Vessel Carrying 333 Pounds Of Meth Intercepted Near Huntington Beach
The methamphetamine had a street value of $915,750.
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The methamphetamine had a street value of $915,750.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, agents were called to apprehend a man who was entering the United States illegally just west of the port of entry in San Ysidro. During the arrest, an altercation led to one of the agents opening fire, hitting the man once in the torso.
Several changes have been implemented during the closure to help slow the spread of COVID-19, including a face mask mandate; limited, staggered appointments, and frequent disinfecting of service counters.
Customs inspectors at LAX intercepted eight Pomeranian puppies that were smuggled into the country from Russia, authorities said Monday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says a 42-year-old U.S. citizen arrived at the San Ysidro border crossing just before 5:30 p.m. Saturday in a moving truck. A search of the truck revealed the Chinese nationals concealed in various pieces of furniture.
More than 1.7 tons of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin were discovered on Jan. 11 concealed within a shipment of loud speakers on a ship at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection supervisory officer from Santa Fe Springs is facing federal charges alleging that he sold firearms without a license.
U.S. authorities fired tear gas Sunday to stop a crowd of about 1,000 Central American migrants at the border who officials say became violent.
In a letter sent to Greyhound Lines, the ACLU mentions an incident during which CBP agents told an L.A. man they stopped him because his "shoes looked suspicious," as if belonging to someone who had just crossed the border.
Authorities said the back of each belt was stamped with a counterfeit Hermès trademark, which was also engraved on the back of each buckle.
A 37-year-old Amber Alert suspect accused of stabbing a man several times was in custody on Wednesday.
A large-scale training exercise brought police and fire personnel and other agencies together Sunday at Ontario International Airport.
A classic British sports car was among five cars seized recently by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex.
The United States Customs and Border Protection said Monday that agriculture specialists at Los Angeles International Airport intercepted 67 invasive snails in an air cargo shipment, officials said.
More than $14 million in fake Hermès handbags have been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach.
Immigration officials briefly detained the Palestinian director of the Oscar-nominated documentary "5 Broken Cameras" on his way into town for Sunday's Academy Awards.
Orange County prosecutors say a former customs officer has been convicted and sentenced to six years in prison for raping two women.
A Long Beach man is facing federal charges for allegedly trying to smuggle more than four pounds of methamphetamine out of the United States packaged to look like a well-known candy bar.
Federal authorities say a former Korean law enforcement officer was arrested Wednesday for trying to smuggle nearly 40,000 counterfeit erectile dysfunction pills through Los Angeles International Airport.
Sixty-four pounds of cocaine worth more than half a million dollars were found hidden in the panels of an empty refrigerated container at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport complex, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials at Los Angeles International Airport have quite a bit more to deal with than guns and drugs; Agents are going after smuggled food that could bring disease into the country.
A wooden crate from Germany was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents because it was found to be infested with larva of the horntail wasp.
A Porsche reported stolen out of Las Vegas more than 20 years ago has been recovered at the Port of Los Angeles.
Customs officials arrest 18 illegal immigrants found in a boat off Dana Point.
A statement Wednesday from U.S. Customs and Border Protection says sunglasses that have some design and logo similarities to Coach, Gucci and Armani shades were seized in the last two weeks at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
