All Entries Tagged With: "Tractor Trailer"
Truckers Must Comply With Federal & State Laws
- / N2N / – Truckers have to comply with the rules of the road of every state in which they operate. In addition, the federal government, under the auspices of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), has its own rules for truckers at 49 C.F.R. Part 392. FMCSA Regulations on Operation of Large [...]
400 Pounds of Marijuana Hidden in Big Rig’s Tires
San Diego – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers continue to defeat drug smuggling attempts at the ports of entry along the California border with Mexico. Wednesday CBP officers uncovered nearly 400 pounds of marijuana valued at approximately $200,000 from the tires of a tractor trailer attempting to enter the country. [...]
580 Pounds Of Marijuana Stashed in Semi’s Sleeping Area
Blythe, Calif. – / N2N / – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Sector seized 45 bundles of marijuana hidden inside a tractor-trailer at the Highway 78 Checkpoint late Wednesday evening. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Blythe Station stopped a Freightliner tractor-trailer at the Highway 78 checkpoint at about 10 p.m. Agents referred [...]
CBP Finds Ton of Marijuana Hidden in Banana Shipment
San Diego – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo facility seized nearly a ton of marijuana Monday, hidden amongst a shipment of bananas. At about 2 p.m. February 1, a 40-year-old male Mexican truck driver applied to cross into the United States from Mexico driving a [...]
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 Almost 1,600 Pounds of Marijuana in Cargo Shipment
San Diego – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo facility discovered 1,584 pounds of marijuana valued at $960,000 in a tractor trailer after it entered the country from Mexico. Yesterday afternoon at about 12:30 p.m., a 35-year-old Rosarito man entered the cargo port driving a 1997 [...]
