U.S. Customs and Border Protection Newsroom Update

CBP Officers from the Hidalgo Port of Entry Seized Over 100 Pounds of Cocaine in One Day

06/28/2017 03:35 PM EDT

HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo Port of Entry seized 108.77 pounds worth of alleged cocaine in separate, unrelated incidents. “Our officers continue to uphold the CBP mission by...

Philadelphia CBP Seizes more than $93k in Unreported Currency from Travelers on Qatar-bound Flight

06/28/2017 03:10 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized more than $93,000 from a Qatar-bound family for violating federal currency reporting regulations Tuesday at Philadelphia International Airport. Philadelphia CBP seized $93,393...

CBP Extends Global Entry Enrollment Center Hours in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh

06/28/2017 03:08 PM EDT

BALTIMORE – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is extending enrollment center hours during the summer in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh for conditionally-approved applicants to complete interviews for CBP’s widely popular Global Entry...

Laredo Sector Border Patrol Seizes Over 2,000 lbs of Marijuana

06/28/2017 02:58 PM EDT

LAREDO, Texas – The first seizure took place on June 23, 2017, after Border Patrol agents seized 1,731.71 pounds of marijuana in Laredo, Texas. Agents at the Border Patrol Checkpoint on Interstate Highway 35 encountered a U-Haul truck at the primary...