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December |
| December 31 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize 1,347 Pounds of Marijuana at Pharr Import Lot |
| December 17 | U.S. Customs Inspectors in South Texas Seize Half-ton of Marijuana, 54 lbs. Cocaine in 72 Hours |
| December 14 | U.S. Customs Seizes More Than Four Tons of Marijuana, Five Arrested |
| December 14 | Let the Buyer Beware: A Weekend Auction Being Advertised in El Paso Is Not Affiliated With the U.S. Customs Service |
| December 11 | U.S. Customs Dismantles One of the World's Most Sophisticated Internet Piracy Networks |
| December 11 | The "DrinkOrDie" Group: What is it? Who are they? What is the DrinkOrDie Group? |
| December 10 | U.S. Customs Launches "Operation Shield America" |
| December 10 | Snapshot of U.S. Customs Strategic Investigations |
| December 7 | U.S. Customs Service Led Investigation Dismantles Drug Smuggling Cell |
| December 7 | Supporting Anti-Terrorism: San Diego-Based Customs Special Agents Assist in World Trade Center Recovery and Air Marshal Program |
| December 5 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors Make Big Drug Seizure at Nogales Port |
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November |
| November 30 | Customs Processed More Than $200 Million in Byrd Amendment Claims |
| November 29 | U.S. Customs Begins Intensified Exams of Baggage and People Arriving Aboard Air Carriers That Do Not Provide APIS Data |
| November 29 | U.S. Customs Service Seizes $84,448 in Undeclared Currency at "Millenium Express" Ferry, Port of Mayaguez |
| November 28 | U.S. Customs Service RAIC St. Thomas Arrests Two Drug Smugglers Wanted in the State of Georgia |
| November 28 | U.S. Customs Officers in South Texas Seize Record Amount of Narcotics in FY 2001 |
| November 28 | U.S. Customs Service Special Agents Seize 956 Pounds of Cocaine in Nogales |
| November 28 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize 1,581 Pounds of Marijuana at World Trade Bridge In Laredo, Driver Arrested |
| November 27 | U.S. Customs Slams the Brakes on Car Smuggling Ring Luxury Cars Sent to Eastern Europe After Owners Falsely Reported Cars Stolen |
| November 26 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors Seize 6,920 Pounds of Marijuana at Cargo Facility |
| November 26 | U.S. Customs Service Officers in West Texas and New Mexico Seize Almost 155 Tons of Illegal Drugs in Fiscal Year 2001 |
| November 26 | Arizona Customs Officers Shatter Drug Seizure Records During Fiscal Year 2001 |
| November 26 | U.S. Customs Seizes 895 Tons of Illegal Drugs in FY 2001 |
| November 23 | U.S. Customs Service Seizes Over 2,000 Pounds in Cocaine in the South Area of Puerto Rico |
| November 20 | U.S. Customs Service Seizes 47 Pounds of Heroin in Port Everglades |
| November 20 | Customs Seizes 244 Tons of Narcotics During Fiscal Year 2001 |
| November 20 | U.S. Customs Inspectors in Brownsville Seize 29 Pounds of Ecstasy |
| November 19 | Customs Inspectors at JFK and Newark Airports Have Busy Weekend -- 16 Drug Seizures, 20 Arrests |
| November 19 | U.S. Customs Inspectors in South Texas Seize 1 1/2 Tons of Marijuana, 72 Pounds of Cocaine, Arrest 40 Fugitives in One Week |
| November 19 | New Law Requires International Air Carriers to Provide Advance Passenger Information to U.S. Customs |
| November 16 | U. S Customs Seizes $100 Million in Pirated Computer Software, Biggest Case in U.S. History |
| November 14 | U.S. Customs Service Seizes 33 lbs. of Cocaine, 9 lbs. of Heroin at Pier 10, San Juan, P.R. |
| November 13 | U.S. Customs Inspectors in South Texas Seize $5.3 Million in Narcotics Over Veteran's Day Weekend |
| November 13 | Aer Lingus Signs Up to Participate in U.S Customs Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS) |
