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What is the Land Border Carrier Initiative Program (LBCIP)?
This is a program designed to prevent smugglers of illicit drugs from utilizing commercial land conveyances for their contraband. The program provides for agreements between carriers and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in which the carrier agrees to increase its security measures and cooperate more closely with CBP and CBP agrees to apply special administrative provisions pertaining to penalty amounts and expedited processing of penalty actions if illegal drugs are found on a conveyance belonging to the participating carrier. Further, at certain high-risk locations along the land border, it is proposed to condition an importer's continued use of the Line Release method of processing entries of merchandise on the use of carriers/drivers that participate in the LBCIP. These proposed regulatory changes are designed to improve CBP enforcement of Federal drug laws along the land border by enhancing its ability to interdict illicit drug shipments through additional trade movement information provided by common carriers that voluntarily choose to participate in the LBCIP. For further information contact Office of Field Operations, Anti-Smuggling Division at (202) 344-1180.
Customs & Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security
http://www.cbp.gov/
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