Customs and Border Protection website
October 2009
-October 30CBP Seizes Almost 1,600 Pounds of Marijuana in Cargo Shipment
-October 30Passing of Retired Chief of U.S. Border Patrol Gustavo De La Via
-October 30Baltimore CBP Helps Break D.C.-Area Motorcycle Theft Ring
-October 30Houston CBP Officers Make 3 Arrests
-October 30CBP Agriculture Specialists in Florida Halt Dangerous Pests
-October 30Border Patrol Arrests 32 in Hidden in Back of Tractor-Trailer
-October 29CBP Officers Seize Weapons, Marijuana at Texas Border
-October 29Officers Intercept Ecstasy at Lewiston, N.Y. Border Crossing
-October 29CBP Employees Mark National Disability Employment Awareness Month
-October 28CBP in Houston Makes Important Pest Discoveries
-October 28CBP Arrests U.S. Citizens for Narcotic Smuggling at Calexico
-October 28CBP Southbound Operations Seize Nearly $27,000
-October 28CBP Officers Seize $288,000 of Marijuana at Naco Port
-October 28CBP Miami Seizes Fake Sunglasses Worth $7.7 Million
-October 27Border Patrol Explorers, City of El Centro to Host Haunting for Food
-October 27Indio Border Patrol Seizes $1.45 Million Worth of Narcotics in 1 Day
-October 27CBP Officers Seize More than $1 Million in Drugs, Recover Stolen Auto at Nogales Port of Entry
-October 27CBP Officers Arrest Port Runner in Laredo
-October 27CBP Officers in Nogales Seize $204,000 Found in Vehicle
-October 27Border Patrol Agents Foil Large Alien Smuggling Effort
-October 27Border Patrol Agents in Arizona Prevent Cattle Theft
-October 27Arizona Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Suspected Smugglers
-October 27Philadelphia CBP Checkmates Hashish in International Airmail
-October 26Southern California CBP Stops Ammunition from Entering Mexico
-October 26CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents at Brownsville Port Arrest U.S. Citizen on Drug Charges
-October 26Calexico Port Officers Seize Half Million Worth of Narcotics in Single Day
-October 26El Paso CBP Officers Seize 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana in a Week
-October 26CBP Officers in Brownsville Take Custody of Fugitive Wanted for Auto Theft
-October 26Port of Roosville Upgraded to Commercial Processing Facility
-October 23$710K of Cocaine Intercepted at Border Patrol Checkpoint - More than $1M in Cocaine Seized this Week
-October 23CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Mediterranean Fruit Fly at Miami International Airport
-October 23Baltimore CBP Hops on Bamboo Scarecrow Threat
-October 23CBP Officers in Brownsville Intercept Close to $1 Million in Cocaine
-October 23CBP K-9 Discovers Opium Shipment in International Mail
-October 23San Francisco CBP Officers Seize Opium Hidden in Drums
-October 23CBP Creates Electronic Reading Room to Increase Public Access to Documents
-October 23CBP Officers Arrest Suspected Sex Offender
-October 23CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa Bridge Find Cocaine Hidden in Laptop Bag
-October 22Border Patrol Agents Stop Smuggling Attempt on Lake - Agents Find More than 350 Pounds of Marijuana in Mini-Van
-October 22New NEXUS Enrollment Center to Open in Maine
-October 22CBP, USDA Remind Public of Prohibited Agricultural Items that Can Carry Citrus Greening Disease
-October 22CBP Inspection in Brownsville Yields Eight Pounds of Cocaine Seized from Vehicle
-October 22Agents Uncover First Tunnel of Fiscal Year 2010 in Tucson Area
-October 22CBP Adjusts Operating Hours to Accommodate Mexico/U.S. Daylight Saving Time Difference
-October 22CBP Reminds Traveling Public Mexican Return to Standard Time Impacts Some U.S./Mexico Border Crossing Hours Next Week
-October 22Border Patrol Agents Stop Backpack Smuggling Attempt in Arizona
-October 21CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents in Brownsville Arrest a U.S. Citizen on Federal Port Running Charges
-October 21CBP Catches Trusted Traveler with More than 100 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Speaker Box
