Customs & Border Protection recovers 20 Delaware Valley stolen vehicles destined for overseas ports
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in the Baltimore Field Office intercepted 239 stolen vehicles during fiscal year 2022 (Oct.1, 2021 - Sept. 30, 2022), with Wilmington as one of the top overseas shipping points.
Nationally, CBP recovered 1,235 stolen vehicles during fiscal year 2022 before they could be exported by sea or driven across the United States' land borders.
During many of the seizures, CBP officers partnered with special agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), who, along with their state and local law enforcement partners on HSI's Border Enforcement Security Task Force, investigated the stolen vehicles.
The Baltimore Field Office officers seized an additional 73 non-stolen vehicles, either unmanifested, possessing fraudulent titles, or violating other export laws. These vehicles were valued at over $2.8 million.
The Baltimore Field Office covers an area from Trenton, N.J., to the Virginia-North Carolina state line. Vehicles and other conveyances are exported through busy ports. Used vehicles are shipped out of the Port of Wilmington.
The following data points offer insight into the Baltimore Field Office's recovered stolen vehicles during 2022.
At the Port of Philadelphia and the Port of Wilmington 20 stolen vehicles were recovered. The vehicles were valued at $183,395.