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U.S. Customs and Border Protection

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Tomorrow Is Your Chance to Buy Weird Stuff Seized by the Government

    A warehouse in Pompano Beach is full of fancy stuff seized by the government: watches, wines, iPods, and diamond bracelets taken from criminals of every sort by U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, the IRS, and the Secret Service. And starting Friday, they wan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Crappy Boat Drivers in Boynton Beach Lose Nearly 1,300 Pounds of Weed to the Cops

    Boynton Beach Police DepartmentBales o' weed.​When you're bringing more than $1 million worth of weed into Boynton Beach on a boat from the Bahamas, it's probably a good idea to know how to drive said boat.After Sean Debiase, 42, and Chet Hirshfield, 35, ran their boat into two different sandbars ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Food and Drug Pairings: Hiding Contraband Edition

    kvue.com​This being Florida, drug news seems to make headlines more often than elsewhere. And the trend will likely increase as South Florida will become an even more dominant hub for drug traffic. This week The Washington Post reports that old drug smuggling routes between our state and the Carib ... More >>

  • News

    August 4, 2011

    Elroy Phillips Dug Up Evidence From Prison, but He Still Might Not Get a Chance to Prove His Innocence

    kvue.com​This being Florida, drug news seems to make headlines more often than elsewhere. And the trend will likely increase as South Florida will become an even more dominant hub for drug traffic. This week The Washington Post reports that old drug smuggling routes between our state and the Carib ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Passenger on Allure of the Seas Gay Cruise Charged With Selling Drugs

    A previous Atlantis cruise​It's been a rough few days for Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas. Last weekend, a crew member on the Port Everglades-based megaship was murdered on a beach in Cozumel by a Mexican bartender; now a passenger has been charged with dealing drugs on board.Steven Krumholz, ... More >>

  • Articles

    December 16, 2010

    The Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses of Immigrants, But What's Been Unearthed Reveals a Culture of Cruelty

    A previous Atlantis cruise​It's been a rough few days for Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas. Last weekend, a crew member on the Port Everglades-based megaship was murdered on a beach in Cozumel by a Mexican bartender; now a passenger has been charged with dealing drugs on board.Steven Krumholz, ... More >>

  • News

    December 16, 2010

    The Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses of Immigrants, But What's Been Unearthed Reveals a Culture of Cruelty

    A previous Atlantis cruise​It's been a rough few days for Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas. Last weekend, a crew member on the Port Everglades-based megaship was murdered on a beach in Cozumel by a Mexican bartender; now a passenger has been charged with dealing drugs on board.Steven Krumholz, ... More >>

  • News

    August 26, 2010

    Asylum Denied

    Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum.

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Former Executive Blew Whistle on E-Cigarette Maker From Weston Now Being Investigated by AG

    FlickrE-cigarettes are in the strange position of suing to prove they're a tobacco product.​A Weston-based company called Smoking Everywhere wanted an executive who could go to battle against the FDA and U.S. Customs, which had teamed up to ban the import of e-cigarettes. But by hiring Ray Story i ... More >>

  • News

    August 12, 2010

    Seized: Inside the Brutal World of America's Kidnapping Capital

    FlickrE-cigarettes are in the strange position of suing to prove they're a tobacco product.​A Weston-based company called Smoking Everywhere wanted an executive who could go to battle against the FDA and U.S. Customs, which had teamed up to ban the import of e-cigarettes. But by hiring Ray Story i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Morning Juice: Rain Washes Out Holiday Weekend; D-Wade Fadeaway Jumper?

    ​Welcome back from the Fourth of July weekend. Here's what's in the local news:Clouds and persistent record-setting rain dampened Independence Day plans. Flooded streets in Hollywood and Miramar, which accumulated more than five inches of rain Monday. [Sun-Sentinel]A Florida Atlantic University re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Morning Juice: Major Drug Bust in Palm Beach County; Eggelletion Helps State Build Corruption Case

    ​The local news for this Friday morning:Federal prosecutors announced the arrest of 16 South Floridians in a nationwide illegal drug trafficking investigation called Project Deliverance that was based in West Palm Beach. [Palm Beach Post]Another guilty plea coming in the Scott Rothstein case, this ... More >>

  • News

    June 3, 2010

    Badlands: From Ground Zero of the Immigration Crisis Along the Mexican Border

    ​The local news for this Friday morning:Federal prosecutors announced the arrest of 16 South Floridians in a nationwide illegal drug trafficking investigation called Project Deliverance that was based in West Palm Beach. [Palm Beach Post]Another guilty plea coming in the Scott Rothstein case, this ... More >>

  • News

    April 29, 2010

    Juarez: The Bleeding Front Line of the War on Drugs

    ​The local news for this Friday morning:Federal prosecutors announced the arrest of 16 South Floridians in a nationwide illegal drug trafficking investigation called Project Deliverance that was based in West Palm Beach. [Palm Beach Post]Another guilty plea coming in the Scott Rothstein case, this ... More >>

