Dulles CBP Intercepts 43-Pound Marijuana Load Destined to England, MWAA Police Arrests Houston Woman
STERLING, Va. – A Manchester, England-bound woman is facing felony drug charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found nearly 43 pounds of marijuana in her luggage at Washington Dulles International…
Dulles CBP Intercepts 53-Pound Marijuana Load Destined to Paris, MWAA Police Arrest Maryland Woman
STERLING, Va. – A Maryland woman was arrested on felony narcotics charges at Washington Dulles International Airport on Tuesday after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered more than 53 pounds of…
Baltimore CBP Intercepts 32-Pound Marijuana Load Destined to London, Passenger Released
BALTIMORE– U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized a 32-pound marijuana load that one passenger attempted to smuggle to London from Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on February 25. The passenger,…
Brazil intercepts illegal flight over Indigenous land invaded by gold miners
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian Air Force said on Tuesday it fired warning shots at a plane and forced it to land for violating a no-fly ban over the Yanomami Indigenous reservation…
US Navy intercepts missiles in Red Sea while escorting Maersk ships
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Maersk said explosions nearby forced two ships operated by its U.S. subsidiary and carrying U.S. military supplies to turn around when they were transiting the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen,…
Cincinnati CBP Intercepts Thousands of Fraudulent and Counterfeit Documents During Fiscal Year 2023
CINCINNATI–-U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati spent part of Fiscal Year 2023 (October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023) intercepting and identifying more than 6,800 documents, a 219% increase over…
CBP Intercepts 63 Migrants from the Dominican Republic and Haiti in a Yola Vessel Near Southwestern Puerto Rico
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – Marine Agents of US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO), along with Puerto Rico Police, intercepted Friday a “yola” type vessel with 63 undocumented migrants. …
CBP Memphis intercepts state’s first-ever treehopper bugs
MEMPHIS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists in Memphis recently intercepted rare treehopper bugs (Matcalfiellla Monogramma) on Persea sp leaves. – the first ever of its kind in the…
Norfolk CBP Intercepts Deuterium Destined to China
NORFOLK, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized a shipment of China-bound deuterium cylinders in Norfolk on October 18 for violating nuclear nonproliferation licensing laws. The deuterium violated nuclear nonproliferation…
Dulles CBP Intercepts 46 Pounds of Ketamine Concealed in Air Cargo from Cameroon
STERLING, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized about 46 pounds of ketamine, an animal tranquilizer abused by users, in an air cargo shipment from Cameroon on October 10 at Washington…
CBP Intercepts Invasive Locust in Detroit
DETROIT – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists intercepted an elusive Egyptian locust during container inspections at a local railyard, September 29. The discovery took place during examination of inbound…
Philadelphia CBP Intercepts 21-Pound Marijuana Load in UK-Bound Passenger’s Baggage
PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 21 pounds of marijuana on Saturday at Philadelphia International Airport that officers discovered in the baggage of a French woman traveling to…
Senegal intercepts migrant boat to Spain amid summer surge
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s navy has intercepted a boat with around 70 migrants risking the perilous Atlantic route to Spain, the army said on Thursday, the third reported crossing this week as…
Louisville CBP Intercepts Shipments of Counterfeit Designer Jewelry & Phone Cases Worth over $1.7 Million
LOUISVILLE, Ky— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville stopped and inspected two shipments containing designer rings, watch bands, and phone cases deemed to be counterfeit by CBP’s Centers of…
Atlanta CBP Intercepts Ketamine Destined for Colorado
ATLANTA—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Atlanta intercepted nearly 200 pounds of Ketamine Hydrochloride, a dangerous substance often used as a club drug and in sexual assaults. On Tuesday, while…
Cincinnati CBP intercepts over 70 shipments of unapproved cosmetic injectables in 2 weeks
CINCINNATI—Throughout the last two weeks, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized 78 shipments of unapproved cosmetic treatments such as Botox, Juvéderm, and other fillers. The U.S. Food and…
Philadelphia CBP Intercepts NJ Marijuana Load Destined to Bermuda
PHILADELPHIA – One week after seizing 72 pounds of marijuana from an Ireland-bound man, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia intercepted an eight-pound marijuana load destined to Bermuda. CBP officers…
Philadelphia CBP Intercepts 72-Pound Ireland-Bound Marijuana Load, HSI Arrests California Man
PHILADELPHIA – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested a California man after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 72 pounds of marijuana on Monday from baggage being loaded onto an Ireland-bound flight…
Cincinnati CBP intercepts 326 pounds of Ketamine in 6 months
CINCINNATI–-Since the beginning of fiscal year 2023, which began October 1, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati intercepted 33 shipments containing 326 pounds of the dangerous club drug…
CBP Intercepts Giant Snails at Detroit Metropolitan Airport
ROMULUS, Mich. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists intercepted six Giant African Snails at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The live snails were discovered in the suitcase of a traveler who…
CBP Intercepts Counterfeit Stamps
DALLAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport seized 4,080 counterfeit U.S. postage stamps. The fraudulent stamps were discovered after CBP officers inspected packages that were manifested…
Milwaukee CBP Intercepts Shipment of Prescription Medication
MILWAUKEE, Wis.—On Valentine’s Day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at an Express Consignment Operations hub seized a shipment containing 72 Amoxicillin 100mg capsules, six vials of Penicillin Powder, eight…
Dulles CBP Intercepts Another Marijuana Load Bound for Nigeria
STERLING, Va. – Three months after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 10 pounds of marijuana in a Nigeria-bound passenger’s baggage, officers at Washington Dulles International Airport intercepted another…
Cincinnati CBP Intercepts Over 140 Pounds of Meth in Acrylic Paint
CINCINNATI—On January 6, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati intercepted smuggled narcotics in a large shipment of acrylic waterproofing paint from Mexico enroute to Cleveland, Texas, located just outside…
CBP at JFK Intercepts Med Fly in Peppers
JAMAICA, N.Y. — The Med Fly is typically associated with citrus fruit, maybe they are adding vegetables to their diet? Thankfully skilled and alert U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol intercepts a human smuggling attempt at the I-35 checkpoint
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol intercepted a human smuggling attempt at the I-35 checkpoint north of Laredo, Texas. On Dec. 17, as Border Patrol agents while working at the I-35…
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