CBP Officers Intercept Marijuana Smuggling Attempt in New York
Champlain , N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the seizure of approximately 12 pounds of marijuana from a 31-year-old Brooklyn man. The seizure resulted in the arrest of Garry Dorcelus, a U.S. citizen from Brooklyn, N.Y.
On November 8, CBP officers encountered Dorcelus, as he applied for admission into the United States on a commercial bus at the Champlain port of entry in Champlain, N.Y. During the passenger inspection, the subject told CBP officers that he was returning from a short trip to Montreal. A CBP narcotics detector dog alerted on the subject’s baggage during the bus compartment inspection. A subsequent baggage search by CBP officers led to the discovery of 11 vacuum sealed bags containing the marijuana.
“The discovery of the marijuana is the direct result of alert CBP officers conducting a thorough inspection of the bus and its passengers. The use of the narcotics detector dog allowed officers to quietly identify the contraband,” said James T. Engleman, CBP director of Field Operations for the Buffalo Field Office. “Dorcelus was turned over to the custody of the New York State Police pending arraignment on felony charges of criminal possession of marijuana.”
Task 1. Scan the two articles and answer the following questions:
a) What organization is mentioned in both articles?
b) What is the sphere of its activity?
c) What is smuggling subject to?
Task 2. Read article II. True or false?
a) CBP officers discovered a female hiding in the trunk of a car.
b) They were happy to discover the 25-year-old female.
c) Even more remarkable was that she was a Canadian citizen.
d) The driver was under the erroneous notion that the passenger would not be permitted back into the United States because she lacked a passport.
e) Any smuggling is subject to a fine.
f) The driver had to pay $700.
Task 3. Read article III. Find the expressions in the article that mean:
a) to stop something
b) an act of trying
c) permission to enter
d) passenger check
e) sniffer dog
f) keeping in prison until going to court
g) an official statement made by the police that someone may be guilty
Task 4. Summarize the information in articles II and III and prepare a report on the law enforcement responsibility of the US Customs.
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Border Patrol Stops Drug Smuggler, Seizes Meth on I-5
San Clemente , Calif. – Yesterday, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a suspected smuggler and seized a significant amount of crystal methamphetamine being transported northbound on Interstate 5. At around 11:15 a.m., agents on patrol stopped a Dodge Durango truck near the Avenida Magdalena exit in San Clemente.
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The agents interviewed the driver, a 27-year-old male Mexican citizen in possession of a permanent resident alien identification card, living in San Ysdiro, Calif. The agents requested to search the vehicle and were granted permission. A border Patrol K-9 team was summoned to the scene and conducted a cursory inspection of the vehicle.
The Border Patrol K-9 alerted on the vehicle, prompting agents to conduct a physical search. During the search, a total to 12 bundles of crystal methamphetamine were found inside a black duffel bag placed behind the driver’s seat. The driver was arrested for suspicion of drug smuggling. The crystal methamphetamine weighed nearly 15.4 pounds with an estimated street value of $356,000. The suspected smuggler and narcotics were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration; the vehicle was seized by the U.S. Border Patrol.
Task 1. Read the article.
Task 2. Answer the following questions:
a) Who arrested a suspected smuggler?
b) What was seized?
c) Who was the drug carrier?
d) What team was summoned to the scene?
e) Why was a physical search conducted?
f) Where was the drug found?
g) What was its estimated value?
h) Where were the smuggler and narcotics turned over to?
Task 3. Find the expressions in the article that mean:
a) someone who is thought to be guilty of a crime
b) to take legal possession of some illegal things
c) vehicle
d) not a legal citizen
e) done very quickly without much attention to details
f) warning about possible danger
Task 4. Describe the situation on behalf of the smuggler and the Border Patrol agents.
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