U.S. Customs and Border Protection Media Releases Update

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Blaine Border Patrol Agents Seize Narcotics Valued Over a Quarter of a Million Dollars
03/23/2015 04:56 PM EDT

BLAINE, Wash. – While conducting surveillance during the evening of March 17, 2015, Blaine Border Patrol agents encountered a vehicle in a remote area east of Blaine, Washington.  As agents made contact with the driver, they observed a backpack...
Wilmington, Del., CBP Intercepts Rare Destructive Leafhopper Pest Seen Only Once Before in the U.S.
03/23/2015 01:48 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists examine thousands of import shipments that arrive to the U.S. every day. Oftentimes, they intercept a lineup of the usual suspects of invasive weeds and hitchhiking...
CBP Seizes 797 Pounds of Cocaine at the Miami River
03/23/2015 01:46 PM EDT

MIAMI – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered over 797 pounds of cocaine hidden inside a 180-foot cargo vessel at the Miami River on Feb. 27.  Based on information provided by the Miami Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST)...
Lukeville CBP Officers Seize $93K in Marijuana
03/23/2015 01:35 PM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. — A 16-year-old girl from Glendale, Arizona and her two female passengers, ages 23 and 24, were arrested March 22 for attempting to smuggle 185 pounds of marijuana through the Port of Lukeville. After U.S. Customs and Border Protection...