All Entries Tagged With: "CBP"
7 Myths About C-TPAT Certification
- / N2N / – As a C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) consultant I find there are a number of myths, or misconceptions about C-TPAT Certification. It seems that these myths continue to float around the industry because I keep running into them. Here’s a few of the myths: 1) My company is too small [...]
Download Free PDF – All About C‐TPAT Portal Release 65
DOWNLOAD C-TPAT_PORTAL RELEASE 65 UPDATE – / N2N / – On November 12th, 2011 a new release of the C-TPAT web portal will be deployed. The new release adds many new functions for the trade including a rewrite of the “Validation Response” page. Also included is an adjusted scorecard which is viewable after the completion [...]
CBP Seizes One Ton of Marijuana in Big Rig Load of Concrete Block
Del Rio, Texas – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Del Rio port of entry maintained their vigilance this week and seized more than a ton of marijuana hidden in a commercial truck. The seizure occurred on April 26 at the Del Rio International Bridge. A CBP officer referred [...]
CBP Notifies C-TPAT Partners to Watch for Seasonal Spike in Marijuana Smuggling
- / N2N / – In an effort to enhance communication with the its members, C-TPAT routinely highlights security matters for the purpose of raising awareness and renewing partner vigilance regarding supply chain security. During the fall months, C-TPAT tends to see an increase in marijuana smuggling incidents from Mexico. Containers/trailers can be compromised at [...]
CBP Announces Expanded 2011 Supply Chain Security Training Seminar
- / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be hosting the 2011 C-TPAT Supply Chain Security Training Seminar. This year, CBP will be hosting two seminars due to the interest of previous events and to expand the opportunity to as many member companies to attend as possible. The first seminar will be [...]
Suspicious Big Rig Activity Tips Feds to Border Smuggling Tunnel
/ – N2N / – San Diego, Calif. – The San Diego Tunnel Task Force uncovered a sophisticated 600-yard underground cross-border tunnel yesterday. Approximately 30 tons of marijuana seized in the U.S. and Mexico have been linked to the tunnel. The tunnel is described as a crawlspace-sized passageway, connecting an Otay Mesa warehouse in the [...]
Los Angeles NVOCC Obtains C-TPAT Status
Los Angeles, Calif. – / N2N / – Airlift (USA), Inc., a Los Angeles-based NVOCC (Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier) has obtained its C-TPAT Certification through U.S. Customs. C-TPAT stands for “Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism”. It is a voluntary program administered by U.S. customs and requires participating companies to create a business profile and a [...]
Marijuana Worth $1.2 Million in Trailer, Truck Tires & Rail Cars
San Diego, Calif. – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo port of entry intercepted three narcotic smuggling attempts on Monday. The first seizure occurred at about 11:30 a.m., when a CBP officer referred a 26-year-old Mexican citizen driving a 1991 Freightliner Tractor to the secondary examination [...]
Marijuana Stashed in Big Rig’s Load of Spoiled Watermelons
Indio, Calif. – / N2N / – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station interdicted a marijuana smuggling attempt with an estimated value of nearly $140,000. At approximately 12:40 a.m., a tractor-trailer being driven by a Mexican citizen who was determined to be illegally present in the United States approached the [...]
750 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Semi’s Flatbed Trailer
Tucson, Ariz. – / N2N / – U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector seized more than 1,700 pounds of marijuana in two separate incidents Thursday. The drugs have an estimated value exceeding $1.3 million. A Nogales station Canine Team conducting checkpoint operations on Interstate 19 was alerted to a semi-truck with a flatbed [...]
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 [...]
