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March 2012
-  March 30U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector March 22-28
-  March 30U.S. Customs and Border Protection Advise Travelers To Prepare For a Busy Holiday Weekend
-  March 30U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $1 Million in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry
-  March 30Criminal Convicted, Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison
-  March 30CBP Donates 192 Toilets Seized in Drug Bust to Habitat for Humanity of Laredo-Webb County
-  March 30CBP Intercepts Agriculture Pest at Sky Harbor International Airport
-  March 30Heavy Equipment Plows Yield Over a Ton of Marijuana at Marfa Border Patrol Checkpoint
-  March 30Port of San Luis Outbound Signage Update
-  March 30Hundreds of Violations Stopped by CBP Officers During Past 2 Weeks
-  March 30CBP Arrests NYC-bound Alien Using Fraudulent Documents - Had a Puerto Rico Birth Certificate in Her Possession
-  March 30Sky Harbor International Airport Welcomes Global Entry Program
-  March 29Local Citizens Graduate From First Citizens Academy At Wellesley Island Border Patrol Station
-  March 29Nogales CBP Officers Seize Pot Shipment - Drugs Hidden in Load of Cucumbers
-  March 29Calexico Port Officers Intercept Methamphetamine Load Worth $330,000
-  March 29U.S. Customs and Border Protection Offers Tips For a Quick and Safe Easter Holiday Border Crossing Experience
-  March 29CBP Announces Facilitation Measures to Expedite Processing of Holy Week Traffic at Laredo Port of Entry
-  March 28CBP Aircraft Crew Finds Sailboat Carrying Kidnapped Children
-  March 28CBP Officers at Del Rio Intercept Baby Parrots - Smuggled birds found in traveler’s pants, luggage
-  March 28CBP Officers in Hidalgo and Brownsville Seize $1.5M in Methamphetamine and Cocaine
-  March 28Border Patrol Seizes Nearly 600 Pounds of Pot - Two Suspected Smugglers Arrested
-  March 28CBP emite consejos para viajeros al filo de los viajes de Semana Santa - Se recomienda orientarse al viajar a un destino internacional  en espanol
-  March 27U.S. CBP Border Patrol Agents Intercept more than $3.5 Million of Marijuana at Interstate 15 Checkpoint
-  March 27CBP U.S. Border Patrol Nabs Drug Smuggler - Child Passenger Turned Over to Family Member
-  March 27CBP Participates in 80th Annual Northwest Sportshow in Minneapolis
-  March 27CBP in Charleston Participates in Citadel University’s Law Enforcement Day
-  March 26Blaine Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $1.4 Million in Drugs
-  March 26Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Anzalduas International Bridge Nab Child Smuggler
-  March 26Agents Arrest Man Who Escaped Reynosa Prison; 3 Other Felons
-  March 26U.S. Border Patrol Canines Assist in Seizure of More Than $1M of Hidden Narcotics at Interstate 8 Checkpoint
-  March 26CBP Officers at the Brownsville B & M Bridge Foil Alien Smuggling Attempt and Detect Imposters
-  March 26Weekend Smuggling Attempt Thwarted - 3,260 Pounds of Marijuana Seized
-  March 26CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Abandoned Marijuana
-  March 26Dulles CBP Removes Guatemalans for U.S. Visa Fraud
-  March 25U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector
Mar. 15 – Mar. 21
-  March 23Keeping the Evergreen State Ever Green
-  March 23U.S. Border Patrol Agents Confiscate $1 Million in Meth at the Interstate 15 Checkpoint
-  March 23Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly 17,000 Pounds of Marijuana
-  March 23Dangerous Felon Behind Bars
-  March 23Kinder Eggs Contain Potential Choking Hazard - U. S. Customs and Border Protection reminds travelers Kinder Chocolate Eggs may not be imported
-  March 23CBP at JFK Seizes Plates filled with Cocaine - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Arrest Passenger Transporting Illegal Narcotics
-  March 23Philly CBP Claims Two Insect Pest Discovery Firsts
-  March 23Cross-Border Travelers Are Reminded of Kinder Egg Ban - Not just a holiday surprise
-  March 23CBP Employees in Charleston, S.C. Participate in Citadel University’s Law Enforcement Day
-  March 23Philly CBP Intercepts New Synthetic Designer Drug
-  March 23CBP U.S. Border Patrol Arrests 27 and Seizes $1.3 Million in Marijuana
-  March 23CBP Officers in San Juan Discover 11 Pounds of Cocaine Inside a Computer
