Cobras, drugs and money: Just another week for CBP

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Cobras, drugs and money: Just another week for CBP

The first week of December was a busy week for Customs and Border Protection agents, who seized thousands of pounds of illegal drugs, more than $100,000 in...

Michael O'Connell@moconnellWFED

December 8, 2015 10:43 am

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Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati, Ohio, recently intercepted illegal shipments of dead king cobra snakes and Hawksbill sea turtle shells, which are protected and endangered wildlife products. The shipments were turned over to the U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service.

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The first week of December was a busy week for Customs and Border Protection agents, who seized thousands of pounds of illegal drugs, more than $100,000 in unreported U.S. currency and illegal importations of endangered species. This photo gallery showcases a handful of the incidents reported by CBP in the last few days.