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December |
| December 27 | U.S. Customs Seizes $5.5 Million in Outbound Illegal Currency during "Operation Pressure Point" |
| December 22 | U.S. Customs Gets Thumbs-Up from Air Travelers, Significant Improvement Made in Customer Satisfaction |
| December 21 | Customs/Hidalgo PD's Operation Cat Posts Successful Results, Customs Also Seizes Marijuana, Coke, and Ecstasy This Week |
| December 21 | U.S. Customs Service Funded to Launch ACE Project |
| December 21 | Customs Service/Census Bureau Team Awarded Hammer Award for Reinventing Export Shipment Reporting Process |
| December 19 | Customs Warns Public of Telemarketing Scams |
| December 19 | U.S. Customs Sees Growing Number of Ecstasy "Swallowers" |
| December 19 | Canadian-Based Sweepstakes Scam Once Again Targets U.S. Seniors |
| December 19 | U.S. Customs Seizes Counterfeit Merchandise Being Sold by Retailers in Northern Virginia |
| December 18 | U.S. Customs Seizes 59 Pounds of Heroin: Seizure is Largest for Customs on Texas-Mexico Border |
| December 15 | U.S. Customs, Hidalgo Police Join Forces at the Port of Entry to Curb Underage Drunk Driving, Curfew Breaking |
| December 15 | Customs Inspectors Find Marijuana in Commercial Shipment |
| December 14 | U.S. Customs Canine Program Needs Your Help! In Search of Draden |
| December 14 | Customs Delivers Christmas Toys to Children Served by Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services |
| December 14 | U.S. Customs Seizes 290,000 Ecstasy Tablets Concealed in Cans of Baby Formula |
| December 14 | Dec. 14,1999 Arrest of Ressam at Canadian Border: One Year Later, Lessons Well Learned |
| December 12 | Customs Seizes Almost 4,000 Pounds of Marijuana |
| December 11 | U.S. Customs Weekend Seizures: $3.3 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana |
| December 11 | Customs Inspectors Seize $1.4 Million in Cocaine, Arrest Steroid Smuggler in Eagle Pass |
| December 8 | Spreading holiday cheer: U.S. Customs Donates Shirts, Pants, and Shorts Seized for Trademark Violations to Local Charities |
| December 7 | Thousands Apply Online for Customs Inspector and Canine Enforcement Officer Positions |
| December 7 | Customs Arrests Two in Military Parts Export Scheme |
| December 6 | U.S. Customs Provides Helpful Hints on Required Documentation for Hunting Trips in Mexico |
| December 5 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Marijuana |
| December 5 | 18-Year-Old Charged with Smuggling Heroin |
| December 5 | U.S. Customs Returns Stolen Portrait of Christ Worth $5 Million to Germany |
| December 4 | Customs Offers Faster Service for Arriving Aircraft |
| December 4 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors at San Luis Port Stop 10 Drug Loads Over Weekend |
| December 4 | U.S. Customs Service Beefs Up Staffing For Holiday Period |
| December 4 | Holiday Season Internet Shoppers Be Aware! On-line Buy From Abroad Could Be Costly Mistake |
| December 1 | U.S. Customs Special Agents Seize More Than 4 Tons of Marijuana |
| December 1 | Customs Nabs Two Escapees from Colorado |
| December 1 | Customs Seizes Genuine and Fake Rolex, Cartier Watches, Guadalajara Man Arrested |
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November |
| November 30 | Trade Symposium 2000 Airs Customs Initiatives to Modernize, Expedite Movement of Global Commerce |
| November 28 | Customs Officers Seize Nearly 127,000 Tablets of Ecstasy; Arrest Three at Miami International Airport |
| November 28 | U.S. Customs Commissioner Issues Detention Order on Clothing Produced in Mongolia with Forced Child Labor |
| November 22 | Millions Enter U.S. Through South Texas Ports of Entry in FY 2000 |
| November 21 | Millions Enter U.S. Through Arizona Border Ports of Entry |
| November 21 | Millions Enter U.S. Through West Texas and New Mexico Border Ports of Entry |
| November 17 | Customs Inspectors Seize 1,621 Pounds of Marijuana over a 48-Hour Period at Laredo Port of Entry; Three Arrested |
| November 17 | Grand Forks Customs Office Donates Beanie Babies to Local Hospitals |
| November 17 | U.S. Custom Agents Investigate Smuggling Near Falcon Dam Lake |
