Mexican trucks make their way into the United States at the Bridge of the Americas port of entry's inspection area in June 2004, in El Paso, Texas. The Bush administration urged a federal appeals court Thursday to let Mexican cargo trucks cross the border and travel freely anywhere in the country, arguing that to do otherwise could strain diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Mexico. By Rudy Gutierrez, El Paso Times via APDrug Violence Threatens U.S. Truckers -- Washington Times
Mexico border a danger zone.
American truck drivers operating near the U.S.-Mexico border are being warned of increasing violence among warring drug cartels and are being told to stay alert against attacks or hijackings.
"Violence amongst Mexican drug cartels in the border states, on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border, has exponentially increased in the past year," according to the alert from First Observer, a trucking security program funded by a Department of Homeland Security grant.
"Truck drivers carry a risk, as they are involved in operations that might interest these criminals," the alert said.
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My Comment: A sign of the times .... the problems of the world are now in our backyard.