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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2009

New Trend in Drug Smuggling: Juvenile 'Mules' Who are U.S. Citizens

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested the teenagers, all U.S. citizens, on Thursday and Friday at the San Ysidro and Calexico ports of entry. Agents seized roughly 17 pounds of marijuana and just over a pound of brown heroin, worth an estimated $38,000, officials said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2009

Border Agents Reporting Record Drug Seizures

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reporting record drug seizures for the first three quarters of fiscal year 2009, which ended June 30. The agency seized 3.3 million pounds of drugs.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 12, 2009

U.S. Customs Set to Classify All Folding Knives as Switchblades

United States Customs and Border Protection plans to classify assisted-opening knives and all one-hand-opening knives as switchblades, which are banned.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 24, 2008

Customs and Border Protection Meets 18,000 Border Patrol Agent Hiring Commitment

U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) met the goal to hire 6,000 Border Patrol agents across the U.S. by year’s end. CBP reached its target weeks ahead of schedule and now employs more than 18,000 agents.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 4, 2008

Customs and Border Protection Using UAVs on the Border

Four Predator B drones have become fixtures over Arizona since October 2006, and two more will join them soon, Juan Munoz-Torres, a Customs and Border Protection spokesman, said Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2007

Border Patrol Officer Killed in Plane Crash

Baray, a nine-year veteral of Customs and Border Protection was training to become a pilot at the time of the crash. The other agent injured was his instructor.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2006

New Customs Explosive Detector Dog Named “Sirius” After K-9 Killed on 9/11

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is deploying a new canine explosive detector team to the field that has a special connection to keeping people in the New Jersey area safe. CBP K-9 “Sirius,” a Black Labrador retriever born on September 23, 2004, at the CBP Canine Enforcement Training Center (CETC), received her name to honor the only working dog that died in World Trade Center attacks.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 3, 2005

Customs and Border Protection Arrests Murder Suspect in Mexican Border Town

Nogales, Arizona may not be the biggest port of entry into the United States, but when it comes to apprehending murder suspects, it may well be the busiest for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2005

CBP K-9 Voted as America's Favorite Working Dog

U.S. Customs and Border Protection K-9 Jacko was honored at a ceremony in New York as the winner of the third annual "Paws to Recognize" tribute to working dogs voting contest.

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