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Local News Releases

News Media Inquiries Only Please Dial 1-800-826-1471.

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November 07

El Paso CBP officers apprehend Colorado homicide suspect

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November 07

CBP Nabs Cocaine Suspect at San Juan Seaport

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November 07

CBP Finds Incendiary Device in Outbound Mail

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November 02

Agents in Puerto Rico Arrest Illegal Aliens and Imposter

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November 07

CBP Seizes $304,000 in Smuggled Currency at El Paso Port

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November 04

Convicted Sex Offender Arrested and Imprisoned

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November 04

Yuma Agents Seize Marijuana, $31k

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November 04

CBP Officers Stop Man Trying to Flee Port by Using Tow Truck after His Vehicle Was Stopped

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November 04

Agents in Tucson Seize Marijuana Worth $940K, Recover Stolen Vehicle

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November 02

U.S. Border Patrol Rescues Five Illegal Aliens from Crude Cross Border Tunnel

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November 02

CBP arrests aggravated felon fraudulently posing as a U.S. citizen - Subject presented a U.S. passport upon entry on the DR-PR ferry

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November 02

Veterans Day Travel Reminder

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November 02

Pest Hops Into Port for First Time - CBP intercepts leafhopper in shipment of herbs

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November 01

CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Foil Child Smuggling Attempt; Male Arrested

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November 01

Nearly 15,000 Kid’s Pajamas Seized at LA/Long Beach Seaport - CBP Officers Seized Children’s Pajamas in Violation of Paul Frank Trademark

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November 01

Yuma Agents Seize Large Sum of Cash

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November 01

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $1.5 Million in Cocaine and Heroin at Brownsville Port of Entry

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October 31

Murder Suspect Apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol

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October 31

Calexico Port Officers Intercept more than Half a Million Dollar’s Worth of Cocaine from Entering the U.S.

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October 31

Tucson Border Patrol’s Weekend Marijuana Seizures Net 3 Loads Worth Nearly $1 Million

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October 31

Agents Net More than $6.6 Million Worth of Drugs over Weekend

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October 31

Tucson Border Patrol’s Weekend Marijuana Seizures Net 3 Loads Worth Nearly $1 Million

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October 31

CBP Officers Apprehend Woman Crawling into the U.S.

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October 31

Proposed Rule Published for New Border Crossing in Big Bend National Park

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October 31

CBP Officers Catch Illegal Alien Posing as Construction Worker at San Ysidro

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October 28

CBP Officers at South Texas Ports of Entry Arrest Eight Wanted Fugitives

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October 28

Chicago CBP Protects Agriculture, Reminds Wild Game Importers

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October 28

CBP Officers Stop Alleged Smuggling Attempt of a Child

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October 28

Baltimore CBP Seizes Nearly $47K in Unreported Currency

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October 28

CBP Seizes $14M in Narcotics, $318K in Currency Last Week in Ariz.

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October 27

Nogales CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Worth nearly $500,000 - Narcotics Were Concealed In A Slate-Stone Cargo Shipment

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October 27

Porsche 930 Turbo Stolen 23 Years Ago Recovered By CBP in Los Angeles - The Vehicle Was Found Inside of a Container Bound to the Netherlands

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October 27

Nogales CBP Officers Seize more than $2 Million in Marijuana

 

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- October 27 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Seizes Heroin from Smugglers

- October 27 Criminal Illegal Immigrant Convicted, Sent to Prison

- October 27 CBP Announces Ready Lane to Open at San Ysidro - Encourages Travelers to Get RFID-Enabled Documents Now

- October 25 Nogales CBP Officers Seize 7,500 Rounds of Ammunition

- October 27 Earliest Human Occupations in Maine Revealed at Open House

- October 26 CBP Seizes Diseased Palm Leaves - Fungi Intercepted at Bush Air Cargo

- October 26 Santa Teresa CBP Officers Bust Family Attempting to Pass as U.S. Citizens

