As Fentanyl Crisis Wreaks Havoc On Blue City, Mayor Fights For More Food Trucks Laurel Duggan on June 28, 2023 As downtown Seattle struggles with an ongoing fentanyl crisis, Democratic …
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WASHINGTON— U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the agenda and speakers for the inaugural Green Trade Innovation and Incentives Forum being held July 11 at the U.S. Patent and Trademark …
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LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to Laredo South station shut down two stash houses in Laredo, Texas. On two separate events that occurred on June 23 and …
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By Alun John and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – Big global currencies are rarely on different paths. Yet Japan’s yen and China’s yuan are slumping against the dollar while in …
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Laredo Sector Border Patrol intercepted a human smuggling attempt utilizing a portable barn
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Station intercepted a human smuggling attempt utilizing a portable barn in Hebbronville, Texas. The event occurred on June …
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— With the backdrop of the historic Castillo San Cristobal in Old San Juan, Roberto Vaquero assumed Command of the San Juan Office of Field Operations during …
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SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the San Ysidro port of entry, seized thirteen live yellow-headed parrots concealed in duffel bags inside a vehicle. CBP …
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HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge apprehended Luis Angel Castillo Francisco, a male Mexican citizen from San Luis Acatlan, Guerrero, …
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WASHINGTON – Ian Saunders, the United States’ candidate and currently Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, was elected to become the next Secretary General …
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CBP continues to set global standard in fight against forced labor one year of Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act implementation
WASHINGTON—CBP continues to lead U.S. government efforts to eliminate goods from the supply chain made with forced labor from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China (XUAR), one year after …
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Statement from CBP Senior Official Performing the Duties of Commissioner Troy A. Miller on Leading with Integrity and Modeling Ethical Behavior
WASHINGTON – Today, CBP Senior Official Performing the Duties of Commissioner Troy A. Miller released the following statement on the CBP Integrity Strategy and appointment of the agency’s first Chief …
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a new continuing education requirement for customs brokers, which will enhance compliant trade and protect against illicit trade entering U.S. commerce …
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CBP Senior Official Performing Duties of Commissioner addresses trade advisory committee public meeting
WASHINGTON — The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) held its quarterly public meeting June 14 and unanimously passed 24 recommendations to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including 16 on …
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LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry, detained one male wanted for sexual assault of a child under the age of 14. …
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OTAY MESA, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry apprehended a male subject with an outstanding warrant for homicide. On the evening …
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CBP officers apprehend fugitive wanted for dog attack involving death at Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge apprehended a male lawful permanent U.S. resident from Rockport, Texas, wanted on an outstanding …
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SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the San Ysidro port of entry, discovered an assortment of vibrantly colored fentanyl pills concealed in a vehicle. …
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CBP releases body-worn camera footage from agent-involved shooting on Tohono O’odham Nation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection today released body-worn camera footage from a deadly use of force incident that occurred on May 18, 2023, near Ajo, Arizona. The video may …
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LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents from the Hebbronville Station halted a human smuggling attempt involving a horse trailer at FM 1017 Border Patrol Checkpoint in Hebbronville, Texas. …
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EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Bridge of the Americas cargo facility intercepted 146 pounds of cocaine. The drugs were concealed in a …
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No breakthrough as EU’s Borrell holds crisis talks with Kosovo, Serbia leaders
by Reutersby ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell proposed steps to end weeks of violence in predominantly Serb areas of northern Kosovo to the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia …
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PRESIDIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Presidio Port Director Daniel Mercado was formally sworn into office this morning at a CBP change of command ceremony. Family, friends, colleagues, …
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CBP Senior Official’s Statement of Support for Ian Saunders, U.S. Candidate for Secretary General of the World Customs Organization
WASHINGTON— U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Senior Official Performing Duties of Commissioner Troy A. Miller issued the following statement today in support of Ian Saunders, the U.S. candidate for the …
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CBP Senior Leaders’ Joint Statement of Support for Ian Saunders, U.S. Candidate for Secretary General of the World Customs Organization
WASHINGTON – Today, senior leadership of U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued the following joint statement reiterating their support for Ian Saunders as the U.S. candidate for the upcoming Secretary …
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MINNEAPOLIS– At Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, last week a passenger arriving from South Africa was referred to Agriculture Secondary Inspection where U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) discovered 83 pounds …