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December |
| December 31 | LAREDO, TEXAS - Operation Greenback Successful for U.S. Customs & U.S. INS |
| December 31 | AGUADILLA, PUERTO RICO - Customs & the Puerto Rico Police Seized Approx. 900 Kilos of Cocaine |
| December 28 | CABO ROJO, PUERTO RICO - 1120 Kilos of Cocaine with an Approximate Value of 16 Million Dollars Seized |
| December 28 | EAGLE PASS, TEXAS - Christmas Traffic Heavy, 500 Pounds Marijuana Seized at Eagle Pass Poe |
| December 24 | SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - Customs Makes Donations to Local Non-Profit Entities |
| December 24 | LUKEVILLE, ARIZONA - "Snow" on the Border!!! |
| December 23 | TBILISI, GEORGIA - Tennessean Addresses Former Soviets |
| December 23 | EL PASO, TEXAS - Customs Looks Back at a Great 1998 - The Year in Review |
| December 21 | PONCE, PUERTO RICO - Customs & the Coast Guard Seized Approximately 800 Kilos of Cocaine |
| December 21 | TUCSON, ARIZONA - Customs Looks Back at a Great 1998 - The Year in Review |
| December 21 | CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA - U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize Over 82 Pounds of Cocaine |
| December 17 | SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - Customs Arrests Two Individuals Transporting Cash Wrapped Around Their Ankles |
| December 17 | SAN YSIDRO, CALIFORNIA - Customs Arrests Wanted Man with Heroin and Cocaine |
| December 16 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - Customs Stops 25 Illegal Immigrants at Border |
| December 15 | HIDALGO, TEXAS - U.S. Customs Seizes 1,533 Pounds of Marijuana in Trailer |
| December 14 | SELLS, ARIZONA - Customs Seizes Drugs at Record Pace During Operation Cobija |
| December 10 | WASHINGTON, D.C. - Customs Communications Center Honored |
| December 10 | DOUGLAS, ARIZONA - December to Remember for Douglas Customs Agents Numerous Drug Seizures |
| December 9 | EL PASO, TEXAS - Millions Enter U.S. Through West Texas & New Mexico Border Ports of Entry |
| December 9 | WASHINGTON, D.C. - Garrett Park Resident Nominated for Computerworld Smithsonian Award |
| December 9 | SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - Arrest of 30 Conspirators of a Heroin Smuggling and Money Laundering Ring |
| December 8 | NACO, ARIZONA - Customs Inspectors find 1,395 Pounds of Marijuana in Cargo Shipment |
| December 7 | PRESIDIO, TEXAS - Presidio Customs Inspectors Make 7 Drug Seizures in 8 Days |
| December 2 | EL PASO, TEXAS - Federal Inspection Service Agencies Launch New Traffice Processing Initiative |
| December 2 | EAGLE PASS, TEXAS - November Traffic Volumes Break Record in Eagle Pass |
| December 2 | LAREDO, TEXAS - Customs Seizes $148,900, Arrests Man |
| December 2 | CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA - Calexico Customs Officers Snag 91.2 Pounds Cocaine |
| December 1 | TUCSON, ARIZONA - Millions Enter U.S. Through Arizona Border Ports of Entry |
| December 1 | WASHINGTON, D.C. - Customs Y2K Program Honored |
| December 1 | PRESIDIO, TEXAS - Customs Inspectors Not "Board" by Odd Smuggling Method |
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November |
| November 27 | NACO, ARIZONA - Customs Inspectors Find Car "Stuffed" with Marijuana on Thanksgiving Day |
| November 24 | WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Customs Service WWW Update: Customs Broker Exam Posted on Web Site |
| November 23 | DOUGLAS, ARIZONA - Woman Hauling Hidden Heroin Halted |
| November 19 | BUFFALO, NEW YORK - Badges Restored to Customs Import Specialists |
| November 17 | TUCSON, ARIZONA - Phony Designer Duds Seized by Customs Agents |
| November 16 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - Customs Officers Have Busy Weekend - U.S. Customs Seizes $2.7 Million in Drugs at San Diego Area Ports |
| November 13 | EL PASO, TEXAS - Customs Officers Intercept Over Two-and-Half Tons of Marijuana at the Border |
| November 12 | DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TEXAS - U.S. Customs Officers Receive the Gold Badge |
| November 12 | WASHINGTON, D.C. - Thousands Respond to U.S. Customs' Jobs Search |
| November 10 | HOUSTON, TEXAS - Customs Import Specialist Receive Badges During Ceremony |
| November 10 | TUCSON, ARIZONA - Arizona Customs Officers Seize Almost 61 Tons of Illegal Drugs During Past Year |
| November 10 | DATELINE MIAMI, FLORIA - Customs Service Seizes About 1,400 Pounds of Cocaine from Colombian Air Force C-130 |
| November 6 | SAN YSIDRO, CALIFORNIA - "Smorgasbord" of Drugs Found on Luxury Car at San Ysidro |