| November 16 | U.S. Customs Drug Seizures Up Last Year: Cocaine Seizures Almost Double |
| November 16 | Artifacts Returned to Guatemalan Government |
| November 16 | South Texas Customs Officers Seize 234,823 Pounds of Drugs in FY 2000 |
| November 15 | FY 2000, A Record-Setting Year: Arizona Customs Officers Seize Almost 90 Tons of Illegal Drugs |
| November 15 | FY 2000, A Record-Setting Year: West Texas/New Mexico Customs Officer Seize Almost 155 Tons of Illegal Drugs |
| November 15 | U.S. Customs Seizes 750 Tons of Illegal Drugs in FY 2000 |
| November 15 | Registration Deadline for Trade Symposium Nears |
| November 15 | U.S. Customs Seizes 1,100 Pounds of Cocaine on Long Island |
| November 13 | New U.S Customhouse Opens at Orlando International Airport |
| November 9 | U.S Customs to Post Trade Symposium Events on Web Site |
| November 6 | U.S. Customs Initiated Investigation Nets 9 Arrests, 43-Count Indictment for Narcotics Smuggling |
| November 6 | 1,754 Pounds of Marijuana Seized in Cargo Container at Port Everglades |
| November 3 | Registration Surges for Customs Trade Symposium 2000 |
| November 3 | AES "Proposed NVOCC Concept Paper" Now Available |
| November 3 | U.S. Customs Deputy Commissioner Winwood Receives Presidential Rank Award |
| November 2 | Assistant Commissioner S. W. Hall Honored with Presidential Rank Award |
| November 2 | Director of Planning William Riley Honored with Presidential Rank Award |
| November 2 | Operation "Aeromoza": Federal agents bust narcotics smuggling and distribution ring |
| November 2 | Washington Law Enforcement Officials Tour Eagle Pass, Texas, Witness Successful Implementation of BCI |
| November 1 | Washington Law Enforcement Officials Tour Laredo, Texas, Witness Successful Implementation of BCI |
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October |
| October 31 | Washington Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Officials Tour Hidalgo, Texas, Witness Successful Implementation of Border Coordination Initiative (BCI) |
| October 26 | Joint Customs/EPPD/EPSO Outbound Operation Results in 16 Arrests |
| October 25 | U.S. Customs Steamrolls Counterfeit Merchandise |
| October 23 | Two South Texas Customs Employees Recognized at Commissioners Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C. |
| October 19 | Customs Agents and Border Alliance Group Officer Seize over Two Tons of Marijuana After Desert Chase |
| October 19 | Customs to Hold Major Trade Meeting |
| October 19 | Customs Releases End-of-Year Personal Search Statistics: New Data Suggest Internal Reforms Are Beginning to Work |
| October 18 | U.S. Customs, California Highway Patrol Dismantle Two Auto Theft Rings |
| October 16 | Second load of marijuana found by Customs inspectors |
| October 14 | Customs inspectors uncover marijuana hidden in cargo container |
| October 10 | $8.4 Million Worth of Cocaine Seized in Shipment of Plywood at Port Everglades |
| October 10 | Customs Inspectors Turn Up the Heat on Smugglers as Temperatures Drop |
| October 5 | Customs Inspectors at South Texas Ports of Entry Seize $2 million in Marijuana and Methamphetamine This Week |
| October 4 | Customs Makes Record Seizure: 101 Pounds of Heroin Seized at San Luis Port |
| October 2 | Customs Inspectors Detain Man Wanted for Capital Murder at the Del Rio Port of Entry |
| October 2 | From Dune Buggy Trailer: Customs Seizes a Ton of Marijuana |
| October 2 | U.S. Customs Commissioner Dedicates New Cybersmuggling Center |
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September |
| September 29 | 3,085 Pounds of Marijuana Seized in Shipment of "Seasonings" |
| September 28 | Luxury Car Scammers Driven Out of Business by U.S. Customs, 7 Arrested |
| September 28 | Spirits for Sale |
| September 26 | Four Interns from U.S. Customs National Intern Program Begin Work in Laredo |
| September 25 | Customs Makes Progress on Wait Times: New Infusion of 22 Inspectors to Help Even More |
| September 18 | Customs Seizes 700+ Pounds of Marijuana at San Luis Port |
| September 12 | Customs Agents in Douglas Seize More than $1 Million |
| September 12 | Customs Collects $1.7 Million from Tucson Company Following Fraud Investigation |