-  March 22Border Patrol Nabs $2 Million in Hard Narcotics
-  March 22Border Patrol Agents Seize Abandoned Marijuana
-  March 22CBP Officers at LAX Capture Accused Child Molester - U.S. Citizen Facing Child Fondling Charges in South Carolina
-  March 22CBP Reminds Travelers to Obtain the I-94 Permit Early and Offers Tips for Travelers
-  March 22CBP in Calexico Arrest Local Man for Alleged Cocaine Smuggling
-  March 22CBP Seizes Unreported Currency at Blue Water Bridge
-  March 21Nogales CBP Officers Prevent Currency Smuggling Attempt
-  March 21Undocumented Immigrants Rescued From Mud, Resident Pulled Out of Burning Car in Separate Incidents
-  March 21CBP Arrests 10 Haitians After Landing in Aguadilla
-  March 21Local Citizens Graduate from First Citizen’s Academy in Whatcom County
-  March 21CBP Officers in San Diego Find 261 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Bed of Truck
-  March 21Dulles CBP Scores Record Internal Narcotics Seizure - 180 Pellets, Nearly 5 Pounds of Heroin, Lands Nigerian Woman in Jail
-  March 21CBIG authorities intercept 18 undocumented aliens near Mona
-  March 20CBP Quick and Easy Trusted Traveler Global Entry Program Arrives at Denver International Airport
-  March 20Rocksprings Border Patrol Agents Nab Previously Deported Sex Offender
-  March 20Border Patrol Seizes 407 Pounds of Pot, Arrests 11
-  March 20CBP Officers Arrest Air Force Deserter
-  March 19CBP Bags Counterfeit Purses in Seattle
-  March 19Back-to-Back Heroin Loads Seized at Checkpoint
-  March 19Border Patrol Seizes More Than One Ton of Marijuana - Weekend narcotics total exceeds $1 million
-  March 19CBP at DHL Find More Than Books in Bookcase
-  March 19CBP and Houlton Junior High Students To Host Two Women’s History Month Events
-  March 16Calexico East Port Officers Discover $225,000 worth of Cocaine from 23-Year-Old Male U.S. Citizen
-  March 16Douglas CBP Officers Seize Unreported Currency - Douglas woman arrested for $50,000 smuggling attempt
-  March 16U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector Mar. 8 – Mar. 14
-  March 16Convicted Felon Returned to Prison for Re-entering U.S.
-  March 16Port of San Luis Begins Lane Expansion Project
-  March 16CBP Has Multiple Khapra Beetles Intercepts in New York and New Jersey
-  March 16U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $547,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry
-  March 16CBP U.S. Border Patrol Targets Narcotics Staging Areas
-  March 16CBP Quick and Easy Trusted Traveler Global Entry Program Arrives at Charlotte-Douglas Airport
-  March 16CBP U.S. Border Patrol Graduates First El Paso Area R.E.A.L. Mission Class
-  March 16Nogales CBP Officers Arrest Prison Escapee - Fugitive wanted by Colorado Department of Corrections
-  March 15CBP at JFK Seize Over 26 Pounds of Cocaine Over the Weekend
-  March 15CBP Arrests Four With Outstanding Warrants in One Day
-  March 15Illegal Aliens Found Living in Deplorable Conditions at Stash House
-  March 15San Juan CBP Nabs Wanted Mexican Impostor - Posed as a Puerto Rican born USC; Sought by Northampton, PA Police
-  March 14CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Rescue 2 Illegal Aliens from Stifling Hot Trailer
-  March 14CBP Officers at Peace Bridge Arrest Man in Possession of Child Pornography
-  March 14CBP U.S. Border Patrol Arrests Multiple Sex Offenders
-  March 14CBP Officers at El Paso Port Bust Latest Smuggling Trick
-  March 14Convicted Felon Sent Back to Prison-Tucson Sector
-  March 14Nogales Bust Nets Meth, Heroin Worth $431k
-  March 14Border Patrol Agents Seize $92k
-  March 13Human Smugglers Apprehended at Border Patrol Checkpoint
-  March 13Man Wanted on Indecency with a Child/Sexual Contact Charges Captured by CBP Officers
-  March 13El Centro Sector Border Patrol Seize Cocaine Worth $7.3 Million
-  March 13El Centro Sector Border Patrol Saves Lost Man in Mountains
-  March 12U.S. Customs and Border Protection Partners with State, Local and Provincial Authorities in Emergency Response Exercise
-  March 12Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Cocaine Load from Albuquerque Man
-  March 12CBP Agriculture Specialists Stop Prohibited Seeds, Cache of Mangoes, & Smuggled Bird Carcasses at San Diego Border - Prevent Prohibited Items that Could Carry Pests and Disease from Entering U.S.
