U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists (CBPAS) at the Louisville Port of Entry intercepted a shipment containing 41 dead bats and 41 dead birds not declared in hopes of avoiding detection.

Since Jan. 1, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Cincinnati have seized eight shipments containing equine performance enhancing drugs. The packages arrived from Mexico and were destined to multiple individuals throughout the U.S., some with nexus to racing or other horse performance venues.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati spent part of Fiscal Year 2023 (Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 30, 2023) intercepting and identifying more than 6,800 documents, a 219-percent increase over Fiscal Year 2022. The documents were counterfeit, fraudulent, stolen, or associated with known or suspected criminals or criminal activity.

Last month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized a shipment containing a counterfeit watch. If the watch — which came from India — had been genuine, this single piece would have been worth over $3.78 million.