U.S. Customs seizes counterfeit cigarettes worth $729,000 in Texas
Boxes containing 17,500 cartons of cigarettes, valued at more than $729,000, were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Laredo for bearing counterfeit marks.…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection unit renamed to honor slain agent Michael O. Maceda
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection renamed one of its Air and Marine Operations units Thursday in honor of an agent who died in the…
Customs agents seize $1.4 million in counterfeit sports merchandise
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Washington, DC on Tuesday. Agents have seized multiple shipments of counterfeit items in recent weeks leading up…
Customs inspectors in Chicago seize $118,000 in fake Forever Stamps
Customs and Border Protection agency seized nearly 162,000 counterfeit U.S. Forever Stamps at the Chicago International Mail Branch over the weekend. Photo courtesy of U.S.…
Customs officials in Ky. seize $27 million in fake jewelry last month — mostly from Hong Kong, China
Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Customs and Border Protection agents seized $27 million worth of counterfeit jewelry in Louisville, Ky., during the month of January, the…
Exploring the Prospect of the UK Joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Customs Convention
As the European Union and the UK reassess their post-Brexit trade relations, a new possibility has emerged: the UK’s potential inclusion in the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention…
Trump taps ex-Border Patrol chief to head Customs and Border Protection
WASHINGTON — The picture of who will be in charge of executing President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration and border policies has come into sharper focus after…
Customs and Border Protection warns of phone scammers impersonating agents
Customs and Border Protection is urging Americans to be aware of phone scammers posing as agents and demanding money or personal information. Photo by Maryland…
Nigerian customs agents seize weapons, cough syrup in twin busts
Nigerian customs agents have seized more than 800 rifles and 100,000 rounds of ammunition hidden in a shipping container, a senior official said on Monday,…
Customs officers seize shipment of fake sports championship rings
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Rochester, N.Y., Port of Entry seized a shipment of fake NFL, NBA and MLB championship rings valued…
Customs officers seize $2.71M shipment of fake sports merchandise
March 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Cincinnati on Thursday seized a large shipment of counterfeit sports championship rings. According to…
Customs officials warn about risks of popular Easter egg tradition on Southwest border
1 of 2 | According to tradition, when a cascaron -- a hollowed-out egg shell filled with confetti or trinkets -- is broken over a…
How did cultural practices over Lunar New Year come about and what do they symbolise?
The new year is all about having a renewed outlook filled with fresh hopes for all the positives — good luck, good health, prosperity, and…
3 arrested as U.S. Customs seizes 384 pounds of cocaine worth estimated $4.3M
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine operations said Friday 384 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $4.3 million was seized near Mona Island…
EU slams governments for banned goods reaching Russia – POLITICO
The letter orders governments to “hold accountable EU operators that have been actively undermining EU sanctions, wherever they are active,” and deter companies from exploiting…
Belgian customs seized record amount of cocaine as EU faces rise in drug-related violence
S Customs seized 116 tons of cocaine in the port of Antwerp in 2023, setting a record for the second year in a row, Belgian…