- October 26 CBP Officers Foil Smuggling Attempt of Two Honduran Children

- October 25 Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Hashish stopped at Calexico East Port

- October 25 CBP Officers at the Pharr International Bridge Seize 22 Pounds Methamphetamine, 12 Pounds Cocaine

- October 25 CBP Agriculture Specialists in San Diego Find Olive Fruit Flies in Passenger Baggage

- October 25 Border Patrol Agent Receives Prestigious Award - NAU Honors Sabri Dikman as Distinguished Citizen of the Year

- October 25 CBP Makes Huge Marijuana Bust at Santa Teresa Port of Entry

- October 25 ACTT Partners Participate in 14-Day Vekol Valley Operation - 1st Iteration of Vekol Valley Ops for FY12

- October 24 CBP Reminds Public of Prohibited Agricultural Items that Can Carry Citrus Greening Disease

- October 24 CBP Officers Seize Heroin, Meth, Assault Weapons at San Luis Port - Drugs Worth Nearly $350,000

 

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- October 24 Nogales CBP Intercepts Nearly $300k Bound for Mexico

- October 24 CBP Officers at San Ysidro Stop Trusted Traveler with 577 Pounds of Marijuana

- October 24 Lukeville CBP Officers Seize Methamphetamine

- October 24 Archaeological Discoveries at Bridgewater Port to be Discussed at Open House

- October 24 Border Patrol Seizes Marijuana, Arrests 9 Smugglers - Marijuana valued at more than $627,000

- October 24 CBP Intercepts Cereal Killer - Khapra Beetle Devours Dry Grain, Rice, Other Food Matter

- October 24 Smugglers Abandon $3.5 Million in Narcotics

- October 24 CBP Officers at the Pharr International Bridge Seize 52 Pounds Methamphetamine, One Man Arrested

- October 24 CBP Retires OH-6A 'Loach' Helicopter After 32 Years

- October 24 CBP Announces SENTRI Program Application Event

- October 24 Creativity Not Spared in Bologna Smuggling Attempt - Prohibited Meat Found Inside Tire

- October 21 Banned for Life - Subject Previously Convicted for Attempted Robbery

- October 21 Douglas CBP Officers Prevent Ammunition Smuggling Attempt

- October 21 Highway 90 Checkpoint Gets New Look

- October 21 San Diego CBP Officials Remind SENTRI Members to Renew Before Membership Expires

- October 20 CBP Officers Prevent ‘Date-Rape’ Drug Smuggling Attempt In Southern Arizona

- October 20 CBP Officers at Calexico Stop 23 pounds of Black Tar Heroin

- October 20 CBP Intercepts First Khapra Beetle at Miami International Airport

- October 20 CBP in Houston Prohibit Eggs from Endangered Sea Turtle

- October 20 Tucson Border Patrol Agents Seize Abandoned Drugs

- October 19 CBP Pistol Team From Tucson Hits High Marks at National Competition

- October 19 CBP Officers At Southern California Port Seize 52 Pounds Of Cocaine From Vehicle

- October 19 Ferry Point Port Will Resume Normal Operations Ahead Of Schedule

- October 19 CBP Components Disrupt Smuggling Efforts In Southern Arizona

- October 19 CBP In Arizona Seizes $11M in Narcotics, $140K Currency in Week

- October 18 CBP Arrests Wanted Fugitive Alien at Philadelphia Airport - Mali Man, Previously Ordered Deported, Wanted on Sex Assault Charges

- October 18 New Recovery Act-Funded Land Port of Entry Open at Noonan, N.D. - Facility Replaced Outdated Facility, Enhances Border Security and Better Serves Traveling Public

- October 18 CBP Announces New Hours of Operation at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport

- October 18 Agents Seize Weapons, Ammunition; Solar Panel from Smugglers

- October 17 CBP Officers at Hidalgo International Bridge Seize Thousands of Dollars in U.S. Currency - Cash Headed Into Mexico

- October 17 CBP Officers At South Texas International Bridge Thwart Child Smuggling Attempt