| November 4 | NOGALES, ARIZONA - Customs Officers Ring in New Fiscal Year |
| November 4 | SAN YSIDRO - U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize 13.6 Pounds of Heroin |
| November 2 | OLD SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - Alexander to Restore Badges to Customs Import Specialists |
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October |
| October 31 | HOUSTON, TEXAS - Cocaine Discovered on Vessel by U.S. Customs |
| October 28 | WASHINGTON, D.C. - Montgomery Resident Honored by Government Executive |
| October 28 | HOUSTON, TEXAS - Cocaine Discovered by Customs Inspectors |
| October 27 | PHARR, TEXAS - U.S. Customs Inspectors Find Huge Load of Cocaine in Pickup Truck |
| October 27 | LAREDO, TEXAS - U.S. Customs Seizes Currency and Marijuana in Separate Incidents; One Arrested |
| October 23 | EL PASO, TEXAS - El Paso Customs Office of Interal Affairs Receives Enforcement Action of the Year Award |
| October 21 | LAREDO, TEXAS - UP IN SMOKE: Customs seizes Cuban cigars valued at $32,675 |
| October 21 | WASHINGTON, D.C. - Customs to Hire Hundreds of New Law Officers |
| October 20 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - U.S. Customs Reports Increase in Drug Seizures During FY1998 |
| October 20 | ROMA, TEXAS - Commissioner of Customs Recognizes Port Employees |
| October 20 | DOUGLAS, ARIZONA - Customs Officers Seize Currency and Contraband |
| October 16 | EL PASO, TEXAS - Customs Participates in Red Ribbon Week Activities |
| October 16 | LAREDO, TEXAS - U.S. Customs Seizes $359,960 in Outbound Inspection |
| October 15 | WASHINGTON, D.C. - $10,000 Award to Customs Inspector |
| October 14 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - School Kids to See Customs Officers, Dogs, Aircraft |
| October 14 | OTAY MESA, CALIFORNIA - U.S. Customs Makes 30 Drug Seizures Over Past Five Days |
| October 14 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - San Diego U.S. Customs Agents Arrest Man Wanted in Louisiana on Pornography Charges |
| October 13 | NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - Customs Inspectors Hit Pay Dirt |
| October 9 | SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - Customs Will Hold an Open House |
| October 9 | EL PASO, TEXAS - Customs Officers Find Heroin in a Girdle |
| October 9 | SAN YSIDRO, CALIFORNIA - Customs Arrests Third Heroin "Swallower" Suspect Within a Month |
| October 2 | BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS - U.S. Customs Seizes $2.5 Million in Heroin from Guatemalans |
| October 2 | EL PASO, TEXAS - Customs Nabs Three Heroin Swallowers |
| October 1 | TECATE, CALIFORNIA - Customs Seizes Commercial Truck with Marijuana |
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September |
| September 30 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Customs is Hiring |
| September 29 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month |
| September 29 | OTAY MESA, CALIFORNIA -- Customs Arrests Second Heroin Swallower This Month |
| September 28 | TUCSON, ARIZONA -- Where Did This Tomato Come From? |
| September 28 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Seizes More Than 16,000 Valiums in Two Incidents |
| September 24 | SAN LUIS, ARIZONA -- Senior Citizen One of Two Men Customs Stops With Drugs |
| September 23 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- U.S. Customs Inspector to be Honored for Bravery |
| September 23 | SAN YSIDRO, CALIFORNIA -- Suspects Walk Into Big Trouble With the Law |
| September 23 | TECATE, CALIFORNIA -- Customs Officers at Tecate Port Seize 600 Lbs of Marijuana |
| September 23 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Customs to Boost Canine Detection Program |
| September 21 | HOUSTON, TEXAS -- Heroin Seized by U.S. Customs Inspectors at Bush Intercontinental Airport |
| September 18 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Customs Aircraft Collide Off Puerto Rico |
| September 18 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Donates 9,900 Pairs of Seized Shoes to Del Rio Flood Survivors |
| September 17 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- U.S. Customs to Strengthen Outbound Border Enforcement |
| September 17 | NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Customs / IRS Arrest 12 for Money Laundering, Guns, $1.6 Million Cash Seized |
| September 16 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Joeseph R. Webber Named New U.S. Customs Service El Paso Special Agent In Charge |