-October 21CBP in Otay Mesa Protects U.S. Agriculture from Harmful Pests
-October 21CBP Announces Daylight Savings Hours of Operation for Brownsville Port Effective October 25
-October 21Hidalgo Area Ports Announce Daylight Saving Hours of Operation Effective October 25
-October 21CBP Proposes Rule Changes to Statistical Sampling
-October 21Border Patrol Intercepts Cocaine Hidden in Vans Dashboard
-October 21Partnered Effort in Puerto Rico Nets More than $1.8 Million Worth of Cocaine
-October 20San Luis Backpack Smuggling Attempt Derailed by Border Patrol
-October 19CBP Officers Seize 371 Pounds of Marijuana at Vermont Crossing
-October 19Border Patrol Seizes 24 Pounds of Cocaine at I-19 Checkpoint
-October 19Falfurrias Agents Seize More than $9.3 Million in Narcotics in Just Over a Week
-October 19Officers Stop More than $2.1 M in Narcotics at Southern California Ports of Entry over Weekend
-October 19Houston CBP Officers Apprehend 3 Fugitives
-October 19Montana Border Patrol Swears in New Agents
-October 19CBP Officers Arrest 2 Females - 1 on State Kidnapping Charges, Another on Federal Alien Smuggling Charges
-October 19Border Patrol Discovers Marijuana Grove in Murrietas Countryside
-October 19Border Patrol Seizes $280,000 Worth of Marijuana in Arizona
-October 19CBP Officers Seize Close to $1.2 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana, Rock Cocaine - Arrest 4 at Brownsville Port of Entry
-October 19Newly Trained CBP Canines Catch 4 Concealing Narcotics in San Ysidro
-October 18Arizona CBP Officers Arrest Man with Warrant for Failure to Pay Child Support
-October 16CBP Installs Radiation Portal Monitors in Lake Charles
-October 16Border Patrol Apprehends Smugglers, Seize Meth near I-5 Rest Area
-October 16CBP Officers at Naco Port Find $105,000 in Marijuana Concealed in Vehicle Floor
-October 16CBP Officers Nab Robbery Suspect Illegally Entering U.S. - Methamphetamine, Marijuana also Seized at San Luis
-October 16Nogales CBP Officers Seize 19 Pounds of Cocaine, $16,000 in U.S. Currency
-October 16Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender
-October 16Toronto Man Arrested at Niagara Falls Bridge as Imposter
-October 16CBP Seizes 3 Million Pieces of Counterfeit Party Supplies
-October 16CBP K9 Sniffs Out Live Snails at Chicago O'Hare
-October 15CBP Canine Finds Drugs in Bags of Dog Food
-October 15CBP Officers Thwart Smuggling Attempt, Arrest Matamoros Man on Outstanding Warrant for Alien Smuggling Charges
-October 15Border Patrol Seizes More than $164,000 of Cocaine, Heroin from Travelers Picture Frames
-October 15California Port Officers Thwart 3 Narcotic Smuggling Attempts within 2 Days
-October 15Teen Caught With $30,000 of Marijuana at Arizona Border Entry
-October 15Border Patrol Agents Arrest Smuggling Suspect
-October 15CBP Stops More than $63,000 from Leaving California, Heading into Mexico
-October 14CBP Officers Confiscate More than 600 Pounds of Marijuana at the Lukeville Port of Entry
-October 14Border Patrol Agents Seize $1.6 Million in Cash
-October 13Canadian Truck Driver Arrested with $3 Million in Cocaine at Pacific Highway Crossing
-October 13CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Valued at $106,000 at Rio Grande City, Hidalgo International Bridges
-October 15Border Patrol Agents Arrest Smuggling Suspect
-October 132 Suspected Smugglers Nabbed at Sea off La Jolla Coast
-October 13CBP Agents Seize Marijuana Laden Horses, Pick-Up - Air Assets Optimize Effectiveness
-October 13CBP Officers Seize $400,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry
-October 12Port Angeles Fugitive Captured at Canadian Border
-October 09CBP Cargo Officers Stop Drugs from Entering Southern California
-October 09CBP Gears Up to Process Expected Surge in Columbus Day Weekend Traffic
-October 09CBP Seizes Heroin Hidden in Mans Shoes at Laredo, Texas Entry
-October 09Border Patrol Nets 2nd Meth Seizure of Week on Calif. Interstate
