All Entries in the "C-TPAT" Category
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 [...]
9,500 Pounds of Marijuana Stashed in Cargo of Watermelons
Nogales, Ariz. – / N2N / – CBP officers at the Nogales ports of entry had a busy day yesterday intercepting more than 9,500 pounds of marijuana and stopping close to $334,000 in illicit funds believed to be headed back to Mexico to fuel the drug trafficking trade. The first of the two big seizures [...]
Here’s How Homeland Security is Spending ARRA $ Billions
- / N2N / – The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is an effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. With much at stake, the Act provides for unprecedented levels of transparency [...]
Truckload of Counterfeit DVD’s Seized at Border
Otay Mesa, Calif. – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials today announced the seizure of a single truckload containing more than 6,300 counterfeit DVDs last month at the Otay Mesa cargo export facility. At about 9 a.m. on February 11, a CBP officer processing trucks exporting cargo out of the United [...]
Texas Company Ready for Mandatory Cargo Screening
DALLAS, Texas – / N2N / – With the mandatory screening deadline for 100% of air cargo loaded to passenger aircraft just around the corner, one company stands out in the fray – ComSec International. “We are ramping up operations to assist with cargo screening across all areas of the air transportation industry,” said Jason [...]
CBP Finds Ton of Marijuana Hidden in Banana Shipment
San Diego – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo facility seized nearly a ton of marijuana Monday, hidden amongst a shipment of bananas. At about 2 p.m. February 1, a 40-year-old male Mexican truck driver applied to cross into the United States from Mexico driving a [...]
Smugglers Using Spikes to Disable Border Patrol Vehicles
Edinburg, Texas – / N2N / – U.S. Border Patrol agents of the Rio Grande Valley, Texas sector along with state and local law enforcement agencies have experienced an increase in the use of homemade spikes by smugglers. In 2009 law enforcement authorities in the Rio Grande Valley witnessed a significant increase in the use [...]
CBP Officers Nab 14-Year-Old Female Drug Smuggler
Columbus, New Mexico – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Columbus, N.M. port of entry seized 5.3 pounds of marijuana Thursday morning. The drugs were hidden in a backpack being carried by a 14-year-old girl. The seizure was made just before 7 a.m. when the juvenile entered the [...]
Port Officers Find Cocaine Hidden in VW Beetle
- / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Calexico downtown port of entry discovered 40 pounds of cocaine hidden inside the spare tire and rear tire wells of a blue 2000 Volkswagen Beetle. The incident occurred on Wednesday, January 27, at about 10 a.m. when a CBP officer conducting [...]
CBP Officers Rescue Puppy From Cargo Bay
Jamaica, N.Y. – / N2N / – On Saturday, January 23, three U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers came to the rescue of a puppy that was cold and clinging to life. The puppy which arrived on a flight from Mexico City was found within a cargo bay on board an aircraft at JFK. The [...]
OSI Systems Wins U.S. Government Contract for Cargo Inspection Systems
HAWTHORNE, Calif.- / N2N / – OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIS), a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronics and services, today announced that its Security division, Rapiscan Systems, has been awarded an approximate $25 million contract from the United States Government for the purchase of multiple advanced security screening systems from the Company’s cargo and vehicle inspection [...]
CBP Seizes 1000 Pounds of Marijuana Near Graveyard
Tucson, Ariz. – / N2N / – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Sonoita Station seized 1,060 pounds of marijuana near a cemetery. A canine team assisted with discovering the 21 bundles of marijuana hidden among some brush. The value of the marijuana is approximately $848,000. Border Patrol agents have been extremely effective at stopping [...]
Why Aren’t More NVOCC’s C-TPAT Certified?
by Jeff Platts – / N2N / – Why aren’t more NVOCC’s participating in the U.S. Customs C-TPAT program? C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) is a voluntary program administered by U.S Customs & Border Protection. The minimum security criteria for NVOCC’s (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier) does not require the NVOCC to own any assets, such [...]