| September 16 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Media Advisory -- Say G'Day to Customs New "Super Sniffers" |
| September 16 | SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO -- Customs Detained Two Colombians |
| September 15 | ST. THOMAS, VI -- Customs Donates Computers to School |
| September 11 | TUCSON, ARIZONA -- Customs Coordinates Career Fair for Native American Job Seekers |
| September 10 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- Heroin Swallower Caught at San Ysidro |
| September 10 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Hollow Floor Boards Yield Solid Marijuana Load |
| September 9 | ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA -- U.S. Customs Agents Arrest Alleged Child Pornographer & Seize Computer Equipment |
| September 9 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- Customs Inspectors Seize 31.3 Pounds Herion from Two Female U.S. Citizens |
| September 9 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- Over 400 Pounds of Marijuana Seized in Marine Case |
| September 9 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- 180.1 Pounds of Cocaine Seized by Customs Officers at the Tecate Port of Entry |
| September 9 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- Man and Boy Arrested for Attempt to Smuggle Cash |
| September 8 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Customs Service Reports Dramatic Increase in Outbound Vessel Manifest Compliance |
| September 4 | TECATE, CALIFORNIA -- 1,200 Pounds of Marijuana Found in Horse Trailer |
| September 4 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Managers Complete Equal Employment Opportunity Training |
| September 2 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Customs Conducts 32 Raids in 22 States in Worldwide Child Pornography Investigation |
| September 2 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- Customs Special Agents Execute Seizure Warrant |
| September 2 | OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA -- U.S. Customs Conducts Raid in Broken Arrow, OK as Part of 32 Raids in 22 States in Worldwide Child Pornography Investigation |
| September 2 | HOUSTON, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Conducts Raid in Houston Area as Part of 32 Raids in 22 States in Worldwide Child Pornography Investigation |
| September 2 | DALLAS, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Conducts Raid in Dallas Area as Part of 32 Raids in 22 States in Worldwide Child Pornography Investigation |
| September 1 | EAGLE PASS, TEXAS -- First Ever Narcotics Found in a Rail Car by U.S. Customs in South Texas |
| September 1 | SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO -- U.S. Customs Service Management Center Has a New Director |
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August |
| August 31 | DALHART, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Agents and Air Operations Take Down Cocaine |
| August 31 | SELLS, ARIZONA -- Customs Patrol Officers Find Undocumented Immigrant Abandoned in Desert |
| August 31 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Delivers a One-Two Punch at the Ysleta Port of Entry |
| August 29 | CABO ROJO, PUERTO RICO -- Seizure of Approx. 2700 Pound of Smuggled Cocaine |
| August 28 | DEL RIO, TEXAS -- Update on U.S. Customs Service Operations at Flooded Port of Entry |
| August 28 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- Customs Announces Major Increase in Drug Seizures |
| August 28 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Officers Seize Cocaine, Marijuana and a Variety of Other Items |
| August 27 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Resumes Operations at the Port of Laredo |
| August 26 | MCALLEN, TEXAS -- Sharing Assets is a Good Thing Between Law Enforcement Agencies |
| August 24 | HOUSTON, TEXAS -- Northbound Traffic Re-routed Through Amistad Dam, Texas |
| August 24 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- Contingency Plans for Potential Flooding at the Port of Laredo |
| August 21 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Apprehends Two Heroin Swallowers |
| August 21 | NOGALES, ARIZONA -- Customs Special Agents Take Down Big Coke Loads |
| August 20 | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Agents Investigate Child Pornography |
| August 17 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Brass Ring Turns to Gold for Customs |
| August 13 | TUCSON, ARIZONA -- Arizona Customs Can Make Claim to the Brass Ring |
