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Two major drug busts tied to cross-border trucking
Law enforcement in California and Texas recently announced two major drug cases involving cross-border trucking operations along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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US and Mexico vow to expand Unified Customs Processing at border
“In 2020 both governments expect to implement low-cost, high-impact strategies to simplify customs and immigration screening and reduce wait times,” the U.S. State Department said.
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Borderlands: CBP seizes $8.4 million in marijuana in Otay Mesa; Texas gets new border commercial truck crossing
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: CBP seizes $8.4 million in marijuana…
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Joint US-Mexican truck inspections speed up agricultural trade at Texas border crossing
Officials in Mexico and the United States are discussing expanding a joint pilot inspection program aimed at reducing wait times for agricultural products at the…
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Truckers and customs brokers are seeing “red” as border wait times increase
Truck wait times at ports of entry along the United States-Mexico border are up, from El Paso, Texas, to Otay Mesa, California. Industry professionals said…
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Mexican officials: wait times at Otay Mesa Port of Entry up to five hours
Truck wait times on the Mexican side of the Otay Mesa port of entry have jumped as the inspection process lengthens, leaving trucks backed up…
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GAO critical of “outdated” inspection practices at U.S. ports by Customs and Border Protection agents
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspection policies “don’t reflect new technology or threats” and are “outdated,” according to an August 6 report from…
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Cross-border trucking volumes jump in Otay Mesa port of entry, fueled by auto manufacturing in Mexico
Business is good at the Otay Mesa port of entry, California’s largest commercial land port of entry, which tallied a record $50 billion in two-way…
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