Customs' Office of Investigations Needs To Concentrate Its Resources on Quality Cases
GGD-79-33
Published: Apr 20, 1979. Publicly Released: May 07, 1979.
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The U.S. Customs Service Office of Investigations conducts criminal, civil, and factfinding investigations of alleged violations of customs laws, and employs 650 agents empowered to carry weapons and make searches, seizures, and arrests. In recent years, its efforts have aimed principally at fraud, smuggling, hijacking, and neutrality and currency violations.
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Crime preventionCrimesDrug traffickingFraudInvestigations by federal agenciesLarcenySearch and seizureSmugglingStatistical dataArrests