Customs and Border Protection website
April 2008
-April 30U. S. Customs and Border Protection Seizes $1.3 Million Worth of Counterfeit Cigarettes
-April 30Border Patrol Launches Rhode Island Search
-April 30Border Patrol Agent Search Launches in Atlanta
-April 29Two Weeks = Two Tons of Marijuana Seized at Arizona Port of Entry
-April 29CBP Officers in Texas Find $3 Million Worth of Dope in 'Empty' Sea Container
-April 29New Jersey CBP Officers Make $4 Million Heroin Candy Bar Bust
-April 29Border Patrol Agents Locate More Than Half Ton of Marijuana
-April 29Border Patrol Recruiters Canvas Hampton Roads
-April 28CBP Officers Seize $1 Million in Methamphetamine at Arizona Port of Entry
-April 28CBP Officers Discover 'Duty Free' Heroin at Newark Liberty International Airport
-April 28CBP Agents Intercept Suspected Smuggling Boat Near San Diego Coast - Agents Arrest 17 Mexican Nationals, One Suspected of Smuggling
-April 28Arizona Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than $1.2 Million in Marijuana
-April 27CBP Officers Arrest Naturalized U.S. Citizen Wanted on Three Counts of Incest
-April 25$230,000 Worth of Marijuana Seized by CBP Officers at Arizona Port of Entry
-April 25$1.2 Million in Heroin Seized at Arizona Port of Entry
-April 25CBP to Expand Service at California Port of Entry
-April 25Customs and Border Protection Seizes Counterfeit AC/DC Adapters
-April 25CBP Announces Expansion of Model Ports Initiative
-April 24CBP Deputy Commissioner Jayson Ahern Visits Laredo, Honors CBP Employees for Their Valuable Service in Securing the Homeland
-April 24Everything But Luggage Seized in Major Counterfeit Bust
-April 24Border Patrols Ohio Recruiting Campaign Attracts More Than 1,500 Participants
-April 23Border Patrol Arrests Sex Offenders in Arizona
-April 23CBP Officers Help Reunite Missing North Carolina Man with Family
-April 23Agents in Tucson Seize Close to Ton of Drugs Overnight
-April 23CBP Announces Change to Port of Entry Hours of Operation in New York
-April 23CBP Names Area Port Director in Alabama
-April 23Application for Expedited
Border-Crossing Program for Truckers Now Online

-April 22Gravel Truck Bust Nets Border Patrol Agents 2.5 Ton Drug Seizure
-April 22Border Patrol in Texas Goes Green with Recycling, Energy Conservation Program
-April 22Border Patrol Agents Net More Than $1 Million in Contraband
-April 21Border Patrol Agents in Arizona Assist in Vehicle Accident
-April 21NASCAR Helps Rev Up Border Patrol Recruiting in Texas
-April 21Wanted Sex Offenders Arrested by Border Patrol Agent in Calif.
-April 21Border Patrol Agents in Texas Halt Daring Illegal Border Crosser Under Bridge
-April 21Border Patrol National Recruiting Effort Reaches Omaha
-April 18U.S. Border Patrol to Recruit in Nashville
-April 18Seattle CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Destructive Pests
-April 17Philadelphia CBP Officers Seize 81 Pounds of Khat
-April 16Border Patrol Agents Seize 1,526 Pounds of Marijuana at Laredo Checkpoint
-April 16Border Patrol Agents in Texas Seize 1,434 Pounds of Marijuana
-April 16CBP Officers Seize $900,000 Worth of Meth in California
-April 16Border Patrol Rescues Individual from the Rio Grande River
-April 16CBP Officers Slam Door on Smuggling Attempt in Texas
-April 15$1.35 Million in Methamphetamine and Cocaine Intercepted at Ariz. Port of Entry
-April 15Cruise Line Works with CBP, ICE to Stem Flow of Cocaine
-April 15Border Patrol Recruiting Spring Blitz Event
-April 14Border Patrol Recruits in Connecticut
-April 14Border Patrol Agents Spoil Narcotic Smuggling Attempt in Texas - Seizure Yields Nearly 950 Pounds of Marijuana
-April 14Border Patrol Recruiters Target New Englanders
-April 14Precursor Narcotics Interdicted by CBP in Washington
-April 14Border Patrol Seizes Heroin Valued at More Than $1 Million
-April 14CBP Seize Undeclared Currency Headed for the Dominican Republic
-April 13Bank Robber Surrenders to El Paso CBP Officers at the Paso Del Norte Border Crossing
-April 11Border Patrol Reaches Untapped Audience with Minority Recruitment Strike Team
-April 11CBP Agriculture Specialists Prevent 10 Birds from Flying the Coop at JFK International Airport
-April 11Sex Offender Arrested in Tucson
-April 11Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Fugitive Wanted in Mexico
-April 11CBP Announces Pilot for
Global EntryTM Program
- Expedited Screening, Processing for Pre-screened International Travelers
-April 11CBP Officers Stop Attempted Smuggling of Six Children into Country at Nogales Port of Entry
-April 11Enforcement Activity Steady for El Paso Area Ports this Week
-April 11CBP Officers in New Jersey Nab Murder Suspect
-April 11CBP Air and Marine Dedicates National Air Training Facility
-April 10More Than $2 Million Worth of Illegal Narcotics Seized in Texas
-April 09CBP Officers in N.Y. Find Marijuana Concealed in Vehicles Gas Tank
-April 09Border Patrols Buckeye Blitz Blankets Ohio
-April 09Six Major Drug Seizures at California Ports of Entry
-April 09Border Patrol Storms Phoenix International Raceway
-April 07CBP Officers in Calif. Nab 28 Fugitives in One Week
-April 07CBP Donates Computers to Texas Law Enforcement Magnet School
-April 07Arizona Agents Seize 499 Pounds of Marijuana
-April 07El Paso CBP Officers Discover Close to 800 Pounds of Marijuana in RV
-April 07Border Patrol Recruitment Event to be Held in Detroit
-April 07Border Patrol in Texas Arrests Colombian Murder Suspect
-April 04Border Patrol Deploys Extra Rescue Beacons in Preparation for Hot Weather
-April 04La Patrulla Fronteriza Se Prepara para el Clima Cálido - Más faros de asistencia próximamente en espanol
-April 04California CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive with $1.9 Million Bail
-April 04Border Patrol Agents Near Tucson Seize 2,400 Pounds of Marijuana
-April 04CBP Officers Dig Out a Ton of Marijuana Hidden in Clay Pots - ICE Investigation Yields 5 Arrests
-April 03Virtual Job Fair Opens New Frontier for CBP Applicants
-April 03CBP Officers in Texas Nab Juvenile Wanted for Homicide
-April 03Three Trains, Three Seizures, $1 Million in Marijuana At Nogales Port of Entry
-April 02New York CBP Officers Arrest Man Wanted by Interpol in Connection with Murder
-April 02Illegal Border Crosser in Distress Rescued by Ariz. Agents
-April 01CBP Returns Pre-Columbian Artifacts to Mexico
-April 01CBP Officers Seize 754 Pounds of Marijuana at Calexico Cargo Port
-April 01Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than Three Tons of Marijuana Near Laredo
-April 01$1 Million in Cocaine Seized at San Luis Port of Entry
-April 01Homeland Security Exercises Waiver Authority to Expedite Advancements in Border Security