-October 09CBP in Detroit Charges FAST Driver with Entering U.S. With Drugs
-October 09CBP Officers at El Paso Ports Apprehend 27 Fugitives
-October 09CBP Arrests Wanted Individuals at Niagara Bridges
-October 08CBP Deploys New Radiation Sensing Technology at Friday Harbor
-October 08SENTRI Participant Arrested for Alleged Marijuana Smuggling
-October 08CBP Arrests Man Wanted on Narcotics Charge at Montana Port of Entry
-October 08CBP Officers Seize $372,000 in Cocaine, Methamphetamine at Brownsville Port of Entry
-October 08Border Patrol Intercepts Cocaine Stash at I-5 Rest Area
-October 09CBP's Baldwin Calls for Global Partnership in Fight Against Counterfeit, Pirated Goods
-October 08CBP Issues Canadian Thanksgiving Travel Reminder
-October 08CBP Announces Hispanic Hiring Surpasses National Civilian Labor Force Numbers - Report Reveals Latinos Fill Nearly a Third of Agency Jobs, Represented at All Levels
-October 08El Porcentaje de Empleados Hispanos en CBP Sobrepasa los Niveles Nacionales en Fuerza Laboral Civil - Reporte Revela que, a Todos Niveles, los Latinos Ocupan Casi un Tercio de los Puestos de la Agencia en espanol
-October 07CBP Seizes $3 Million in Intellectual Property Rights Violation - Shady sunglasses hit Houston docks
-October 07CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge Arrest Man on Alien Smuggling Charges
-October 07CBP in Atlanta Intercept Endangered Seahorses
-October 06Smugglers Abandon Stolen F-250, Border Patrol Agents Recover
-October 06CBP Officers Seize Narcotics Worth $1 Million at Nogales Port of Entry
-October 06Border Patrol Seizes More than a Ton of Marijuana at Texas Checkpoint
-October 06Chicago Customs and Border Protection Want Teens Off Couch and at Open House - CBP Explorer Open House for Teens Planned in Downtown Chicago
-October 06CBP Officers Discover $610,771 in Undeclared Currency at Nogales Port of Entry
-October 06CBP K9 Sniffs Out Heroin Mule at Dulles Intl Airport
-October 06CBP in Savannah Intercepts Counterfeit Cell Phone Chargers
-October 05CBP Announces Global Entry Expansion to Ft. Lauderdale General Aviation Facility
-October 05CBP Officers at Starr County International Bridge Seize Marijuana Valued at $34,000 from Vehicle Floor
-October 05CBP Officers at Hidalgo and Pharr International Bridges Seize $1.5 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana Arrest Two
-October 05Ronald S. Colburn, Border Patrol Deputy Chief, Announces Retirement
-October 05Laredo CBP Finds Heroin in Boots, Arrests 76-Year-Old Man - Total Narcotics Seized Valued at Nearly a Million
-October 05Suspected Sex Offender Arrested by Border Patrol - Suspect Arrested with 2 Others
-October 05CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Money Laundering, False Statements at Brownsville Port
-October 05El Paso CBP Officers Seize 30 Pounds of Heroin
-October 04Arizona CBP Officers Catch Teenager Concealing Marijuana Taped to Thighs
-October 04Fugitive on the Run Arrested by CBP Officers at Champlain Border Crossing
-October 02Calexico Port Officers Stop 2 Narcotic Smuggling Attempts at Pedestrian, Vehicle Secondary
-October 02CBP Officers in El Paso Seize 1,470 Pounds of Marijuana - Second Large Cargo Bust this Week
-October 02Los Angeles CBP Intercepts Asian Gypsy Moths
-October 02Homicide Suspect Apprehended by CBP Officers - Bail Set at $2 Million
-October 02Border Patrol Arrests 21 at Carlsbad State Beach - Agents, Sheriffs Deputies Prevent Early Morning Smuggling Attempt
-October 01Border Patrol Donates Computers to Local School in New York
-October 01Border Patrol Seizes $1.6 Million Worth of Ephedrine Pills
-October 01U.S. EU Publishes Joint Brochure, Web Toolkit for Trademark, Copyright Owners
-October 01CBP Officers at Progreso International Bridge Seize Marijuana, Arrest Florida Woman
-October 01Officers Seize 546 Pounds of Marijuana Valued at $327,000
-October 01Brownsville CBP Officers Intercept Shipment of Thousands of Scorpions, Ants