| November 8 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors Make Large Drug Seizure at Bridge of the Americas Cargo Facility |
| November 8 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors Make Record Methamphetamine Seizure at Nogales Port |
| November 6 | Five International Air Carriers Sign Up to Participate in U.S Customs Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS) |
| November 6 | Customs Seizes $1.1 Million in Heroin |
| November 6 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize Over a Ton of Marijuana in Bus at Lincoln-Juarez Bridge, Two Arrested |
| November 2 | Traffic Wait Time Telephone Service Can Help Border Crossers |
| November 1 | U.S. Customs Special Agents, Border Patrol Seize 1,155 Pounds of Marijuana Near Rio Grande |
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October |
| October 31 | U.S. Customs Service Seizes Outbound Checks Worth More Than $1 Million |
| October 31 | Tip Leads U.S. Customs Service Special Agents to Marijuana Smugglers |
| October 30 | U.S. Customs Seizes 146 Pounds of Cocaine at Bridge of the Americas |
| October 29 | Customs Names Field Operations Director for Southern California |
| October 29 | Bridge of the Americas Primary Inspection Booth Expansion Project Announced |
| October 25 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize Nearly a Ton of Marijuana in Tractor Trailer at World Trade Bridge |
| October 25 | U.S. Customs Special Agents, Border Patrol Seize Over a Ton of Marijuana as Part of Border Coordination Initiative |
| October 25 | U.S. Customs Service Launches "Operation Green Quest" |
| October 25 | Factsheet: The El Dorado Task Force |
| October 25 | Factsheet: U.S. Customs Service Financial Investigations |
| October 25 | U.S. Customs Inspectors in South Texas Make Multiple Seizures, Apprehend 23 Fugitives in Past Week |
| October 23 | U.S. Customs Commissioner Names Director of New Office for Anti-Terrorism |
| October 22 | U.S. Customs in Blaine Makes Several Sizable Drug Seizures During October |
| October 22 | Heroin Worth $1.1 Million: Customs Seizes Drugs Worth $2.8 Million |
| October 22 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors Seize 3,361 Pounds of Marijuana in Commercial Truck |
| October 18 | U.S. Customs Service Makes Big Drug Bust at Tiny Antelope Wells Crossing |
| October 12 | Customs Announces September Seizure Totals |
| October 12 | Seizure Activity Picking Up For Customs Officer In West Texas and New Mexico |
| October 12 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors Make Record Marijuana Seizure at Naco Port of Entry |
| October 10 | Customs K-9s Find Almost 7 Tons of Marijuana in Cargo Trucks |
| October 3 | U.S. Customs Service Special Agents in New York Seize Almost $600,000 |
| October 3 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize 181 Pounds of Cocaine at Hidalgo/Pharr Port of Entry in Past Few Days |
| October 3 | U.S. Customs Officers and Tohono O'Odham Police Arrest Man Wanted in Connection With 1,814 Pound Marijuana Seizure |
| October 3 | U.S. Customs to Hold Trade Symposium |
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September |
| September 28 | Seizure Activity Picking Up for Customs Officers in West Texas and New Mexico |
| September 27 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize $170,000 in Undeclared Currency at Eagle Pass Port of Entry in the Past Two Weeks |
| September 26 | U.S. Customs Agents Seize 2,210 Pounds of Marijuana, Go-Fast Boat, Two Arrested in West Palm Beach |
| September 26 | U.S. Customs Seizes $1.2 Million in Cocaine at the Millennium Express Ferry Port of Mayaguez, P.R. |
| September 26 | Traffic Wait Time Telephone Service Can Help Border Crossers |
| September 24 | U.S. Customs Seizes Cocaine, Ecstasy, Steroids at Millennium Express Ferry, Port of Mayaguez, P.R. |
