Feds bust 15 gang members in DC metro sweep, seizes firearm
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coordinated federal operation in the Washington, D.C. metro area led to the arrest of 15 suspected gang members, including affiliates of the transnational gangs TdA and MS-13, according…
CBP Seizes Counterfeit Stanley Cup Championship Rings
CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Champlain Port of Entry Cargo facility seized National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Championship Rings, due to trademark violations. Earlier this…
CBP Seizes Methamphetamine Concealed Inside a Speaker Box
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at the Paso Del Norte international border crossing in downtown El Paso led CBP officers to methamphetamine concealed inside of…
In Two Weeks Chicago CBP Seizes 743 Counterfeit IDs
CHICAGO–-U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers discovered counterfeit driver’s licenses inside inbound packages moving through the International Mail Facility at O’Hare International Airport. During a routine examination of packages, officers focused…
In Two Weeks Chicago CBP Seizes 734 Counterfeit IDs
CHICAGO–-U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers discovered counterfeit driver’s licenses inside inbound packages moving through the International Mail Facility at O’Hare International Airport. During a routine examination of packages, officers focused…
CBP Memphis Regularly Seizes Switches to Turn Handguns Fully Automatic
MEMPHIS – On April 10, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers in Memphis, Tennessee seized 40 devices used to turn semi-automatic handguns fully automatic. The package was described in the paperwork as…
Philadelphia CBP Seizes More Dangerous Controlled Substances Destined to Chicago
PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia continue to intercept dangerous products and recently seized another large shipment of gamma butyrolactone (GBL) destined to an address in Chicago.…
Dulles CBP Seizes Handgun Unlicensed to Export to Nigeria
STERLING, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reminds overseas-bound travelers of the importance of complying with federal laws regulating the temporary and permanent exportation of firearms after officers seized a…
Memphis Seizes a Cocaine Cookbook from Trinidad & Tobago
MEMPHIS – On February 17, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers at an express consignment hub in Memphis, Tennessee examined a package described in the paperwork as a high school cookbook.…
Baltimore CBP Seizes $2.5 Million in Palm Oil Shipments Under Forced Labor Finding
BALTIMORE – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized four shipments of palm oil in Baltimore since February 11 due to information indicating that the palm oil was manufactured by forced…
France Seizes Russian Energy Oligarch’s $120 Million Super-Yacht
The French government seized a massive yacht belonging to Russian oligarch Igor Sechin, the head of a state-run energy giant, France’s finance ministry said. French customs authorities executed the seizure in accordance…
CBP Memphis Seizes over 634 lbs of DMT so far this Fiscal Year
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) in Memphis have seized over 635 lbs of Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) since the beginning of this fiscal year, which began October 2021. Memphis…
Let Go of Me Lucky Charms: Louisville CBP Seizes Marijuana Hidden in Lucky Charms Cereal
LOUISVILLE, Ky—Drug Smugglers will go to any lengths to ship their narcotics in and out of the U.S. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have found drugs hidden in car parts,…
Indianapolis CBP Seizes Almost 50 Pounds of Ketamine in Three Days
INDIANAPOLIS— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Express Consignment Operations hub in Indianapolis actively seize narcotics on a nightly basis, but February 3-6 three seizures demonstrate the lengths criminals will…
Man Arrested After Federal Law Enforcement Seizes Fentanyl and “Pill Press” From Suburban Chicago Residence
CHICAGO — A man has been arrested on a federal drug charge after law enforcement seized fentanyl and a “pill press” in his suburban Chicago residence. A complaint filed in U.S. District…
CBP Cincinnati Seizes $757,000 Worth of Viagra, Cialis, Levitra
CINCINNATI—Since January 1st, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have seized 21 shipments of improperly imported Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra transiting through the Port of Cincinnati. Officers found approximately 32,556 pills…
Memphis Seizes Counterfeit Driver’s Licenses Every Day
MEMPHIS — Thousands of under-21-year-olds are not receiving their fraudulent drivers’ licenses, with no option for refunds or store credit. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) working at the port of…
El Paso CBP Seizes 243 Pounds of Pork Bologna
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists assigned to the Paso Del Norte and Ysleta border crossings seized 243 pounds of prohibited pork bologna on two separate unrelated…
Philadelphia CBP Seizes Two Shipments of Dangerous Controlled Substances Destined to NY and Chicago
PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia seized two shipments of dangerous controlled substances – a date-rape precursor and an LSD-like hallucinogenic – on January 20 that arrived…
CBP New Orleans Seizes 1,807 Copyright Infringing Pop Fidget Toys
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — On Tuesday, January 11, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) at the port of New Orleans targeted three international shipments for inspection. Each shipment contained boxes with…
CBP Seizes Over 1 Ton of Marijuana in Port Huron
PORT HURON, Mich. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations seized over 2,027 pounds of Marijuana within the trailer of an inbound commercial shipment at the Blue Water…
Dulles CBP Seizes Dangerous Christmas Day Ketamine destined to Queens, N.Y.
STERLING, Va. – It wasn’t a holiday gift that Santa would deliver, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Washington Dulles International Airport are happy with the surprise they discovered when…
Navy Seizes $4 Million Of Heroin From Fishing Vessel In Arabian Sea
The U.S. Navy seized $4 million of heroin from a fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea, officials announced Thursday, the Associated Press reported. The USS Tempest and USS Typhoon busted the stateless…
US Navy Seizes 1,400 AK-47s, Over 226K Rounds Of Ammunition From Iranian Ship
The U.S. Navy seized over 1,400 AK-47 rifles and 226,600 rounds of ammunition from an Iranian ship bound for Yemen in the North Arabian Sea, the State Department reported. The seizure occurred…
ICE HSI holiday counterfeit operation seizes $1 million in counterfeit drugs, products
NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New Orleans seized 59,425 counterfeit items valued at more than $1 million during a holiday-related intellectual property rights surge…
ICE HSI seizes record-setting illegal drug shipment at San Diego land port of entry
SAN DIEGO – Federal agents at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry seized a commercial truck carrying more than 17,000 pounds of illegal drugs. The discovery is one of the largest drug seizures…
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