U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) International Operations Division Chief Leo Lin returned a 6th century BCE marble statue known as the “Head of a Veiled Wo More
A party of sailors in a cabin are fitting out a handsome young creature to 'run the gauntlet' of the Custom-house officers, or rather to go on shore, with as full a cargo of excisable articles as they can secur More
Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th cent More
Smugglers walking across the Rio Grande, with packs on their backs; U.S. customs officers hiding in bushes in foreground. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 30, 1886 Sept. 4, p. 565.
Name: Ernest Frost.Arrested for: not given.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 27 August 1905.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-75-Ernest Frost..The Shields Daily News for 29 August report More
Illustration shows a woman mooring an airship to the chimney on the roof of her home by the light of a full moon; on board the airship are "American Goods Bought in England" that are being smuggled into the U.S More
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2401. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio More
Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Identification list of vessels suspected of smuggling during the Prohibition era, including sailing craft and vessels other than sail. List and description of vessels with attached identification photographs. C More
(Oct. 1) - A member of a Coast Guard boarding team places a man under arrest for drug smuggling. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO.
Portsmouth, Va. (Sept. 13) -- U.S. Coast Guard members take a test ride aboard a new deployable pursuit boat, or DPB. It was built to outrun or catch drug smugglers and will be deployed from a larger ship. USCG More
Her Majesty's Canadian ship Charlottetown conducted a boarding of a vessel in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Pakistan. The vessel was suspected of conducting illicit activities with links to terrorism. After More
Afghan border police members provide security during the processing of illegal narcotics which were seized during an ambush on Dec. 14. This was the largest seizure to date by the 4th Brigade of the ABP.
U.S. Coast Guard crews from the San Diego area intercept a suspected drug smuggling boat and crew in international waters off the coast of Baja California in Oct. 2011. The suspects and boat were turned over to More
The nearly complete skeleton of a dinosaur was forfeited today to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations special agents. This action stems from an investigation by HSI and t More
Afghan customs officials check travelers' passports at Torkham Gate in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, April 24, 2013. The customs and border patrol station on the Afghan side of the Khyber Pass regulates traf More
A team from the Boys Training Centre faces off in a friendly game of futbol with crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oak. The Boys Training Center is sponsored by the USAID under the Juvenile Justice Ref More
A boarding team deployed from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Edisto approaches a suspected smuggling boat approximately 100 miles southwest of San Diego, June 18, 2013. The boat, three people and contraband were hande More
A boarding team deployed from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Edisto approaches a suspected smuggling boat approximately 100 miles southwest of San Diego, June 18, 2013. The boat, its three passengers and the contraban More
The San Diego and Los Angeles DHS Regional Coordinating Mechanisms utilizing U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Coast Guard assets worked together to disrupt a maritime smuggling attempt off the coast More
Two suspects aboard a smuggling boat place their hands on their heads after being intercepted by a boat crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station San Diego 10 miles offshore from Point Loma, Aug. 20, 2013. The suspect More
The 87-foot Coast Guard Cutter Petrel is moored in its home port of San Diego, Aug. 29, 2013. The Petrel is a multi-mission unit that conducts search and rescue, maritime law enforcement and homeland security. More
Crewmembers aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Haddock tie down bales of marijuana that were seized during a smuggling interdiction 90 miles southwest of San Diego, Oct. 6, 2013. Two suspected smugglers were appreh More
This poster, based on a submission to the Coast Guard Art Program, illustrates the 11th District Coast Guard's anti-smuggling and panga awareness campaign. (Graphics by Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Eggers)
Crew members of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sea Otter tow a panga boat that was seized in a smuggling interdiction into San Diego Bay, Dec. 3, 2013. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Active intercepted the panga with More
Several bales of marijuana seized from a panga sit on the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Edisto before being transferred over the San Diego Marine Task Force at Naval Base Point Loma, Dec. 10, 2013. The 30-foot More
A U.S. law enforcement official examines a package of methamphetamine aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Sea Otter at Ballast Point, Jan. 5, 2014. More than 30 pounds of methamphetamine and approximately 3,500 pound More