- October 17 CBP Officers at South Texas International Bridges Seize $4.1 Million in Cocaine During Weekend Enforcement Actions

- October 17 Agents Arrest Convicts; Seize 1,500 Pounds of Marijuana

- October 18 CBP Officers Seize Meth, Heroin At Southern Arizona Port

- October 17 Southern Arizona CBP Agents Seize Nearly a Ton of Marijuana Over Weekend

- October 17 Nogales CBP Officers Seize More Than $1.3 Million In Marijuana

- October 17 CBP Officers Find 36 Pounds Of Cocaine In Vehicle Bumper And Glove Box At Southern California Port

- October 17 CBP At Louisville UPS Finds Marijuana Inside Wooden Table

- October 17 Houlton Port Resumes Operations After Brief Closure

 

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- October 14 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Arrests Marijuana Backpacker Wearing Booties

- October 14 Criminal Illegal Alien Apprehended By CBP Border Patrol Agents In Southern Arizona Sentenced - Subject previously convicted for second degree murder

- October 14 Temporary Closure of Ferry Point Port Due to Construction - Alternate Ports Available

- October 13 CBP Officers at Pharr International Bridge Seize 22 Pounds of Cocaine - Man Arrested

- October 13 CBP Officers in San Diego Seize $2.7 Million Worth of Methamphetamine

- October 13 CBP at the Progreso/DonnaPort Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

- October 13 Ariz. Officers, Agents Seize $11M in Drugs, $35K in Cash Over Week

- October 13 Wilmington CBP Intercepts Three First in Port Insects

- October 13 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Seizes More Than a Ton of Marijuana - Stolen Vehicle Recovered

- October 12 CBP Officers Seize Nearly $94K in Marijuana at Brownsville Port

- October 12 CBP in San Diego Finds Narcotics Hidden in Cans of Food

- October 12 Texas CBP Officers Arrest Man Wanted on Charges of Molestation of a Minor, Child Fondling

- October 12 CBP Highlights Summer Agriculture Interdictions in the Area Port of Pembina

- October 12 U.S. Border Patrol Nabs 5 with Criminal Records

- October 12 Calexico Port Officers Intercept 39 Pound Cocaine Load from entering the U.S.

- October 12 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Announces Project to Replace Outdated Fencing in Douglas

- October 12 Tucson Sector Border Patrol Seizes More Than a Ton of Marijuana

- October 11 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Suspected Carjacker at Interstate 15 Checkpoint

- October 11 Brownsville CBP Officers Intercept Woman for Alleged Violations of Immigration Law

- October 11 Single Bust Nets more than $500Kin Cocaine, Heroin, Meth for Lukeville CBP Officers

- October 11 Nogales CBP Officers Seize 32 pounds of Cocaine

- October 11 Border Patrol Agents Seize More than 3 Tons of Marijuana

- October 11 CBP Officers Seize Almost 1,300 Pounds of Marijuana This Weekend

- October 11 Dulles CBP Seizes Cocaine-Filled Bed Post Knobs

- October 10 Former Arizona Governor Castro Speaks at CBP Hispanic Heritage Event

- October 07 Criminal Aliens Sentenced to Prison - Subjects Previously Convicted for Assault

- October 07 CBP in Arizona Seizes $16M in Narcotics, Nearly $300K in Cash Last Week

- October 06 CBP Agriculture Specialists in Puerto Rico Intercept Dangerous Pests in Commercial Shipments

- October 06 CBP Field Operations at Port of Brownsville Graduates Second Citizen's Academy Class

- October 06 CBP Nabs Internal Heroin Smuggler at NLIA

- October 06 Tucson Border Patrol Agents Track Down More Than 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana

- October 06 1.5 Tons of Meth Precursors Seized by CBP Officers at LAX - CBP Seized 40 Drums, Two Barrels of Controlled Chemicals