| August 11 | SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO -- Customs Arrests Drug Smuggler Concealing Heroin in Clothes Hangers |
| August 7 | HOUSTON, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Agents Give Clothing to Children |
| August 7 | HOUSTON, TEXAS -- Nearly 3 Pounds of Heroin Ingested and Expelled by Drug Smuggler |
| August 4 | NOGALES, ARIZONA -- Nogales Customs Officers Stop a Cocaine Load from Going Down the Road |
| August 1 | EAGLE PASS, TEXAS -- Photo Finish Brass Ring Success by U.S. Customs Inspectors! |
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July |
| July 31 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- Operation Brass Ring Brings in the Greenbacks - Again |
| July 28 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- Local U.S. Customs Inspector Receives Top Annual Award |
| July 28 | CHARLOTTE, SAINT THOMAS -- Customs Arrests a Heroin Smuggler Aboard the Norwegian Sea Cruise Ship |
| July 27 | NACO, ARIZONA -- "Operation Brass Ring" Enforcement Results in Big Marijuana Seizure |
| July 24 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Drugs, Boots, Booze & More |
| July 24 | SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO -- US Customs Inspectors & Special Agents Kept Busy |
| July 23 | HOUSTON, TEXAS -- "HOT" Load of Money & Cocaine Caught in Houston's Heat of the Day |
| July 22 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- New Customs Public Affairs Officer Selected |
| July 16 | DEL RIO, TEXAS -- Keep On Keeping On! |
| July 15 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- Customs Officers Mourn Death of Inspector |
| July 15 | SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO -- US Customs Arrests Fugitive & Rescues Abducted Children |
| July 14 | ROMA, TEXAS -- $$$$$ Stopped From Leaving United States |
| July 13 | LUKEVILLE, ARIZONA -- Customs, INS, FBI & Mexican Law Enforcement Officers Cooperate |
| July 10 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Customs Donates Fake Disney, Nike, Reeboks to World Vision for Distribution Overseas |
| July 10 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Officers Seize Almost 3 Tons of Marijuana and 2.3 Pounds of Heroin |
| July 10 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- The Law West of the Pecos Rides into Retirement |
| July 8 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- 76-Year-Old Woman Caught With Three Pounds of Heroin at Otay Mesa |
| July 7 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- Fourth of July is a Real Bang for Customs |
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June |
| June 30 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- Crime Stoppers Tip Leads to Cocaine |
| June 26 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Seizes 261 Pounds of Cocaine |
| June 24 | HOUSTON, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Stops Illegal Export of Military Tank Tread |
| June 22 | DOUGLAS, ARIZONA -- Customs Officer with a "World" of Experience Takes Over as New Douglas Port Director |
| June 22 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs "Untouchables" Graduate from Special Program |
| June 19 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Officers Seize Heroin from Swallower |
| June 18 | HOUSTON, TEXAS -- Big Bucks Stopped from Going to Mexico |
| June 17 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Customs Upgrades Its Ability to Track Airborne Drug Smugglers |
| June 16 | DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TEXAS -- First Drug Seizure on Panama to DFW Flight |
| June 15 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- Hot Sizzling Weekend with Operation Brass Ring |
| June 12 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Seizes Almost 2,900 of Illegal Drugs |
| June 12 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- Record Number of Seizures at Otay Mesa Port of Entry |
| June 12 | TUCSON, ARIZONA -- Customs Donates Computer Equipment to Local Schools |
| June 12 | HIDALGO, TEXAS -- Operation Brass Ring Prevents Snorting & Free Basing |
| June 10 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- Customs Seizes Almost 2,900 of Illegal Drugs |
| June 8 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- "Hold the Mayo" |
| June 8 | CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA -- Calexico Customs Officers Uncover 398 Pounds |
| June 5 | NACO, ARIZONA -- Customs Special Agents Come Under Fire |
| June 5 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- Operation Brass Ring in San Diego & Imperial Counties |
