KXO RADIO - Border Patrol Uses Gamma Rays to Success

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Written by KXO News Desk
Monday, 07 August 2006
(U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICERS GET HIGH TECH TO FIND AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT)…THE CUSTOMS & BORDER PATROL SAYS OFFICERS IN CALEXICO USED GAMMA IMAGING TECHNOLOGY TO INSPECT A CARGOE RAIL CAR COMING ACROSS THE BORDER. THE SYSTEM DETECTED AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT STOWED AWAY IN THE RAIL CAR. THE MAN WAS ARRESTED AMD PROCESSED BY THE CUSTOMS OFFICERS. THE GAMMA RAY INSPECTION SYSTEM IS SET-UP ADJACENT TO THE DOWNTOWN PORT OF ENTRY IN CALEXICO AND SCANS ALL TRAINS AS THEY CROSS INTO THE UNITED STATES.