|  | Cocaine Smuggled in Vessel - 12/18/2000
This 86 foot oil supply vessel, the Anita, was the fifth vessel seized and found to have cocaine smuggled inside the hull. The yield for this vessel was 98 kilos. |
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| | Cocaine Smuggled in Vessel - 12/18/2000
U.S. Customs Canine team makes a positive hit for cocaine on the rear of the vessel Anita while dry docked at the Miami river. |
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| | Cocaine Smuggled in Vessel - 12/18/2000
As the drill bit penetrated the hull of the ship it drew out sufficient amounts of cocaine to test positive. The blue in the small tube is an indication of the prescence of cocaine. |
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| | Cocaine Smuggled in Vessel - 12/18/2000
After a positive test for cocaine is confirmed a welder cuts open a section of the hull to reveal the hidden contraband. |
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| | Cocaine Smuggled in Vessel - 02/15/2000
U.S. Customs Inspectors from Miami's Seaport Contraband Enforcement Team cut into the hull of the seized Haitian ship. |
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| | Cocaine Smuggled in Vessel - 12/18/2000
U.S. Customs Acting Special Agent in Charge Clark of Miami fields questions from the press concerning the most recent seizure on the Miami river. |
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| | Cocaine Smuggled in Vessel - 12/18/2000
This marine vessel, when searched by Customs officials, yielded 846lbs of Cocaine that had been hidden in its hull. |
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| | Cocaine Smuggled in Vessel - 12/18/2000
The first kilos of cocaine are revealed behind the steel of the hull of the ship Anita. |
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| | Cocaine Smuggled in Vessel - 12/18/2000
A U.S. Customs official holds one of the kilo packages retrieved from one of the Haitian vessels. |
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| | Cocaine Smuggled in Vessel - 12/18/2000
Part of the more than the ton and a half of Cocaine is displayed here. |
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| | Customs Cyber Smuggling Center Dedication - 10/02/2000
U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly (right) joins with the director of the Customs Cyber Smuggling Center . . . |
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| | Operation Journey Capture - 08/26/2000
In Operation Journey, U.S. Customs, DEA, and JIATF-East captured Ivan de la Vega, the alleged leader of the maritime drug transportation organization. |
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| | Operation Journey Capture - 08/26/2000
Luis Antonio Navia, de la Vega's top associate, was also captured as a result of the Operation Journey investigation. |
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| | Operation Journey - 08/26/2000
Operation Journey resulted in the seizure of nearly 25 tons of cocaine. |
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| | Operation Journey - 08/26/2000
Operation Journey also resulted in the seizure of communications equipment. |
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| | Operation Journey - 08/26/2000
U.S. official opens a package of cocaine, which was seized during Operation Journey. |
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| | Operation Journey - 08/26/2000
Operation Journey put an end to the tons of cocaine that was being smuggled to 12 countries in commerical vessels. |
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| | Operation Journey - 08/26/2000
3,900 kilograms of cocaine was seized in Operation Journey at a storage facility on August 17, 2000. |
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| | Recognition for Largest Seizure of Ecstasy in U.S. History - 08/11/2000
U.S. Customs Special Agent Monica S. Folden and Operational Analysis Specialist Craig Henderson are recognized for their efforts related to the largest seizure of ecstasy in U.S. history. |
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| | Special Agent Monica S. Folden Recognized - 08/11/2000
U.S. Customs Special Agent Monica S. Folden is recognized for her efforts related to the largest seizure of ecstasy in U.S. history. Commissioner Kelly presents the Certificate of Recognition. |
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| | Craig Henderson Recognized - 08/11/2000
U.S. Customs Operational Analysis Specialist Craig Henderson is recognized for his efforts related to the largest seizure of ecstasy in U.S. history. Commissioner Kelly presents the Award. |
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| | Mutual Customs Assistance Agreement - 07/31/2000
After signing the Mutual Customs Assistance Agreement, US Customs Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly handed the agreement over to Ernesto M. Maceda the Philippine Ambassador to the United States, as President Estrada of the Philippines looked on. |
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| | Internation Narcotics Control - 07/25/2000
U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly holds up a bag full of Ecstasy, also known as MDMA, during a hearing before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control in Washington D.C. |
