Program to help truckers attracts drug smugglers

Courtesy Newsvine - business  Mon, 11/23/2009 - 04:30

A U.S. program that offers trusted trucking companies speedy passage across American borders has begun attracting just the sort of customer who places a premium on avoiding inspections: Mexican drug smugglers.


 

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