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'''Shenandoah Customs and Border Control''' is the second largest federal law enforcement agency in the [[Shenandoah|Shenandoahan Commonwealth]], behind the [[Shenandoah Federal Protective Service]]. It is charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing Shenandoahan regulations, including trade, customs, and immigration. | '''Shenandoah Customs and Border Control''' is the second largest federal law enforcement agency in the [[Shenandoah|Shenandoahan Commonwealth]], behind the [[Shenandoah Federal Protective Service]]. It is charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing Shenandoahan regulations, including trade, customs, and immigration. The fundamental duty of the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control agency is to prevent the illegal entry of individuals and the smuggling of prohibited goods from entering the nation, and the investigation of customs and immigration violations. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Duties== | ==Duties== | ||
The vast majority of officers and agents working for the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control are charged with patrolling the land border between the Shenandoahan Commonwealth and the [[Copperhead Republic]] to the south. Crossing the border into Shenandoahan from Copperhead without obtaining the property visa for entry and proceeding through one of the two established checkpoints is a federal offense under the Shenandoahan Federal Criminal Code, punishable by up to 20 years in prison or 10 years of hard labor. However, the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control is also responsible for securing ports and points of entry around the nation. More than 1,180 SCBC Officers inspect and examine passengers and cargo at 17 ports of entry into Shenandoah, with the main areas of operations being in Saint Albans, Whitefield,m Point Pleasant, Clarksburg, and Taeysport. In addition, over 500 agents nationwide are employed at the nation various international airports to inspect incoming passengers and freight. | The vast majority of officers and agents working for the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control are charged with patrolling the land border between the Shenandoahan Commonwealth and the [[Copperhead Republic]] to the south. Crossing the border into Shenandoahan from Copperhead without obtaining the property visa for entry and proceeding through one of the two established checkpoints is a federal offense under the Shenandoahan Federal Criminal Code, punishable by up to 20 years in prison or 10 years of hard labor. However, the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control is also responsible for securing ports and points of entry around the nation. More than 1,180 SCBC Officers inspect and examine passengers and cargo at 17 ports of entry into Shenandoah, with the main areas of operations being in Saint Albans, Whitefield,m Point Pleasant, Clarksburg, and Taeysport. In addition, over 500 agents nationwide are employed at the nation various international airports to inspect incoming passengers and freight. SCBC officers defend against terrorist intrusion by identifying high risk individuals who are attempting to enter into the Commonwealth; stop criminal activities such as drug trafficking, child pornography, weapons, and money laundering from entering the nation by inspecting vehicles and vessels arriving at points of entry. | ||
Agents from the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control agency also work closely with the [[Shenandoah Coast Guard]] to prevent smugglers from bringing people, weapons, narcotics, and conveyances into the nation by air and water. | Agents from the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control agency also work closely with the [[Shenandoah Coast Guard]] to prevent smugglers from bringing people, weapons, narcotics, and conveyances into the nation by air and water. | ||
Nearly 2,500 employees in the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control revenue positions collect over $10 billion annually in entry duties and taxes through the enforcement of trade and tariff laws. In addition, these employees fulfill the agency's trade mission by appraising and classifying imported merchandise. These employees serve in positions such as import specialist, auditor, international trade specialist, and textile analyst. | Nearly 2,500 employees in the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control revenue positions collect over $10 billion annually in entry duties and taxes through the enforcement of trade and tariff laws. In addition, these employees fulfill the agency's trade mission by appraising and classifying imported merchandise. These employees serve in positions such as import specialist, auditor, international trade specialist, and textile analyst. | ||
===SCBC Officers=== | |||
SCBC officers are federal law enforcement officers in the largest Shenandoah Customs and Border Control Office of Field Operations and empowered to exercise the authority and perform the duties provided by law and Department of Justice regulations, including making arrests, conducting searches, making seizures, bearing firearms, and serving any order or warrant. SCBC officers have full law enforcement powers on and off duty in any of the nine states of the Shenandoah Commonwealth. | |||
