After customs officials seized the money, they turned Zapeta over to the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Customs officials estimate that smuggling is now four times larger than legitimate duty-free shopping.
Customs officials raided the most prominent retailers, and assigned officers to permanent anti-piracy patrol.
The airline uncovered silver tablets in a cargo container and customs officials then found gold and banknotes.
The strike kept nurses out of hospitals, teachers out of schools and customs officials from border points.
To try to prevent security worries clogging cross-border trade, American customs officials may be posted throughout Mexico.
Much of the contraband was abandoned in suitcases, but some people were caught trying to bypass customs officials.
Customs officials also believe he attempted to smuggle out another 425kg of silver.
The court ordered the Indian company to get its imports cleared by Ericsson as well as federal customs officials.
The investigation involved the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Customs officials, New South Wales Police and the Australian Crime Commission.
They had told customs officials that thousands of kilos of garlic were, in fact, fresh ginger, which is untaxed.
But Cambodia already has an effective tariff of zero, thanks to its long and porous borders and corrupt customs officials.
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Just before the report was released, customs officials in Malaysia announced that they had made a huge seizure of ivory.
Yet Customs officials still need the assistance of the National Guard and local law enforcement officers to keep the traffic moving.
He would just put his finger to his lips and blow out his cheeks, and the customs officials would say, "Welcome, Dizzy Gillespie!"
But when Zapeta tried to go through airport security, an officer spotted the money in the bag and called U.S. customs officials.
But given their current resources and the scale of the problem, customs officials understandably appear to have little appetite for an unrewarding chase.
When I crossed into the mainland a few weeks later, I was questioned vigorously by customs officials while remote scanners evaluated my body temperature.
The Portuguese enclave escaped from both the bond and paperwork requirements by agreeing to notify U.S. customs officials in advance of every apparel shipment.
In early December America signed an agreement with Canada allowing customs officials to inspect factory shipments on site, rather than clog up the borders.
North Antrim MP Ian Paisley claimed at the time that Customs officials were using 18th century tools to deal with a 21st century problem.
But when Lennon arrived at New York's JFK Airport, customs officials took his fingerprints and realised he was not travelling on his own passport.
In 2010, former top 100 player Wayne Odesnik, was suspended by the ITF after Australian customs officials found eight vials containing HGH in his luggage.
Piotr Pachnia, 33, was arrested after customs officials tracking the yacht Baila boarded the vessel south of the Isle of Wight in June last year.
Canadian customs officials are reported to be unaware of the action.
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Only last week, Ukrainian customs officials seized a Russian cargo ship bound for Libya and carrying a multilaterally-controlled chemical used in the production of rocket fuel.
On one of my trips to Kabul I encountered a similar crowd crush to get inside the terminal, supplemented by customs officials shaking down a colleague.
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The report says at least 10 airport workers, customs officials and pilots were within the blast radius of the shell and could have been seriously injured.
Wherever we went - even to countries of little consequence - presenting our national passport was a signal to immigration and customs officials to be on alert.
They are part of a cohort of 100 graduates who, 18 months ago, passed the exam to become tax collectors and customs officials in the Finance Ministry.
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