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U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector July 12 - July 18

Release Date
Mon, 07/23/2012

Blaine, Wash. - The information listed below was acquired from arrests and seizures related to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol in the Blaine Sector area of operations. For security reasons, this list of enforcement actions may not be complete.

07/14/2012 - CBP U.S. Border Patrol agents responded to a request for assistance from the Swinomish Police Department regarding a subject they had detained near La Conner, Washington. The agents determined that the individual was a citizen of Mexico who was previously removed from the United States. The suspect was placed under arrest and processed for reinstatement of prior orders of removal.

07/15/2012 - Operators of a remote video surveillance system observed a subject illegally cross the United States/Canada border east of Blaine, Washington. CBP Blaine Border Patrol agents responded to the area and encountered a person who matched the description of the person seen crossing the border. The suspect was determined to be a citizen of Canada and admitted to being in the United States illegally. The individual was placed under arrest and processed for removal.

07/15/2012 - CBP Sumas Border Patrol agents responded to a call from a concerned citizen who had witnessed four individuals cross the United States/Canada border north of Lynden, Washington. The four subjects were located and determined to be citizens of India. Each subject admitted to being present in the United States illegally. The suspects were placed under arrest and processed for removal.

07/15/2012 - CBP Bellingham Border Patrol agents responded to a request for assistance from the Skagit County Sheriff's Office regarding a subject they had detained south of Sedro-Woolley, Washington. The agents determined that the individual was a citizen of Mexico who was previously removed from the United States. The suspect was placed under arrest and processed for reinstatement of a prior order of removal.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021