Thread: CBP News Releases Aug. 2009

CBP News Releases Aug. 2009

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- August 31 CBP Officers at Progreso International Bridge Seize Marijuana Found Hidden in Truck Tires

- August 31 Agents Reunite Lost Boy with His Mother

- August 31 Calexico Ports Intercepts Significant Narcotic Loads over the Weekend

- August 31 CBP Intercepts 353 Pounds of Marijuana at Peace Bridge

- August 31 Arizona Border Patrol Agents Rescue 3 from Desert

- August 31 Brownsville CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Significant Pest

- August 31 CBP Advises Travelers to Prepare For the Busy Holiday Weekend

- August 31 CBP Officers in Massena Donate More than 500 Pounds of Food to Local Charity

- August 30 CBP Officers Seize $840,000 in Marijuana at Douglas Port of Entry

- August 29 Interagency Partnership Leads to Arrests, More than $12 Million Narcotics Seizure

- August 28 CBP Reminds Pleasure Boaters of Reporting Requirements

- August 28 New Port Director Assumes Command of Nogales Port of Entry

- August 28 Chicago CBP will Broadcast Community TV Show in All Spanish

- August 28 CBP Arrests Army Deserter at Minnesota Border Crossing

- August 28 Officers Confiscate Counterfeit Michael Jackson Belt Buckles at California Seaport

- August 28 CBP Officers Find Cocaine Strapped to Female Border Crosser

- August 28 CBP Agriculture Specialist Intercepts Mysterious Insect

- August 28 CBP Contracts with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Support Implementation of Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 - Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands to Receive Port of Entry Enhancements

- August 27 SENTRI Privileges Revoked after CBP Apprehends ‘Trusted Traveler’ with 395 Pounds of Marijuana

- August 27 Newark CBP Officers Find Liquid Cocaine Worth $250,000 Concealed in Shampoo Bottles

- August 27 Border Patrol Finds 500 Pounds of Marijuana in Hidden Vehicle Compartment

- August 27 Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $403,000 in Cocaine at Port of Entry

- August 27 Border Patrol Donates More Than 27,000 Pounds of Food to Arizona Charities

- August 27 CBP Personnel Participate in Field Force Training in Northwest Washington

- August 27 CBP Seizes Scooters Worth $1.6 Million

- August 26 Los Angeles CBP Intercepts Harmful Pests on a Plane

- August 26 More than 150 Pounds of Marijuana Found Under Car’s Hood, in Cargo Bed

- August 26 CBP Aircraft Spots Freighter with Cocaine; Adds to Record Year

- August 26 Border Patrol Agents Seize Abandoned Marijuana near Colorado River

- August 25 Successful Operation Yields 33 Arrests, 6 Seized Vehicles

- August 25 L.A./Long Beach CBP Seizes Counterfeit Computer Equipment

- August 25 CBP Intercepts Woman with Cocaine Concealed in Brassiere at BWI

- August 25 Dulles CBP Arrests Virginia Man on Nevada Charges

- August 24 CBP Outbound Inspections in Texas Result in Assault Rifle, Loaded Hand Gun Seizures

- August 24 Homicide Suspect Caught Attempting to Flee to Mexico - Weekend Activity at California Ports of Entry Includes Warrant Arrests, Currency Seizures, Narcotics Smuggling

- August 24 CBP Officers Discover Cocaine Hidden in Vehicle’s Engine

- August 24 $500K Cocaine Cache in Gas Tank Intercepted by Border Patrol

- August 24 CBP Intercepts Subject of Outstanding Warrant Wanted for Aggravated Sexual Assault on Child

- August 24 Brownsville CBP Seizes Close to $1.2 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana This Weekend

- August 24 California CBP Officers Discover 42 Pounds of Marijuana inside Furniture

- August 22 Calexico Resident Arrested on Cocaine Smuggling Charge

- August 22 CBP Marine Unit Halts Smuggling Attempt; Canadians Arrested

- August 21 54–Year-Old Female Resident Attempts to Smuggle Cocaine through Calexico Downtown Port

- August 21 Border Patrol Agents Intercept 23 Illegal Aliens on Beach in Carlsbad

