Customs and Border Protection

Authorities at the Port of Long Beach on Friday seized 55 tons of a chemical used to make methamphetamine.

Executives at an LA freight forwarding company smuggled billions of dollars in goods into Mexico from the U.S. in a scheme involving kickbacks to drug cartels and bribes to customs officials, prosecutors say.

The trucking industry is warning that overhauling how Customs and Border Protection processes low-value shipments from Canada and Mexico will come with its own price tag.

This week we explore how retailers are balancing security measures with customer experience.

As nearshoring increases the volume of products carried across the U.S. border, seizures of illegal narcotics from freight are also on the rise.

Two Midwest importers have settled a customs fraud case with the U.S. government for $10 million.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection last week seized 3,400 pounds of methamphetamine on the Southern border and 266 pounds of cocaine on the Northern border – all on the same day.

Truck brokerages have been barred for years from getting a key terrorism-related Customs designation that allows for easier passage; that may soon change.

Del Rio port of entry could reopen as soon as Saturday, after being forced to close because of a migrant surge that disrupted operations.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mundi launches a finance tool aimed at Mexico-based freight forwarders; more manufacturing jobs are headed for Mexico; Dachser Mexico is providing cross-border services for a tuna shipper; and CBP releases a cross-border trade operational update.

U.S. Customs and the Transportation Security Administration have different programs for preventing explosives from being smuggled onto aircraft in the cargo. A new report recommends ways to further improve security.

The CBP’s final rule is seen as aiding the U.S. Postal Service in weighing which shipments fail to comply with a data preclearance directive.

More than $3.6 million in marijuana, methamphetamine and e-cigarettes were seized from Texas ports during three recent incidents.

1994: Despite its effectiveness in catching contraband, Customs pulls the plug on X-ray procedures at Tacoma.

Agents find more than 1,800 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of tomatoes and in gas tanks.

Mexican drivers were protesting having to return empty tractor-trailers through the Colombia-Solidarity bridge

Experts warn of parcel backlog at U.S. entry points should CBP refuse entry to shipments.

In separate incidents, border officers in Texas discovered trucks used to smuggle alleged methamphetamine and marijuana.

CBP agents across Texas seized $821M worth of drugs during FY 2020.

Inside the boxes agents found fake Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Adidas merchandise.

CBP agents seized $60 million worth of meth in two separate incidents involving tractor-trailers at the border in Laredo, Texas.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: DHL Express invests $53 million in Mexico fleet expansion; $7M in cocaine seized in Laredo; Mexico authorizes new commercial seaport in Sinaloa; Transmute raises $2 million in seed funding.

The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America’s general counsel Ed Greenberg looks forward to spending time with his grandson.

Cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine have been seized from trucks crossing the border in Texas and California.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized narcotics valued at $14.36 million in six separate incidents in Texas.

Individuals who allegedly crossed border illegally were reportedly found climbing moving train and locked in grain hopper.

The CBP must establish reasonable suspicion a good is made with forced labor in order to institute a WRO.

As prosecutors rack up guilty pleas in 2019 case, more coke crosses via ship from South America to Europe in 2020.

CBP’s Virtual Trade Week symposium kicked off Tuesday with a panel on the advantages of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

“The scope of methamphetamine abuse in the U.S. is on the rise,” said Andrew Douglas, port director for the Laredo port of entry.

More than $125 million in drugs has been seized from tractor-trailers attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas and California since July 15.

Central Mexico tops for cargo theft; Flex adds 1,000 jobs in Juárez, $3.3 million of meth found in tile shipment and Mexican sorghum farmers to meet with government on Wednesday.

A truck hauling trash was caught with 418 pounds of marijuana in Detroit after crossing the Ambassador Bridge, the latest in a growing number of drug busts at the Canada-U.S. border

Roundup comprises elections and selections by Atlas Air, Elemica, Georgia Ports Authority, Hapag-Lloyd, NCBFAA and VeriShip.

The Customs and Border Protection office in Buffalo reports a 4,000% jump in seizures of marijuana and other illegal drugs coming from Canada to the United States during the border closure to nonessential travel.

New court documents shed light on a shipboard drug ring.

Port Logistics operates a 140,000-square-foot refrigerated warehouse at Berth 219.

“With digital logistics, you can democratize manufacturing to the point of consumption,” said James Regenor.

For specialized industries such as health care and aerospace, the stakes of supply chain interruptions and service failures have never been higher.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: CBP beefs up security at US-Mexico border; Kenworth restarts truck factory in Mexico; Love’s Travel Stops opens new location in Laredo; Port of Brownsville ranks third for “financial resilience.”

Nine carriers in the Digital Container Shipping Association say eliminating paper from transactions will improve all aspects of the process.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Cross-border trade is key for economic growth; US-Mexico truck crossings declined 8% through April 2020; transportation software firm moving to Texas; and Laredo CBP finds $11 million worth of meth inside shipment of flooring.

The new USMCA Center will facilitate the transition from NAFTA, update U.S. Customs and Border Protection regulations on pending USMCA issues, and provide guidance on new compliance obligations.

According to data published on the CBP website, 160 total CBP employees had tested positive for the virus as of Sunday. New York City had the most, with 52 employees.

Executive Director Gene Seroka said the coronavirus has not impacted landside operations.

The CBP Laredo Field Office oversees U.S. ports of entry along the Mexican border in the cities of Laredo, Roma, Del Rio, Brownsville, Eagle Pass, Hidalgo, Rio Grande City and Progreso.

While operations across the country have not been interrupted, visitors should stay away.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexican trucking officials discuss cross-border goals; CBP finds $590,000 of meth in shipment of stone items; Mexican automotive industry’s 2019 foreign investment: $3.9 billion; Helion targets car and heavy-duty truck dealers around Dallas.

New service helps companies wade through turbulent trade waters.

Canada’s federal postal carrier asks Canadian producers to stop shipping cannabis to Campobello Island — because of the troublesome transit through Maine.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: CFI Logistica expands cross-border operations; Laredo mayor Saenz hails signing of USMCA; jury convicts trafficker using commercial trucks to smuggle drugs; Laredo CBP office gets new director of field operations.  CFI Logistica expands cross-border operations with […]

Ben Thrower writes about the increased use of cargo ships to smuggle drugs.

Commissioner Carl Bentzel said the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission will have an increasing role in the development of shoreside activities that impact international container shipping.

The White House on Dec. 12 announced the private sector technology winners of its Opioid Detection Challenge.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: CBP seizes $8.4 million in marijuana bust; Texas port opens its first US-Mexico commercial FAST lane; Diligent Delivery Systems consolidates transportation-logistics operations; Unimacts acquires Tijuana manufacturing plant. CBP seizes $8.4 million of marijuana smuggled in cargo […]

In cargo transportation, there is a distinction between screening and inspection.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture agency looks forward to receiving import documentation through Customs and Border Protection’s International Trade Data System.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: San Antonio secures $1.2B deal with manufacturers; United States ends Mexican tomato investigation; Otay Mesa adds industrial park along US-Mexico border; CBP seizes $1M worth of drugs at the Pharr International Bridge. Proximity to Mexico helps San […]

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: U.S.-Mexico migration deal expires on Sept. 6;  Columbus, NM, gets new improved port of entry; rare invasive beetle species found in shipment of corn; and Marco Grajeda named director of New Mexico Border Authority. Mexican officials […]