| June 5 | FALCON DAM, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Agents Seize 797 Pounds of Illegal Narcotic |
| June 4 | COLUMBUS, NEW MEXICO -- Columbus Customs Inspectors Score 3 Marijuana Seizures in 3 Days |
| June 3 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Drug Seizure Activity Rises With Area Thermometers |
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May |
| May 29 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Customs and Fish & Wildlife Agents Snare Huge Animal Smuggling Ring |
| May 29 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- "Fugitives" Wanted by the U.S. Customs Service |
| May 29 | BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS -- International Protected Species and Exotic Wildlife Smuggling Ring |
| May 29 | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS -- Smugglers of Protected Wildlife are Arrested |
| May 27 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- Customs Catches Pedestrian at Otay Mesa |
| May 22 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- Boat Carrying 557 Pounds of Marijuana Seized by Customs |
| May 22 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Officers Spend Another Week Grabbing the Brass Ring |
| May 20 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Operation Brass Ring Serves Up Baker's Dozen |
| May 20 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Smuggler Who Injured Three Customs Officers in July 1997 |
| May 20 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Operation Casablanca Continues Its Sweep |
| May 19 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- Operation Brass Ring Gets Results in South Texas |
| May 18 | LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- U.S. Customs Service Takes Down Major Drug Traffickers |
| May 16 | DEL RIO, TEXAS -- Amistad Dam Border Inspection Station Closes Temporarily |
| May 15 | HIDALGO/PHARR, TEXAS -- Hot Spot for Currency Seizures |
| May 15 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- What's the Source of All That Money? |
| May 15 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Officers Working Hard to Stop Drugs from Entering the U.S. |
| May 14 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- Not So Slick |
| May 14 | BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS -- Brownsville Produces 4 Pounds of Heroin |
| May 13 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Wants Smoother Cargo Processing |
| May 11 | LUKEVILLE, ARIZONA -- Lukeville Customs Inspectors Rack Up Two More Big Marijuana Seizures |
| May 8 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Officers Seize a Diversity of Drugs |
| May 7 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Repeat: Do Not Pay Harbor Maintenance Fees on Exports |
| May 7 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Officers Nab Pedestrians With Heroin |
| May 6 | NOGALES, ARIZONA -- Enormous Cocaine Seizure at Nogales |
| May 6 | NOGALES, ARIZONA -- P.T. Wright Named Customs Nogales Port Director |
| May 6 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Industry Joins Customs for NCAP Ribbon Cutting |
| May 5 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- Operation Brass Ring Leaves No Stone Unturned |
| May 5 | DETROIT, MICHIGAN -- Cross Country Air Chase Ends in Death of Suspect Pilot |
| May 1 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Officers Nab Two Tons of Marijuana and Heroin |
| May 1 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs "Top Dog" Retires |
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April |
| April 29 | LUKEVILLE, ARIZONA -- Enforcement Delivers Over 1 Ton of Marijuana |
| April 28 | WASHINGTON, DC -- Combating Child Pornography: U.S. Customs Service Arrests 65 |
| April 28 | WASHINGTON, DC -- Media Advisory: U.S. Customs Combats Child Pornography |
| April 27 | CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA -- Calexico Customs Seizes 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana Over Weekend |
| April 24 | WASHINGTON, DC -- Update on Harbor Maintenance Tax Applied to Exports |
| April 24 | SASABE, ARIZONA -- Seizing the Brass Ring in Sasabe |
| April 23 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Donates Seized Caps to "Toys for Tots" |
| April 23 | SAN LUIS, ARIZONA -- U.S. Customs Service "Operation Brass Ring" Snare Big Cocaine Load |
| April 21 | HOUSTON, TEXAS -- Who's Concerned About Comfort? |
| April 20 | HOUSTON, TEXAS -- Leave the Money Here Said U.S. Customs |