- August 21 Wrong Turn on New York Bridge Leads to Arrest, Recovery of Stolen Vehicle

- August 21 Pleasure Boat Operators Reporting Requirements 2009

- August 21 Border Patrol Agents Seize Gun Bound for Mexico

- August 21 CBP Intercepts Fake Perfume; Shipment Violates Intellectual Property Rights

- August 20 CBP Intercepts Unauthorized Train Rider on Michigan Border

- August 20 Women Attempt to Smuggle $400K in Marijuana Past CBP Officers

- August 20 Weslaco Agents Assaulted during Dope Seizure

- August 20 San Juan Airport is Part of Global Entry Expansion

- August 20 Toole County Food Banks Receive Food Donations from Sweetgrass Port of Entry

- August 20 A First: CBP Unmanned Aircraft Assists in Search, Rescue

- August 20 Opium Saturated Wood Chips Seized at International Mail Facility

- August 20 CBP Officers at Presidio Port of Entry Arrest Second Fugitive Sought for Child Sexual Assault

- August 20 El Paso CBP Officers Find Marijuana Hidden in Cargo Pallets

- August 20 New York CBP Officers Make Second Arrest in California Mortgage Fraud Case

- August 19 CBP Aircraft, Interagency Coordination Disrupt Smugglers

- August 19 CBP in Laredo Assesses $3,350 in Fines for Failure to Declare Prohibited Agricultural Items

- August 19 CBP Outbound Enforcement Operation Results in Discovery of $55,000 Strapped to Travelers' Bodies

- August 18 Customs and Border Protection Installs Radiation Technology in Algonac

- August 18 CBP Invites San Luis Community to Town Hall Meeting on SENTRI

- August 18 CBP Officers Arrest Man Sought on Sexual Assault on Child Charges

- August 18 CBP Begins Construction on SBInet Technology on the Northern Border - Detroit Sector to Receive Remote Video Surveillance Systems

- August 18 Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Assists with Rescue at Arizona Park

- August 17 Arizona Port Runner Receives $5,000 Penalty

- August 17 Texas Border Patrol Finds 6,500 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Citrus Load

- August 17 Border Patrol Agents Rescue 4 Stranded in Arizona Desert

- August 17 CBP Officers Intercept 57 Pounds of Cocaine at Calexico Port this Weekend

- August 17 More than $300,000 in Narcotics Seized, Fugitive Apprehended Over Weekend at Andrade Port

- August 17 Border Patrol Agent’s Car Rammed by Smugglers’ Pick-Up

- August 17 CBP Officers Discover 2 Meth-Filled Bundles in Traveler's Waistband

- August 14 CBP Intercepts Pirated 'Spiderman' Sandals at Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport

- August 14 CBP Officers Seize $7.9 Million in Marijuana, Cocaine at Laredo Port of Entry

- August 14 CBP Makes More than 2 Dozen Agriculture Seizures at El Paso Area Ports

- August 14 CBP Seizes $33,885 in Undeclared Cash at North Dakota Border

- August 14 CBP in Savannah Intercept Counterfeit Marine Corps Swords

- August 14 Agriculture Specialists Find 'Needles in their Haystacks' - Tiny Pests Get Swept into Vials, Sent to Entomologists for ID

- August 13 San Diego Border Patrol Apprehends Suspected Drug Smugglers

- August 13 Smugglers Abandon More than $1.2 Million in Narcotics

- August 13 CBP Seizes More than 2 Pounds of Mushrooms at North Dakota Port

- August 13 Teen Caught with 11 Pounds of Meth at Calexico Downtown Port

- August 13 CBP Officers in Western New York Arrest Federal Fugitive

- August 13 St. Vincent De Paul Association in Arizona Receives Food Donations from Douglas CBP

- August 12 CBP Supports First Lady’s Food Drive in Northern Washington

- August 12 CBP Officers Seize Drugs at Laredo, Texas Border Entries

- August 12 Texas Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Murder Suspect

- August 12 CBP Names Trade Alliance President to Top Public Affairs Post

- August 11 Los Angeles CBP Officials Seize $3.9 Million in Counterfeit Merchandise

