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Hastings takes command of the Buffalo Sector -   August 21 CBP Officers at Eagle Pass Nab Sailor, Probation Violator - Crimes of Moral Turpitude, Warrant Land Men in Lockup -   August 21 Border Patrol Agents Rescue Two Undocumented Immigrants -   August 21 Joint Patrol Rescues Female From Detroit River -   August 21 El Paso Sector CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Nab Suspected Killer -   August 21 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest International Homicide Suspect -   August 21 Counterfeit Lunch Bags Seized by CBP -   August 21 Counterfeit Jeans Seized by CBP -   August 21 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Foiled Alleged Smuggling Attempt of a Minor Child -   August 21 Baltimore CBP Intercepts First in Port Snail -   August 21 Border Patrol Agents Seize Marijuana Dropped from Air -   August 21 CBP Opens Global Entry Enrollment Center at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport -   August 20 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Nearly $1.3 Million in Alleged Heroin at the Progreso Port of Entry -   August 20 Alien Arrested by San Juan CBP Pretending to be a U.S. Citizen -   August 20 CBP Officers at Santa Teresa Find Marijuana in Farm Tractors -   August 20 Nogales CBP Officers Arrest Drug Smuggler - Narcotics valued at nearly $397k -   August 20 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector August 2 – August 15 -   August 20 San Diego CBP Officers Find 761 Pounds of Marijuana in Carrot Shipment -   August 20 CBP Officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge Arrest Two Men Wanted on Sexual Assault Charges this Weekend -   August 20 Nogales Ports Remain Open Through Heavy Rains -   August 20 Border Patrol Attends Tohono O’odham College Event -   August 20 Rain, Response, Rescues - Border Patrol Agents Assist Nogales Community -   August 20 Counterfeit Monetary Instruments Seized from Parcels Arriving from Ghana -   August 20 Narcotics Dealer Convicted, Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison -   August 17 Laredo Sector Border Patrol Holds Promotion Ceremony -   August 17 CBP Officers at South Texas Port of Entry Arrest Man Smuggling a Variety of Drugs -   August 16 U.S. CBP Officers in South Texas Seize Nearly $790,000 in Cocaine and Methamphetamine -   August 16 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Stop Alleged Smuggling Attempt at the Border -   August 16 El Paso Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize 301 Pounds of Marijuana -   August 16 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Confiscate Cocaine, Methamphetamine And Heroin In Four Incidents On I-5 -   August 16 CBP in Vermont Reminds Boaters of Vessel Reporting Procedures -   August 16 CBP Officers at Presidio Port Seize 629 Pounds of Marijuana -   August 16 Border Patrol Agents Seize Meth, Marijuana, Heroin -   August 16 ‘Ready Lane’ Opens at San Luis Port of Entry -   August 16 CBP Seizes More than 18 Million in Fake Women’s Fashion Shoes - 20,457 Pairs of Counterfeit Christian Louboutin Shoes Seized at LA/LB Seaport -   August 16 Philly CBP Records 7th Largest Local Cocaine Seizure - Officers Find 386 Pounds Concealed in Pick-Up Truck Barged From Puerto Rico -   August 16 Technology Blocks Smuggling at Checkpoint -   August 16 Fugitive Wanted in Roswell Double Fatality Apprehended by CBP -   August 16 CBP Reminds Border Crossers to Prepare for Busier than Normal Port of Entry Traffic during Texas Tax Free Holiday Weekend -   August 15 Dulles CBP Officers Seize Marijuana and Paraphernalia Hidden in Cereal Box -   August 15 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize Cloned Vehicle, Marijuana Discovered Inside -   August 15 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $774,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry -   August 15 Progreso CBP Officers Arrest Man Wanted for Sexual Assault of a Child -   August 14 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest 15 in Failed Maritime Smuggling Attempt Near Ocean Beach -   August 14 CBP Officers in Southern Arizona Seize More Than $760k in Narcotics -   August 14 San Luis CBP Officers Arrest Three for Attempted Smuggling - Narcotics valued at more than $584k in value -   August 14 Border Patrol