A Department of Homeland Security auditor is concerned that United States customs officers may not be doing enough to quell the flow of drugs into the United States through cruise ship passengers.
A report released this week by the DHS Office of Inspector General found U.S. Customs and Border Protection could likely have greater success interdicting illegal drugs and contraband as ships return to U.S. ports if it put more effort into it.
“[CBP] conducts minimal secondary inspections on passengers and crew disembarking cruise ships to prevent illicit drugs and contraband from entering the United States,” the DHS OIG report states. “As a result, CBP may be missing opportunities to interdict these items, which could adversely affect public health and safety.”
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The National Crime Prevention Council called the inspector general’s
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