International Customs

WASHINGTON: The US unit of Europe's Airbus Group awarded a contract modification worth $220.5 million to build 41 more UH-72A...

16kg drug smuggling case: 2 persons charged with one count of importing border controlled drug

SYDNEY: Australian Federal Police (AFP) have alleged the drugs worth $3.5 million were transported from China to Sydney where they...

39% imports, 26% exports dropped in January at Oakland port

CALIFORNIA: The Port of Oakland, the main portal for numerous Northern California businesses and agriculture products, said this week that...

Canadian SC hears arguments on 5 smuggling cases

TORONTO: The Supreme Court of Canada began hearing arguments in a series of five cases challenging human smuggling laws within...

US border patrol agents catch ‘Mexican’ wanted murderer

TEXAS: Border Patrol agents patrolling south of Encino were advised of a group of subjects walking within a nearby ranch....

NCS generates N20.9 Billion in Tin-Can Island in January

ABUJA: The Tin-can Island Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) recorded N20.9 billion revenue in January, down from the...

Brazil returns Bulgarian sentenced jail for 10 year in 2kg cocaine smuggling case

SOFIA: Bulgarian Atanas Mitev Atanasov, 44, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday by the Larnaca Assize Court...

CBSA charges 4 Indo-Canadian in national steroid smuggling operation

VANCOUVER: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Criminal Investigations Section laid charges against Gautam Mohan Srivastava, of Saanich, B.C. and...

US customs seizes haul of marijuana, apprehends two smugglers

TEXAS: Rio Grande City Border Patrol agents performing linewatch duties near Salineno, Texas were advised of nine subjects carrying what...

Nigerian Customs seizes 674 vehicles, 105,810 Bags of Rice in 2014

ABUJA: The Federal Operations Units (FOU) of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), zone 'A' Ikeja, impounded 674 used vehicles and 105,810...

US: CBP foils drug smuggling bid at Peace Bridge, woman arrested

NEW YORK: US Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a U.S. citizen female at the Peace Bridge after she was...

Canadian charged on smuggling stun gun into country

OTTAWA: A Canadian man charged with smuggling stun guns into the country, thinking everything could be bought online legally, will...

CBP identifies suspected Aircraft, seizes 34 pounds marijuana, 20 ounces marijuana

ALEXANDRIA: US Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air and Marine (OAM) identified and interdicted a suspect aircraft at the...

Nigerian customs seizes 2,914 prohibited goods worth N2.06 billion in 2014

LAGOS: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (F.O.U), Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, said it recorded 2,914 seizures of prohibited...

Nigeria has largest economy in West Africa in services, manufacturing sectors: AfDB

ABUJA: The African Development Bank (AfDB) said that Nigeria was the West African’s largest market with great potential to be...

Canada wants to boost foreign direct investment in Bangladesh

DHAKA: Canadian high commissioner said during a meeting in Dhaka that Canada wanted to boost its foreign direct investment in...

Jamaican TA to charge 10% penalty on late payment of 2014/15 property tax from 1March

KINGSTON: Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) advised that the 10 per cent penalty is to be applied to late payments for...

Jamaica police caught cocaine smuggler woman at Kingston’s international airport

KINGSTON: Two alleged drug mules have been arrested after disembarking flights from the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao Jamaican police...

US customs seizes 2000 pounds marijuana in Texas

TEXAS: Border patrol agents seized more than 2,000 pounds of Marijuana in Falcon heights in Texas. Two subjects were...

Nigeria’s domestic gas demand to hit 10b cubic by 2020