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==Training== | |||
Agents and officers of the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control receive their training at the Federal Police Officer Training Center, located in South Saint Albans, [[Administrative regions of the Shenandoahan Commonwealth|Kanawha]]. Candidates undergo an intensive 17–19 week training program training program before being commissioned as either SCBC Officers or continuing on for specialized training to become SCBC Agriculture Specialists. Basic training for officers includes basic law enforcement skills, as well as advanced training topics including antiterrorism training; contraband detection techniques; cross-cultural communications; various laws and regulations pertaining to immigration, naturalization, import/export laws, and examination techniques of cargo, bags, and merchandise. | |||
==Weapons and equipment== | |||
All officers ad agents with the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control are trained to use the {{wpl|Winchester Model 1200|Grady Repeating Arms M-2}} and many specialists are qualified with the {{wpl|M16 rifle|Arclight Aero-Industries M16A4}}, {{wpl|M4 carbine}}, or the {{wpl|Steyr AUG|Grady Repeating Arms M-5A2}} in 5.56x45 mm, as well as various submachine guns such as the {{Wpl|Heckler & Koch MP5|Blitz & Keckler M-2A4}} and {{wpl|Spectre M4|Pequeñoya Armería M-3}}. Officers also utilize a variety of less-lethal options, such as the [[Tintreach Incorporated|Tintreach]] {{wpl|Electroshock weapon|conducted electrical weapon}}, {{wpl|Baton (law enforcement)|telescoping batons}}, and {{wpl|Pepper spray|OC spray}} | |||
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| Shenandoah Customs and Border Control | |
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 Shenandoah Customs and Border Control badge | |
| Common name |
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| Abbreviation | SCBC |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | November 11, 1924 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency | Shenandoah |
| Operations jurisdiction | Shenandoah |
| Constituting instrument |
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| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Saint Albans, Kanawha |
| Sworn members | 7,211 |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Department of Justice Department of the Treasury |
Shenandoah Customs and Border Control is the second largest federal law enforcement agency in the Shenandoahan Commonwealth, behind the Shenandoah Federal Protective Service. It is charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing Shenandoahan regulations, including trade, customs, and immigration. The fundamental duty of the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control agency is to prevent the illegal entry of individuals and the smuggling of prohibited goods from entering the nation, and the investigation of customs and immigration violations.
History
Duties
The vast majority of officers and agents working for the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control are charged with patrolling the land border between the Shenandoahan Commonwealth and the Copperhead Republic to the south. Crossing the border into Shenandoahan from Copperhead without obtaining the property visa for entry and proceeding through one of the two established checkpoints is a federal offense under the Shenandoahan Federal Criminal Code, punishable by up to 20 years in prison or 10 years of hard labor. However, the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control is also responsible for securing ports and points of entry around the nation. More than 1,180 SCBC Officers inspect and examine passengers and cargo at 17 ports of entry into Shenandoah, with the main areas of operations being in Saint Albans, Whitefield,m Point Pleasant, Clarksburg, and Taeysport. In addition, over 500 agents nationwide are employed at the nation various international airports to inspect incoming passengers and freight. SCBC officers defend against terrorist intrusion by identifying high risk individuals who are attempting to enter into the Commonwealth; stop criminal activities such as drug trafficking, child pornography, weapons, and money laundering from entering the nation by inspecting vehicles and vessels arriving at points of entry.
Agents from the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control agency also work closely with the Shenandoah Coast Guard to prevent smugglers from bringing people, weapons, narcotics, and conveyances into the nation by air and water.
Nearly 2,500 employees in the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control revenue positions collect over $10 billion annually in entry duties and taxes through the enforcement of trade and tariff laws. In addition, these employees fulfill the agency's trade mission by appraising and classifying imported merchandise. These employees serve in positions such as import specialist, auditor, international trade specialist, and textile analyst.
