CBP Officers Seize Almost Two Tons Of Marijuana At Santa Teresa Port
SANTA TERESA, N.M. -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the Santa Teresa port of entry seized 3,846 pounds of marijuana Wednesday. The estimated street value of the seized contraband is $3,076,800.
“This is the largest seizure made here in more than a decade and the second largest drug seizure ever at the Santa Teresa port,” said Ray Provencio, CBP Santa Teresa Port Director. “The largest on record was a 5,263 pound seizure was made here...
CBP Seizes $385K in Cocaine at the Pharr International Bridge
PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility arrested a 33-year-old man from Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico in connection with a failed drug smuggling attempt of $385,560 worth of alleged cocaine.
“Continued vigilance and alertness from our frontline officers at the cargo facility has enabled them to intercept these hard narcotics that were meticulously concealed,” said Acting Port Director Javier Cantu,...
CBP Advises Travelers, Offers Cross-Border Tips, Victoria and Memorial Day Holidays Signal Peak Travel Season
ST. ALBANS, Vt. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists throughout Vermont and New Hampshire are providing guidance to assist cross-border travelers who intend to travel between the U.S. and Canada. The tips are designed to ease the crossing process for travelers as CBP officers and agriculture specialists maintain their principal anti-terrorism mission.
Please know that CBP officers and agriculture specialists in the St. Albans area of operations...
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Michael J. Yeager, Assistant Commissioner
Kim M. Lowry, Deputy Assistant Commissioner
Branch Chiefs:
Shannon McCully - Budget and Appropriations
John Pickel - Border, Air & Marine Operations
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Temporary Exportation of Firearms
WASHINGTON— U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to follow the long standing practice of issuing and certifying a Certificate of Registration (CBP Form 4457) to ensure that no traveler attempting to legally take their firearm out of the country experiences significant delays or incurs additional cost due to the implementation of a new regulation requiring an electronic filing. CBP's enforcement focus is on those engaged in illegal exportation of firearms for use by overseas...