| September 14 | Advisory on Status of U.S. Ports of Entry on the Northern and Southern Borders |
| September 10 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize More Than Three Tons of Marijuana at World Trade Bridge in Laredo |
| September 10 | Area U.S. Customs Officers Seize 1,412 lbs. of Marijuana Over the Weekend |
| September 6 | U.S. Customs Arrests Laredo Fugitive for Attempting to Bribe Customs Inspectors |
| September 5 | Customs Arrests Three for Smuggling 10,560 Valium and Xanax Pills at El Paso Port |
| September 5 | Man Arrested for Assaulting a U.S. Customs Officer at Tecate Port |
| September 4 | U.S. Customs Service Seizes 20,000 Anabolic Steroids at "Millennium Express" Ferry Port of Mayaguez, P.R. |
| September 4 | San Ysidro Customs Officers Seize $1.7 Million in Heroin and Marijuana Over Weekend |
| September 4 | Customs Special Agents Arrest Man for Assaulting a Customs Officer |
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August |
| August 31 | U.S. Customs Seizes More Than $2.3 Million in Cocaine at "Millennium Express" Ferry Port of Mayaguez, P.R. |
| August 31 | Area Customs Officers Seize 12,088 Pounds of Narcotics in One Week |
| August 30 | U.S. Customs Apprehends Armed and Dangerous Fugitive at Roosville, Montana Port of Entry |
| August 30 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize 3,314 Pounds of Marijuana at Port of Miami |
| August 30 | U.S. Customs Arrests Two for Attempting to Export Military Encryption Technology to China |
| August 29 | Boat Chase Ends When Illegal Immigrant Smugglers Attempt to Ram U.S. Customs Patrol Boat |
| August 28 | Safety Inspection at Sea Yields 70 lbs. of Cocaine Aboard Ship Headed for Portland, Oregon |
| August 28 | 8,321 Pounds of Marijuana Seized at El Paso Port of Entry |
| August 27 | Area Customs Inspectors Seize 1,000 Pounds of Marijuana Over the Weekend |
| August 21 | U.S. Customs Kicks Off Training to Help Former Soviet Republics Combat Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| August 20 | Customs Inspectors at San Luis Crossing Seize 4,257 Pounds of Marijuana |
| August 20 | U.S. Customs Seizes Methamphetamine and Marijuana at the Otay Mesa Truck Crossing |
| August 20 | U.S. Customs Inspectors at Rio Grande City Catch Fugitive Wanted on Sexual Assault of a Child Charges |
| August 20 | Customs Seizes Almost 5 Tons of Marijuana |
| August 17 | U.S. Customs Agents Make a Chilling Discovery and Dismantle a Freon Smuggling Organization |
| August 17 | U.S. Customs Seizes Over a Ton of Marijuana in Coronado National Monument |
| August 16 | Customs and Fish and Wildlife Service join forces to stop trafficking in African ivory |
| August 8 | U.S. Customs Pilots, U.S. Border Patrol Together Nab 1,335 lbs. of Marijuana, Rescue Horses in Arizona Desert |
| August 8 | U.S. Customs Seizes Significant Marijuana Load in Bus at Roma Port of Entry |
| August 7 | U.S. Customs Blackhawk Helicopter Crew Rescues Undocumented Immigrants |
| August 7 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize 7,844 Pounds of Marijuana at Port of Miami |
| August 6 | U.S. Customs Seizes $4 Million in Heroin From Cruise Ship Carnival Destiny |
| August 6 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize 63,000 Ecstasy Pills at Pittsburgh International Airport, Arrest One |
| August 3 | U.S. Customs Service Finds Methamphetamine Load Concealed in Baby Car Seat |
| August 3 | Customs Seizes Over 400,000 Pills Used to Make Methamphetamine |
| August 3 | Nevada's "Mustang Ranch" Brothel Forfeits $7.5 Million in Cash and Property to U.S. Customs Service |
| August 3 | U.S. Customs Service Arrests Three for Money Laundering |
| August 3 | U.S. Customs Service Finds Methamphetamine Load Concealed in Baby Car Seat |