SCBC Officers
SCBC officers are federal law enforcement officers in the largest Shenandoah Customs and Border Control Office of Field Operations and empowered to exercise the authority and perform the duties provided by law and Department of Justice regulations, including making arrests, conducting searches, making seizures, bearing firearms, and serving any order or warrant. SCBC officers have full law enforcement powers on and off duty in any of the nine states of the Shenandoah Commonwealth.
Enforcement powers
Agents with the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control have the authority to search outbound and inbound shipments, and uses targeting to carry out its mission in this area. Article 2 of the Commonwealth Charter specifically states that the federal government shall create and maintain a force to ensure the nations physical and monetary safety and security by conducting law enforcement activities within and regarding all points of ingress to the nation, be those points official or unofficial in nature." Article 2 mandates that Shenandoah Customs and Border Control agents may seize and forfeit all merchandise that is stolen, smuggled, or clandestinely imported or introduced into the nation by any means.
Merchandise may also be seized and forfeited if:
- Its importation is restricted or prohibited because of a law relating to health, safety or conservation;
- The merchandise is lacking a federal license required for the importation;
- The merchandise or packaging is in violation of copyright, trademark, trade name, or trade dress protections;
- The merchandise is intentionally or repetitively marked in violation of country of origin marking requirements; or
- The imported merchandise is subject to quantitative restrictions requiring a visa or similar document from a foreign government, and the document presented with the entry is counterfeit.
Organization
- Commissioner
- Deputy Commissioner Chief of Staff
- Office of Chief Counsel
- Office of Intergovernmental Public Liaison
- Office of Professional Responsibility
- Office of Public Affairs
- Office of Trade Relations
- Deputy Commissioner of Operations
- Office of Air and Marine Operations
- Office of Field Operations
- Office of Intelligence
- Office of International Affairs
- Deputy Commissioner of Enterprise Services
- Office of Acquisition
- Office of Finance
- Office of Human Resources Management
- Office of Training and Development
- Office of Information and Technology
- Deputy Commissioner Chief of Staff
Ranks
| Grade | Insignia | Rank | |||
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| FE-5 | FE-7 | 
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SCBC Officer | SCBC Agriculture Specialist | |
| FE-7 | FE-9 | 
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SCBC Senior Officer | SCBC Agriculture Specialist | |
| FE-12 | 
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SCBC Master Officer | SCBC Master Agriculture Specialist | ||
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SCBC Leading Officer | SCBC Leading Agriculture Specialist | SCBC Intelligence Officer | ||
| FE-13 | 
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SCBC Supervisory Officer | SCBC Supervisory Agriculture Specialist | SCBC Senior Intelligence Officer | |
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SCBC Chief Officer | SCBC Chief Agriculture Specialist | SCBC Chief Intelligence Officer | ||
| FE-14 | 
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SCBC Assistant Area Commander | SCBC Assistant Watch Commander | ||
| FE-15 | 
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SCBC Area Commander | SCBC Watch Commander | ||
| SFS | 
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Assistant Deputy Commissioner | |||
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Deputy Commissioner | ||||
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Commissioner | ||||
Training
Agents and officers of the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control receive their training at the Federal Police Officer Training Center, located in South Saint Albans, Kanawha. Candidates undergo an intensive 17–19 week training program training program before being commissioned as either SCBC Officers or continuing on for specialized training to become SCBC Agriculture Specialists. Basic training for officers includes basic law enforcement skills, as well as advanced training topics including antiterrorism training; contraband detection techniques; cross-cultural communications; various laws and regulations pertaining to immigration, naturalization, import/export laws, and examination techniques of cargo, bags, and merchandise.
Weapons and equipment
All officers ad agents with the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control are trained to use the Grady Repeating Arms M-2 and many specialists are qualified with the Arclight Aero-Industries M16A4, M4 carbine, or the Grady Repeating Arms M-5A2 in 5.56x45 mm, as well as various submachine guns such as the Blitz & Keckler M-2A4 and Pequeñoya Armería M-3. Officers also utilize a variety of less-lethal options, such as the Tintreach conducted electrical weapon, telescoping batons, and OC spray