  • News

    January 7, 2010

    Chinese Drywall Has Left Tens of Thousands of Homeowners Out of Options

    ​The local news for this Friday morning:Federal prosecutors announced the arrest of 16 South Floridians in a nationwide illegal drug trafficking investigation called Project Deliverance that was based in West Palm Beach. [Palm Beach Post]Another guilty plea coming in the Scott Rothstein case, this ... More >>

  • News

    July 9, 2009

    Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade allies with a dubious business partner

    ​The local news for this Friday morning:Federal prosecutors announced the arrest of 16 South Floridians in a nationwide illegal drug trafficking investigation called Project Deliverance that was based in West Palm Beach. [Palm Beach Post]Another guilty plea coming in the Scott Rothstein case, this ... More >>

  • News

    July 2, 2009

    South Florida Cigarette Smuggling Funds Terrorism

    ​The local news for this Friday morning:Federal prosecutors announced the arrest of 16 South Floridians in a nationwide illegal drug trafficking investigation called Project Deliverance that was based in West Palm Beach. [Palm Beach Post]Another guilty plea coming in the Scott Rothstein case, this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Palm Beach Mayoral Candidate Has Corrupt Past In Bahamas

    Even by Florida's loose ethical standards, Palm Beach mayoral contender C. Gerald Goldsmith has a corrupt past that should make his candidacy a joke. Goldsmith, who served on the Palm Beach town council back in the mid-1990s, survived the Feb. 3 election ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Snitches Turn in Kids Who TP'd Madoff's Place, Bogus Purses Go Unmatched With Shoes

    The mystery of who toiled papered Bernie Madoff's Palm Beach home has been solved. Two teenagers from Michigan have been fingered as the TP culprits. The kids apparently bragged to their friends after they got back from vacation, which then tipped off the Palm Beach police, according to this story i ... More >>

  • News

    May 31, 2007

    Art Blockage

    The mystery of who toiled papered Bernie Madoff's Palm Beach home has been solved. Two teenagers from Michigan have been fingered as the TP culprits. The kids apparently bragged to their friends after they got back from vacation, which then tipped off the Palm Beach police, according to this story i ... More >>

  • News

    March 22, 2007

    Death Is My Co-pilot

    Once a lifeline and a symbol, Chalk's delivered death

  • News

    January 11, 2007

    Slick Trouble

    The government's determination to deport old-school rapper Slick Rick knows no bounds

  • Culture

    May 25, 2006

    Climbing Fences

    It takes more than chainlink to lose the border connection. How about lack of focus?

  • News

    August 4, 2005

    Tailpipe

    Smokin' Hot

  • News

    July 28, 2005

    Cybercreep

    If all it took was rage, Jaemi Levine would single-handedly nail the guy who molested her teenaged daughter

  • Dining

    July 7, 2005

    Let's Get Lost

    Six ways to do it in the Keys

  • News

    July 10, 2003

    Gunning for Profit

    Opportunists make a fortune supplying guerrillas and terrorists from South Florida gun shops

  • Film

    June 5, 2003

    2 the Extreme

    The high-speed sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious delivers more noise and more flash

  • News

    April 17, 2003

    Murdered in Havana

    After the Catholic Church banished him, Cuba welcomed him. But the vibrant new life George Zirwas created for himself soon ended in tragic death.

  • News

    February 21, 2002

    Migrant Justice

    Rosa Gonzalez trudged through a desert and toiled in the fields. Now she's in for a real trial.

  • News

    December 13, 2001

    Admitting Terror: Part 5

    When terrorists knock, the INS is more than likely to fall down on the job

  • News

    July 26, 2001

    The Fusion's Ray of Hope

    Miami Fusion

  • News

    May 3, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters for May 3, 2001

  • News

    April 19, 2001

    Elián Plus One

    Conflict of interest. Anti-Cuban high jinks. A cover-up. It must be the Florida INS.

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    Assail on the Fun Ship

    Carnival doesn't just neglect passengers who claim to be victims of sexual assault. It attempts to shut them up.

  • News

    July 16, 1999

    Undercurrents

    Carnival doesn't just neglect passengers who claim to be victims of sexual assault. It attempts to shut them up.

  • News

    July 15, 1999

    Undercurrents

    Carnival doesn't just neglect passengers who claim to be victims of sexual assault. It attempts to shut them up.

  • News

    July 1, 1999

    The King of Titles

    DMV Specialist Randolph Williams has a way with car titles. An investigation finds that way riddled with phony paperwork.

  • Best of BPB

    March 11, 1999

    Best Place To Witness The Failed War On Drugs

    Port Everglades

  • News

    October 15, 1998

    The Sheriff's Criminal Association

    If Ken Jenne were like most cops, he'd be investigated for being friends with felons who give him money

  • News

    September 24, 1998

    You Don't Have to Travel Like a Refugee

    Forget rickety rafts and inner tubes. The well-heeled illegal immigrant is coming here on a luxury cruise.

  • News

    September 3, 1998

    Undercurrents

    Forget rickety rafts and inner tubes. The well-heeled illegal immigrant is coming here on a luxury cruise.

  • News

    August 20, 1998

    Still Cruisin' For a Bruisin'

    Despite drawing attention from numerous law-enforcement agencies, SunCruz is brazenly operating an illegal poker game

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