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Private Security Hired to Safeguard Trucks – Mexico
Firms shipping goods in Puebla have had to resort to paying for security out of their own pockets due to an unprecedented surge in thefts on the Mexico City-Puebla highway. The logistics and transportation manager of the Puebla-based manufacturer Grupo Cipsa Industrias estimated that the extra investment in security has in some cases meant a four-fold increase in the cost of production of the transported goods. Héctor Arroyo Carrasco said thefts continue to increase despite the presence of state police patrol cars on the highway, especially between San Martín Texmelucan and the Esperanza tollbooths. On average, he explained, eight of every 10 trucks are robbed. In response, companies are hiring private security firms to provide armored trucks, patrol cars and security guards that accompany the drivers and their cargo. According to Arroyo, the most popular trucks among thieves are those carrying food, textiles, metal products and to a lesser degree automotive parts. Insurance companies no longer wish to insure cargos because of the robberies, he continued, so costs must be covered by the businesses.
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TSA Joins L.A. Metro to Test High-Tech Passenger Screening System Designed to Detect Explosives and Other Weapons – California, United States
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in partnership with the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro) today tested a new passenger screening technology that is designed to detect suicide vests and other metallic and non-metallic weapons concealed in a person’s clothing in a busy transportation environment. The technology is designed to identify concealed objects by analyzing waves that are naturally emitted by the human body. When an object is hidden in a person’s clothing or strapped to the body, these waves are blocked.
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Millions of Dollars Seized, 75 Charged in Massive Drug Cartel Bust – United States
Dozens of people across the U.S. have been charged in connection with an international conspiracy to launder tens of millions of dollars in drug money for Mexican cartels, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Diego unsealed 40 indictments against defendants accused in the scheme dating to 2015. Investigators seized more than $6 million in cash as well as weapons and large quantities of drugs, including methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana, officials said. Mexican-based brokers oversaw a network of “money movers” who transported drug proceeds throughout the U.S. in boxes and duffel bags and deposited the cash into so-called funnel bank accounts, according to prosecutors. From there the funds were wired to accounts for false companies in Mexico controlled by drug suppliers, including members of the Sinaloa cartel, they said.
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