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Feb 2, 2021 8:18 AM
BISMARCK, N.D. – A Virginia man has been ordered to pay a $7,500 fine and sentenced to two years’ probation for smuggling 171 pounds of migratory waterfowl meat through the Port of Entry at Portal, North Dakota.
U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says 52-year-old Gene Childers was charged with Unlawful Transport of Wildlife in Foreign Commerce. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers found the meat in Childers’ truck after Childers said he was not bringing any of that material into the U.S.
Wrigley says co-defendant Daniel Lusk pleaded guilty to the same charge and was sentenced to 18 months’ probation.
Violent Fugitive Wanted for Shooting Young Girl Captured on the Border
EL PASO, TX – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers working at the El Paso port of entry arrested a man being sought in Denver, Colorado for shooting two people, including a three-year-old girl. The apprehension occurred just before noon on January 24 at the Paso Del Norte international crossing in downtown El Paso.
CBP officers performing their duties encountered a 2008 Toyota Camry arriving from Mexico with four people. While performing a primary inspection on the vehicle and its occupants the CBP officer identified one of the passengers as a wanted armed and dangerous fugitive. CBP officers took the man into custody and confirmed the warrant.
CBP officers seize over 100,000 counterfeit 3M N95 masks CBP officers seize over 100,000 counterfeit 3M N95 masks (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection) By KOLD News 13 Staff | January 17, 2021 at 4:26 PM MST - Updated January 17 at 4:26 PM
JAMAICA, N.Y. (KOLD News 13) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport assigned to the Cargo Control and Enforcement Division seized over 100,000 counterfeit 3M N95 masks in two shipments from Hong Kong.
CBP officers made their first interception on December 2, 2020 with the second shipment intercepted on December 8, 2020. CBP officers consulted with CBP Import Specialists to verify the authenticity of the merchandise and to confirm the possible trademark violations.
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In May 2020, an AP News investigation discovered a massive shipment of counterfeit N95 masks had infiltrated the American medical system. All signs pointed to the masks being legitimate: They came complete with the proper shipping labels and invoices, certified letters from buyers and distributors, and interviews that traced back to a factory in China that is, in fact, a manufacturer of N95 masks certified by the Centers for Disease Control.
There was only one indication that the masks were fake: The earloops. Legitimate N95s are designed with full head-straps that are stitched, stapled or soldered directly to the respirator to provide the proper seal and force inhaled and exhaled air through the filter. The cheaper earloops, which are glued to the mask and create a more unstable seal, made the masks significantly less effective. In many cases, frontline healthcare workers were forced to simply make do.