- October 06 CBP Intercepts Multiple Khapra Beetles at N.Y./N.J. Port

- October 06 CBP Seizes $4.5 Million in Fake 'Lacoste' Sunglasses - 30,300 Counterfeit Pairs Seized by CBP Officers at LA/Long Beach Seaport

- October 05 Border Patrol Finds Children Used as Decoys for Smugglers

- October 05 Border Patrol Seizes Personal Defense Weapons Carried by Female Illegal Alien

- October 05 Border Patrol Agents Prevent Teen from Drowning

- October 05 Philadelphian Traveler Arrested for Possession of Illegal Hashish Cakes and Hash Lollipops at PHL

- October 05 Tucson Border Patrol Seizes More Than a Ton of Marijuana in 24-Hours

- October 05 Chicago Youth Becomes Federal Agent With Help of CBP Explorer Program

- October 04 Border Patrol Removes Child from Drug Smuggling Vehicle

- October 04 Border Patrol to Host R.E.A.L. Graduation in Starr County

- October 04 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Seizes Methamphetamine Worth $800K

- October 04 Dulles CBP Arrests Alleged Nigerian Heroin Smuggler

- October 03 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offenders

- October 03 Smugglers Continue to Disregard Human Life - U.S. Border Patrol Rescues 27 over Weekend

- October 03 Agents in Texas Seize Ammunition, Nearly 2.5 Tons of Marijuana

- October 03 San Luis CBP Seizes $256,000 in Methamphetamines

- October 03 Travel Advisory - CBP Provides Travel Tips for Canada’s Thanksgiving Day Holiday Weekend

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Local News Releases

News Media Inquiries Only Please Dial 1-800-826-1471.

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November 10

CBP El Paso Gets New Pedestrian Gates and Additional Ready Lane Upgrades for Security and Facilitation

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November 09

Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly 4 Tons of Marijuana in 2 Days

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November 09

CBP Officers at the Rio Grande City Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted on Charges of Sexual Assault of a Child

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November 09

CBP Officers at Progreso Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted on Homicide Charges

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November 09

CBP Officers Find About 128 Pounds of Marijuana in Boat Being Towed Across San Diego/Tijuana Border

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November 09

CBP Provides Helpful Traveling Tips for the Holiday Season

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November 09

CBP in Ariz. Seizes More Than $10M in Narcotics

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November 09

Nogales CBP Officers Make Significant Drug Seizure - Marijuana Hidden in Shipment of Produce

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November 08

Yuma Border Patrol Agents Arrest Seven Suspected Smugglers, Seize Marijuana

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November 08

Federal Authorities Nab 69 Undocumented Aliens From Dominican Republic - Group Jammed Inside A 35-Foot Wooden Vessel

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November 08

Sex Offender Sent to Prison, Banned for Life

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November 08

Threatening Beetles Caught at LAX, LA/LB Seaport - Insecticide-Resistant “Khapra” Beetle Among World’s Most Destructive Pests

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November 07

El Paso CBP officers apprehend Colorado homicide suspect

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November 07

CBP Nabs Cocaine Suspect at San Juan Seaport

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November 07

CBP Finds Incendiary Device in Outbound Mail

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November 02

Agents in Puerto Rico Arrest Illegal Aliens and Imposter

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November 07

CBP Seizes $304,000 in Smuggled Currency at El Paso Port

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November 04

Convicted Sex Offender Arrested and Imprisoned

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November 04

Yuma Agents Seize Marijuana, $31k

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November 04

CBP Officers Stop Man Trying to Flee Port by Using Tow Truck after His Vehicle Was Stopped

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November 04

Agents in Tucson Seize Marijuana Worth $940K, Recover Stolen Vehicle

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November 03

Eagle Pass Border Patrol Agents Make Significant Ammo Seizure

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November 03

Del Rio Air and Marine Branch Integral to Marijuana Seizure - Pilot guides Border Patrol Agents to Smugglers, Contraband

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November 03

Del Rio Sector Agents Seize 1,400 Pounds of Marijuana Over Past Week

 

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Local News Releases

News Media Inquiries Only Please Dial 1-800-826-1471.