| September 11 | Customs Seizes Marijuana and Methamphetamine Valued at $1.3 Million at Laredo Port of Entry |
| September 7 | Customs Donates 3,000 Sets of Seized Sneakers to Area Charity |
| September 6 | Customs Seizes Marijuana, Cocaine, and Heroin Valued at $2.4 Million Over Labor Day Weekend |
| September 6 | Customs Inspectors Seize Nearly a Ton of Marijuana at World Trade Bridge During Labor Day Weekend |
| September 6 | El Paso Customs Inspectors Seize 1,600+ Pounds of Marijuana During Labor Day Weekend |
| September 2 | U.S. Customs Seizes Motor Vessel "SUERTE I" as Part of Operation Journey |
| September 1 | Baja Police Officer Arrested in Failed Smuggling Attempt |
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August |
| August 26 | "Operation Journey" Dismantles Colombian Organization that Shipped Cocaine to 12 Nations |
| August 25 | 12.6 Pounds of Heroin Seized at San Ysidro by Inspectors |
| August 24 | U.S. Customs Announces Results From National Currency Smuggling Enforcement Operation |
| August 24 | United States and South Africa Enter into a Mutual Customs Assistance Agreement |
| August 23 | Customs Agents Award LPD'S Crimestoppers $577,000 for Tip that Led to Big Outbound Currency Seizure |
| August 18 | Clyde Man Sentenced to 151 Months in Child Pornography Case Investigated by U.S. Customs Special Agents |
| August 18 | Customs Seizes Nearly a Quarter-Million in Marijuana in Two Days at the Roma Port of Entry |
| August 18 | Customs Comes in First Place in Vehicle Design Contest |
| August 17 | Customs Inspectors in South Texas Seize $7 Million in Narcotics This Week |
| August 17 | Customs Seizes $291,838 in Currency: Absconded Driver Sought for Questioning |
| August 16 | U.S. Customs Finds 5,800 lbs. of Marijuana in Container of Bar-B-Que Products, 8 Arrested |
| August 14 | Heffelfinger Named Customs Northern Border Coodinator |
| August 10 | Customs Commissioner Recognizes Officers for their Role in Record-Setting Ecstasy Seizure |
| August 10 | U.S. Customs Officers Find Heroin |
| August 10 | Customs Investigations Nails 16 Former Pinkerton Security Gaurds that Stole from Rail Shipments they were Hired to Protect |
| August 8 | Customs Seizes 1,500 lbs. of Pot |
| August 7 | U.S. Customs Currency Canine "James" Retires, Remains in Customs Family |
| August 3 | U.S. Customs Service Announces Appointment of New Assistant Commissioner of Investigations |
| August 2 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors Seize More Than $100,000 in Unreported Currency |
| August 2 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize More Than A Half-Million In Undeclared Currency, Arrest Two Guatemalan Subjects |
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July |
| July 27 | Federal Authorities Make Largest Seizure of Ecstasy; Investigation Yields Millions of Doses of 'Club Drug' |
| July 27 | Customs Inspectors at Hidalgo/Pharr Port of Entry Seize Marijuana-filled Motorboat, Methamphetamine and More Pot in Last Two Days |
| July 25 | Customs Inspectors Seize More Than a Half-Ton of Pot at Lukeville Crossing |
| July 21 | Port Runner Abandons Vehicle, Drugs |
| July 20 | Heroin Swallower In Jail |
| July 19 | Customs Seizes 2,113 Pounds of Marijuana During Busy Weekend |
| July 18 | Customs Official Bestows Humanitarian Award On Two Del Rio Inspectors for Lifesaving Act |
| July 17 | Construction Project at the Bridge of the Americas to Limit Southbound Lanes |
| July 17 | Customs Seizes 2,113 Pounds of Marijuana During A Busy Weekend |
| July 17 | Customs Official Bestows Humanitarian Award on Two Del Rio Inspectors for Lifesaving Act |
| July 14 | U.S. Customs Agents Arrest Four People Accused of Smuggling Ecstasy |
| July 5 | Customs Inspectors in Pharr Seize 1,561 Pounds of Pounds of Pot, Truck Driver Arrested |
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June |
| June 30 | U.S. Customs Commissioner Returns Stolen Italian Artifacts |
| June 28 | Independent Commission Issues Report on Personal Searches by U.S. CUSTOMS |
| June 27 | Customs Seizes Nearly 30 Pounds of Tranquilizers (More than 101,000 Pills!); Driver Arrested |
| June 23 | Customs Inspectors Seize Cheese |
