All Entries in the "U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION" Category
44 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Vehicle Transport Trailer
El Paso, Texas – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Santa Teresa, N.M. port of entry made two marijuana seizures Wednesday, including one bust where the drugs were found concealed in the rails of a gooseneck vehicle hauler. “Smuggling organizations will use every imaginable concealment method to try [...]
CBP Seizes 20 Pounds of Ecstasy at Canadian Border
Buffalo, N.Y. – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Field Operations today announced the seizure of approximately 20 pounds of methylene-dioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), better known as the club-drug ‘Ecstasy.’ The seizure resulted in the arrest of a Canadian citizen. On July 25, CBP officers encountered Anthony Ighodaro, a 29-year-old Canadian citizen from Mississauga, [...]
CBP Siezes $1.5 Million in Drugs at U.S. – Mexico Border
Hidalgo, Texas – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Hidalgo International Bridge seized 44.5 pounds of cocaine and 9 pounds of methamphetamine in two separate and unrelated enforcement actions. The cocaine was valued at $1.4 million and the methamphetamine at $162,000. On July 24, 2010, CBP officers working [...]
23 Pounds of Methamphetamine Hidden in Speaker Box
San Clemente, Calif. — Wednesday afternoon, U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered 10 wrapped packages of methamphetamine inside a Nissan Frontier pick-up truck approximately one mile south of the I-5 checkpoint. At approximately 1 p.m., a 25-year-old male U.S citizen was arrested in connection with the seizure after agents encountered him with the Nissan parked on [...]
640 Pounds of Marijuana in Bobtail Truck’s Scrap Aluminum Cargo
San Diego – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers foiled a suspected smuggler’s attempt to bring 680 pounds of marijuana through the Otay Mesa cargo facility. Officers discovered the marijuana, valued at nearly $340,000, hidden inside large sacks holding aluminum scrap cans. At around 1:10 p.m., July 12, CBP officers encountered [...]
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 [...]
400 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Big Rig’s Tires
San Diego – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers continue to defeat drug smuggling attempts at the ports of entry along the California border with Mexico. Wednesday CBP officers uncovered nearly 400 pounds of marijuana valued at approximately $200,000 from the tires of a tractor trailer attempting to enter the country. [...]
Cargo of 6000 Counterfeit Handheld Video Games Seized at Border
Otay Mesa, Calif. – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa, Calif. cargo export facility seized almost 6,000 counterfeit handheld “Tetris” video games last week. On Thursday, June 24, CBP officers processing trucks exporting goods out of the United States into Mexico pulled aside two shipments labeled as [...]
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 [...]
Chinese Companies Found Illegally Dumping Electric Blankets
- / N2N / – • On June 28, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its affirmative final determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation on imports of certain woven electric blankets (woven electric blankets) from the People’s Republic of China (China). • Dumping occurs when a foreign company sells a product in the United [...]
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 [...]