| August 2 | U.S. Customs, British Airways to Test New Traveler Friendly Declaration Form |
| August 1 | U.S. Customs Returns Priceless Cultural Artifacts to Mexico, Peru, and Panama |
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July |
| July 30 | U.S. Customs Seizes 3,027 Pounds of Marijuana and 149 Pounds of Cocaine Over Weekend |
| July 27 | U.S. Customs Seizes 19 Weapons in Nogales |
| July 27 | U.S. Customs Agents Seized $3,200,000 in Drugs on the Ferry "Millennium Express" at the Port of Mayag |
| July 26 | U.S. Customs Seizes $450,000 in Undeclared Currency at Blaine Port of Entry |
| July 24 | U.S. Customs Rescues Air Force F-16 Pilot |
| July 24 | U.S. Customs Port of San Francisco Seizes 515 Pounds of Cocaine |
| July 20 | Traffic Wait Time Telephone Service Can Help Border Crossers |
| July 20 | Customs Seizes 3 Cocaine Loads, Arrests 4 at East Port |
| July 20 | $3 Million in Drugs Seized, Four Arrested Aboard Cruise Ship at Port of Miami |
| July 20 | Customs Inspectors in Naco and Nogales Stop Commercial Trucks Loaded With Dope |
| July 20 | U.S. Customs, Border Patrol Agents Seize Ton of Marijuana Near Riverbank in Two Separate Seizures, One Arrested |
| July 20 | The action never stops at Luis Munoz Marin Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| July 19 | U.S. Customs at Port Everglades Seizes 253 Pounds of Cocaine Hidden in a Container on Board Cargo Vessel |
| July 19 | U.S. Customs Seizes Boat Load of Marijuana |
| July 19 | Customs Service Patrol Officers Capture Twelve in Marijuana Smuggling Scheme |
| July 19 | U.S. Customs Service Returns Renaissance Drawings Valued at $15 Million to Germany |
| July 17 | U.S. Customs Announces Plans to Further Expand its National Aviation Center in Oklahoma City |
| July 17 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize Significant Marijuana Load at Import Lot in Roma, One Arrested |
| July 13 | Drug Ships Sunk to Create Artificial Reef in Honor of U.S. Customs Officers |
| July 13 | U.S. Customs Service Makes Record Drug Seizure at Santa Teresa Port of Entry |
| July 13 | Tijuana Policeman Arrested for Drug Smuggling; Port Runner Arrested With Variety of Drugs |
| July 11 | U.S. Customs Presents Over $375,000 in Big Checks to Local Cleveland Law Enforcement |
| July 10 | 162 Pounds of Marijuana Seized in Coordinated Law Enforcement Effort |
| July 9 | U.S. Customs Agents, Border Patrol Joint Efforts Result in Two Seizures Totaling More Than One Ton of Marijuana |
| July 9 | U.S. Customs Service Agents Arrest Two Subjects on Drug Smuggling Charges at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| July 3 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Discover 644 Pounds of Marijuana in Vehicle at El Paso Port |
| July 2 | U.S. Customs Seizes $18 Million Load of Marijuana-encased Cocaine From Commercial Bus in Eagle Pass |
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June |
| June 29 | Customs Patrol Officer Heading Home After Work Encounters Marijuana Smugglers |
| June 28 | IACC and Customs Highlight Anti-Counterfeiting Efforts |
| June 27 | Customs Successfully Launches Vessel Module |
| June 22 | New Mexico Manhunt Ends in Blaine, WA, Peace Arch Park |
| June 22 | Customs Special Agents Arrest Man for Assaulting a Customs Officer |
| June 21 | Defense Contractor Enters Guilty Plea to Illegal Export of Military Weapons Optics |
| June 21 | U.S. Customs Inspectors in El Paso Seize Three Tons of Marijuana |
| June 21 | U.S. Customs Arrests Florida State Employee for Failure to Declare Export of U.S. Currency |
| June 20 | U.S. Customs Seizes $2.6 Million in Cocaine, Four Arrested in Chesapeake Bay |
| June 20 | Know Before You Go: U.S. Customs Cautions International Travelers About the Top 10 Mistakes Inspectors See at Ports of Entry |
| June 18 | Customs Seizes $1.4 Million in Heroin at Otay Mesa |
