Welcome to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Law Enforcement Explorer Post 4701 located at JFK International Airport. This site was created to provide information about the Exploring Program and to show what being an explorer at JFK Airport is all about. To learn more about our post, please visit the About Us link. There you will find a history of our post from its start in the early 80's to present day. To view our current roster of Advisors as well as explorers, proceed to the Roster link. The Calendar link shows any upcoming events our post will be attending.

We have setup a forum in which advisors and explorers, not only from our post, can communicate with each other. The forum is under the Community Link. To view our image gallery as well as videos we may post online, please visit our Media Section.

The lower section of this page is dedicated to news directly related to U.S. Customs & Border Protection activity around the U.S.

All Law Enforcement Explorer Posts are not for profit organizations and rely on contributions from individuals and groups to help cover the costs of our training program.

Thank you for visiting; please feel free to look around the site and see the valuable information provided for you.
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06.01.2009 - Major Updates
The site will have some major updates involving functionality. New information as well as a terms of usage/disclaimer is now available.

02.13.2008 - Site Updated
Revised Schedule, Links

09.01.2006 - Site Launch
The new CBP Explorer Post 4701 website has just been launched. Some Features may not be online yet, and will be available in the upcoming days.
 



Naco, Arizona –U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped a drug-smuggling attempt when they seized more than 230 pounds of marijuana.

On Friday, May 29, at about 6:45 pm., CBP officers were screening travelers when they became suspicious of a 21-year-old Phoenix, Arizona woman driving a 2001 Chevy pick-up. The CBP officers searched the vehicle and discovered a secret compartment built into the bed of the pick-up. A total of 230 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $571,000 was removed from the compartment.


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Rio Grande City, Texas. - Border Patrol agents assigned to the Rio Grande City Station seize a wheelbarrow full of marijuana weighing 223 pounds.

On Thurday, at about 3:30 p.m., Border Patrol agents working in the La Grulla area observed several subjects pushing a wheelbarrow away from the Rio Grande River. When agents approached and identified themselves, the subjects abandoned their cargo and fled into the brush. The agents recovered 20 bricks of marijuana for a combined weight of 223 pounds. After a search of the immediate area, three male subjects were taken into custody. The narcotics have an estimated value of $178,400.00.

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