February 2006 News Releases - February 28 CBP Border Patrol Rescues 14 More Illegal Aliens - Two Smugglers Reportedly Abandoned Group - February 28 CBP Border Patrol Agents Seize 1,321 Pounds Of Marijuana - Checkpoint Seizure Valued At $1,056,800 - February 27 CBP Air and Border Patrol Agents Rescue Five People in Desert - Illegal aliens were lost and could no longer walk - February 24 Truck Manifest Certifications Triple in One Week - February 24 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Seizes Textile and Wearing Apparel in Buffalo - February 23 CBP Border Patrol Agent Rescues Mexican National - February 21 CBP Officers in Falcon Dam Prevent Attempt to Illegally Export Wallabies - February 21 CBP Officers Catch Another Murder Suspect at the San Ysidro Port of Entry - Also Wanted for Unlawful Possession of Firearm - February 17 Narcotics 'Cocktail' Seized at Nogales Port of Entry - $1 Million of Heroin, Methamphetamines, Cocaine - February 17 CBP Border Patrol Agents and Mexican Officials Seize Large Amounts of Marijuana in Joint Effort - Three vehicles along the U.S/Mexico border were fully loaded with marijuana - February 16 CBP to Begin Renewing SENTRI Members - Also Announces Deadline for Technology Upgrade - February 16 Aduanas y Proteccion Fronteriza Iniciara Renovacion de Pases SENTRI - Ademas Anuncia Fecha Limite para Actualizacion de Tecnologia - February 16 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hires Textile Enforcement Personnel and Seizes An Additional $4 Million of Illegal Textiles - February 15 CBP Ensures Flowers are Pest Free on Valentines Day - February 13 CBP Border Patrol seizes half million-dollar drug load - Border Patrol K-9 Team finds unusual form of methamphetamine - February 13 CBP Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly 2.5 Tons of Marijuana - February 10 CBP Ensures Pest-Free Flowers for Valentines Day - Agriculture Specialists Keep Imported Flowers Free of Insects, Pests, and Diseases - February 09 Two Men Convicted of Assaulting CBP Marine Enforcement Officers - February 06 473 lbs. of Cocaine and 2.2 lbs. of Ecstasy With a Street Value of Approximately $6 Million Discovered by CBP in Miami - February 06 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Welcomes Newest Member to Atlantas Canine Team - February 06 CBP Air and Marine Wins 2005 USIC Award - CBP Takes Top Honors in Aviation Category - February 02 U.S. Customs and Border Protection has Seized $10 Million in Misdescribed Textile Products since October - February 01 Busy Week at the Andrade Port, CBP Officers Make Two Cocaine Busts - Over 119 Pounds, Valued at $1.2 Million - February 01 Ecstasy Seized in Border Smuggling Attempt - Canadian Woman Arrested at Sumas Back to Index