Sunday, March 7, 2010

Drug smugglers’ creativity grows

Hidden among truckloads of peppers, bananas, toilet paper and medical supplies entering from Mexico, customs officers have been finding another type of import.


Driver Juan Madero looked on at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry last week as an agriculture specialist inspected a box of cilantro.

NELVIN C. CEPEDA / UNION-TRIBUNE

Driver Juan Madero looked on at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry last week as an agriculture specialist inspected a box of cilantro.

Driver Juan Madero looked on at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry last week as an agriculture specialist inspected a box of cilantro.

PHOTO BY NELVIN C. CEPEDA - UNION-TRIBUNE

At the Otay Mesa cargo port, U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspector Eiichiro Ninmiya checked loads of goods last week with his partner, Cora.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/feb/15/drug-smugglers-creativity-grows/


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