Customs and Border Protection website
January 2009
-January 31CBP Officers Discover 957 Pounds of Marijuana in Concrete Pipes
-January 31CBP Canine Detects $600,000 Worth of Marijuana at Douglas Port
-January 31CBP Officers Seize $80,000 of Marijuana at Naco Port of Entry
-January 30Border Patrol Stops Vehicle, Leads to Meth Seizure
-January 30CBP Officers at Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge Seize Fake $20s Found during Outbound Inspection
-January 29Border Patrol Agents Rescue Woman Injured in Car Accident
-January 29U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Arrest Wanted Sex Offender
-January 29CBP Officers Sniff Out Counterfeit Perfume at Newark Seaport
-January 29Border Patrol Agents Thwart $2.6 Million Ecstasy Smuggling Attempts
-January 284 Drug Busts Total 2 Tons, Worth More than $3.3 Million
-January 28CBP Officers at Pharr International Bridge Seize Close to $1.3 Million in Cocaine with Help from K-9
-January 28Nogales CBP Officers Seize $250,000, Weapons in Outbound Inspection
-January 28CBP Urges Border Crossers to Obtain I-94 Permit before Mexican Holiday
-January 28CBP K-9s Prove Their Worth with Bust in Arizona
-January 28Federal Authorities Announce Flight Restrictions on Super Bowl Sunday
-January 28Yuma Sector Agents Track Down 200 Pounds of Marijuana
-January 28CBP Los Angeles Field Operations Seizes $19 Million in Counterfeits
-January 28Agriculture Interceptions at Port of Sweetgrass
-January 27Miami CBP Seizes $5 Million in Counterfeit Purses
-January 27CBP Officers in Arizona Arrest U.S. Citizen Wanted in Florida
-January 27Yuma Sector Agents Using Spike Strips Intercept Nearly 2 Tons of Marijuana
-January 27Calexico CBP Officers Foil Major Smuggling Attempts at Downtown Port of Entry
-January 27CBP Officers Seize $654,000 in Cocaine, Marijuana at Brownsville Port of Entry
-January 27Border Patrol Agents Seize 2,852 Pounds of Marijuana at Checkpoint
-January 27CBP Agriculture Specialists Ring in Chinese New Year with Operation Lunar Eclipse
-January 26El Paso Port of Entry Enforcement Activity Included in Homeland Security USA Tuesday Night
-January 26CBP Officers Seize More than 4 Tons of Dope from Tractor Trailer
-January 26Border Patrol Seizes Cocaine Worth $2.5 Million near Hebbronville
-January 26Border Patrol Agents in Arizona Arrest Alleged Rapist
-January 26DHS Will Not Postpone Requirements for Maritime Cargo Carriers and Importers
-January 25CBP Field Operations Officers in New York Arrest Wanted Child Molester
-January 24CBP Officers Seize $800K in Marijuana, Meth at Douglas Port of Entry
-January 23Aduanas y Proteccion Fronteriza Recomienda Tramitar Con Tiempo Permiso I-94 Durante Festivo Mexicano en espanol
-January 23CBP Officers at Calexico Downtown Port Intercept Narcotics Worth More than $1.5 Million
-January 23CBP Reminds Travelers to Obtain I-94 Permit Early during Upcoming Mexican Holiday
-January 23CBP Announces New Pedestrian SENTRI Lane at Calexico Downtown Port
-January 23Notice for Travelers Entering U.S. from Canada via Ice Bridge
-January 23CBP Agriculture Specialists at El Paso Port Discover Live Pests in Floral Shipments
-January 23Juvenile Runaway Found at Sault Ste. Marie Bridge
-January 2375-Year-Old Fugitive Caught at Detroit Canada Tunnel
-January 23Border Patrol Agents in South Texas Seize Ton of Marijuana
-January 23CBP in Washington Creates Customer Service Position
-January 23Border Patrol Agents in New Mexico Locate Missing Woman
-January 23U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Norfolk, Va. Intercepts Counterfeit Clothing
-January 2220 Foreign Species Seen for the First Time in U.S.
