Cartel’s 378 Pound Meth Stash Hidden in Tomatillo Shipment Seized at U.S. Border
In today’s episode of “Things You Definitely Didn’t Expect,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility in California made a spicy discovery over the weekend. Get…
CBP officers make massive methamphetamine seizure commingled in shipment of carrots
OTAY MESA, Calif., — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers (CBP) at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility interdicted packages of methamphetamine concealed within a shipment of carrots. On Sunday, at approximately 11:48…
U.S. Centcom says its forces seized Iranian arms shipment bound for Houthis on Jan. 28
DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. forces seized advanced conventional weapons and other lethal aid from Iran that were bound for Houthi-held areas of Yemen on a vessel in the Arabian Sea on Jan.…
U.S. says fuel shipment to Philippines coordinated with authorities
MANILA (Reuters) -The U.S. embassy in Manila said on Thursday that the U.S. delivered fuel from one of its naval bases in Hawaii to a facility inside a former U.S. base in…
CBP officers discover more than $10 million worth of narcotics in jalapeno paste shipment
OTAY MESA, Calif., – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility discovered over $10 million worth of hard narcotics hidden in a shipment of jalapeno paste yesterday.…
Buffalo Border Patrol Stop Shipment of Unsafe Hair Dryers
BUFFALO, N.Y., — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stationed at the Peace Bridge Port of Entry Cargo Facility recently took action to protect consumers by seizing a shipment of hair…
Man who arranged cross-country drug shipment sent to prison
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – Daniel Zintura Sr., 49, of Alamo, Texas, has been sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for selling eight kilograms of cocaine. Zintura pleaded guilty on May 25…
US says it disrupts illicit oil shipment by Iran’s IRGC, seizes contraband crude
By Arathy Somasekhar and Jonathan Saul HOUSTON (Reuters) -The U.S. on Friday divulged it disrupted in April a multimillion-dollar shipment of crude oil by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, seizing more than…
Piedmont Lithium receives first payment for NAL shipment
(Reuters) – Piedmont Lithium said on Tuesday it has received a partial prepayment of $31.6 million for the sale of 15,000 dry metric tonnes (dmt) of lithium concentrate under its offtake deal…
CHP Locates Stolen Shipment of Paint Woth $229k
On Monday, July 31, the California Highway Patrol’s Golden Gate Division and Cargo Theft Interdiction Program (CTIP) successfully recovered 48 pallets of stolen Sherwin-Williams paint in a warehouse facility in Stockton. The…
CBP officers seize $4 million worth of narcotics hidden within a shipment of Brussels sprouts
CBP officers at the Calexico East Cargo Facility discovered methamphetamine hidden in the floor of a trailer. CALEXICO, Calif., — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico East Cargo Facility,…
Delaware CBP Officers Seize Opium Poppy Pod Shipment destined to Dover, Delaware
WILMINGTON, Delaware – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a shipment of opium poppy pods in Wilmington, Del., on Wednesday that was destined to an address in Dover, Del. Poppy…
Baltimore CBP and FDA Seize $688k Shipment of Apetamin, an Appetite-Stimulating and Potentially Harmful Supplement
BALTIMORE – For decades, consumers have been bombarded with products pitching weight loss that failed to work as promised, or worse, that presented health complications to consumers. Now, social media and the…
We’re spilling the beans! $21.1 million worth of fentanyl pills concealed within a shipment of green beans
CBP officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry discovered blue fentanyl pills concealed within a shipment of green beans. OTAY MESA, Calif., – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the…
Smugglers ‘Melon-choly’ After CBP Officers Intercept Over $1.5 Million Worth of Cocaine Concealed in Watermelon Shipment
CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Calexico East Cargo Facility intercepted over $1.5 million worth of cocaine concealed within a shipment of watermelons. CBP officers at…
Progreso CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept First in Port Pest in Pineapple Shipment
PROGRESO, Texas – Agriculture Specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Progreso Port of Entry intercepted a “First in Port” pest, a tortoise beetle found…
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…
CBP Officers in Calexico are Simply “RAD”, Seizing ANOTHER Shipment of Radishes Over $5 million Worth of Methamphetamine
CALEXICO, Calif., – Strike one, strike two! U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers are in the zone as they seize another narcotic shipment concealed within pallets of radishes, at the Calexico…
Otay Mesa CBP Officers Seize Narcotics Concealed within a Not-So Raddish-ing Shipment
OTAY MESA, Calif., – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers assigned to the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility seized a large quantity of narcotics concealed within a shipment of radishes, January 29. …
CBP Officers “Stone” the Night and Seize Over $4 Million Worth of Cocaine Concealed within a Shipment of Decorative Stone
CBP Officers discover cocaine within decorative rocks in a vehicle’s tractor trailer attempting to enter the United States through the Tecate Port of Entry. Tecate, Calif., – U.S. Customs and Border Protection…
U.S. sends first shipment of power gear to aid Ukraine
By Humeyra Pamuk and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has shipped the first part of its power equipment aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said on Monday, as Washington works…
U.S. targets firms over Iranian drone production, shipment to Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on an Iranian company it accused of coordinating military flights to transport Iranian drones to Russia and three other companies it said were…
Norfolk, VA CBP Officers Seize Second Significant Sham Socks Shipment destined to Loudoun County, VA
NORFOLK, Va. – Just two weeks after seizing 118,566 pairs of counterfeit cotton diabetic socks, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Area Port of Norfolk-Newport News, Va., seized another 165,707…
Post Office Seizes Mail Order LSD Shipment Headed for Ocean County, Arrests Made
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – Stafford Township Police today announced the arrests of three men in connection to a scheme to ship LSD and illegal steroids through the U.S. Postal Service into Ocean…
CBP Officers “Squash” Attempt to Smuggle 550+ Pounds of Narcotics in Produce Shipment
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo crossing in San Diego found more than 550 pounds of methamphetamine and almost three pounds of cocaine hidden…
Indonesia seizes cooking oil shipment bound for East Timor
JAKARTA – Indonesia has impounded at least 81,000 litres of cooking oil bound for East Timor, the trade ministry said, as the Southeast Asian country seeks to enforce a ban on exports…
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