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Illegal Drugs Entering U.S. Due to Fear of Long Inspection Lines at Mexican Border

ABC News has recently reported that most of the illegal drugs that enter the U.S. are transported by commercial trucks that cruise right through border checkpoints without being inspected. The number of trucks that pass into the U.S. each year has steadily increased since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was implemented in 1993. According to the report, close to 3 million containers crossed the border last year.

Juan Zarate, former Deputy National Security Director believes that if the U.S. tried to inspect all trucks heading across the border "It would have a hugely negative impact in terms of commercial traffic and trade between the United States and Mexico," and "You would see lines like you wouldn't believe." Currently, only about 5% of all trucks crossing the border are inspected.
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