Agents Seize 1,105 Pounds of Marijuana -   August 14 Hidden Cocaine “Treasure” Found in the Island of Culebra, Puerto Rico - CBP Officers Assist in the Discovery -   August 14 CBP Officers in El Paso Make a Dozen Drug Busts Over Weekend -   August 14 Border Patrol Explorer Posts Get Law Enforcement Training -   August 14 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $627,000 in Cocaine at Brownsville Port of Entry -   August 14 Douglas CBP Officers Seize $11,160 in Unreported Cash, Suspect Arrested -   August 14 CBP Air Crew Rescues Missing Mountain Biker -   August 13 U.S. Border Patrol Agents in West Texas Rescue Migrant from Dangerous Canal -   August 13 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Seize More Than 4,112 Pounds of Marijuana - Cases occur in Laredo North, West and Hebbronville Stations -   August 13 Philadelphia CBP Officers Seize Nearly $53k in Underreported Currency -   August 10 CBP Officers at South Texas Port of Entry Seize $10,000 Hidden in Prosthetic Limb -   August 10 CBP Officers in Arizona Seize Marijuana Hidden in Seafood-Filled Ice Chests -   August 10 Del Rio, Texas Border Patrol Agents Nab Pot, Cash, Convicted Felon -   August 10 Nogales, Ariz. CBP Officers Seize Cocaine -   August 10 Border Patrol Agents Apprehend 39 Illegal Immigrants at Checkpoint -   August 10 Arizona CBP Officers Seize Meth Taped to Mens’ Midsection -   August 10 CBP Detroit Donates Seized Fossils to University of Michigan -   August 10 Detroit CBP Officers Seize Illegal Firearm -   August 10 Felon Apprehended by Border Patrol Sentenced to Prison -   August 09 CBP Advises Hunters of New Requirements for Game Fowl as Hunting Season Approaches -   August 09 Smuggling Attempts Denied at Border Patrol Checkpoints -   August 09 CBP at JFK Seizes Heroin - U. S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Catch Heroin in Hair Treatment Product -   August 09 Douglas CBP Officers Seize Black Tar Heroin -   August 09 Man Wanted by FBI on Drug Charges Arrested by Nogales CBP Officers -   August 09 CBP Rescues Illegal Immigrant from Steep Cliff - Air and Marine Blackhawk, BORSTAR agents integrate efforts -   August 08 Border Patrol Explorers Graduate - Hebbronville and Zapata Station Explorer Posts Candidates Graduate -   August 08 CBP Officers at the Brownsville Gateway International Bridge Seized over Half Million Dollars Worth of Cocaine this Weekend -   August 08 CBP Advises Hunters to Obtain USDA Import Permits for Game Fowl as Hunting Season Approaches -   August 08 CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Worth $43,000 -   August 08 Nogales CBP Officers Seize $280,000 in Unreported Cash, Suspect Arrested -   August 07 Dulles CBP Officers Sniff Out Perfumed Marijuana -   August 07 CBP Officers at Dulles Seize Almost 4lbs Cocaine in Drink Boxes and Spice Bottle -   August 07 Lukeville CBP Officers Arrest 3, Seize Coke, Heroin, Cash, Ammo -   August 07 Nogales CBP Officers Take Custody of Ten-Year-Old -   August 06 Laredo West Agents Seize 2770 Pounds of Marijuana -   August 06 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector July 26 – August 1 -   August 02 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Minneapolis Hiring Center is Recognized at Minnesota Twins Baseball Game for Service to Vets -   August 02 Local Ariz. Woman Arrested for Pot Smuggling -   August 02 CBP Assists with Rescue of Missing Hiker - Office of Air and Marine Blackhawk airlifts victim to safety -   August 02 Lukeville CBP Officers Seize Meth -   August 02 Nogales CBP Officers Seize Meth, Marijuana -   August 02 CBP U.S. Border Patrol Agents Make Two Seizures of Methamphetamine Worth More Than $2.1 Million -   August 02 Laredo Sector Horse Patrol Class 005 Graduates - 7 Border Patrol agents join the program -   August 02 San Luis CBP Officers Arrest Mexican National Smuggling Nearly 100 Pounds of Marijuana -   August 01 CBP Port of San Luis Launches Border Radio Pilot - AM radio system installed to inform border crossers -   August 01 CBP Seizes 19 Pounds of Cocaine at Presidio Port of Entry -   August 01 Selection of Jan Clark as Assistant Port Director Trade at Brownsville Port -   August 01 Pedestrian Ready Lane Kiosks Added at El Paso Port of Entry -   August 01 U.S. Border Patrol in N.Y. 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