International Customs

CARACAS: Venezuela’s proposed Special Economic Zone (ZEE) will be submitted during the last week of April, Venezuelan Vice President of...

Venezuela to cut oil subsidies for Caribbean nations

CARACAS: Low oil prices are forcing Venezuela to cut a generous subsidy program to Cuba and a dozen other Caribbean...

Belarus looks to reach $5 billion in exports to Latin America

MINSK: Belarus plans to reach $5 billion in export supplies to Latin America in the near future, Belarus Deputy Minister...

National Biodiesel Board wants to reverse Argentinian diesel import decision

BOUNES AIRES: The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) wants a stay in recent decision to streamline Argentinian biodiesel imports to the U.S....

SON Destroys N500m Worth of Substandard Products

LAGOS: The Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) as part of its renewed commitment in demonstrating its zero tolerance for substandard...

Dubai Police thwart 43kg cocaine

Dubai: The Drug Control Department at Dubai Police has helped three countries thwart four separate cocaine smuggling attempts in the...

Undeclared firearm seized from US woman at Pigeon River port

OTTAWA: A Minnesota woman faces numerous charges after failing to declare a firearm at the Pigeon River port of entry....

CBSA charges two truck drivers 90 days jail, $7,000 fine in tobacco smuggling

TORONTO: Two truck drivers, Ernest Vincent Curran and Serge Coupal, were sentenced at the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu courthouse for smuggling tobacco. The...

Philosophy professor arrested for smuggling ivory, rhinoceros horn

NEW YORK: A philosophy professor at St. Cloud State University was arrested by federal agents for allegedly smuggling elephant ivory...

Life saving actions result in CBP commissioner’s humanitarian award

NEW YORK: Customs and Border Protection Acting Director of Field Operations, Rose Hilmey, presented Supervisory CBP Officer Jose Lorenzo with...

389 Pounds marijuana worth $194,500 seized in US near Gila bend

TEXAS: Wellton Border Patrol agents assisted by a Yuma sector detection canine encountered and arrested five illegal immigrants in two...

Argentina customs to get training on environment pact

GEORGETOWN: Customs and Border Control Officers last week participated in a three-day workshop aimed at building capacity in enforcing Multilateral...

Smugglers turn Venezuelan crisis into Colombian cash out

COLOMBIA: Hundreds of smugglers cross into Colombia each night supplying a $3 billion a year black market that has contributed...

Brazil $5.9 billion tax fraud under investigation

SAO PAULO: Dozens of Brazilian firms, including industrial companies and banks, are under investigation amid allegations they paid $5.9bn in...

Canada Post segment reports $194 million profit before tax in 2014

OTTAWA: The Canada Post segment reported a profit before tax of $194 million in 2014 compared to a loss before...

US customs seizes 109 pounds marijuana worth $54,000 at Naco port

TEXAS: US Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 21-year-old Sierra Vista man for attempting to smuggle 109 pounds of...

Poland’s PKP transports 7.5m tonnes of cargo in February

WARSAW: A Poland freight company PKP cargo said that firm transported 7.5 million tons of cargo, which translated into over 3...

Spanish police seize 315kg cocaine, arrest smuggling gang

MADRID – Specialized gang arrested for bringing cocaine from Latin America into Europe in shipping containers and on commercial flights....

Jordan Anti-Narcotics seizes 628,000 illicit captagon pills

AMMAN: Anti-Narcotics Department in Jordan seized 628,000 captagon pills which hidden in193 air filters. Anti-Narcotics Department personnel have foiled an...

Danish economy expands 0.5% in 4th quarter of 2014