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CBP Highlights Arrests and Seizures of the Week: January 28, 2011

Release Date
Fri, 01/28/2011

Washington - Narcotics weighing in by the ton and valued at millions of dollars, rifles and grenades, fake goods and destructive pests are just a portion of the interceptions made by the men and women of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Highlights of this week's activity include:

January 21, 2011: Yuma, Ariz. -

January 21, 2011: Rio Grande City, Texas -

January 21, 2011: Hidalgo, Texas -

January 21, 2011: San Diego -

January 24, 2011: Calexico, Calif. -

January 24, 2011: Pharr, Texas -

January 25, 2011: Detroit -

January 25, 2011: Rio Grande City, Texas -

January 27, 2011: Edinburg, Texas -

January 27, 2011: Tucson, Ariz. -

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.

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