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Smuggling

Smuggling of Goods – pharmaceuticals, booze/alcohol and tobacco

Customs and Trade News Smuggling 

Contraband cigarettes discovered by Coast Guard border guards in special compartments in the walls of a ship arriving from Libya

15th September 202313th September 2023 Tony Kingham cigrarette smuggling

Border police officers from the Coast Guard, accompanied by a service dog, managed to identify a quantity of contraband cigarettes

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Customs and Trade News Smuggling 

Drone smuggling at the northern border

14th September 202313th September 2023 Tony Kingham cigrarette smuggling

Border policemen from the Territorial Service of the Satu Mare Romanian Border Police noticed a noise produced by a small

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News Smuggling 

Del Rio Port of Entry US CBP officers intercept 13,440 rounds of ammunition

6th September 20236th September 2023 Tony Kingham illegal ammunition

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers at Del Rio Port of Entry intercepted a total of 13,440 rounds

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News Smuggling 

US CBP, FWS Seize Seahorses, Snakes, Snake Oil, and Prohibited Pork Products at Dulles Airport

31st August 202328th August 2023 Tony Kingham endangered species, illegal animal species, trade in endangered species

There’s never a dull moment for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at Washington Dulles International Airport. Two recent

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Customs and Trade News Smuggling 

Cash, vapes and illegal tobacco seized in huge multi-agency tobacco raids

15th August 202314th August 2023 Tony Kingham tobacco smuggling

The ABF-led Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF) and partner agencies have shattered a large scale illegal tobacco syndicate in a series

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Customs and Trade News Smuggling 

US CBP Officers in Louisville Intercept 130 Designer Watches Worth $4.24 Million

7th August 20237th August 2023 Tony Kingham counterfeit goods

One of the most common counterfeited items seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers are watches, and one

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News Smuggling 

US CBP Nabs 149 Prohibited Botox Vials in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

11th July 202311th July 2023 Tony Kingham Prohibited drugs

US Customs and Border Protection officers and import specialists found consignment packages containing prohibited Botox vials, which were seized after

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News Smuggling 

46 people smugglers arrested, millions of cigarattes seized in global operation led by Frontex

11th July 202311th July 2023 Tony Kingham cigrarette smuggling, human trafficking, tobacco smuggling

More than 30 million of cigarettes seized, 43 fraudulent documents confiscated, 46 people smugglers arrested in a global operation against

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Counterfeit Goods News Smuggling 

1,421 Pairs of Earrings Worth almost $900,000 Intercepted by CBP

20th June 202319th June 2023 NeilWalker bordersecurity, CBP, counterfeitgoods

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville inspected a shipment containing a trove of earrings that were deemed

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Drugs News Smuggling 

SEACOP-led Operation Caribe 2023 results in impressive seizures

20th June 202319th June 2023 NeilWalker bordersecurity, drugsmuggling, SEACOP, shippingcontainers

One of the standout features of SEACOP is its Maritime Intelligence Network, enabling regular information sharing among beneficiary countries. Recently,

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News Smuggling 

Disrupting Arms Trafficking in Somali Waters

19th June 202319th June 2023 NeilWalker armstrafficking, bordersecurity, smallarms, UNODC

Across the Gulf of Aden, weapons are reportedly illegally trafficked to terrorist and organized criminal groups in Somalia and the

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Customs and Trade News Smuggling 

Contraband cigarettes worth approximately 2.3 million euros, discovered at PTF Giurgiu, Romania

15th June 202313th June 2023 Tony Kingham cigrarette smuggling

At the Giurgiu Border Crossing Point, a 53-year-old Bulgarian citizen presented himself to enter the country, driving a road combination

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Cross Border Crime News Smuggling 

Eight people investigated for the illegal traffic of more than 5,700 tons of plastic waste

13th June 202312th June 2023 Tony Kingham environmental crime

The Spanish Civil Guard, with the collaboration of Europol in the so-called Plastics operation, has investigated eight people for the

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Customs and Trade News Smuggling 

Bulgarian customs officers at Lesovo BCP found 600 000 contraband cigarettes in furniture

12th June 202312th June 2023 Tony Kingham cigrarette smuggling

Bulgarian customs officers at Lesovo BCP detained 600 000 pieces (30 000 boxes) of contraband cigarettes during an inspection of

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Customs and Trade News Smuggling 

Over 260,000 pieces contraband cigarettes, hidden in furniture, were discovered by the Bukgarian customs officers

2nd June 202330th May 2023 Tony Kingham cigrarette smuggling, smuggling

On 23.05.2023, a truck with a foreign registration arrived on the inbound route of the customs point. The driver –

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News Smuggling 

US CBP seize 78 shipments of unapproved cosmetic treatments

19th May 202316th May 2023 Tony Kingham illegal cosmetics, smuggling

In the last two weeks, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized 78 shipments of unapproved cosmetic

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News Smuggling 

27 people arrested between Spain and France in a macro-operation against the illegal trafficking of eels

16th May 202316th May 2023 Tony Kingham illegal foodstuff trafficking

The Spanish Civil Guard, in a joint operation with the French National Gendarmerie, coordinated by Europol and the European Anti-Fraud

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Counterfeit Goods News Smuggling 

US CBP and FDA Seize $688k Shipment of Apetamin, an Appetite-Stimulating and Potentially Harmful Supplement

11th May 202310th May 2023 Tony Kingham illegal prescription drugs

For decades, consumers have been bombarded with products pitching weight loss that failed to work as promised, or worse, that

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