17.5 Tons of Cocaine found on Containership
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)-led multi-agency examination of shipping containers at the Philadelphia seaport netted a historic load of cocaine, the largest cocaine seizure in the 230-year history of U.S. Customs and CBP, with an estimated weight of over 17.5 tons and a street value of about $1.1 billion.During a midstream joint boarding Sunday night, CBP, HSI, and U.S. Coast Guard authorities detected anomalies while examining seven shipping containers aboard the MSC Gayane…
Oil Spill in Schuylkill River
The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies are responding Tuesday to an oil sheen in the Schuylkill River. The Coast Guard received a report of a sheen on the river between Market Street and South Street in Philadelphia Monday, but crews were not able to locate its origin. Agencies involved include Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, Philadelphia Fire Department and Philadelphia Police Department.
USCG Group Philadelphia Evacuated
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Press Release stating that the U.S. Coast Guard evacuated its main building at Group Philadelphia after a suspicious package was discovered near the entrance and a person was seen leaving the parking lot at about 2 a.m. on the morning of December 30, 2003. The incident turned out to be a hoax. The Philadelphia Police, the FBI, and the USCG Investigative Service are investigating the incident. Source: HK Law
Law Enforcement Agencies Perform Underwater Searches
The security of many countries is being threatened from sources within and outside of their borders. For the lawman, having the right tools in his crime fighting arsenal is often critical to an operation's success. Today, a new set of high tech tools help law enforcement agents perform underwater searches safer, and more effectively, than ever before. In their investigative operations police routinely search for weapons used in the commission of crimes, hunt for drowning victims, and survey underwater structures looking for smuggled goods or explosives. For the police diver, one of his most effective weapons is the underwater metal detector. Used in evidence recovery operations, these detectors have been directly responsible for putting many criminals behind bars.
Xtreme Introduces Larger Fire-Rescue & Patrol Boats
Xtreme Companies, Inc. 34 foot center console Fire-Rescue and Patrol boats. complement Xtreme's existing 12 and 15 foot lines. Challenger Offshore. console Fire-Rescue and Patrol boats to our line. could not fulfill the requests.
Xtreme Delivers Patrol Boat
Xtreme Companies, Inc. delivered the First Responders' Patrol Boat to the City of Philadelphia, PA, Police Department. The boat was purchased through a grant provided by the Department of Homeland Security. Lt. Napoli of the Marine Unit of the Philadelphia Police Dept. had previously stated, "The Xtreme watercraft is responsive and can get anywhere we need to be on the water during patrol and rescue missions." The Xtreme XFR.P.15 was purchased for patrol and rescue purposes along the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers which run through the city of Philadelphia.