-  March 12Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $414,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry
-  March 12CBP U.S. Border Patrol Seizes 1,361 Pounds of Marijuana
-  March 12Emergency Phone Call Leads To Double Rescue
-  March 12Technology, Coordinated Efforts Apprehend Large Group of Illegal Aliens
-  March 12CBP Reminds Travelers to ‘Know Before You Go’
-  March 12CBP U.S. Border Patrol Seizes $2.2 Million Worth of Cocaine in Yuma - Female U.S. citizen arrested at train station
-  March 12Del Rio Sector CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $250K in Narcotics
-  March 09U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector Mar. 1 – Mar. 7
-  March 09Rescue Beacon Helps Agents Save Man’s Life
-  March 09CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender Wanted in Arizona
-  March 09CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Uncover Dangerous Human Smuggling Plot
-  March 09CBP Border Patrol Apprehends Convicted Felon - Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison
-  March 09CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize $68k and Marijuana
-  March 09Border Patrol’s Targeted Operations Huge Success - Coordinated enforcement disrupts smuggling in west desert
-  March 08CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents In Southern Arizona Seize Abandoned Vehicles, Marijuana
-  March 08Cargo Drug Load Nets CBP Officers 1,397 Pounds of Marijuana
-  March 08Border Patrol Agents Seize $47K and Marijuana
-  March 08CBP Detroit Stops Another Shipment of Hazardous Toys - Similar shipment seized in January
-  March 08CBP Officers at Detroit Windsor Tunnel Arrest Imposter
-  March 08Importation Advisory – Kinder Eggs
-  March 08CBP USBP Checkpoint Thwarts Transport of Meth, Cocaine and Heroin
-  March 08Convicted Felon Apprehended, Sentenced to Prison
-  March 07Dulles CBP Seizes 924 Packs of Cigarettes from Passenger - Traveler Lacked Import Permit and Concealed Smokes in Blankets
-  March 07Feds Arrest Suspected Large-Scale Smuggler of Counterfeit Sex Drugs
-  March 07U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize $62k, Guns, Ammo
-  March 07CBP Officers Stop Tennessee Man with 128 Pounds of Marijuana
-  March 07Marfa Border Patrol Agents Seize 1086 lbs of Marijuana at Highway 67 Checkpoint
-  March 07Air and Marine in Southern Arizona Provides Fast Rope Platform to Rescue Injured Man
-  March 06U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize more than 2 tons of Marijuana
-  March 06CBP Reminds Travelers to ‘Know Before You Go’ - Refresh Your Knowledge of Border Crossing Requirements
-  March 06CBP Officers Seize Over $2.1 Million in Cocaine at Hidalgo Port
-  March 06CBP Officers At Southern California Ports Seize Nearly $1Million Worth Of Hard Narcotics Over Weekend
-  March 06U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest 2 Convicted Criminals
-  March 06Tucson Sector Border Patrol Rescues U.S. Citizen
-  March 06CBP U.S. Border Patrol Announces Citizens Academy - Van Buren Station in Northern Maine to Host Academy
-  March 06CBP U.S. Border Patrol In Tucson Seizes More Than 1 Million In Marijuana From Smugglers
-  March 06Carrizo Springs Border Patrol Agents Seize Record $15 Million Worth of Marijuana
-  March 05U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $355,000 in Methamphetamines at South Texas Port of Entry
-  March 05CBP Finds Woman in Wall of Van and More Than 1,000 Pounds of Narcotics Over Weekend
-  March 05CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents In Southern California Rescue Individual From Canal
-  March 05Single Bust in Nogales Nets more than $800K in Cocaine, Meth
-  March 05CBP U.S. Border Patrol in Tucson Detain Wanted Felon - Fingerprint Technology Key in Identification
-  March 02CBP Joins Government Agencies to Announce Charges Against 32 Suspects in Complex Case
-  March 02Border Patrol Confiscates Abandoned Marijuana - Narcotics Valued at $1.35 Million
-  March 02CBP Officers Seize Over $1.9 Million in Cocaine at Hidalgo Port
-  March 02U.S. Border Patrol Agents Receive Highest Award by CBP - Jackman and Houlton, Maine agents honored for bravery
-  March 02San Diego Native with the U.S. Border Patrol to Accept Prestigious CBP Team Award
-  March 02CBP Officers and Border Patrol Agents from Laredo, Rio Grande City, Brownsville Earn Commissioners Awards for Exemplary Service
-  March 02CBP Officers and Border Patrol Agents from Eagle Pass, Del Rio Earn Commissioners Awards for Exemplary Service
-  March 02CBP Officers at Hidalgo Port Arrest Man Wanted on Rape Charges
-  March 02CBP Officers Discover $585,000 of Cocaine in Container Panels at LA/Long Beach Seaport - Container originated in El Salvador with vessel stops in Guatemala and Mexico
-  March 02Dangerous Illegal Alien Sentenced to Confinement
-  March 02U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector Feb. 23 – Feb. 29
-  March 01U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize More Than $381,000 in Cocaine at Port of Brownsville
-  March 01CBP Border Patrol Seizes Nearly $700,000 in Marijuana
-  March 01CBP Officers Seize Meth Worth Over Quarter Million Dollars
-  March 01CBP Seizes Imitation Perfume
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