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More than half of the fentanyl seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection nationwide last fiscal year came through Nogales ports of entry, according to Nogales Port Director Michael Humphries.After news reports this spring, Humphries says Nogales is fully equipped and not waiting on any additional technology sitting in warehouses. But stopping deadly drugs is still a steep challenge for officers at the border.“We don’t open a trunk and there’s packages,” Humphries explained.
“I wanna have one, two, three, four, maybe five looks at every vehicle coming through,” he said.The layered approach begins at an initial inspection area, which has everything from license plate readers to facial recognition technology. Drivers then have an in-person interview with an officer at a booth.They are then directed to secondary inspection for a closer look from officers or a K9.About 10 percent of cars are sent through this drive-thru x-ray machine, known as a Z-Portal.
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