| June 15 | U.S. Customs Agents Arrest Two Subjects in Fajardo, P.R., on Drug Smuggling Charges |
| June 14 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Stop Van Loaded With 3,281 Pounds of Marijuana |
| June 13 | U.S. Customs Service Names Coordinator of its Activities at Ports of Entry Along Southwest Border |
| June 13 | 17 Kilograms of Heroin Seized by U.S. Customs at Miami International Airpor |
| June 12 | Federal Investigation Results in Charges Against Federal Agents in El Paso |
| June 12 | Mexican Government Releases Major Drug Trafficker to U.S. Customs Service |
| June 11 | U.S. Customs Seizes $2.3 Million in Cocaine in Hidalgo Over Weekend |
| June 7 | Coast Guard and U.S. Customs Seize 74 Pounds of Cocaine |
| June 6 | U.S. Customs Service to "Deep Six Drug Ships" for Artificial Reef Program |
| June 4 | U.S. Customs Officers Squash Marijuana Smugglers and Take Down Big Coke Load |
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May |
| May 31 | U.S. Customs Seizes Over a Ton of Marijuana in 24 Hours |
| May 31 | U.S. Customs Labs Receive Industry Accreditation |
| May 30 | Colombian Soap Opera Star Arrested for Smuggling Heroin |
| May 30 | U.S. Customs and Puerto Rico Police Seize 633 Pounds of Cocaine and Vessel, Dominican Arrested |
| May 30 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors Seize 1,281 Pounds of Marijuana at Naco Port |
| May 29 | U.S. Customs Service-Led Investigation Results in Arrest of Border Patrol Agent |
| May 29 | U.S. Customs Service Special Agents Seize 1,746 Pounds of Marijuana |
| May 29 | Mexico Loans Local Museum Pre-Columbian Artifacts Seized by U.S. Customs Inspectors in Roma |
| May 25 | Smugglers' Bad Luck Leads to Arrests, Seizure of 300 Pounds of "BC Bud" Marijuana |
| May 25 | $10.8 Million Worth of Cocaine Seized in Shipment of Building Materials |
| May 25 | Former Mayor Sentenced in Money Laundering/ Investment Scam |
| May 24 | Customs Seizes 800 lbs. of Cocaine Worth $8 Million |
| May 24 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize 2,466 Pounds of Marijuana in El Paso |
| May 23 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize 10,000 Steroid Doses Smuggled on Ferry from Santo Domingo |
| May 23 | U.S. Customs in Blaine Holds Missing Children Event, Over 200 Children Recovered by Top Inspector |
| May 23 | U.S. Customs Smashes Philadelphia-based Marijuana Distribution Ring |
| May 23 | U.S. Customs Service Returns Rare 10th Century Burial Sculpture To China |
| May 22 | 3 Cruise Line Crewmembers, Arrested With 3 Kilos of Cocaine |
| May 22 | U.S. Customs and Puerto Rico Police Department Seize 887 Pounds of Cocaine; Discover Murder Victim |
| May 22 | Checkmate! U.S. Customs Inspectors Locate Large Drug Load in Shipment of Chess Tables |
| May 22 | U.S. Customs Arrests Cocaine Smugglers at Baltimore-Washington International Airport |
| May 21 | Customs Seizes Marijuana from Two Commercial Trucks |
| May 21 | Customs Seizes $500,000 in Cocaine |
| May 21 | U.S. Customs Seizes Nearly 40 Pounds of Cocaine Over Weekend |
| May 21 | Big Cocaine Load Nabbed by U.S. Customs Inspectors at Nogales Port of Entry |
| May 20 | U.S. Customs Agents in Puerto Rico Seize 550 Pounds of Cocaine and One Vessel, Arrest One |
| May 18 | Heroin Seized by U.S. Customs at DFW Airport Results in Arrests |
| May 18 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize 25.7 Pounds of Methamphetamine at Laredo Port of Entry; One Arrest |
| May 18 | Drugs Worth $686,000 Seized by Customs, Border Patrol |
| May 18 | Florida Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges |
| May 18 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Locate 1,296 Pound Marijuana Load in Commercial Truck at Nogales Port |
| May 17 | U.S. Customs Seizes 1,121 Pounds of Marijuana at World Trade Bridge |
