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CBP at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport seized more than $28,000 from a Nigerian man arriving from London —…

Wood Packaging Material violations are the kind of compliance issue that should have largely disappeared by now. The restrictions on…

CBP officers at the Calexico downtown port of entry arrested a man after discovering more than $410,000 in cash concealed…

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

CBP officers at Chicago O’Hare International Airport seized a cache of jewelry worth nearly $700,000 from a U.S. citizen arriving…

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

Recently, Customs made a large seizure of counterfeit soccer club apparel in Puerto Rico. We have previously discussed, in a two…

Customs officers conducting currency seizures last week in Philadelphia were busy. As reported by customs, they seized currency totaling $188,830 from three different…

Below is a news release concerning a $40,359 customs currency seizure for failure to report, which based on the report seems…

We were asked by Evans Distribution Systems, a third party logistics company, to write a guest blog article on some commonly…

Below is a news release quoted from customs about a $91,215 customs currency seizure. If this person whose cash was…

Back in May, Customs made a large seizure of counterfeit guitars in Jersey City. We previously discussed, in a two…

One of CBP’s stated trade enforcement priorities is stopping the flow of counterfeit goods into the United States — and…

U.S. customs effected a currency seizure of unreported currency under the bulk cash smuggling laws from citizens of the Dominican…

Customs in Detroit recently seized a firearm, as detailed in a local and interesting news release. In this case the…

Determining country of origin for U.S. Customs marking purposes can at times be easy but other times it can be…

Importing counterfeit merchandise into into the United States is not only illegal, but is something that U.S. Customs & Border Protection…

Customs recently seized some counterfeit merchandise being imported through the port of Philadelphia. Yesterday, we began the first part of…

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What follows is an account of a currency seizure recently released by U.S. Customs & Border Protection where the traveler…

As a customs lawyer, I get some interesting phone calls. After a few such calls over the weekend about customs currency seizures,…

Customs seized currency at Dulles airport for failure to file a currency report for a man who repeatedly reported transporting…

Customs money seizure news releases from U.S. Customs & Border Protection have been sparse since customs renovated with their website. But, after…

Customs seized over 7lbs of cocaine from a man who apparently tried to smuggle it into the United States by…

Customs, like any other organization, sets goals and runs campaigns. In recent years there has been a focus on counterfeits,…