All Entries Tagged With: "California"
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
$400 Million Highway Improvement Project Begins in California
- / N2N / – Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez joined state and local officials to kick off construction on the $400 million West County Connectors project today near Garden Grove, Calif. The new interchange, which relies on $50 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will include additional HOV lanes, improve [...]
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 [...]
Rescued Lions Set Free After Complex Logistics
SAN FRANCISCO – / N2N / – Four lions, rescued by Animal Defenders International (ADI) from a Bolivian circus when the country banned the use of animals in circuses, will be landing today at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and then heading on to a life of luxury at the ARK2000 sanctuary in Calaveras County. [...]
California Company Wins Bid to Add Armor to Iraqi Navy Vessels
COSTA MESA, Calif. – / N2N / – Ceradyne, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDN), in conjunction with Turner Strategic Technologies LLC (“TST”) of Virginia Beach, Virginia, is pleased to announce the award of a contract in an amount estimated between $3.5 million to $6.0 million (range depends on customer exercised options) for the supply and installation of [...]
580 Pounds Of Marijuana Stashed in Semi’s Sleeping Area
Blythe, Calif. – / N2N / – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Sector seized 45 bundles of marijuana hidden inside a tractor-trailer at the Highway 78 Checkpoint late Wednesday evening. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Blythe Station stopped a Freightliner tractor-trailer at the Highway 78 checkpoint at about 10 p.m. Agents referred [...]
California Logistics Company Tweets to Reach Next Gen
Temecula, California – / N2N / – Aspen Logistics Inc. is utilizing new communications mediums to not only attract the next generation of decision makers, but also to connect with their own employees. The third-party logistics company’s Human Resources department is now using twitter to take advantage of the sites appeal to the next generation [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
ATA Joins Suit Challenging California Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Arlington, Va. – / N2N / – The American Trucking Associations (ATA) today joined petroleum refiners and other end-users in a legal challenge to California’s recently enacted low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS). The regulation adopted by the California Air Resources Board requires annual reductions in the carbon intensity of gasoline and diesel over the next ten [...]