| June 23 | Custom Agents Seize 75,502 Ecstasy Tablets and Arrest 6 Local Residents |
| June 21 | First Woman to Head Customs Field Operations |
| June 21 | U.S. Customs Unveils Students Mentoring Program, Discusses Partnerships with Laredo School Districts |
| June 16 | Local Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty: Large-Scale Counterfeiting Ring Distributed Stolen Airline Tickets |
| June 15 | Alleged Child Pornographer Arrested |
| June 14 | U.S. Customs Service Operation Dismantles International Ecstasy Smuggling Organization |
| June 13 | U.S. Customs Career Spans Four Decades |
| June 8 | Customs Collars Cocaine Carriers Two Women Stopped at Morely Pedestrian Crossing |
| June 8 | Customs Nabs Man with Valium Inspectors Also Stop 7 Marijuana Loads |
| June 5 | U.S. Customs Service Annouces Appointment of New Deputy Commissioner |
| June 2 | Customs Auction Next Week!!! Coins, Cars and Clothing to be Sold |
| June 1 | Customs Seizes Over a Ton of Pot in Truck at World Trade Bridge |
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May |
| May 26 | U.S. Customs Uses New Technology at Border to Shatter Drug Smuggler's Alibi |
| May 24 | Guns, Drugs, Ammo Found During Search for Fugitive by U.S. Customs Agents & Laredo PD Officers |
| May 24 | $1.3 Million in Heroin and Cocaine Seized at Border |
| May 23 | U.S. Customs Career Spans Four Decades |
| May 18 | Customs Issues First National Permit For Brokers |
| May 18 | Customs Inspectors at Santa Teresa Port Seize Almost One Ton of Marijuana |
| May 17 | Customs Commissioner Dedicates Memorial to Fallen Customs Officers |
| May 17 | MEDIA ADVISORY, U.S. Customs to Dedicate Valor Memorial |
| May 16 | Customs "Untouchables" Graduate from Anti-Drug and Positive Role Model Program |
| May 16 | Customs Task Force Seizes Over
$100,000 Dollars at San Ysidro Border Crossing |
| May 15 | Career Customs Manager Selected to Head Human Resources |
| May 11 | U.S. Customs Distributes Drug Proceeds to McAllen and Pharr Police Departments and Texas DPS |
| May 10 | Guilty Plea Brings Gratification |
| May 10 | Assets Presented to Maverick County Sheriff's Office and Eagle Pass Police Department |
| May 9 | Sheriff's Office Recognized and Rewarded |
| May 4 | U.S. Customs Busts Cocaine Smuggling Ring 2,500 lbs. and $730,000 Seized - 15 Arrested |
| May 3 | Customs Confiscates Almost 6 Tons of Marijuana in a Single Seizure |
| May 2 | Construction Project Begins at the Bridge of the Americas |
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April |
| April 27 | Customs Agents See Drug Kingpin Sentenced to Life |
| April 25 | Customs Kids Join Parents on the Job As Part of "Bring Your Child To Work" Day Event |
| April 24 | Good Friday, Indeed, for U.S. Customs Agents |
| April 21 | Customs Allows Travelers to Import Personal Use Quantities of Previously Exported Tobacco Products |
| April 19 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors Make Seven Drug Seizures on a Busy Monday on the Arizona Border |
| April 19 | $164,000 Seized By Customs At San Ysidro Border Crossing |
| April 14 | Fact Sheet: Highlights of the New Broker Regulations |
| April 14 | Juvenile Drug Smugglers Stopped By U.S. Customs Service Inspectors in El Paso in the Year 2000 |
| April 10 | Customs Releases New Personal Search Statistics, Latest Data Suggest Internal Reforms Are Working |
| April 10 | $1.8 Million Dollars of Drugs Seized by Customs at Otay Mesa Border Crossing |
| April 4 | Cocaine Worth $11 Million Seized |
| April 3 | Customs Unveils New National Program at John Jay College |
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March |
| March 31 | Customs Firearms Training Now Includes Computer Simulator |
| March 31 | Customs Honors Fallen Canine in Memorial Service |
| March 30 | AES Captures 38 Percent of Export Trade |
| March 29 | Fact Sheet: National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center |
| March 28 | Over 16 Pounds of Heroin Stopped at Border |
| March 24 | Three Arrested in Iraqi Oil Conspiracy |
| March 24 | Customs Shares in Laredo Public-Private Partnership Win of the Prestigious Hammer Award |
| March 17 | Customs Stops 6 More Juvenile Smugglers |
