Cocaine

- May 26 Agents In Tucson Recover Drugs, Weapons, Vehicle In A Five Hour Period - Marijuana weighs more than 1.5 tons with estimated value of $2.5 million

- May 26 Agents in South Texas Rescue Six Illegal Aliens from Extreme Conditions

- May 26 $200,000 Meth Seizure At Highway 86 Checkpoint

- May 26 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Four Aliens After Landing On Puerto Rican Beach

- May 25 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Arrest 3 Mexican Nationals in Maritime Drug Smuggling Attempt - More than 750 pounds of marijuana seized near Torrey Pines State Beach

- May 25 CBP U.S. Air and Marine Agents Intercept Vessel With 26 Undocumented Aliens Near Arecibo; Narcotics Found Floating Nearby

- May 25 CBP Arrests Wanted Fugitive in U.S. Virgin Islands

- May 25 CBP Officers at Pharr International Bridge Seize Cocaine - Drugs Hidden in Pickup Truck

- May 25 CBP Officers in Southern California Stop Smuggling Attempt Of More Than 500 Pounds Of Marijuana

- May 25 CBP in Arizona Seizes $13.6M in Narcotics, $250K in Cash - Joint Field Command Week in Review

- May 25 Eastern Upper Peninsula Reporting Stations Now Open for Boating Season

- May 25 CBP to Staff South Florida Marinas on Memorial Day Weekend

- May 24 U.S. Border Patrol Set to Expand the R.E.A.L. Mission

- May 24 CBP Reminds Travelers about Requirements for Admission into U.S. and I-94 Permit Process

- May 24 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Seizes Cocaine and Meth at Southern California Checkpoint

- May 23 Texas CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth $916,800 in Two Separate Seizures

- May 23 New Mexico CBP Officers Arrest Wanted Criminal

- May 23 Texas CBP Officers Arrest Wanted Sex Offender

- May 20 CBP Reminds Travelers to Be Ready For Increased Traffic Over Holiday Weekends

- May 20 Dulles CBP Seizes Nearly 90 Pounds of Cooked Ethiopian Sheep Meat

- May 19 Ariz. CBP Officers Arrest Child Rapist Man Had Warrants in Two States for Failing to Register - Man Had Warrants in Two States for Failing to Register

- May 19 Calif. U.S. Border Patrol Intercepts $4.3M of Cocaine - 436 pounds of cocaine found in trunk

- May 19 Calexico Ports of Entry Participates in Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony

- May 19 CBP intercepts vessel with 47 bricks of cocaine in coastal Puerto Rico

- May 19 Calif. CBP Seize One and a Half Tons of Marijuana Hidden in Lettuce Shipment

- May 19 Midland Border Patrol Arrests Sexual Assault Suspect

- May 19 Longer Hours for Otay Mesa Ready Lane - CBP Announces Lane Will Remain Open until Midnight on Weekends

- May 19 Chicago CBP Officers Arrest Convicted Sex Offender at O’Hare

- May 19 Cincinnati CBP Intercepts 3 Tons in Drugs Seizures from Foreign Parcels

- May 18 CBP U.S. Border Patrol to Host Law Enforcement Torch Run

- May 18 Philadelphia CBP Seize $40K in Undeclared Currency

- May 18 Calif. U.S. Border Patrol Agents Interdict Drug Smuggling Attempts

- May 18 Calif. CBP Catches Wanted Fugitive

- May 18 Agents in Texas Seize $3M in Marijuana Hidden in Jalapeño Shipment

- May 17 Texas CBP Seize More Than $500K in Undeclared Currency; Largest Currency Seizure in Port History

- May 17 CBP Officers at Eagle Pass Port of Entry Seize 10 Assault Rifles, one .380-caliber Pistol, 11 Magazines

- May 17 Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Progreso Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted as an Attempted Homicide Suspect

- May 17 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Advise Travelers To Prepare For a Busy Holiday Weekend

- May 17 CBP Honors Fallen Lancaster Native and Border Patrol Agent Michael Gallagher During National Police Week

- May 16 CBP Arrests Brazilian and Dominican Aliens After Landing in Cabo Rojo - Three Alien Citizens of Brazil Arrested Along With Four From Dominican Republic

- May 16 385 Pounds of Bologna Seized at Santa Teresa Port of Entry

- May 16 Texas CBP Officers Seize Assault Rifles, Twelve High-Capacity Magazines and More than $700K in Cocaine Over Weekend

