U.S. Customs and Border Protection Media Releases Update

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Baltimore CBP Issues Hefty Zero Tolerance Penalty to Traveler with THC Vapes, Gummies, Leafy Greens
08/16/2021 04:51 PM EDT

BALTIMORE – U.S. Customs and Border Protection reminds travelers to leave their THC edibles and other marijuana-based products behind on vacation after officers issued a $500 Zero Tolerance penalty to a traveler who recently returned from Jamaica to...
Baltimore CBP Officers Seize $82K in Unreported Currency from Jamaica-bound Travelers
08/16/2021 04:34 PM EDT

BALTIMORE – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) continue to encounter travelers who refuse to comply with federal currency reporting laws after officers seized a...
RGV Border Patrol Agents Arrest Large Groups of Migrants
08/16/2021 03:56 PM EDT

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents apprehended 310 migrants in two separate events on Saturday.On August 14, 2021, agents assigned to the Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station apprehended a group of 145 migrants,...
Dangerous Items Intercepted by Louisville CBP are Setting Records
08/16/2021 02:00 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville are seeing unfathomable increases in illicit and dangerous items arriving at the port of Louisville, with some seizures breaking previous records.CBP officers around the...