Washington - The seizure of tens of millions of dollars in cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, ecstasy, marijuana and counterfeit merchandise - rounds out a busy week for the men and women serving in U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Highlights of this week's activity include:
September 29, 2010: Hidalgo, Texas: -
September 28, 2010: Indio, Calif.: -
September 28, 2010: Port Huron, Mich.: -
September 28, 2010: Cincinnati: -
September 27, 2010: Blythe, Calif.: -
September 27, 2010: San Diego: -
September 27, 2010: Edinburg, Texas: -
September 27, 2010: El Paso, Texas: -
September 27, 2010: Tucson, Ariz.: -
September 26, 2010: Douglas, Ariz.: -
September 24, 2010: Tucson, Ariz.: -
September 24, 2010: Jamaica, N.Y.: -
September 23, 2010: Nogales, Ariz.: -
September 23, 2010:Tucson, Ariz.: -
"A central goal is to identify the best way CBP can respond at each stage in the movement of a potentially dangerous shipment or person," said CBP Commissioner Alan Bersin. "Accomplishing that goal will require closer partnerships with the private sector, border communities, foreign governments, state, local, and tribal law enforcement, and other federal agencies - all of which have access to crucial information that CBP needs to do its job."
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.