Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge

Borderlands: Arizona-Mexico border trade recovering slowly

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Arizona-Mexico border trade recovering slowly; Averitt Express expands in Laredo; Port of Brownsville FTZ ranks No. 2; and CBP nabs $3M in narcotics at Pharr International Bridge.

Arizona-Mexico border trade recovering slowly

Cross-border trade between Mexico and Arizona continued to gradually improve in September.

Total trade registered a 14% year-over-year decline in...

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Two major drug busts tied to cross-border trucking

Officials in California and Texas recently announced two major drug seizures involving cross-border trucking operations along the United States-Mexico border.

On Tuesday, federal charges against three Mexican nationals “suspected of trafficking huge quantities of illicit drugs for the Sinaloa Cartel” into Southern California from Mexico were announced by U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California Robert Brewer.

Jesus Burgos Arias, Juan Alatorre Venegas and Jose Yee Perez were arrested...

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US-Mexico border trading hubs continue to struggle

International ports along the United States-Mexico border continued to post double-digit declines in trade as the global economy struggled to recover from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Two-way trade at Port Laredo fell 19% to $126.49 billion through the first eight months of the year, dropping the port to No. 4 among the nation’s 450 airports, seaports and border crossings in 2020, according to the latest Census Bureau data analyzed by WorldCity. 

For the month of August, Port...

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Mexican border city reconsiders ban on commercial trucks using bridges

The Mexican border city of Reynosa recently ordered a ban on commercial trucks using all city bridges to “improve road safety” for passenger vehicles.

The ban was announced in Reynosa — a sprawling city of 900,000 people along the United States-Mexico border — on Sept. 24.

“The Directorate of Traffic [for Reynosa] informs the general public, and especially to drivers of freight transport, that starting Sept. 24 [it] applies the restriction of heavy traffic on the bridges of the city,” according...

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CBP finds $3M worth of meth in cookie shipment

A tractor-trailer hauling cookies from Mexico turned out to contain $3.3 million in methamphetamine, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

It was the latest in a string of busts at border crossings in South Texas last week totaling $14.36 million in narcotics.

The meth seizure occurred on Friday, when CBP officers at the World Trade Bridge cargo facility in Laredo found the alleged methamphetamine hidden inside a trailer from Mexico. The truck was carrying a shipment of cookies. 

C...

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CBP to expand one of Texas’ busiest truck ports

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has started work on expanding the Pharr Port of Entry, one of the busiest border crossing points for commercial trucks from Mexico.

The expansion is aimed at enhancing commercial agriculture processing at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge by adding 24 new secondary inspection bays, according to a news release.

“With the continued increase of imports from Mexico, especially produce-related commodities, having these additional dock spaces will have a...

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CBP seizes $15.9M worth of meth in South Texas

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized almost 800 pounds of methamphetamine in two incidents last week.

The first bust occurred Aug. 10 when officers at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, were checking a tractor-trailer carrying a load of acrylic polymers from Mexico.

Officers found 10 packages containing 474 pounds of alleged methamphetamine inside the containers of polymers. The narcotics have an estimated street value of $9.5 million.

The second incident occurred...

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Broccoli load yields $16M in meth at Texas border, CPB says

Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Saturday seized more than $16 million worth of methamphetamine hidden inside a shipment of fresh broccoli from Mexico.

The incident occurred at the cargo facility of the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in South Texas, according to a CBP release on Tuesday.

CBP officers referred for further inspection a tractor-trailer that contained a commercial shipment of fresh produce from Mexico.

The inspection continued into the following day, when officers...

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Hurricane Hanna disrupts freight flow in South Texas

Hurricane Hanna’s aftermath will slow the U.S.-Mexico border trucking industry temporarily, as some key freight lanes were closed as of Monday, July 27, according to trade officials

“The challenge today will be for trucks circumventing surface roads with standing water between the warehouses and freeways. Expect transportation-related delays as a result for the next few days as the region dries up,” said Dante Galeazzi, the president and CEO of the Texas International Produce Association...

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Borderlands: Central Mexico tops for cargo theft; Flex adds 1,000 jobs in Juárez

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Central Mexico tops for cargo theft; Flex adds 1,000 jobs in Juárez, $3.3 million of meth found in tile shipment and Mexican sorghum farmers to meet with government.

Mexico state tops list for most dangerous for cargo trucks

The Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions (AMIS) released a new report covering the thefts of insured cargo units from January to June of...

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