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CBP officers running southbound inspections at the Calexico downtown port of entry referred a Ford Expedition for further examination. The…

CBP enforces the currency reporting requirement on departing passengers as well as arriving ones — a fact that surprises many…

What the Penalty Will Actually Look Like After Mitigation CBP does not decide these figures freehand. The framework is published…

CBP officers and Border Patrol agents at the Bridge of the Americas crossing in El Paso seized $146,070 in currency…

Over three days in June 2014, CBP officers at Philadelphia International Airport seized a combined $188,830 from three unrelated sets…

The Authorization Letter Request Is a Regulated Deadline, Not a Courtesy The most instructive part of this case is the…

Three men boarded a ferry in San Juan bound for Santo Domingo. CBP officers selected the eldest, a 69-year-old, for…

In May 2014, a commercial cargo van pulled into the Fort Street Cargo Facility in Detroit carrying a .50-caliber machine…

In May 2014, CBP officers working the outbound lanes at the Hidalgo International Bridge stopped a U.S.-based taxicab heading into…

A traveller arrived at Washington Dulles from Qatar and told CBP he was carrying $8,000. As he walked toward the…

CBP officers and Border Patrol agents working southbound inspections at the Lincoln-Juarez International Bridge in Laredo referred a Honda Civic…

CBP officers at an El Paso port of entry seized 39 Michael Kors purses from an international shipment arriving from…

Any customs lawyer will tell you that getting caught failing to report real currency is a far better situation than…

Any customs lawyer will tell you that getting caught failing to report real currency is a far better situation than…

CBP at Detroit Metro announced that three Global Entry members had been removed from the programme. Their violations: failing to…

In January 2014, CBP officers in Detroit examined a 1965 Volkswagen Beetle being shipped from Michigan to Finland for restoration.…

In January 2014, Border Patrol agents at the San Clemente checkpoint on Interstate 5 referred a commercial truck hauling five…

On an afternoon in February 2014, CBP officers running southbound inspections on the 905 at the Otay Mesa port of…

For most of the last decade, buying something from overseas was simple: if the parcel was worth $800 or less,…

CBP reported roughly $3.5 million in unreported currency seized across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in fiscal year…

If your cash was seized at an airport or border crossing, you may be wondering whether you were singled out…

Over one weekend in January 2014, CBP officers running outbound enforcement at Philadelphia International Airport stopped two women on consecutive…

In September 2013, CBP officers running outbound inspections at the Port of Douglas, Arizona, pulled a Toyota pickup out of…

Customs does not stop seizing money from travellers at airports just because it’s the holiday season. On December 26, customs…

In December 2013, CBP officers and Border Patrol agents running southbound inspections at the Bridge of the Americas in El…