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12-24-2007, 07:42 AM
"Policing the trade embargo with Cuba might be interfering with homeland security operations at some federal agencies. That’s the conclusion of a new Government Accountability Office report, which questions the intensive screening of travelers and exports bound for Cuba. Federal law has prohibited most trade and travel to the island since 1960. Exports are generally limited to food and medicine, and licensed visitors face restrictions on spending — less than $50 per day — and imports into the U.S., which are prohibited.
In its report, the GAO said the department’s Customs and Border Protection performs intensive “secondary screening” on some 20 percent of passengers returning from Cuba. Just three percent of other international passengers receive similar enhanced screening."
For more information:
http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=3263183
In its report, the GAO said the department’s Customs and Border Protection performs intensive “secondary screening” on some 20 percent of passengers returning from Cuba. Just three percent of other international passengers receive similar enhanced screening."
For more information:
http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=3263183