| May 17 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors at San Luis Port Take Down Two Cocaine Loads |
| May 17 | Federal Officers Seize Cache of Endangered Queen Conch Shells at Brownsville Seaport |
| May 17 | U.S. Customs Returns Precious Icons To Russia |
| May 16 | Virginia Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges |
| May 15 | Customs "Untouchables" and "Texas Rangers" Graduate From Anti-Drug and Positive Role Model Program |
| May 14 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors in El Paso Seize 4 Tons of Marijuana in Cargo Shipment |
| May 14 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors at Sasabe Port Seize 882 Pounds of Marijuana |
| May 11 | U.S. Customs Aircraft Helps Locate Fishing Boat Loaded with 12 Tons of Cocaine in Pacific Ocean |
| May 11 | U.S. Customs Seizes Ton of Marijuana in Back-To-Back Seizures at World Trade Bridge Last Night |
| May 11 | Father and Son Stopped by U.S. Customs Inspectors in Separate Smuggling Attempts |
| May 10 | U.S. Customs Inspectors at O'Hare Seize 118,000 Ecstasy Tablets Hidden in Birthday Presents |
| May 9 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize More Than Half-A-Million in Cash in Roma, One Arrested |
| May 8 | Customs Seizes Fishing Boat and 1,626 Pounds of Marijuana |
| May 8 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors at Lukeville Port Locate Drug Load in RV |
| May 2001 | Project Colt Identifies Top Ten Telemarketing Scams (Fact Sheet) |
| May 7 | 16-Year-Old Arrested After Failed Drug Smuggling Attempt |
| May 4 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize 104. 6 Pounds of Cocaine at Paso Del Norte Bridge |
| May 4 | State-of-the-Art Facility Trains Dogs to Detect Explosives, Drugs, and Currency |
| May 4 | U.S. Customs, Border Patrol Agents Seize 1,484 Pounds of Marijuana in Van Near Rio Grande River |
| May 3 | U.S. Customs, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Seize Smuggled African Ivory In Los Angeles - Biggest Seizure In Recent Years |
| May 2 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors Make Big Currency Seizure at Lukeville Crossing |
| May 1 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize 3,089 Pounds of Marijuana at World Trade Bridge |
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April |
| April 27 | Prime Contract Awarded to Modernize U.S. Customs Automated Systems |
| April 25 | U.S. Customs Presents Over $800,000 in Seized Funds to Local Detroit Law Enforcement |
| April 25 | U.S. Customs Inspectors at O'Hare Seize Jewelry Valued at More Than $433,000 |
| April 25 | $1.8 Million Worth of Cocaine Seized at Miami International Airport |
| April 24 | U.S. Customs Air and Marine Interdiction Division Safeguards Our Borders - In the Air and at Sea (Fact Sheet) |
| April 24 | BINGO!!! U.S. Customs Service Seizes Big Marijuana Load in Shipment of Game Cards |
| April 20 | Four Juvenile Drug Smugglers Nabbed by U.S. Customs Inspectors on Thursday |
| April 18 | Weslaco Man Faces Bond Hearing Today on Charges of Attempting to Bribe a Customs Inspector in Hidalgo |
| April 18 | Free Workshop Offered by Census Bureau Teaches Exporters How To Electronically File Shippers Export Declarations (SEDS) Through Aesdirect |
| April 13 | U.S. Customs Service Teams Up With Guatemalan Authorities in Intercept of Cocaine-Laden Aircraft |
| April 12 | U.S. And Bahamian Counter-Drug Forces Seize 838 Pounds of Cocaine |
| April 11 | Area Customs Inspectors Dust Smugglers |
| April 6 | Long Island Child Pornography Suspect Surrenders to U.S. Marshals |
| April 6 | Release of Revised Compliance Assessment Team (CAT KIT) Documents |
| April 5 | U.S. Customs Pursuit Boat Intercepts Smuggler Vessel, $13.6 Million in Drugs Seized |
| April 5 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors Seize 343 Pounds of Cocaine at Presidio Port |
