Tag: Customs and Border Control Agency

CBC arrests 26 at ORIA with drugs and guns

CBC arrests 26 at ORIA with drugs and guns

| 15/03/2024 | 19 Comments

(CNS): In the two-month period between 15 December and 15 February, Customs and Border Control arrested 26 people at the Owen Roberts International Airport entering or exiting the Cayman Islands carrying drugs or weapons, plus one person for smoking on a plane. Officials said the interceptions, which included ganja, ecstasy, ammunition and guns, were based […]

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CBC cargo office set to re-open after plumbing trouble

CBC cargo office set to re-open after plumbing trouble

| 01/02/2024 | 15 Comments

(CNS): The Customs and Border Control (CBC) Cargo Processing Office on Owen Roberts Drive in George Town, which was forced to close early on Wednesday due to a plumbing problem, was expected to re-open Thursday morning at 8:30am. According to a CBC release, Public Works was enlisted to remedy the situation and pave the way for […]

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Pregnant woman among 12 migrants to reach the Brac

Pregnant woman among 12 migrants to reach the Brac

| 07/12/2023 | 7 Comments

(CNS): A group of twelve Cuban migrants landed at Watering Place, Cayman Brac, shortly after midnight on Wednesday, 6 December. One of the three women who arrived is pregnant, according to a release from Customs and Border Control. She was taken to Faith Hospital, where she was examined by medical staff, and has since been […]

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Ten Cuban migrants returned to Havana

Ten Cuban migrants returned to Havana

| 10/11/2023 | 2 Comments

(CNS): Customs and Border Control has deported ten Cuban migrants over the last two weeks on separate trips back to Havana. The ten men were accompanied by CBC officers on two Cayman Airways flights. CBC Director Charles Clifford thanked the officers and the migration management team who processed the Cubans and organised the flights, which, […]

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Clifford prepares to hand CBC reins to deputy

Clifford prepares to hand CBC reins to deputy

| 13/10/2023 | 34 Comments

(CNS): The director of Customs and Border Control, Charles Clifford, is preparing for a long but what it appears will be a smooth transition to the next head of the critical agency. More than eight months before Clifford retires, his deputy and veteran official Bruce Smith has been confirmed as director-designate.

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Two Cubans missing, eight rescued at sea

Two Cubans missing, eight rescued at sea

| 01/10/2023 | 6 Comments

(CNS): A major search and rescue operation involving the police, coastguard, fire service, border control and private boat owners in the sea around Cayman Brac was conducted Saturday and Sunday, in which eight Cuban men were rescued. However, two more are missing. According to Customs and Border Control (CBC), the operation began after one man […]

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Ten Cuban migrants repatriated to Havana

Ten Cuban migrants repatriated to Havana

| 27/09/2023 | 2 Comments

(CNS): Ten Cuban men who ended up in the Cayman Islands as irregular migrants on small vessels were repatriated to Havana on a Cayman Airways charter Tuesday. The migrants departed Grand Cayman on a SAAB aircraft at around 10:10am and arrived in Cuba at approximately 12:30pm as part of the CBC expedited processing of asylum […]

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CBC finds 2lbs of crystal meth in courier parcel

CBC finds 2lbs of crystal meth in courier parcel

| 26/09/2023 | 24 Comments

(CNS): About two pounds of methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth, has been recovered by Customs and Border Control from a courier parcel. The package was documented as clothes but was selected by officers for examination and the drugs were found. Presumptive field testing was carried out, which indicated the presence of methamphetamine. The substance […]

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Four Cubans land on the Brac in rickety canoe

Four Cubans land on the Brac in rickety canoe

| 11/09/2023 | 11 Comments

(CNS): Four migrants are currently in Customs and Border Control custody after landing on Cayman Brac at around 6:50 Sunday morning, having travelled from Cuba in a rickety wooden canoe. The men arrived in Spot Bay and ended their journey before being processed in accordance with CBC protocols. This is the fourth migrant boat to […]

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CBC seizes three handguns imported via courier

CBC seizes three handguns imported via courier

| 18/08/2023

(CNS): Two local men have been arrested and are currently in custody in connection with the importation of three 9mm unlicensed handguns, over 100 rounds of ammunition and an undisclosed quantity of ganja and cannabis products. The contraband was seized on Tuesday after it was imported via courier, though it is not clear if it […]

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Boss and workers fined after WORC raids

Boss and workers fined after WORC raids

| 25/07/2023 | 36 Comments

(CNS): Following several raids and inquiries throughout May and June by the Compliance and Enforcement Unit at Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman, along with other enforcement agencies, more than ten people have been arrested and several more employers and employees are facing fines or are now under investigation for various breaches of the immigration law.

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