USA. U.S. deploys powerful scanners at border to fight fentanyl smuggling
USA. U.S. deploys powerful scanners at border to fight fentanyl smuggling
NOGALES, Ariz. — The trucks packed with cucumbers, green beans and bananas inched forward in a long, looping line, waiting to come into the United States at the Mariposa port of entry, one of the border’s busiest crossings for Mexican-grown produce.
U.S. inspectors used to refer only a handful of drivers for cargo screening with powerful scanning equipment to check for illegal drugs.
But on a recent morning they routed every truck through a new drive-through machine the size of a carwash. Known as a “multi-energy portal,” the equipment has allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to scan nearly six times as much cargo per day. (The Washington Post, USA, 09.03.2023)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/03/09/united-states-arizona-border-fentanyl/