Customs and Border Protection officers at Port Everglades intercepted 24 motorcycles that had arrived from China on June 25.

CBP officers from the Trade Enforcement Team selected a container for an intensive examination and discovered what they determined to be possible Environmental Protection Agency violations.

The shipment was then detained and the documentation and information that was obtained during the inspection forwarded to the EPA for review and evaluation. Once the violations were confirmed the CBP commodity specialists completed the appropriate paperwork and all were seized.

“Imports that do not meet product standards can threaten the health and safety of our people. Our men and women in the field are working diligently to ensure the safety of the American public, and are committed to stopping trade that is in violation of Environmental Protection Agency laws,” said Director of Field Operations Harold Woodward. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws