US CBP, HHS Seize $86.5 Million Worth of Illegal E-Cigarettes in Largest-Ever Operation
During a weeklong operation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, seized over
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Border Guards in Grzechotki detained Russian citizens who were tricked into crossing the border and smuggling amber.
At the road border crossing in Grzechotki, on the way to Poland, a Chrysler car pulled up for customs. The
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A commercial structure created to supply prohibited goods to the Russian Federation has been dismantled
Agents from the National Police and the Tax Agency’s Customs Surveillance Unit, in collaboration with the National Intelligence Center (CNI),
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Global Raids Rescue Victims of Trafficking
Global raids rescue 3,200 potential victims of trafficking and identify 17,800 irregular migrants INTERPOL is releasing preliminary results of its
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Frontex teams up with 12 countries in Europe to crack down on smugglers
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, led 12 European countries and international partners in a coordinated effort to
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Polish Border Guards detained five people suspected of participating in an organized criminal group involved in the smuggling of tobacco products using freight trains
The dismantled criminal group consisted of five Polish citizens. The activity consisted of smuggling tobacco products from Belarus to Poland,
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Over 11 million illicit and counterfeit products seized in South American operation
An operation in South America targeting the trade of fake and pirated goods has resulted in the seizure of more
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US CBP Officers Seize Heavy Equipment Stolen in Massachusetts and Bound to Guinea
On October 15, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Norfolk, Va., completed the seizure of six pieces of heavy
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Nine persons were detained during the specialized operation in Bulgaria, over 2,500 items were seized
GDBOP neutralized an organized criminal group for the import of goods with protected trademarks during a specialized police operation conducted
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Tens of thousands of cigarettes hidden in the floor of a truck
Border policemen at the Giurgiu Border Crossing Point discovered, following a the inspection of a truck, tens of thousands of
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US CBP Officers Seize over $100k in Unmanifested Apple Products Destined to China
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized over $100,000 in Apple products in New Castle, Del., on August 26 that
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Heritage goods, discovered at the border
At the Jimbolia Border Crossing Point, Timiș County, Romania, a 55-year-old German citizen, driving a car registered in Latvia, presented
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New report warns of vulnerability of the Danube river to trafficking
A report launched today by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Against Organized Crime entitled Undercurrents: Blue crime on the Danube suggests that the
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Truck loaded with hundreds of thousands of packs of cigarettes and perfumery items, worth over 11 million lei
At the Giurgiu Border Crossing Point, a Turkish citizen, aged 54, presented himself to enter the country, at the wheel
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Bulgarian Customs officers seized cigarette blanks hidden in a truck with wet wipes
Bulgarian Customs officers from TD Rousse Customs seized 175 365 blanks for cigarette boxes and 112 coils of corcofan (filter
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Over 260,000 pieces contraband cigarettes, hidden in furniture, were discovered by the Bukgarian customs officers
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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Approximately three tons of goods likely to be counterfeit arrived from China, confiscated at Henri Coandă-Otopeni Airport
The action was started at the beginning of May, when on May 9, in the Cargo area of the Henri
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US CBP seize 78 shipments of unapproved cosmetic treatments
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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