-January 22Busy Day for CBP Field Ops Officers in El Paso, Seize 698 Pounds of Marijuana in 9 Separate Incidents
-January 22Border Patrol in Texas Thwarts Effort to Hide Marijuana within Stack of Particle Board
-January 22CBP Seizes $1.5 Million in Marijuana Hidden in Pasta Shipment
-January 22CBP Officers in N.Y. Arrest U.S. Citizen Wanted in Virginia
-January 22CBP Ends Test, to Resume Normal Hours at Andrade, Calf. Port of Entry
-January 22Border Patrol Agents Seize Marijuana South of San Juan, Texas
-January 22Border Patrol Recovers 3 Stolen Vehicles, Ton of Marijuana in 2 Days
-January 22CBP Career Day Launches 'New Year, New Career' Campaign - Border Security Agency Announces Plans to Fill 11,000 Jobs in 2009
-January 22Border Patrol Arrests 11 Criminal Aliens Near McAllen, Texas
-January 22Yuma Sector Welcomes New Deputy Chief Patrol Agent
-January 22Paso Del Norte Port Expansion Project to Include Pedestrian SENTRI/Dedicated Commuter Lane - Interested Border Crossers Urged to Apply for SENTRI Card Now
-January 21CBP Officers Prevent 267 Pounds of Coke, Meth from Entering U.S.
-January 21CBP Officers at El Paso Port Seize Cocaine, Arrest Mother Traveling with Young Daughter
-January 21CBP Super Dog 'Manny' Retires from Louisville Port
-January 21CBP Officers at Port Newark Thwart Smuggling Attempts, Seize Nearly 1,000 Pounds of Cocaine
-January 21CBP Field Operations Officers at JFK Seize Antique Faberg Ornaments Valued at $250K
-January 20Expanded Hours for NEXUS Lane at Blue Water Bridge
-January 20Small Port, Strong Enforcement at Naco Port of Entry
-January 20CBP Seizes Marijuana, $1.7 Million in Undeclared Currency at Laredo, Texas Port
-January 20Small Port Strong Enforcement at Naco Port of Entry
-January 20CBP Officers at Brownsville Port of Entry Arrest Man Wanted on Multiple Child Sex, Cruelty Charges
-January 20CBP Field Operations Officers Arrest Aggravated Felon Previously Deported from U.S.
-January 20CBP Marine Interdiction Agents Intercept Suspected Smuggling Boat Near San Diego Coast - Suspected Smugglers Arrested by ICE Agents
-January 20CBP Field Operations Officers Arrest Imposter Previously Deported from U.S.
-January 20CBP Field Operations Officers Seize $2.1 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana; Arrest 3 at Brownsville Port of Entry
-January 20Philadelphia CBP Ends Busy Week of Seizures, Fines, Whistle Stop Tour Security
-January 19More than $2.3 Million in Narcotics Seized at San Luis Port of Entry in Days Leading Up to MLK Holiday
-January 19CBP Officers Arrest Fugitive Wanted by Justice Department
-January 18More than Half Million Dollars in Narcotics Seized at Douglas Port of Entry
-January 18The Illusion of an Innocent Face at Naco Port of Entry
-January 16Border Patrol in Arizona Arrests Gang Member
-January 16Successful 'Operation Stonegarden' Border Support to Continue in 2009
-January 16CBP Officers in New York Arrest British Citizen for Attempted Improper Entry
-January 16New Traffic Lanes to Open at Paso Del Norte International Crossing, Other Lanes to Shut Down for Upgrades
-January 16Vehicle Search Uncovers $147K in Marijuana at Brownsville Port of Entry
-January 15CBP Officers at Calexico Downtown Port Seize Half a Million Worth of Cocaine
-January 15CBP Field Operations Officers Derail Drug Smuggling Attempt
-January 15CBP to Provide Manpower, Expertise for Presidential Inauguration Events - CBP Officers, Agents, Air & Marine Assets, K-9 Teams to Participate
-January 15More than $217,000 in Narcotics Seized at the San Luis Port of Entry
-January 15$45,000 in Dope Discovered in Tire of Vehicle at Brownsville Port
-January 15Specialty Units Assist in Significant Marijuana Seizures
-January 15CBP to Deactivate Older SENTRI Frequent Traveler Cards
-January 14DHS, DOI Sign Agreement for Mitigation of Border Security Impact on Environment - $50 Million Pledged to Address Resources on Southwest Border
-January 14Lab Results Confirm CBP in Ohio Discover Synthetic Narcotics in Incense Packets
-January 14$480,000 in Narcotics Seized This Weekend at Lukeville Port of Entry
