All Entries Tagged With: "Cash"
Texas Border Patrol More Than $1 Million in Cocaine
Granjeno, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the McAllen station seized 36 pounds of cocaine early this morning. Border Patrol agents were alerted to suspicious activity along the banks of the Rio Grande, south of Granjeno, by an agent operating a remote video surveillance system. Approximately six individuals were seen emerging from the [...]
Border Patrol Agents Seize Cash, Cocaine
Blythe, California – / N2N / – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Blythe Station seized more than $80,000 in cash and two pounds of cocaine in separate smuggling attempts over the weekend. Border Patrol agents arrested two individuals traveling in a 2008 Gray Chrysler 300. During the vehicle stop, a K-9 team alerted to [...]
CBP Siezes $300,000 Undeclared Cash
Nogales, Arizona – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Mariposa, Ariz. port of entry yesterday discovered $300,032 in undeclared currency hidden inside a suitcase and arrested two men from Sonora, Mexico. On Monday afternoon, CBP officers were conducting routine inspections of vehicles leaving the United States when they [...]
Operation ATLAS Targets Cash Smuggling
Brussels – / N2N / – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya today announced the preliminary results of Operation ATLAS—the largest multilateral operation in history targeting cash smugglers which took place from Oct. 26-30. More than 80 countries participated in Operation ATLAS (an acronym [...]
CBP Stops More than $63,000 from Leaving California, Heading into Mexico
San Diego – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers Wednesday stopped $63,197 in undeclared currency from leaving the United States. Officers conducting southbound inspections on the 905 freeway at the Otay Mesa port of entry stopped two cars with persons carrying undeclared cash. click for hi-res U.S. currency Officers stopped a white Toyota 4Runner, driven [...]
