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Department of Homeland SecurityCustoms and Border ProtectionCBP Agriculture InspectionsJune 3, 2010Bruce LewkeSenior Program ManagerAgriculture Programs and Trade LiaisonAgriculture SafeguardingOffice of Field Operations16/21/10

Department of Homeland Security Created by the Homeland Security Act of2002 and required federal agencies toassure food and agriculture safety. Subtitle C, Section 421 officiallytransferred agricultural import and entryinspection from USDA to DHS.26/21/10

U.S. Customs & Border ProtectionCBP's priority mission is preventingterrorists and terrorist weapons fromentering the United States, while alsofacilitating the flow of legitimate trade andtravel.36/21/10

U.S. Customs & Border ProtectionCBP Agriculture Specialists (CBPAS)protect the United States from thethreat of harmful pests and diseaseswith inspection and prevention effortsdesigned to keep prohibitedagricultural items from entering theUnited States.46/21/10

Customs & Border ProtectionAgriculture Specialist (CBPAS)Federal Noxious Weed Interceptions FY 2010Saccharum spontaneum 5 times Peru, Brazil, Chile,(wild sugarcane) IndiaImperata cylindrica 70 times Peru, Chile, China,(cogongrass) Ecuador, Thailand,TurkeySolanum torvum 1 time Thailand(turkeyberry)56/21/10

Customs & Border ProtectionAgriculture Specialist (CBPAS)Federal Noxious Weed Interceptions FY 2010Rottboellia cochinchinensis 1 time Costa Rica(itchgrass)Cuscuta sp. 22 times China, Turkey, India(dodder)Avena sterlis 1 time Syria(animated oat)66/21/10

Customs & Border ProtectionAgriculture Specialist (CBPAS)Federal Noxious Weed Interceptions FY 2010Tridax procumbens 7 times Costa Rica, Colombia(coat buttons)Asphodelus fistulosus 8 times India, Nepal(onion weed)Ipomea aquatica 4 times China, Thailand(Chinese waterspinach)Emex spinosa 2 times Egypt, India(devil’s thorn)76/21/10

CBP Agriculture SpecialistsConduct Special OperationAs a result of several interceptions of Cogongrass on the refrigerationunits of containers, a special operation was conducted targeting thesecontainers and inspecting them for Federal Noxious Weeds (FNW).86/21/10

CBP Agriculture SpecialistsConduct Special OperationTo date there have been approximately 90 interceptions of severalspecies of FNW on refrigerated containers.96/21/10

CBP Agriculture SpecialistsConduct Special OperationWhile the intensity of a special operation is limited, the refrigerationunits of containers have been identified as a FNW introductionpathway. These types of containers will be monitored on acontinuing basis by CBP Agriculture Specialists.106/21/10

Routine Inspections by CBPAShave resulted in the interception ofFNW at a port of entryIpomoea aquatica (Chinese waterspinach) wasdiscovered to be a contaminant in a shipment of cuminseed from India.116/21/10

Routine Inspections by CBPAShave resulted in the interception ofFNW at a port of entryBags of Asphodelus fistulosus (Onion weed) wasconcealed in a legitimate shipment of carrots.126/21/10

Routine Inspections by CBPASresulted in the interception of FNWCuscuta sp. (dodder) was discovered to be acontaminant in a shipment of Anise seed from Turkey.136/21/10

Routine Inspections by CBPASresulted in the interception of FNWA CBP detector dog alerted on a bag of dried herbs fromNigeria. Striga sp. (witchweed) was intercepted on theherbs.146/21/10

Routine Inspections by CBPASresulted in the interception of FNWA shipment of grass roofing from Indonesia was found tobe infested with Imperata cylindrical (Cogongrass)156/21/10

Point Of ContactAgriculture Programs & LiaisonSenior Program Manager, Bruce LewkeOffice: 202-344-1319Fax: 202-344-1442email: Bruce.Lewke@dhs.govAddress:DHS, CBP, OFO, APTL1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NWRoom 2.5A –14Washington, D.C. 20229166/21/10

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