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November 16

CBP Opens Global Entry Enrollment Center in New York City - Office Located in Historic U.S. Custom House

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November 16

Border Patrol Agents Seize Marijuana From Smuggler

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November 15

U.S. Border Patrol Arrests Felon Convicted of Homicide

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November 14

Border Patrol Agent Captures Red-Tail Boa Constrictor

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November 14

Nogales CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth more than $500,000

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November 14

Donna High School to Host Border Patrol ‘Head of the Class’

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November 14

Agents Seize More than $5.2 Million Worth of Marijuana

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November 14

Tucson Sector Border Patrol Seize Firearms During Holiday Weekend

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November 14

San Juan CBP Arrests Wanted Fugitive on Arriving Cruise Vessel

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November 10

U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Pacific Northwest Announces New Twitter Account

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November 10

U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector Oct. 31 - Nov. 6

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November 10

CBP Officers Seize Over 750 Thousand Dollars In Cocaine And Meth At South Texas Port Of Entry

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November 10

CBP Officers at South Texas Ports of Entry Arrest Wanted Fugitives

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November 10

Eagle Pass CBP Officers Seize 47 Pounds of Cocaine, Stop Ammo Smuggling Attempt

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November 10

CBP El Paso Gets New Pedestrian Gates and Additional Ready Lane Upgrades for Security and Facilitation

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November 09

CBP Finds About 128 Pounds of Marijuana in Boat Towed Across San Diego/Tijuana Border

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November 09

U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize $1.4 Million In Narcotics at Interstate 5 Checkpoint

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November 09

Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly 4 Tons of Marijuana in 2 Days

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November 09

CBP Officers at the Rio Grande City Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted on Charges of Sexual Assault of a Child

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November 09

CBP Officers at Progreso Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted on Homicide Charges

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November 09

CBP Officers Find About 128 Pounds of Marijuana in Boat Being Towed Across San Diego/Tijuana Border

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November 09

CBP Provides Helpful Traveling Tips for the Holiday Season

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November 09

CBP in Ariz. Seizes More Than $10M in Narcotics

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November 09

Nogales CBP Officers Make Significant Drug Seizure - Marijuana Hidden in Shipment of Produce

 

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November 08

Yuma Border Patrol Agents Seize Large Sum of Cash

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November 08

CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Arrest Foreigners Attempting to Enter Illegally

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November 08

Yuma Border Patrol Agents Arrest Seven Suspected Smugglers, Seize Marijuana

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November 08

Federal Authorities Nab 69 Undocumented Aliens From Dominican Republic - Group Jammed Inside A 35-Foot Wooden Vessel

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November 08

Sex Offender Sent to Prison, Banned for Life

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November 08

Threatening Beetles Caught at LAX, LA/LB Seaport - Insecticide-Resistant “Khapra” Beetle Among World’s Most Destructive Pests

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November 07

El Paso CBP officers apprehend Colorado homicide suspect

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November 07

CBP Nabs Cocaine Suspect at San Juan Seaport

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November 07

CBP Finds Incendiary Device in Outbound Mail

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November 02

Agents in Puerto Rico Arrest Illegal Aliens and Imposter

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November 07

CBP Seizes $304,000 in Smuggled Currency at El Paso Port

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November 04

Convicted Sex Offender Arrested and Imprisoned

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November 04

Yuma Agents Seize Marijuana, $31k

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November 04

CBP Officers Stop Man Trying to Flee Port by Using Tow Truck after His Vehicle Was Stopped

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November 04

Agents in Tucson Seize Marijuana Worth $940K, Recover Stolen Vehicle

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November 03

Eagle Pass Border Patrol Agents Make Significant Ammo Seizure

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November 03

Del Rio Air and Marine Branch Integral to Marijuana Seizure

- Pilot guides Border Patrol Agents to Smugglers, Contraband

 

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