CBP Sees Uptick in Interceptions of Stolen Vehicle Exports
CBP’s Baltimore Field Office intercepted 343 stolen vehicles, worth about $17.7 million, set to be exported from the U.S. in FY 2023, a 44% increase from the previous year, the agency said in a news release this month. CBP said 90% of the vehicles stopped by CBP Baltimore were destined to West Africa.
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The agency said it saw a 6.5% uptick in stolen vehicle recoveries across the country during FY 2023, including a sharp rise in the Area Port of Norfolk-Newport News. That port recovered 180 stolen vehicles worth more than $10 million during FY 2023, a 158% increase from the previous year.
Matthew Davies, acting director of CBP’s Baltimore Field Office, said vehicle theft “remains a rising concern in the United States,” and the agency is “committed to working with our federal, state, and local partners to hold these exporters accountable.”