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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
CBP releases drug seizures total in May
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection from the San Diego Field Office seized over $17 million worth of narcotics last month. In 115 separate incidents, CBP officers captured 6,298 pounds of methamphetamine, 1,267 pounds of cocaine, 256 pounds of fentanyl and 33 pounds of heroin. One of the major seizures occurred on May 29 at the Calexico East Cargo Facility, where a tractor-trailer was found to have a total of 100 packages of cocaine from inside the air tanks weighing 245.28 pounds. Carlsbad police seize drugs, cash and car in major narcotics operation 'Targeting techniques are critical to our success,' said San Diego Director of Field Operations Sidney K. Aki. 'This seizure demonstrates the power of precision targeting and how intelligence driven enforcement is essential in the fight against organized crime.' The San Diego Field Office advises the public to report suspicious activity to ensure safer communities. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
South China Morning Post
06-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Carrying a burner phone and 7 other precautions to take when you enter Trump's America
When entering the United States through an airport or seaport, your electronic devices – laptops, phones, tablets – can be subject to search by Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Advertisement A basic search involves an officer manually reviewing the device's contents without using any external tools. An advanced search uses specialised equipment to access, copy and analyse the data on your device. This more invasive search requires reasonable suspicion of a law being broken or a national security threat, and must be approved by a senior Customs or Border Protection official. But border agents do not need a warrant to conduct either one of these searches. An electronic device subject to search is any 'that may contain information in an electronic or digital form, such as computers, tablets, disks, drives, tapes, mobile phones and other communication devices, cameras, music and other media players', according to Customs and Border Protection. We say everyone should have a plan before travel Sophia Cope, senior lawyer with the Electronic Frontier Foundation The issue has made headlines in recent weeks after a lawyer was detained in early April at the Detroit airport by customs officials, who told him they would confiscate his phone unless he gave it to them to look through his contacts.