| April 20 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Operation Brass Ring |
| April 17 | HIDALGO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Service "Operation Brass Ring" |
| April 16 | ABILENE, TEXAS -- Making Good Out of Bad |
| April 15 | HIDALGO, TEXAS -- We'll Show You the Money; Dodging Taxes? |
| April 14 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Inspector Saves a Baby's Life |
| April 14 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Government Working to Refund Harbor Maintenance Tax to Exporters |
| April 9 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Retires Dog to Jourdanton Police Department |
| April 9 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Will Host Mexican Prehistoric Artifacts Workshop |
| April 8 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs "Operation Brass Ring" Executive Manager Reviews Local Operations |
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March |
| March 31 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- San Ysidro Customs Inspectors Seize 150 Pound Cocaine Load |
| March 30 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Operation Brass Ring Leads to Weekend Seizures |
| March 27 | DOUGLAS, ARIZONA -- Customs Operation Brass Ring Plucks More Than 5,000 Pounds of Marijuana From Smugglers |
| March 26 | EL PASO -- X-Ray Technology Now in El Paso |
| March 26 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Customs Chief of Staff Nominated for WCO Int'l Trade Position |
| March 25 | DOUGLAS, ARIZONA -- Douglas Customs Port Director to Retire |
| March 25 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Seizes 4,000 Rohypnol Tablets |
| March 24 | PRESIDIO, TEXAS -- Presidio Customs Inspectors Nab Largest Ever Marijuana Load... |
| March 24 | HOUSTON, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Agents Over A Ton of Marijuana & Make Three Arrests |
| March 23 | HOUSTON, TEXAS -- Gelatin or Cocaine? U.S. Customs Finds Both |
| March 23 | CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA -- Calexico Port of Entry Narco Seizures High During Operation Brass Ring |
| March 20 | DALLAS, TEXAS -- Scam Artists' Harassement of the Elderly Investigated by U.S. Customs Special Agents |
| March 20 | TULSA, OKLAHOMA -- U.S. Customs Agents Make Arrests & Seize Marijuana With Connection to El Paso |
| March 20 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- The Heat is on at the Border |
| March 20 | HOUSTON, TEXAS -- Statement by U.S. Customs Regarding Investigation of Child Pornography |
| March 19 | TUCSON, ARIZONA -- Customs Seeks Suspect Wanted in Child Porn Case |
| March 18 | BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs & Texas DPS Intercept Over a Ton of Marijuana |
| March 17 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Inspector Stops Murder Suspects |
| March 13 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Border "Snow" Storm Not Linked to El Nino |
| March 13 | DALLAS, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Intervenes in "Skullduggery" Smuggling Scheme |
| March 11 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S Customs Seizes Heroin in DC Sting, Three Arrested |
| March 9 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Customs Wins Unqualified Audit Opinion |
| March 7 | BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Statement Regarding Port Runner Incident at Brownsville, Texas |
| March 6 | NOCO, ARIZONA -- Show Me the Money!!! |
| March 6 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Operation Brass Ring - U.S. Customs Continues... |
| March 5 | TUCSON, ARIZONA -- Customs Mourns Death of Special Agent |
| March 4 | NOGALES, ARIZONA -- Customs Agents Make Big Cocaine Seizure |
| March 4 | COLUMBUS, NEW MEXICO -- Customs "OPERATION BRASS RING" Leads to Largest Seizure Ever at Southern New Mexico Port |
| March 3 | NEWARK, NEW JERSEY -- New Jersey Man Arrested for Conspiracy to Illegally Export... |
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February |
| February 27 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Seizes Two Tons of Marijuana & Cocaine |
| February 27 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Service El Paso Aviation Unit Wins Award for Seizures |
| February 26 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- Canadian Law Enforcement Reviews Operation Brass Ring |
| February 26 | HOUSTON, TEXAS -- Cash Headed for Bogota Stopped by U.S. Customs Inspectors at Bush Intercontinental Airport |
| February 25 | EAGLE PASS, TEXAS -- Mexican Brown Heroin Interdicted by U.S. Customs Inspectors During Operation Brass Ring |
