CBP Operation Busts Illegal Agricultural Shipments Scheme
A recent CBP operation at the Port of Cincinnati led to some 900 pounds of destroyed agricultural goods shipped illegally to the U.S. from Asia, the agency said in a press release (here). The eight-day operation "yielded 1,104 inspected shipments,…
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73 shipments Returned to Origin (RTO), 198 Emergency Action Notifications (EANs), four mis-delivery penalties, and 98 mis-manifesting penalties netting a total of $98,000 in fines," it said. The illegal scheme highlights "the increasing trend of customers using e-commerce to purchase illegal agriculture products from Asia," said CBP. The shippers and freight forwarders used fake names and addresses and provided unrelated cargo descriptions in the smuggling operation, the agency said. The products were en route to "various locations throughout the United States, including ethnic restaurants, food stores, and private residences."