-January 14CBP Port Director in Blaine Announces Retirement
-January 13CBP Field Operations Officers Put Smuggling Attempt to Bed
-January 13$4.5 Million in Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine Seized Over Past Weekend at San Luis Port
-January 13CBP in Norfolk Protect American Agriculture by Making Significant Pest Interceptions
-January 12CBP Field Operations Officers Seize $320,000 in Meth, Cocaine This Weekend in Laredo Area
-January 12CBP Officers in Minneapolis Arrest Fugitive Wanted on Felony
-January 12Yuma Sector Welcomes New Assistant Chief Patrol Agent
-January 12CBP Field Operations Officers Seize Nearly $1 Million in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry
-January 12CBP Field Operations Officers in Brownsville Arrest Suspect Wanted for Military Desertion
-January 12Border Patrol Agents Seize 3,000 Pounds of Marijuana Over Weekend
-January 12CBP Seizes Images of Child Pornography; Results in Conviction of U.S. Citizen
-January 12Border Patrol Agents in Arizona Arrest 3 Sexual Offenders
-January 12CBP Field Operations Foils 6 Drug Smuggling Attempts in Arizona
-January 12CBP Announces C-TPAT 2008 Year in Review - Validates More than 8,000 C-TPAT Applications Since 2003
-January 10CBP Field Operations Officers Arrest Citizen of Guinea on Fraudulent Document Charges
-January 09CBP Field Operations Officers Seize $2.8 Million in Cocaine at Brownsville Ports of Entry
-January 09New York CBP Officers Seize 30 Pounds of Marijuana
-January 09CBP Officers in New Mexico Seize Ton of Marijuana Hidden Under Truck Floor
-January 09CBP Bellingham Air Branch Flies Multiple Missions In Support of Area Flooding Emergency
-January 09CBP Officers Continue to Seize Not So 'Kinder' Chocolate at Mail Facility
-January 08Border Patrol Returns Murder Suspect Wanted in Mexico
-January 08Agriculture Seizures Soar at Area Ports during First Week of 2009 - Officers Seize Live Roosters, Cuban Cigars and Drugs
-January 08CBP Field Operations in Atlanta Helps Protect America from Bird Flu, Monkey Pox
-January 08CBP Field Operations Officers Seize $141K Worth of Marijuana
-January 08Drug Smuggler with Familiar Face Busted at Douglas Port of Entry
-January 08CBP, ICE Release Annual Report on Counterfeit Goods Seized
-January 07CBP Field Operations Officers Remove Sex Offender from Streets
-January 07CBP Announces Importer Security Filing Information Sessions
-January 07NEXUS Driver Stopped with Undeclared Money at Ambassador Bridge
-January 07Border Patrol Agents Seize 900 Pounds of Marijuana in Texas
-January 06Border Patrol in Arizona Seizes Weapons, Marijuana in 2 Separate Incidents
-January 05Laredo Chief Patrol Agent Retires, Served Patrol for Nearly 26 Years
-January 05CBP Field Operation Officers Capture Sex Offender in Arizona
-January 05Border Patrol Agents Seize More than a Ton of Marijuana
-January 05Brownsville CBP Field Operations Officers Seize $102,000 Marijuana Load
-January 05New Years Resolution for U.S. and Canadian Travelers: Get Appropriate Documents Now
-January 05CBP Advises Travelers of Temporary Construction at El Paso Port
-January 05U.S. Border Patrol to Hold Recruiting Event in Bay City, Mich.
-January 02CBP Rings in the New Year with Warrants and Cash
-January 02CBP Field Operations Seize More than $314,000 in Marijuana in Brownsville
-January 02Video Shows Border Patrol Seizure of 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana
-January 02New York CBP Field Operations Officers Arrest Wanted Child Molester
-January 02CBP Starts Off New Year with Arrests
-January 02CBP Officers Discover Cocaine in Canned Goods at Newark Airport
-January 02Dominican Alien Smugglers Plead Guilty to Smuggling 36 Individuals
-January 01$66,000 in Marijuana Seized on New Years Day at Douglas Port of Entry
-January 01CBP Advises Travelers to Plan for Increased Traffic During NCAA International Bowl
-January 01Colorado River Bridge Smuggling Attempt Thwarted
-January 01Missing Rafters in Arizona Located Safe and Sound
-January 01CBP Officers Capture 5 Undocumented Aliens on New Years Eve