- May 16 Ready Lane Usage in First Two Weeks: Shorter Wait Time, Strong Initial Use

- May 16 Rio Grande City Border Patrol Agents Seize Close to 3,000 Pounds of Drugs and Seize an Amazon Parrot

- May 16 U.S. CBP Valor Memorial Honors Niagara Falls Officer killed in the Line of Duty

- May 16 CBP Officers at Area El Paso Ports of Entry Seized More Than 1,300 Pounds of marijuana Over a Four Day Period

- May 13 CBP Intercepts Vessel with 188 Pounds of Cocaine Onboard

- May 13 Service Hours Extended at Donna, Texas Border Entry

- May 13 17 Aliens Intercepted by Border Interagency Group

- May 13 Texas CBP Officers Seize More Than $200K in Cocaine

- May 13 CBP in Champlain, N.Y. Arrests Man Wanted on Larceny Charges

- May 13 CBP Honors Fallen Heroes, Including Officer from New Mexico

- May 13 CBP Officers Arrest Imposter Posing as U.S. Citizen at Columbus Port

- May 12 San Ysidro CBP Seize $1.5 Million in Methamphetamine from Vehicle

- May 12 CBP Dunseith Reminds Peace Garden Visitors to Have Proper Documents

- May 12 Brownsville CBP Officers Seize Cocaine from Car worth $806,000

- May 12 CBP Intercepts Insect Not Found in U.S. - Scientists Say Genus Doesn’t Exist in North America

- May 11 Del Rio Sector Agents Seize $1.9 Million in Drugs Over Past Week - Smugglers charge $1,000 - $3,000 per alien

- May 11 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Seizes $300K of Cocaine on Interstate 15 North

- May 11 CBP at Imperial Valley Ports Intercept $1.3 Million of Hard Narcotics

- May 11 El Centro CBP U.S. Border Patrol Arrest Convicted Sex Offender

- May 11 CBP Officers Seize $100K of Ecstasy at Ambassador Bridge

- May 11 CBP Co-Hosts Premier Worldwide Customs IT Event

- May 10 International Cooperation Leads to Arizona Tunnel Discovery

- May 10 CBP Arrests Man Wanted On Child Molestation Charges

- May 09 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Disrupts Smugglers’ Attempts in the West Desert - Drugs, Weapons and Ammunition Seized

- May 09 23 Cuban Illegals Land in Mona and Monito Islands

- May 09 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents in Texas Rescue 12 from Extreme Conditions

- May 09 CBP Arrests Illegal Alien Using U.S. Passport - The alien with 3 aliases, possessed a genuine US passport

- May 09 Texas CBP Officers Seize $2.2M in Heroin

- May 09 California U.S. Border Patrol Foils Three Separate Drug Smuggling Attempts - More than $786K of cocaine, meth and marijuana seized

- May 09 El Paso Port CBP Officers Seize More Than 2K Pounds of Marijuana

- May 06 Arizona CBP Officers Seize Loads of Marijuana and Methamphetamines

- May 06 CBP Officers at Calexico Downtown Port stop Meth Load from Entering U.S.

- May 06 CBP Agriculture Specialists Ensure Mother’s Day Bouquets Free from Disease and Pests

- May 06 CBP’s Trusted Traveler Programs Reach One Million Members - Many options for quicker crossings exist in El Paso

- May 06 Travel Advisory - Pembina Port of Entry Remains Open

- May 06 CBP Announces Port Huron Temporary Lane Closures

- May 05 Calexico Port Officers Seize 51 Pounds of Cocaine

- May 05 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Uncovers Deceptive Human Smuggling Scheme In Southern California

- May 05 CBP Officers Make two Cocaine Seizures Wednesday

- May 05 Philadelphia CBP Records Two Firsts for Insect Discoveries - First Xylotrechus Hircus in Nation and First Conoderus Pictus in Philadelphia

- May 05 CBP in Vt., N.H., Offers Tips to Cross-Border Travelers

- May 05 CBP Operation Louisville Slugger Makes Big Hit

- May 05 Philadelphia CBP Seizes $11k of Clean Concealed Currency

- May 04 Various Pests Found Inside Imported Flowers and Pineapples Intercepted at the San Juan Airport - CBP Agriculture Specialists detect actionable pest inside commercial shipments

- May 04 Agents Net More than 13 Tons of Marijuana in Past Week

- May 04 CBP Hosts “Bring Your Child to Work Dayâ€

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