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French Customs Seize 582 Kilos Of Cocaine In Container From Martinique

15/08/2022 19:47 World Customs

French Customs Officers at the port of Marseille have seized 528 kilos of cocaine with an estimated street value of 37 million Euros in a moving container from Martinique.

3,500 businesses risk losing ability to import goods

04/08/2022 10:37 World Customs

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding businesses that they must use the Customs Declaration Service for import declarations from 1 October 2022.

CBP and Customs Administrations Agree on Strengthening Supply Chain Security

28/07/2022 09:27 World Customs

ANAHEIM, California— Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) with the customs administration of Uruguay and also signed a Joint Work Plan (JWP) with the customs administrations of Guatemala and Colombia at the Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit.

CBP, US Coast Guard Seize more than 10 tons of khat

28/07/2022 09:26 World Customs

SEATTLE — A joint effort between U.S. Homeland Security Agencies, Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Coast Guard within the Seattle Maritime Port led to the seizure of more than 20,000 pounds of dried khat with an estimated street value of $3.6 millio

CBP and Customs Administrations Agree on Strengthening Supply Chain Security

26/07/2022 16:12 World Customs

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) with the customs administration of Uruguay and also signed a Joint Work Plan (JWP) with the customs administrations of Guatemala and Colombia at the Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit.

Belgian authorities remind travellers of customs rules

05/07/2022 08:32 World Customs

Travelling abroad this summer? Make sure to remember Belgium’s strict custom rules, or one could risk sacrificing souvenirs and gifts bought from abroad. “An informed traveller is worth two!” authorities note.

Nearly 40 tonnes of counterfeit cigarettes seized in France

20:12 | 26/05/2022 World Customs

French Customs (Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects), supported by Europol, arrested two suspected members of a criminal gang smuggling cigarettes from Asia to Europe. The suspects were indicted and currently remain in custody.

Customs seizes suspected cocaine worth about HK$660,000 at airport

19:50 | 09/05/2022 World Customs

Hong Kong Customs seized about 600 grams of suspected cocaine with an estimated market value of about HK$660,000 at Hong Kong International Airport on May 5.

Customs officials find 300,000 baby eels in suitcases at Schiphol

09:53 | 21/04/2022 World Customs

Customs officials at Schiphol airport have seized 300,000 elvers, or baby eels, in the luggage of three Malaysian nationals, the food safety board NVWA said on Thursday.

California man accused of smuggling more than 1,700 reptiles into the U.S., told officials animals were "his pets"

20:04 | 05/04/2022 World Customs

A Southern California man is accused of smuggling more than 1,700 reptiles — including baby crocodiles and Mexican beaded lizards — into the U.S. since 2016, authorities said Thursday. Jose Manuel Perez, also known as "Julio Rodriguez," was taken into cus

'Largest ever' meth bust in NZ: Police, Customs seize 613kg of the drug

10:30 | 31/03/2022 World Customs

The largest ever attempted smuggling of methamphetamine into New Zealand has been busted at the border in a joint sting by Customs and police.

HMRC calls on businesses to get ready to move to customs IT platform over the summer

20:27 | 28/03/2022 World Customs

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is writing to businesses to tell them about a change to the UK’s customs systems.

Azerbaijan, World Customs Organization discuss prospects for cooperation

20:57 | 22/11/2021 World Customs

As part of his working visit to Brussels, Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has met with Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Kunio Mikuriya.

Customs arrest two Ugandan women with heroin worth Rs 90 crore at Delhi airport

09:59 | 16/11/2021 World Customs

The customs department said in the statement that the drugs were concealed inside fake pockets in their check-in luggage.

Customs Officials Seize More Forged COVID-19 Vaccination Cards at O’Hare

10:17 | 06/10/2021 World Customs

For the second time in less than a month, customs officials working at O’Hare International Airport have seized packages containing several counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards shipped from overseas.

5 arrested, more than 6,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes seized by Singapore Customs

17:26 | 15/09/2021 World Customs

More than 6,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized by Singapore Customs officers who observed activity at the loading and unloading bay of an industrial building in Woodlands Industrial Park.

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Egyptian customs thwart drug smuggling attempt

10:24 | 23/03/2023 World Customs

Egyptian customs thwarted an attempt to smuggle drugs into the country after an English passenger drew the attention of officials at Hurghada International Airport.

ASEAN Customs strengthen capacity for Customs Modernization

15:52 | 22/03/2023 World Customs

VCN- The 32nd session of the ASEAN Customs Capacity Building Working Group (CCBWG) ended successfully after three working days from 14 to 16 March 2023. The ten Customs administrations of ASEAN Member States (AMS) and the ASEAN Secretariat attended the meeting chaired by Mr Oentarto Wibowo, Director of Indonesian Customs and Excise Education and Training Center.

Egypt customs officers thwart attempts to smuggle antiques, gold bars

11:54 | 22/03/2023 World Customs

Customs officers at Borg El-Arab International Airport in Alexandria thwarted an attempt to smuggle 13 antique metal pieces into Egypt dating back to the Greco-Roman era (332 BC–395 AD), hidden in the baggage of a Libyan passenger arriving from Benghazi.

Customs nabs Kozhikode woman with gold worth Rs 1 crore hidden in undergarment

16:22 | 15/03/2023 World Customs

The Customs on Monday seized gold worth Rs 1 crore at the Calicut International Airport from a woman who was attempting to smuggle by hiding the packets inside her undergarment.