50 U.S.C. § 220 — Enforcement of section 219

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It's illegal to take a detained ship or cargo away from customs officers except through a U.S. court order. If people try to take it by force, the President can use the Army, Navy, militia, or citizen volunteers to stop them and protect the customs officers.

It is unlawful to remove a vessel or cargo detained under section 219 of this title from the custody of the proper customs officers, unless a court of the United States orders it. If anyone otherwise tries to take such a vessel or cargo by force, or by a group or crowd too large for the customs officers to control, the President — or a person the President has empowered for this purpose — can use whatever part of the Army, Navy, militia, or citizen volunteers is necessary to prevent the vessel or cargo from being removed and to protect the customs officers who are holding it.

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It shall be unlawful to take any vessel or cargo detained under section 219 of this title from the custody of the proper officers of the customs, unless by process of some court of the United States; and in case of any attempt otherwise to take such vessel or cargo by any force, or combination, or assemblage of persons, too great to be overcome by the officers of the customs, the President, or such person as he shall have empowered for that purpose, may employ such part of the Army or Navy or militia of the United States, or such force of citizen volunteers as may be necessary, to prevent the removal of such vessel or cargo, and to protect the officers of the customs in retaining the custody thereof.

Source credit: (R.S. § 5316.)

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