Over a period of six days in late February and early March, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stationed at the Port of Cincinnati seized four shipments containing cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, and undeclared U.S. currency, each smuggled in a unique way. Keep Reading
During an in-depth inspection of the vehicle, CBP officers discovered boxes containing a substance identified through testing as cocaine. Keep Reading
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) National Air Security Operations Center P-3 crew partnered with federal authorities to thwart a smuggling attempt in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and seized 3,300 pounds of cocaine, denying narcotics traffickers nearly $57 million in illicit proceeds. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized 181 pounds (82 kilos) of cocaine on February 1, from six backpacks found on board the cargo vessel M/V Molly Schulte calling at the port of San Juan from Caucedo, Dominican Republic. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge have intercepted a shipment of alleged cocaine. CBP officers discovered the narcotics, valued at approximately $211,140, hidden within a 2013 Dodge vehicle. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents and federal partners seized approximately $500,000 in undeclared currency after stopping a vessel for an outbound inspection near Fort Lauderdale on January 24. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Champlain Port of Entry Cargo Facility seized more than 1,545 lbs. of marijuana in a commercial shipment. Keep Reading
In Louisville on January 5, CBP halted a shipment from Vietnam that contained more than 5,700 designer face masks. And in Cincinnati, CBP officers closed out 2020 with another significant seizure of counterfeit masks that were packaged advertising protection against communicable respiratory diseases. Keep Reading