The US Coast Guard, the US Navy, US Customs and Border Protection, and the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard interdicted seven suspected drug-smuggling vessels over 10 days ..
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US Coast Guard cutter Legare seizes over 3,000 kilograms of drugs
The crew of the US Coast Guard medium endurance cutter Legare have returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Virginia, after an eight-week counter-narcotics patrol in the ..
FEATURE | US Coast Guard launches low-cost maritime domain awareness study
The US Coast Guard’s Research and Development Center (RDC) recently began conducting a month-long evaluation of unmanned surface vehicles (USV) and their ability to ..
US Coast Guard transfers US$6.8 million in seized cocaine, four suspected smugglers to federal agents in San Juan, Puerto Rico
The crew of the US Coast Guard medium endurance cutter Venturous transferred custody of four suspected smugglers and 246 kilograms of seized cocaine to federal law ..
CBP seizes $14 million worth of meth and heroin at Mexico border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized more than $14.7 million worth of drugs in several U.S.-Mexico border incidents.
The first occurred Sept. 11 at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas. CBP officers searching an empty trailer arriving from Mexico discovered 93 pounds of alleged methamphetamine. The meth has an estimated street value of $1.86 million, the CBP said.
The second incident occurred Sept. 12 in Pharr, Texas. Officers at the Pharr-Reynosa International...
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CBP: Cartels sending more drugs across border in trucks
Drug seizures at the U.S.-Mexico border have increased by 56% since July, said U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan.
Since July 15, more than $173 million in narcotics has been seized from trucks in Texas and California.
“There has been a significant increase in all hard narcotics seized along the U.S.-Mexico border by agents — heroin, cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine,” Morgan said during a Friday press conference in Laredo, Texas. “What’s really...
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Borderlands: Home Depot logistics center sells for $247M; Mexico-bound bootleg sneakers seized in Dallas
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Home Depot logistics center sells for $247M; $4.3 million in fake Air Jordans seized in Dallas; Alfagomma opens Mexican factory; Grupo Gondi chooses Transplace TMS.
Home Depot logistics center in Dallas sells for $247 million
One of the largest build-to-suit distribution complexes in north Texas, leased by Home Depot (NYSE: HD), has been acquired for $246.7 million, by...
Almost $19M in meth seized in Laredo
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents found more than $18 million in methamphetamine in two separate busts in south Texas over the weekend, according to the agency.
The first incident took place on Friday, in the cargo area at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas. CBP agents were checking a shipment of cobblestones from Mexico and discovered 336 packages containing 763.32 pounds of alleged methamphetamine. The narcotics have an estimated street value of $15.3 million.
The second...
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Truck carrying $31 million worth of meth seized in Texas
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge on the Texas-Mexico border seized 1,527 pounds of packed methamphetamine, officials announced Tuesday.
The incident occurred on July 9. CBP officers found 221 packages of alleged methamphetamine concealed in the roof of a tractor-trailer. The alleged meth has a street value of $30.6 million.
The truck was carrying imported fresh onions from Mexico, according to officials.
“This is certainly a substantial...
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Trucker denied knowing about $20M in marijuana in border bust
A trucker charged with attempting to smuggle $20 million worth of marijuana from Canada into the United States told investigators he didn’t know about the nearly 9,500 pounds of drugs hidden in storage containers in his trailer, according to a court document.
Prabjot Nagra, a truck driver for Highway Secure Transport in Ontario, was arrested after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers inspected his tractor-trailer after it crossed the Peace Bridge near Buffalo, New York, on June 25.
“My...
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