| April 4 | U.S. Customs Seizes Over 15,000 Pounds of Marijuana |
| April 3 | U.S. Customs Agents Seize Nearly a Ton of Marijuana, Arrest 11 Suspects in Two Separate Cases, One Involving a Railcar |
| April 2 | Customs Seizes 18 Kilos of Gift Wrapped Ecstasy |
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March |
| March 30 | U.S. Customs Seizes 1,100 Pounds of Marijuana |
| March 30 | Area U.S. Customs Service Officers Make 61 Drug Busts During Past Week |
| March 29 | New X-Ray Technology Leads Customs Inspectors to Drug Load at San Luis Port |
| March 28 | U.S. Customs Seizes 3,300 Pounds of Marijuana at Port of Miami |
| March 28 | Individual Arrested In Connection With Purchase of Child Pornography |
| March 26 | Accused Child Pornographer Arrested In Maryland |
| March 26 | U.S. Customs Service, Russian Police Take Down Global Child Pornography Web Site |
| March 23 | Two Airline Employees and Two Passengers Arrested at MIA for Smuggling Cocaine |
| March 21 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize Millions in Marijuana, Cocaine, Methamphetamine in 15 Days at Eagle Pass Port of Entry |
| March 20 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize Three Tons of Marijuana in Trucks at El Paso, Presidio Ports |
| March 19 | 71-Year-Old Arrested With $1.2 Million Worth of Ecstasy |
| March 19 | U.S. Customs Agents Seize 2,364 Pounds of Cocaine and 6,328 Pounds of Marijuana |
| March 16 | U.S. Customs Service Officers Seize 4 Tons Of Illegal Drugs During Previous Week |
| March 14 | Cocaine Disguised as Tootpaste |
| March 14 | U.S. Customs Pursuit Aircraft, Mexican Military Seize Smuggler Plane and 764 Pounds of Marijuana |
| March 13 | U.S Customs Seizes Over a Ton in Off-road Trailer |
| March 13 | Bahamas Chase Yields 1,605 Pounds of Cocaine, Assault Weapons, Body Armor |
| March 12 | 27 Members of Major Drug Smuggling, Distribution Organization Indicted |
| March 9 | U.S. Customs Seizes More Than 3,300 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden Inside Cargo Container |
| March 7 | Fliers Explaining U.S. Customs, INS, USDA, and TABC Requirements are to be Distributed to Students on Spring Break Traveling to Mexico as Part of the Border Coordination Initiative |
| March 6 | U.S. Customs Seizes More Than 4 Tons of Marijuana and Approximately $1.4 Million in Cash |
| March 5 | Detroit U.S. Customs Agents Arrest Seven in Connection with Marijuana Shipment |
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February |
| February 28 | U.S. Customs Finds Cocaine Hidden in Passenger's Arm Cast |
| February 28 | U.S. Customs Shuts Down Chinese Company for Prison-Made Goods |
| February 27 | U.S. Customs Special Agents Uncover Drug Tunnel in Nogales: Tunnel is 6th Found in Nogales Since 1995 |
| February 26 | Customs is Hiring Special Agents |
| February 23 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize 104 Pounds of Marijuana, Arrest 81-Year-Old |
| February 23 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize Cocaine, Leads to Other Arrests |
| February 20 | U.S. Customs Inspectors at Nogales Discover Large Drug Loads in Truck, Rail Car |
| February 16 | Marijuana Smuggler Sentenced to 10 1/2 Years |
| February 16 | El Paso Area Customs Officers Seize Over Two Tons of Marijuana During Busy Week |
| February 13 | U.S. Customs Nabs 7 Smugglers Backpacking Drugs Through the Desert |
| February 12 | U.S. Customs and FBI Arrest Pair in Border Corruption Investigation |
| February 12 | U.S. Customs Seizes Over 4 Tons of Marijuana |
| February 12 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize $1.5 Million in Cocaine, Currency, Methamphetamine and Marijuana this Weekend at Port of Entry |
| February 12 | Customs Seizes $750,000 in Cocaine |
