Sent from my HTC ----- Forwarded message ----- From: "[email protected] [Hope4America]" <[email protected]> To: "Hope4America" <[email protected]> Subject: [Hope4America] Watchdog: 'Potential instruments of terrorism' could be slipping into US on rail shipments [1 Attachment] Date: Sat, Mar 14, 2015 9:10 PM
Watchdog: 'Potential instruments of terrorism' could be slipping into US on rail shipments Published March 14, 2015 FoxNews.com Nov. 14, 2014: A train loaded with oil tank cars idles on a track in North Dakota. WASHINGTON – Weapons of mass destruction and "potential instruments of terrorism" could be at risk of entering the country through cargo rail shipments, according to a new watchdog report. The scathing inspector general investigation claims Customs and Border Protection agents working at ports of entry aren't properly screening rail cargo coming in from Mexico and Canada. In turn, CBP cannot say for sure whether they made the right move in releasing various "high-risk" shipments into the U.S. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT CBP policy requires port inspectors to use "large-scale non-intrusive inspection equipment" to scan shipments that its automated system flags as high risk. This process is supposed to let inspectors screen cargo for everything from drugs to weapons to other contraband. The policy also requires that ports use radiation detection equipment when inspecting high-risk rail shipments. The audit, however, revealed CBP agents, who operate within the Department of Homeland Security, failed to consistently do both on rail shipments entering the United States from Mexico and Canada. Officers “may have failed to require examinations of rail shipments that were at higher risk to contain contraba -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
