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CBP Highlights Arrests and Seizures of the Week: Week 4

Release Date
Fri, 11/12/2010

Washington - More than a million dollars in seized cocaine, Marijuana by the ton, sex offenders and fugitives are just a portion of the interdictions made by the men and women of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Highlights of this week's activity include:

November 04, 2010: CBP Officers in Hidalgo Seize $1.4 Million in Cocaine -

November 04, 2010: Multi-Agency Task Force Uncovers Border Tunnel, Seizes 30 Tons of Marijuana in CA. -

November 08, 2010: CBP in El Paso Arrest Alleged Child Sex Offender While Officers at Columbus Stop Mother and Infant with 500+ Pounds of Pot -

November 08, 2010: CBP Officers in Brownsville Arrest Man wanted on Charges of Sexual Assault of a Child -

November 09, CBP Officers in CA Apprehend 28 Wanted Fugitives This Weekend -

November 09, Tucson's Desert Yields more than $2.1 Million in Marijuana -

November 09, CBP Officers in Hidalgo Seize Cocaine Found Hidden in a Toyota -

November 10, 2Chicago CBP Officers Apprehend Wanted Kansas City Man -

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Last Modified: Mar 06, 2024