All Entries Tagged With: "drugs"
Hair Follicle Drug Testing for Trucking Industry
By Sandy Long – / N2N / – There has been a debate going on among trucking companies for several years over whether hair follicle drug testing should be adapted industry wide instead of the usual urine testing. Some companies such as Schneider and CREngland have adapted hair follicle testing as pre-employment and random testing [...]
Marijuana Stashed in Big Rig’s Load of Spoiled Watermelons
Indio, Calif. – / N2N / – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station interdicted a marijuana smuggling attempt with an estimated value of nearly $140,000. At approximately 12:40 a.m., a tractor-trailer being driven by a Mexican citizen who was determined to be illegally present in the United States approached the [...]
262,000 + Illegal Aliens in U.S. Prisons
Washington, D.C. – / N2N / – As part of the Obama administration’s ongoing commitment to smart, effective border security, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced that the Secure Communities program has been deployed to all 25 U.S. counties along our Southwest border. DHS has expanded the Secure Communities initiative from [...]
Top 4 Reasons Truck Drivers Use Drugs
DAYTONA, FL, – / N2N / – When you drive on America’s highways, you expect the drivers around you to follow the rules and drive as safely as you do. Unfortunately, in all too many cases, other drivers are under the influence of chemical substances to make help them stay alert. Substance use and trucking [...]
CBP Year End Statistics
- / N2N / – During fiscal year 2009, U.S. Customs and Border Protection made significant progress through targeted operations, increases in staffing and training, additional infrastructure and better technology, along with the support of the President and Congress, to meet its border security mission, while facilitating legitimate travel and trade. All figures pertain to [...]
Drugs Siezed in Commercial Shipments of Produce, Floor Tile
Rio Grande City/Pharr, Texas – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Rio Grande City commercial cargo facility seized approximately 1,725 pounds of marijuana while officers at the Pharr commercial cargo facility seized close to 505 pounds of cocaine. The combined estimated street value of the drugs seized is [...]
CBP Seizes More $4 Million in Drugs
Lukeville, Ariz. – / N2N / – Customs and Border Protection officers at the Lukeville port of entry stopped a smuggling attempt of marijuana valued at more than $4 million and arrested two. The notable seizure occurred Monday, November 16, at the Lukeville port of entry. CBP officers conducting routine checks of travelers entering the [...]
CBP Busts Woman with Marijuana Taped to Legs
El Paso, Texas – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the El Paso port of entry made a 6.51 pound marijuana seizure yesterday evening. The drugs were strapped to the body of a female border crosser. The seizure was one of 15 drug busts CBP officers made this week [...]
CBP Arrests U.S. Citizens for Narcotic Smuggling at Calexico
Calexico, Calif. – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico ports of entry seized more than $1.1 million in methamphetamine, cocaine, hashish and marijuana on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Three United States citizens were arrested in connection with the failed smuggling attempts, officials announced today. The interceptions [...]
Border Patrol Intercepts Cocaine Hidden in Van’s Dashboard
Temecula, Calif. / – N2N – / A U.S. Border Patrol traffic stop on Interstate 15 in Temecula, Calif. yesterday resulted in the arrest of two men for suspicion of cocaine smuggling. Border Patrol agents were patrolling the interstate at 11:45 a.m., when they spotted the two suspects traveling northbound in a Ford Freestar. The [...]
CBP in Detroit Charges FAST Driver with Entering U.S. With Drugs
The driver had been entrusted, by his membership in the FAST program, with status as a low risk traveler.