| March 17 | U.S. Customs Narcotics Detector Dogs Complete Training to Detect Ecstasy |
| March 16 | Customs Auction Next Week!!! Items to be Sold Include Jewelry, a Horse, Horsepower and the Vessel "Chump Change" |
| March 15 | Over 2,700 Lbs of Pot Found in Van of Dead Driver |
| March 14 | Customs Seizes Nearly Two and a Half Pounds of Heroin from Would-Be Swallower |
| March 14 | Customs Seizes 1,555 Pounds of Marijuana in Papaya-Loaded Truck at Pharr Import Lot |
| March 13 | Compliance Assessment Refinements Implemented |
| March 13 | Fact Sheet: Highlights of the New Broker Regulations |
| March 13 | Customs to Implement New Broker Regulations |
| March 13 | U.S. Customs Service Commissioner Announces New Steps to Combat "ECSTASY" Abuse and Trafficking |
| March 10 | Shooting at Otay Mesa Over 2,700 LBS of Pot Found in Van of Dead Driver |
| March 9 | Customs Seizes Outbound Cash Load Hidden in Shampoo Bottles |
| March 8 | Customs Will Collect New Steel Tariffs |
| March 8 | Customs Stops 81-Year-Old with 300+ Pound Drug Laod, Weekend Activity Yealds 3,319 Pounds of Marijuana |
| March 7 | Customs to Enforce New Law which Restricts Re-Entry of Tobacco Products which have been Previously Exported |
| March 6 | Customs Officials Honored with Presidential Rank Awards |
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February |
| February 28 | Customs Commissioner Announces New Selections in Office of Foreign Operations |
| February 26 | Customs Officers Seized Nearly Five Tons Of Marijuana This Week |
| February 25 | U.S. Customs Seizes More Than A Ton Of Marijuana In Tractor Trailer At Laredo Import Lot |
| February 25 | U.S. Customs Agents And Laredo Police Officers Investigate Smuggling, Effect A 1,414-Pound Marijuana Seizure |
| February 24 | U.S. Customs Agents and Laredo Police Officers Investigate The Smuggling of a Ton of Drugs |
| February 23 | Nafta Center Responsibilities Shifted |
| February 18 | Customs Seizes 1,975 Pouns of Marajuana |
| February 17 | U.S. Customs Child Pornography Investigation |
| February 15 | Customs Inspectors Seize $6.3 Million In Cocaine In One Day |
| February 14 | Huge Cocaine And Pot Loads Seized |
| February 11 | Customs Seizes Narcotics Concealed In Wigs |
| February 9 | U.S. Customs Recovers Prehistoric Italian Bones |
| February 9 | Agents Seize Ton of Pot From Boat |
| February 8 | Customs Implements Threat Response Plan |
| February 4 | Customs Commissioner Names Five New Special Agents In Charge |
| February 4 | Most Aerp Users Have Switched To Aes |
| February 3 | Customs Stops Three International Heroin Swallowers At Texas Airports: Nearly Seven Pounds Of Heroin Seized |
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January |
| January 31 | U.S. Customs Inspectors at Eagle Pass Port of Entry, seize $3.4 million in cocaine |
| January 27 | Customs fact sheet from H.Q. on Body Imaging Systems |
| January 24 | Customs Seizes $242,227, Ammunition From Southbound Vehicle : Two Arrested Second Customs Big Money Seizure In Two Weeks |
| January 14 | Customs Begins Scottsdale Airport Service City Councilman And Airport Commissioner Are First Customers |
| January 14 | Bermuda Customs Officer and Pro-Soccer Player Boyfriend Arrested and Indicted on Cocaine Charges |
| January 14 | 93 Pounds Of Cocaine Seized At The Port Of Calexico East |
| January 13 | Customs Stops 70-Year-Old With Drug Load Seizure Is One Of Six Made In El Paso And Three In Southern New Mexico On Wednesday |
| January 13 | Customs Seizure Of Counterfeit Jeans Benefits Local Charity |
| January 13 | Information Retrieval Now Easier on Customs Web Site |
| January 12 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize $312,347 From Southbound Vehicle, Two Arrested |
| January 12 | U.S. Customs Alters Border Alert |
| January 11 | List of Locally Permitted Brokers on Customs Web Site |
| January 10 | Significant Marijuana Seizure At The Port Of Andrade |
| January 7 | New Harmonized Tariff Schedule Available On Customs Web Site |
| January 5 | Laredo, TX -U.S. Customs Processed Millions Of Pedestrians, Cars And Trucks |
| January 5 | Nogales, AR - Customs Nabs Homicide Suspects At Mariposa Crossing |
