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CBP Air and Marine Operations P-3 Crew Stops $172 Million Worth of Cocaine...
Release Date: February 5, 2016CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents detected a cocaine smuggling venture resulting in the interdiction and...
View ArticleGame On! Safeguarding Super Bowl 50
By R. Gil Kerlikowske, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionAs part of the Department of Homeland Security, CBP plays an integral role in this National Special Security Event. Our presence...
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San Diego Maritime Security Partners Collaborate; Interdict Migrant Smuggling...
Release Date: February 9, 2016SAN DIEGO – Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations Agents, with the help of the Coast Guard, interdicted a recreational vessel carrying nine...
View ArticleBorder Patrol, Air and Marine, and MCAS SAR Coordinate Efforts to Rescue...
Release Date: February 10, 2016YUMA, Ariz.– Feb. 7, an illegal immigrant activated a rescue beacon in the Sonoran desert. A rescue beacon is a tower located in secluded areas of the desert that...
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CBP intercepts vessel with 93 pounds of cocaine
Release Date: February 11, 2016FAJARDO, Puerto Rico— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) seized 93 pounds (42 kilos) of cocaine recovered Tuesday night from the...
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Super Bowl Command Center Highlights CBP’s Alliance with Regional Law...
Release Date: February 12, 2016It’s a typical Santa Clara fire station as you drive by: white cinder block building, garage doors in front, pretty nondescript. But then you notice the police with...
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CBP apprehends 14 Cuban migrants that landed in Mona Island
Release Date: February 17, 2016Agency reiterates a cautionary message after last week’s shipwreck in Dominican Republic with 21 migrants AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico– U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
View ArticleCommissioner Kerlikowske’s Remark at the University of South Florida
Release Date: February 19, 2016Remarks as prepared for February 18, 2016I am so delighted to be back in my home state of Florida – and especially my alma mater! I remember my years at USF-St....
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Air and Marine Operations Celebrate 10th Anniversary
By R. Gil Kerlikowske, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionEvery year, some of the best photographs of Super Bowl security show one of CBP’s aircraft flying over the stadium and surrounding...
View ArticleAir Interdiction Agent Flyer
Document Posting Date: February 24, 2016Tags: Air and MarineCareers
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CBP El Paso Celebrates National Black History Month 2016
Release Date: March 1, 2016CPA, Jeffrey D. Self (left) and DFO, Hector D. Mancha (right), recognize Assistant Chief, Paul Cross (middle).On Friday February 26, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
View ArticleOn a Typical Day in Fiscal Year 2015, CBP...
Processed:1,048,632 passengers and pedestrians 308,234 incoming international air passengers and crew54,236 passengers and crew on arriving ship/boat686,162 incoming land travelers72,179 truck, rail,...
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CBP, Coast Guard intercept a wooden vessel with 25 Dominican Republic migrants
Release Date: March 7, 2016AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico–U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO), working jointly with the U.S. Coast Guard, intercepted a makeshift wooden...
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Joint Interagency Task Force South CBP P-3 Aircrew Detects Vessel Packed with...
Release Date: March 14, 2016JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) aircrews detected a vessel carrying more than 1,200 pounds of cocaine in the...
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CBP Air and Marine Operations Rescues Lost Hiker Missing For Two Days
Release Date: March 21, 2016EL PASO, TX–After a two-day effort, Agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) located and rescued a female hiker yesterday...
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CBP P-3 Detects Semisubmersible
Release Date: March 24, 2016Vessel, 5.5 tons of cocaine sink to bottom of oceanCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents efforts in the Eastern...
View ArticleU.S. Customs and Border Protection Snapshot - FY15
Document Posting Date: March 31, 2016The CBP Snapshot provides a general overview of CBP leadership, mission sets, basic statistics and more. (Based on FY 15 Data)Tags: Port SecurityStatisticsAir and...
View ArticleCBP Seeks Industry Input on Body Worn, Vehicle Mounted Cameras
Release Date: April 7, 2016WASHINGTON–U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today the next step in the agency’s expanded use of cameras by releasing a Request for Information (RFI). In...
View ArticleCBP, USCG & FURA intercept 22 migrants from Dominican Republic and Brazil
Release Date: April 7, 2016AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico– U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Coast Guard and Puerto Rico Police Department assets detected and intercepted Tuesday a makeshift...
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CBP apprehends 8 Cuban migrants that land in Mona Island
Release Date: April 14, 2016A small pekingese dog was brought by the groupAGUADILLA, Puerto Rico– U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehended 8 Cuban migrants, including a young child, after...
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