Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry on Monday stopped 27 pounds of cocaine from being smuggled into the country inside the cab of a commercial tractor at World Trade Bridge .  CBP officers at the World Trade Bridge manning the Free and Secure

Courtesy Richard Pauza, (LAREDO, TEXAS) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry on Thursday apprehended an East Texas man wanted on an outstanding warrant for sexual assault in Montgomery County , Texas . The apprehension occurred on Jan. 26 2011 at Gateway to the Americas Bridge . A

Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection,  DEL RIO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Del Rio Port of Entry on Monday seized alleged marijuana valued at $74,000 hidden in a vehicle driven by a local woman.     The seizure occurred on Jan. 23 at the Del Rio International Bridge .

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at the Laredo Port of Entry recently intercepted a significant amount of possible cattle fever ticks found on an imported trophy deer hide.  On Jan. 8, 2012 a CBP officer at Colombia-Solidarity Bridge referred a driver of a Chevy pickup truck to

Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection,  Laredo, Texas – The Import Specialist Enforcement Team (ISET) at U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Laredo Port of Entry targeted and seized 18,000 items, including digital camcorders with memory cards and car radios and parts that infringed on the Secure Digital or “SD” registered trademark valued at over $782,000 in

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  WASHINGTON – Theft of American intellectual property is a serious crime, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today that their vigorous, ongoing efforts to protect America from the trade in counterfeit and pirated goods during fiscal year (FY) 2011 resulted in 24,792 seizures,

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry this weekend seized $305,967 in undeclared currency during a routine outbound examination.   The currency seizure occurred on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 at Lincoln-Juarez Bridge . CBP officers and agents conducting outbound examinations referred a 2006 Acura TL

Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington – U.S. Customs and Border Protection has compiled its list of top 10 seizures of 2011. This list illustrates the important role CBP’s officers and agents play in protecting the nation against unsafe and unfair products as well as intercepting smuggling attempts along the nation’s borders and ports