- August 11 Border Patrol Agents Seize Methamphetamine on California Highway

- August 10 CBP Officers at Pharr Cargo Facility Seize $1.7 Million in Marijuana Found in False Wall of Trailer

- August 10 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Scorpion at Miami Airport

- August 10 CBP in Charleston Combats Illegal Importation of Endangered Species

- August 10 CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents Combined Efforts Results in Currency Seizure, Arrest

- August 10 North Dakota CBP Donates 667 Pounds of Food to Local Charity

- August 10 California Border Patrol Agents Arrest 2 Suspected Drug Smugglers

- August 10 22 Mexican Nationals in Boat Nabbed Off San Diego Coast

- August 10 Tampa CBP Captures International Fugitive on Cruise Ship

- August 10 30 Drug Seizures, 14 Fugitives, 448 Immigration Violations Intercepted near San Diego

- August 10 Cochise County Association for Handicapped Receives Food Donations from Naco Port of Entry

- August 07 Border Patrol in West Texas Seizes Marijuana, 8 Illegal Aliens

- August 07 Border Patrol Agents Foil Alien Smuggling Attempts

- August 07 CBP Skagway Port of Entry of Changes Operating Hours

- August 07 Dalton Cache Port of Entry Changes Operating Hours

- August 07 Technology, Canines Help Border Patrol Discover More than $2.8 Million in Cocaine

- August 07 CBP Makes Arrests of Wanted Travelers in Virgin Islands

- August 07 Maine Residents Complete Border Patrol Citizen’s Academy

- August 07 New Technology Helps Border Patrol with $1 Million Marijuana Seizure

- August 07 CBP Seizes $50,000 in Undeclared Currency, 2 Handguns, Bullets Leaving U.S. at Texas Port

- August 06 SENTRI Participant Arrested for Alleged Marijuana Smuggling

- August 06 CBP Offers $250,000 Reward for Information on Agent Rosas’ Murder

- August 06 CBP Officers in Buffalo Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Multiple Drug Felonies

- August 05 CBP Officers Seize $1.3 Million in Cocaine at Eagle Pass Port of Entry

- August 05 Border Patrol Agents Arrest Suspect with 500 Pounds of Marijuana

- August 05 CBP Nationwide Participates in ‘National Night Out’ Against Crime

- August 05 Border Patrol Arrests Suspected Cocaine Smuggler in California

- August 05 Agents in Texas Seize More than 1,600 Pounds of Marijuana

- August 05 CBP to Provide Training on North America Free Trade Agreement in North Dakota

- August 04 CBP Officers Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge Seize Cocaine, Arrest Man on Federal Drug Charges

- August 04 CBP Agriculture Specialists, CBP Officers Intercept Gypsy Moth in Minnesota

- August 04 Agents in Yuma Recover Abandoned $1 Million in Marijuana Found in Stolen Truck

- August 04 CBP Officers Discover Marijuana Hidden Inside Picture Frames

- August 04 CBP Intercepts More than 434 Pounds of Cocaine at Express Mail Service Centers

- August 04 Border Patrol Agents in Tucson Seize 44 Bundles of Marijuana, Add 1,000 Pounds to Seizure Record

- August 04 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Destructive Beetle in Oakland

- August 04 Outbound Operation at Calexico Downtown Port Results in $300,000 Seized

- August 03 Fallen Agent Robert Rosas Honored at Professional Bull Riders Event in San Antonio

- August 03 Los Angeles CBP Intercepts Fake Sunglasses Worth Nearly $8 Million

- August 03 CBP Officers in Texas Find Marijuana Hidden in Gas Tank, North Carolina Man Arrested on Federal Drug Charges

- August 03 U.S. Border Patrol Details More Agents to Tucson Sector - Operation Guardian will Bolster Efforts

- August 03 CBP Discovers, Seizes Motorcycles in Violation of EPA Standards

- August 03 Officers at Calexico Ports Seize More than a Half Million Dollars Worth of Narcotics in 1 Day

- August 03 Falfurrias Agents Rescue Two Women

- August 03 CBP Officers at Roma International Bridge Seize Marijuana Found Hidden in Truck Tires, Arrest Man on Federal Drug Charges
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