U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers identified two Cameroon women as impostors at Washington-Dulles International Airport, with the help of biometric facial comparison technology. Keep Reading
Among the complaints of delayed medical care, two detainees who filed sick call requests saying they had fever did not receive treatment until 12-14 days later. One who complained of body aches waited 22 days. Keep Reading
The men, arrested in January and March near a port of entry in California, were on a U.S. government watchlist for terrorism suspects and a no-fly list, CBP said in a press release. Keep Reading
A police operation targeting firearms trafficking across South America has seen thousands of illicit firearms seized, thousands of arrests and investigative leads generated on crime networks and smuggling routes. Keep Reading
The new task force will ensure that law enforcement partners on both sides of the border benefit from shared intelligence and information so that they can detect and intercept the illegal movement of firearms at the border. Keep Reading
A man has been arrested in the U.K. by the National Crime Agency (NCA) on suspicion of people smuggling offenses after an operation at a motorway service station. Keep Reading
On April 4, at approximately 6:20 a.m., U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested four men from Mexico who swam around the international border wall into the United States along with two additional men who picked them up north of the border to transport them further into the U.S. Keep Reading
NEC Corporation has announced that Japan’s Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport will commence trials for Face Express, a new boarding procedure for international departure flights using facial recognition technology, this April. Keep Reading
Smiths Detection has been selected by Hellenic Police to supply two HCVMe high-energy mobile X-ray systems for the screening of cargo. Keep Reading
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents recently disrupted five human smuggling events resulting in the arrest of 86 illegal aliens. Keep Reading
New York State and the Port Authority have invested $37 million in New York Stewart International Airport, which includes funds to support the construction of a new permanent Federal Inspection Station to be operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Keep Reading
The sisters from Ecuador were dropped into the United States west of Mt. Cristo Rey in New Mexico and were spotted by CBP camera surveillance. Immediately after the girls landed on the ground, the smugglers fled the area, CBP said. Keep Reading
BOOK EXCERPT: On March 10, 2011, HSI investigators at the Miami International Airport closed the books on the final chapter of a long, high-wire war-on-terror investigation. Keep Reading
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) at DHS audited CBP’s drug storage and destruction process following concerns about safety and security risks related to illicit drugs. Keep Reading
A suitcase containing 185 live baby tortoises has been uncovered by stunned airport workers. The reptiles were found individually wrapped in plastic inside luggage at Ecuador's Galapagos Islands airport and were less than three months old, according to officials. Ten of them had died. Keep Reading
Avila Meza worked with members of a drug trafficking organization known as the Cachiros, which was a prolific and violent criminal syndicate that relied on connections to politicians, military personnel, and law enforcement to transport cocaine to, within, and from Honduras. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has now introduced Simplified Arrival at all of the pedestrian border crossings in the Rio Grande Valley ports of entry. Keep Reading
From today (March 29), the Canada Border Services Agency will begin issuing monetary penalties to travelers who fail to properly declare cannabis and cannabis products when crossing the border. Keep Reading
The study identified a wide range of current and potential future uses of AI in relation to five key border security functions, namely: situation awareness and assessment; information management; communication; detection, identification and authentication; and training and exercise. Keep Reading
Over the last twelve months, the Transportation Security Administration has installed a growing number of technology solutions to ensure checkpoints are as safe and healthy as they are secure. Keep Reading