Over 14,000 prohibited items stopped by Minnesota CBP during FY23
MINNEAPOLIS– From October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023 (FY23), U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialist (CBPAS) at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport prevented the possible introduction of livestock diseases and agricultural…
CBP, FWS Seize Seahorses, Snakes, Snake Oil, and Prohibited Pork Products at Dulles Airport
STERLING, Va. – There’s never a dull moment for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at Washington Dulles International Airport. Two recent seizures from travelers arriving from Vietnam helped to illustrate…
CBP Nabs 149 Prohibited Botox Vials in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico– US Customs and Border Protection officers and import specialists found consignment packages containing prohibited Botox vials, which were seized after an inspection at the Rafael Hernández International Airport (BQN,…
Ocean City reminds visitors smoking weed prohibited in public
OCEAN CITY, MD – The Ocean City Police Department recently posted on their Facebook page regarding the public consumption of cannabis. According to their post, smoking cannabis, including hemp, is prohibited in…
Dangerous prohibited items seized by Minnesota CBP before they enter U.S.
MINNEAPOLIS— At an Express Consignment Operations (ECO) hub near Minneapolis – Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists intercepted three shipments containing dangerous prohibited items arriving…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Reminds Travelers Certain Agricultural Items are Prohibited in the U.S.
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reminding the traveling public to be mindful that certain agricultural items such as raw eggs and poultry from Mexico are prohibited from entry…
CBP’s Baltimore Beagle Brigade Alert Leads to Prohibited Propagative Plants in Passenger Baggage
BALTIMORE – It may be more of a vest than a cape on their backs, but the great Gatsby proves once again that U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Beagle Brigade are superheroes.…
CBP Agriculture Specialists Seize Prohibited Plant, Animal Materials, Issue $18K in Penalties at Laredo Port of Entry During Paisano Return Weekend
LAREDO, Texas—As the international bridges at Laredo Port of Entry teemed with returning paisano traffic this weekend, and in order to prevent the inadvertent proliferation of pests and diseases, U.S. Customs and…
Downstate Man Sentenced For Trafficking In Prohibited Wildlife
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jose A.…
Inmate Charged With Possessing A Prohibited Object
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Alex Ulloa, age 46, an inmate at Federal Correctional Institute-Schuylkill, Minersville, Pennsylvania, was charged by criminal information…
Mission Man Indicted for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person
PIERRE – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.…
For All Soul’s Day, CBP’s Laredo Field Office Reminds Public of Prohibited Agricultural Items that Can Carry Citrus Greening Disease
LAREDO, Texas — As the U.S.-Mexico border community observes the All Souls Day (Día de los Muertos) holiday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials representing Laredo Field Office ports of entry are…
Eagle Butte Man Indicted for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm
PIERRE – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm.…
CBP Agriculture Specialists Issue $2,000 in Penalties for Prohibited Food Products at Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Hidalgo International Bridge issued $2,050 in penalties over the month of September at the international bridges of Hidalgo, Pharr, and…
Marion Man Charged with Being a Prohibited Person in Possession of Firearms
Tyler Maus, age 29, of Marion, Iowa, has been charged with being a felon in possession of firearms. The charge is contained in an Indictment unsealed on August 29, 2022, in United…
Anamosa Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Federal Prison for Being a Prohibited Person in Possession of Firearms
A prohibited person who possessed firearms and ammunition was sentenced today to 33 months in federal prison. Douglas Hurt, age 42, of Anamosa, Iowa, received the sentence after a February 3, 2022,…
Federal Grand Jury Charges Louisville Man With Illegal Possession of a Machine Gun and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person
Louisville, KY – A federal grand jury in Louisville, KY returned an indictment today charging a local man with illegally possessing a machine gun and possessing a firearm after having been prohibited.…
Pine Ridge Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession of Firearm by a Prohibited Person
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, woman convicted of Possession of Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on July 7, 2022, by Judge Karen…
Transient Sentenced for Prohibited Possession of a Firearm
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a transient woman from the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, area was convicted of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and was sentenced…
Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Being a Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm
A prohibited person who possessed a firearm was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison. Rakeem Leonard, age 31, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the sentence after a February 11, 2022…
Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Federal Prison for Being a Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm
A prohibited person who possessed a firearm was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison. Rakeem Leonard, age 31, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the sentence after a February 11, 2022…
Orange County Man Prohibited from Preparing Tax Returns after Filing Returns that Fraudulently Sought Over $50 Million in Refunds
SANTA ANA, California – A federal judge has ordered a Buena Park man to stop preparing or helping to prepare tax returns after federal authorities determined his clients filed tax returns…
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on June 27, 2022, by Chief Judge…
St. Francis Man Charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. Justin…
Licensed Firearms Dealer Is Sentenced For Selling A Firearm To A Prohibited Person
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced Edward Clyde Ledford, 57, of Lenoir, N.C., a federal firearms licensee (FFL) doing business as Whitnel Outdoorsman and Pawn, for knowingly…
Conway Man Indicted for Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Prohibited Person
FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA — A federal grand jury in Florence returned a one-count indictment against Demetrice Trayvon Campbell, 28, of Conway, South Carolina, for felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The…
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