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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 from overseas.
LAREDO, Texas – Con las festividades de Pascua a la vuelta de la esquina, CBP le recuerda al público viajero que los cascarones (cáscaras de huevo llenas de confeti) están restringidas a cantidades de 12 o menos por pasajero y los cascarones pueden estar decorados, grabados o pintados, pero deben ser limpios, seco y libre de cualquier residuo de huevo (se han quitado la yema y la clara de huevo). Pueden contener confeti u otros artículos no regulados.
LAREDO, Texas – With the Easter festivities right around the corner, CBP is reminding the traveling public that cascarones (confetti-filled eggshells) are restricted to quantities of 12 or less per passenger and the shells may be decorated, etched, or painted but they must be clean, dry, and free of any egg residue (egg yolk and egg white have been removed). They may contain confetti or other unregulated items.
ROMULUS, Mich. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists intercepted six Giant African Snails at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection released operational statistics today for February 2023, which can be viewed online here.
“The new border enforcement measures kept February’s overall encounter numbers nearly even
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 with a pineapple shipment.
OTAY MESA, Calif., – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists had a remarkable finding that will go down in history. A first-in-nation pest was discovered at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility within a shipment containing fresh cut flowers.
CBP Agriculture Specialist Inspect Flowers and More, Preventing Unwanted Diseases or Pest from Crossing Our Borders
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialists inspect fruits, flowers, vegetables, and more daily. During holiday seasons like Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Days, CBP sees an increase in the number of flowers coming across our borders. These CBP officers are tasked with being the last line of defense from unwanted diseases and pest from entering our country.
OTAY MESA, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists found something unusual while examining a shipment containing fresh celery, the interception of a rare pest, a first-in-port discovery.
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