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| | Italian Cultural Artifacts Returned - 06/30/2000
U.S. Customs Commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, returns Italian cultural artifacts to Italian Ambassador Ferdiado Saello. |
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| | Personal Search Commission - 06/28/2000
Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) comments on the U.S. Customs Service and Commissioner Kelly concerning the findings of the Personal Search Commission. |
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| | Jacob Holtzxcheiter receives the first National Permit for Customs broker - 05/18/2000
U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly presents the first National Permit for Customs broker to Jacob Holtzscheiter, Vice President of Customs for A.N. Deringer Corporation. |
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| | Valor Memorial - 05/18/2000
A lone Customs Inspector salutes the newly dedicated Valor Memorial which pays tribute to those who gave their lives. |
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| | Valor Memorial - 05/18/2000
Six year old Andrea Miller, a Customs family member, is lifted by her mother so she can see the names on the new Valor Memorial. |
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| | Commissioner Kelly - 05/13/2000
U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond Kelly testifies before the Senate Committee. |
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| | Public Service Recognition 2000 - 05/04/2000
Congressmen Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Congressman Benjamin A. Gilman (R-NY), U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Congressman John L. Mica (R-Fl) . . . |
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| | Public Service Recognition 2000 - 05/04/2000
U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond Kelly speaks with Customs Patrol Officer Harold Myers on right, Paul Norris and Gary Ortega are pictured left. |
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| | Public Service Recognition 2000 - 05/04/2000
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings wears a U.S Customs hat at the Public Service Recognition event on the Mall in Washington D.C. |
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| | Senate Treasury Technology Briefing - 03/29/2000
U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO.) discuss aspects of high technology in law enforcement at the Senate Treasury Technology briefing in Washington D.C. |
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| | Commissioner Raymond Kelly - 03/17/2000
After a luncheon speech, U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond Kelly responds to questions from members of the National Press Club, in Washington D.C. |
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| | Native American Tracking Techniques - 03/15/2000
Chairman of the House Appropriations Sub Committee for Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, Congressman Kolbe (R-AZ), meets with Customs Patrol Officers Cross and Carlos. |
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| | Inspector Mike Chapman recieves the U.S. Customs' Exceptional Service Award - 03/09/2000
U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond Kelly speaks with Inspector Mike Chapman and his family following a ceremony at Port Angeles, Washington . . . |
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| | Kelly and Domenici Tour New Mexico Southwest Border - 01/18/2000
U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) answer questions from reporters after taking a tour of the New Mexico southwest border region. |
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| | New Mexico Port of Entry - 01/18/2000
U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) meet with Norm Bebon the Port Director of the Columbus New Mexico port of entry. |
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| | New Mexico Border - 01/18/2000
U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) speak with Port Director Eugene Kerven . . . |
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| | New Mexico Port of Entry - 01/18/2000
U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) meet with Norm Bebon the Port Director of the Columbus New Mexico port of entry. |
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| | New Mexico Port of Entry - 01/18/2000
Santa Theresa New Mexico Port Director Tony Gonzalez points out the different aspects of the Customs facility to U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) during their recent tour. |
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| | New Mexico Port of Entry - 01/18/2000
U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) listen intensely to Port Director Tony Gonzalez at the truck x-ray facility in Santa Theresa New Mexico. |
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| | New Mexico Port of Entry - 01/18/2000
U.S. Customs Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) speak with Port Director Eugene Kerven prior to boarding a U.S. Customs Black Hawk helicopter as they begin an inspection tour of ports of entry along the southern border of New Mexico. |
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