| February 24 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Observes Black History Month |
| February 24 | CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Agents Make Arrest in Child Pornography Investigation |
| February 20 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- *****PRESS RELEASE - CONSUMER ALERT***** |
| February 20 | SAN LUIS, ARIZONA -- Threes Are Wild at San Luis Port of Entry |
| February 20 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Operation Brass Ring Racks Up More Dope |
| February 20 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs to Announce Auction of Truck Center and Other Real Estate Seized |
| February 19 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Inspector Injured by Fleeing Smuggler |
| February 18 | SAN LUIS, ARIZONA -- "Operation Brass Ring" Rings Up Big Cocaine Load |
| February 17 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Seizing the Brass Ring |
| February 17 | DEL RIO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Canine "Pepper" Finds Drugs |
| February 13 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- First Full Week of Customs Operation Brass Ring a Shining Success |
| February 12 | AJO, ARIZONA -- Customs Agents Make Big Marijuana Bust |
| February 11 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize More Drugs |
| February 11 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- Customs Canine Finds Contraband in Dashboard |
| February 11 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Customs Seizes Record-Breaking $54 Million in Counterfeit Imports |
| February 10 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Inspectors & Agents Seizure 1,500 Pounds of Marijuana |
| February 9 | DOUGLAS, ARIZONA -- Douglas Customs Agents Detain Dope Smugglers |
| February 9 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Port Running Incident Again Causes Injuries Customs Nabs Suspects & Dope |
| February 6 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Memorandum - Automated Commercial System Continues to Operate Effectively in the Next Century |
| February 6 | SAN ANGELO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Agents Round Up 21 People Charged With Drug Smuggling |
| February 6 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Seizes Marijuana Worth Two Million Dollars |
| February 5 | HIDALGO/PHARR, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize Narcotics |
| February 3 | DEL RIO, TEXAS -- Port of Del Rio Statistics Reflect Growth |
| February 2 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- OPERATION BRASS RING: U.S. Customs Gears Up to Grab More Drugs |
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January |
| January 30 | WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Customs Service Takes Down Nearly a Ton of "Grass" During Night |
| January 30 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- A Ton of Marijuana Keeps Customs Inspectors Busy on the Border |
| January 27 | HIDALGO, TEXAS -- Customs Officers Seize Cocaine |
| January 27 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Officers Seize Cocaine |
| January 26 | NOGALES, ARIZONA -- Busy Weekend for Arizona Customs |
| January 22 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Seizes Marijuana, Cocaine and Recovers Stolen Vehicles |
| January 21 | SAN LUIS, ARIZONA -- San Luis Customs Inspectors Find Load of Marijuana in "Empty" Truck |
| January 16 | LAREDO, TEXAS -- Simple on the Surface...Leads to Arrests & Seized Assets |
| January 16 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize Heroin, a Ton of Marijuana and More |
| January 15 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs Service Inspectors Make Enormous Heroin Seizure |
| January 9 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Seizes Ton Of Marijuana |
| January 9 | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA -- San Diego HIDTA Marine Task Force Nets Drug Smugglers |
| January 8 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Will Donate Jackets To Two Family Crisis Centers |
| January 8 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- The New Santa Teresa Port Of Entry Nabs Its First Marijuana Load |
| January 7 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Treasury Department Mourns Customs Agent |
| January 2 | EL PASO, TEXAS -- Customs Holiday Period Enforcement Yields 15 Marijuana Loads |
| January 2 | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Customs Boat Accident |
