Federal authorities say they have dismantled a sophisticated smuggling ring that operated through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach ... deceive U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP ...

Jaime Ruiz, a spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said that the charges announced Monday involve the largest trade fraud on record at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex.

Davies has been named director of field operations at CBP’s Los Angeles Field Office ... Davies received a master’s degree in public administration from California State – Long Beach and a bachelor’s ...