All Entries in the "C-TPAT" Category
House Introduces Bill to Allow C-TPAT Certification for Non-Asset 3PL’s
Washington – / N2N / – Rep. William Owens [D-NY23] introduced H.R. 5619, which will allow many non-asset logistics companies to obtain Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Certification. The Safe Port Act, which was passed after the 911 terrorist attacks specifically included non-asset logistics providers involved in the international supply chain to be eligible for [...]
Semi Container Stuffed with 5000 Pounds of Marijuana
Laredo, Texas – / N2N / - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo, Texas port of entry intercepted more than $5 million in marijuana Wednesday at the World Trade International Bridge. The seizure occurred when a CBP officer referred a 1998 International tractor pulling a 2000 Stick chassis with a container being [...]
Semi Busted with 2000 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Ceramic Bricks
Eagle Pass, Texas – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry intercepted more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana at Bridge II. The seizure took place at the commercial import lot when a CBP officer referred a 1997 Freightliner tractor – pulling a flatbed trailer, driven [...]
April Surface Trade with Canada – Mexico up 32.4% from April 2009
/ N2N / – Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 32.4 percent higher in April 2010 than in April 2009, reaching $65.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The 32.4 percent [...]
Semi Packed With 322 Pounds of Marijuana Seized at Checkpoint
Blythe, Calif. – / N2N / – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma sector seized more than $250,000 in marijuana and arrested a suspected drug smuggler at the checkpoint on Highway 78 near Palo Verde. At about 5:30 p.m., Border Patrol agents assigned to the Blythe station encountered a white semi-tractor trailer at [...]
Olympic Freight Announces C-TPAT Certification
- / N2N / – Pathfinder Logistics International, LLC DBA Olympic Freight, an NVOCC located in Santa Rosa, California, announced that it has successfully achieved C-TPAT Certification status through U.S. Customs and Border Protection. C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) is a voluntary program administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. C-TPAT Certified companies must have [...]
$2 Million of Cocaine Stashed in Shipping Container
Wilmington, Del., – / N2N / – Customs and Border Protection officers seized about 63 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated street value of up to $2 million, which they discovered concealed in the ventilation system of a refrigerated shipping container at the Port of Wilmington, Del., on June 6. CBP tactical operations officers from [...]
Marijuana & Meth Buried in Semi Trailer Load of Seashells
San Diego – / N2N / – Friday afternoon at about 12:10 p.m., a 42-year-old male Mexican citizen entered the Otay Mesa cargo facility driving a 2000 Freightliner tractor pulling a 1989 Wabash trailer with cargo manifested as dry sea shells. A CBP officer referred the conveyance to the secondary area for further investigation. Officers [...]
Rail Car Busted with $ 9 Million of Marijuana Stashed Under Debris
Calexico, Calif. – / N2N / – On Friday, June 4, at about 4:30 p.m., a commercial train coming from Mexico entered the Calexico downtown port of entry for inspection. Officers with the port’s Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team screened the rail cars with an x-ray imaging system that detected anomalies with the gondola’s contents. Packages [...]
Top Ten Reasons to Choose C-TPAT Compliant Over Certified
- / N2N / – Many companies involved in bringing freight into the United States have become C-TPAT Certified through U.S. Customs and many more are considering certification. But not every freight company is eligible for certification, and many that are eligible don’t do it for a variety of reasons. Now there is another alternative [...]
Big Rig Busted With 1800 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in False Floor
El Paso, Texas – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the El Paso port of entry made two marijuana seizures yesterday confiscating 1,867.76 pounds of marijuana, including one seizure in the false floor of a trailer. “These are outstanding seizures which demonstrate the dedication, versatility, and skill that our [...]
Big Rig Busted with Marijuana Stashed in Concrete Tables
Douglas, Ariz. – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped a drug smuggling attempt at the Douglas, Ariz., Port of Entry when a large mobile X-ray unit detected more than 300 pounds of marijuana concealed in concrete tables. CBP officers were screening commercial traffic coming from Mexico on Monday when they [...]
Fifty Bundles of Marijuana in Secret Compartments of Flatbed Trailer
Tucson, Ariz. – / N2N / – In two separate incidents over the weekend, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Tucson Sector discovered a total 793 pounds of marijuana hidden in secret compartments. The combined estimated street value of the marijuana is more than $634,000. A Border Patrol canine team working the Interstate 19 [...]