| February 12 | Notices to Shippers, Importers: ACS to Be Taken Off-line Briefly for Enhancements Installation |
| February 9 | U.S. Customs Arrests Smuggler, Seizes 22 Pounds of Heroin |
| February 9 | Videos of U.S. Customs Trade Symposium 2000 Now Available for Purchase at Web Site |
| February 9 | U.S. Customs Arrests Oklahoma City Child Pornographer |
| February 7 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Arrest Two Women Following Smuggling Attempt |
| February 6 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize $1.1 Million in Cocaine |
| February 6 | U.S. Customs Service Seizes 210,100 Ecstasy Tablets |
| February 5 | U.S. Customs Service Announces First Group of Low-Risk Importers |
| February 5 | U.S. Customs Service Seizes Nearly Half-A-Million Dollars in Stolen Money Orders |
| February 2 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize 42 Pounds of Cocaine: Drug Find is Third Significant Cocaine Seizure This Week |
| February 2 | Cali Cartel Fugitive Extradited from Colombia |
| February 2 | U.S. Customs Service Patrol Officers Rescue 3-Year-Old Boy Lost in Desert |
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January |
| January 31 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize $6.6 Million in Cocaine in Less Than 24 Hours at Hidalgo/Pharr Port of Entry |
| January 31 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors on Opposite Ends of Arizona Make Substantial Drug Busts |
| January 30 | U.S. Customs Service Inspectors Seize 4,946 Pounds of Marijuana at El Paso/Ysleta Cargo Facility |
| January 29 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize 2,939 Pounds of Marijuana at World Trade Bridge This Weekend |
| January 26 | U.S. Customs Arrests Two Charged with Selling Counterfeit Watches, Pens via the Internet |
| January 25 | U.S. Customs Inspectors at El Paso Port Find Marijuana Strapped to Three Border Crossers |
| January 25 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize 2.5 tons of Marijuana at Nogales, Arizona, Cargo Facility |
| January 24 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Arrest Two Ohio Fugitives Wanted for Aggravated Robbery |
| January 24 | U.S. Customs Arrests Two in Connection with Scheme to Export Sophisticated Military Items to Pakistan |
| January 19 | El Paso Area Customs Officers Seize Cocaine and Marijuana during Busy Week |
| January 19 | Customs Agents and Border Alliance Group Officers Seize 1,876 Pounds of Marijuana |
| January 18 | New Canada Preclearance Agreement to be Signed Today |
| January 12 | Customs Seizes Half-Ton of Marijuana from Railroad Train |
| January 12 | Customs Issues Alert to U.S. Residents Warning Them of New Twist to Canadian Lottery Scam |
| January 10 | U.S. Customs Modernization in 2001 and Beyond (Fact Sheet) |
| January 10 | 13 Sentenced in Largest Non-Drug Money Laundering Case Ever Conducted by U.S. Customs |
| January 10 | U.S. Customs Aircraft Tracks Airborne Smugglers: Narcotics Seized, Two Arrested |
| January 9 | Customs Officers to March in Martin Luther King Parade |
| January 8 | Customs Inspectors Seize 53 Pounds of Cocaine at Rio Grande City Port of Entry, One Arrested |
| January 6 | U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize 80 Pounds of Cocaine, One Arrested |
| January 5 | Customs Inspectors Seize 32 Pounds of Cocaine, One Arrest: Seizure follows a highly successful month of seizure activity |
| January 5 | U.S. Customs Service Seizes $2 Million in Currency Aboard Haiti-Bound Freighter |
| January 4 | U.S. Customs Investigation Recovers $1.2 Million from Investment Swindle |
| January 2 | U.S. Customs Seizes 92 Pounds of Heroin: Heroin Seizure Believed to be the Largest by Customs along Texas-Mexico Border |
| January 2 | Drugs Derailed - Customs Seizes 13,500 Ecstasy Pills on Train, Arrests Two |
