Tony Kingham

OSI Systems has announced that its Security division received an order for approximately $11 million from a North American customer to supply additional Rapiscan® inspection systems and provide ongoing maintenance and support services under a multi-year agreement.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today the establishment of four Customs Enforcement Areas, expanding its enforcement jurisdiction from 12 to 24 nautical miles in designated waters adjacent to South Florida, Southern California, Puerto Rico, and the Gulf Coast of Texas.

Increasing violence: Museum thefts are becoming more aggressive, with offenders using tools like sledgehammers, explosives, and firearms to breach premises and intimidate staff.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Indianapolis' express consignment facility seized a shipment containing 875 pieces of jewelry. Had these items been genuine, the shipment would have had a combined manufacturer's suggested retail price of over $3.7 million.

The audit began with a selection process using risk profiling tools, and the use of the scanner truck allowed for the detection of anomalies that were later confirmed through physical inspection and field tests.

Border and police authorities from 17 countries have arrested 112 people suspected of smuggling migrants into the European Union. The two-week operation, coordinated by Frontex, also uncovered 60 cases of document fraud.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility, intercepted $10,750,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine concealed in a shipment manifested as leeks.

Lightning struck twice as two men were arrested on the morning of Aug. 20 after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered a combined 764 pounds of khat in their baggage at Washington Dulles International Airport.

Romanian border police officers from the Calafat Border Police Sector carried out a control on a freight truck registered in Romania, driven by a Turkish citizen, traveling on the Turkey-Austria route.

The interpretation of the images obtained by the scanner truck allowed officials from the Chilean Regional Customs Directorate of Arica to detect a vehicle transporting 30 packages hidden in its structure, with a total weight of 30 kilos 970 grams gross of cocaine hydrochloride.