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De Minimis Shipment worth over $11 million stopped by Louisville CBP

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LOUISVILLE, Ky— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Louisville seized a de minimis shipment containing 35 counterfeit designer watches. The items were deemed to be inauthentic by CBP’s Centers of Excellence and Expertise , the agency’s trade experts, and if genuine, would have had a combined Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) over $11.7 million. The shipment arrived from Hong Kong and contained 35 watches bearing the protected trademark of Richard Mille. The watches were destined for a residence in Puerto Rico, and had a MSRP of $11.72 million, had they

CBP’s colossal discovery results in over $11 million worth of fentanyl pills

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SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBP) at the San Ysidro Port of Entry seized over $11 million worth of blue fentanyl pills concealed in a vehicle Sunday. At approximately 8:20 p.m., a CBP K-9 unit conducting pre-primary inspections encountered a 37-year-old man driving a 2008 sedan applying for admission into the United States from Mexico at the San Ysidro POE. During initial examination, the CBP K-9 unit alerted officers to the glove compartment area, indicating the possible presence of narcotics. A CBP officer referred the driver and the vehicle for further inspection

Border Patrol agents seize $130,000 worth of Fentanyl pills from U.S. citizen

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INDIO, Calif. — El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a U.S. citizen for attempting to smuggle fentanyl through an immigration checkpoint on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m., when a ride-share taxi driver, carrying four passengers, entered the inspection area of the U.S. Border Patrol immigration checkpoint on Highway 86. The agent in the primary inspection area referred the vehicle for further investigation. In the secondary area a K-9 team trained to detect concealed humans and narcotics asked for consent to search the vehicle from the driver and

San Diego Field Office ports of Entry have remarkable week seizing over $9 million worth of narcotics

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SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers from the San Diego Field Office ports of entry seized 554 pounds of cocaine, 229 pounds of fentanyl, and 1,650 pounds of methamphetamine, in 42 separate smuggling attempts from Feb. 19 through Feb. 25. “By bolstering binational cooperation, sharing intelligence, and strengthening law enforcement efforts, CBP is stemming the tide of these transnational criminal organizations,” said Sidney Aki, CBP Director of Field Operations for San Diego. “CBP continues to maintain a robust enforcement posture and successfully prevents these

CBP officers dig deeper — discover $2 million worth of meth, cocaine at Tecate POE

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TECATE, Calif., – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Tecate commercial facility discovered over $2 million worth of methamphetamine and cocaine concealed in hollowed-out cellophane packages. On Thursday, at approximately 8:10 a.m., CBP officers encountered a 56-year-old man, who was the driver of a box truck, with a shipment manifested as resin shelves. During initial inspection, a CBP officer referred the traveler and truck for further examination. A non-intrusive inspection was conducted on the truck and its shipment when irregularities were observed by CBP officers

Shipment of limes results in over $3 million worth of cocaine

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OTAY MESA, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBP) at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility discovered over $3 million worth of hard narcotics hidden in a shipment of limes on Thursday. At approximately 11:22 a.m., CBP officers encountered a 42-year-old man driving a commercial tractor-trailer with a shipment manifested as Persian limes. The driver, a valid border crossing card holder, was referred for further examination by CBP officers along with the tractor-trailer and shipment. In the secondary inspection area, a CBP K-9 unit screened the shipment and alerted officers to

Bus seizure results in over $1 million worth of cocaine

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SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers from the San Ysidro Port of Entry seized over $1 million worth of cocaine concealed in a commercial passenger bus, over the weekend. On Saturday, at approximately 10:16 p.m., CBP officers encountered a 64-year-old man driving an empty commercial passenger bus, applying for admission into the United States from Mexico at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. During initial examination, a CBP officer referred the driver and the bus for further inspection. At the inspection area, a non-intrusive examination of the bus was conducted. CBP

43 Seizures of weapon parts in the first 43 Days of 2024

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CHICAGO– U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the International Mail Facility in Chicago seized a total of 117 weapon-modifying devices since January 1. In the first 43 days of 2024, Chicago CBP stopped 43 shipments carrying various parts used to modify weapons to either make them fully automatic or suppress the sound made by a gun shot. Officers seized nine shipments concealing a total of 55 pistol automatic fire conversion switches. There was one seizure containing five AR-15 “Auto Sear”, that convert a rifle to full automatic fire, and 33 seizures of shipments containing a

U.S. Border Patrol agents take 154 pounds of methamphetamine off our streets

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INDIO, Calif. — El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a Mexican citizen for transporting illegal narcotics early Monday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 5 a.m. when Border Patrol agents were observing traffic in fully marked Border Patrol vehicles on Interstate 10 near Dillon Road in support of Operation Apollo. A beige sedan passed their location and the agents followed and initiated a vehicle stop using their vehicle lights and sirens. The vehicle pulled over to the side of the road with no incident. A U.S. Border Patrol K-9 Unit trained to detect concealed persons

CBP seizes counterfeit phone accessories in International Falls

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INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers at the International Falls Port of Entry recently targeted rail containers destined to arrive in Minnesota. CBP officers inspected the rail containers and discovered phone accessories bearing counterfeit Chanel “No. 5” marks. CBP seized 1,363 counterfeit phone cases and 2,956 counterfeit home chargers with an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price of more than $2,645,000 if the goods had been genuine. “CBP is focused on identifying and intercepting counterfeit merchandise and