Crew members of Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Mellon offload 3,500 pounds of marijuana from the cutter at Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 8, 2014. The Mellon’s crew, along with crews of San Diego-based Coast Guar More
A panga boat seized by the U.S. Coast Guard lies alongside the Coast Guard Cutter Aspen off the coast of Southern California. The panga and 122 bales of marijuana were seized Jan. 18, 2014, after the suspicious More
Nearly four tons of cocaine seized by U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement teams sit on the deck of the guided-missile frigate USS Rentz before being offloaded in San Diego, March 3, 2014. Coast Guard teams operati More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Haddock crewmembers count bales of marijuana aboard a seized panga off the Southern California coast, March 16, 2014. The Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection worked together to More
The Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach command building was officially renamed the Terrell E. Horne III Building in a ceremony May 13, 2014. Senior Chief Boatswain Mate Terrell Horne was killed Dec. 2, More
Coast Guard Cutter Pike and interagency San Diego Marine Task Force crew members work together to offload 281 bales of marijuana, at Naval Base Point Loma, May 27, 2014. The Pike crew recovered the bales after More
A USS Rushmore sailor stands watch over 91 bales of marijuana aboard the Rushmore at Naval Base San Diego, June 9, 2014. The contraband was seized about 150 miles southwest of the U.S.-Mexico border, June 8, by More
The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Edisto brings a seized drug-laden panga boat into San Diego Bay June 28, 2014. The crew intercepted the panga 160 miles southwest of San Diego with three suspects and approx More
The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton offloads an estimated 12,000 pounds of seized marijuana in San Diego, Aug. 1, 2014. The Stratton, working with Coast Guard Cutters Petrel and Haddock, apprehended fo More
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Active maneuver a suspected marijuana smuggling vessel after stopping it with their interceptor boat approximately 120 miles west of San Diego, Sept. 13, 2014. The Active More
The crew of U.S. Coast Cutter Haddock tows a seized panga boat into San Diego Bay, Oct. 2, 2014. An estimated 1,200 pounds of marijuana was seized and two suspects were taken into custody in a multi-nation eff More
Coast Guardsmen from the Cutter Midgett from Seattle transfer of 1,232 pounds cocaine and 110 pounds of marijuana following a night-time pursuit of non-compliant vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean near Central More
A helicopter flies over a speedboat / A helicopter and a helicopter in the water public domain military photo. A helicopter flies over a speedboat / A helicopter and a helicopter in the water - public domain a More
A bridge over a body of water with trees in the background / A bridge over a body of water with a bridge in the background public domain stock photo.
The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant returned to homeport, March 9, 2016, in Mayport, Fla. The crew returned to homeport after an eight-week patrol in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Pet More
HSI Task Force Officer processing evidence during Calexico Tunnel Operation on March 23, 2016.
Staff Sgt. Zachary Liles of the North Carolina National Guard's 42nd Civil Support Team (CST) uses a QinetiQ Talon robot to detect non-hazardous radiation sources planted in a tunnel in the San Diego area for a More
Approximately 1000 kilograms of cocaine that were jettisoned from a suspected drug-smuggling go-fast vessel and recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard are stacked onboard Coast Guard Cutter Active. The Active is a More
Crewmen in an interceptor boat from Coast Guard Cutter Diligence intercept a suspected smuggling vessel in international waters of the Eastern Pacific ocean, Feb. 19, 2018. During their 65-day patrol, the cutte More
Members from the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast law enforcement boarding team inspect a boat suspected of trafficking illicit narcotics in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, April 2, 2018. The boa More
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will return several thousand ancient artifacts, including cuneiform tablets, cylinder seals, and clay bullae, to the Republic of Iraq. The artifacts were smuggled More
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) International Operations returned a sixth century marble statue known as the “Head of a Veiled Woman,” during a repatriati More
The tunnel is around five and a half feet tall and two feet wide and 4,309 feet long, averaging 70-feet deep and had a ventilation system, electricity and a rail system designed to move large packs of drugs.
On June 16th HSI Miami’s Illicit Proceeds & Foreign Corruption Group, CBP Miami Field Office and their Outbound/Exodus Team in Fort Lauderdale seized 81 vehicles that are valued at approximately 3.2 million dol More
Coast Guard Cutter Legare crew members offload about 3,900 pounds of marijuana, Aug. 5, 2020, Port Everglades, Florida. During at-sea interdictions, a suspect vessel is initially detected and monitored by allie More
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