abbot creates yuge truck backlog... finds no drugs, weapons or contraband

[butters]

though some 800+ trucks got pulled for stuff like insufficient air in their tires, oil leaks and faulty turn signals

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to ramp up inspections of commercial trucks at the border — an apparent effort to stop illegal drugs and migrants from being smuggled into Texas — turned up zero drugs, weapons, or contraband, according to The Texas Tribune.

The Republican governor announced the policy earlier this month, instructing state troopers to inspect every commercial truck arriving in the US from border states in an attempt to stamp out "cartel-facilitated smuggling." The effort was implemented despite US Customs and Border Protection already having a policy in place to routinely inspect commercial cargo coming from Mexico.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/t...sedgntp&cvid=39e44f8eae6641f8977531ede5b05720

 

[phrodeau]

Abbott’s troopers were only allowed to do mechanical inspections, and not cargo.
Maybe he thought that contraband was strapped in the wheelwells.

https://www.texastribune.org/2022/04/08/texas-border-operation-inspections-delays/

 

[pecksniff]

They were not looking for drugs, weapons or contraband, they were looking for sex trafficking.

It's best not to ask why.

 

[RobDownSouth]

They were not looking for drugs, weapons or contraband, they were looking for sex trafficking.

It's best not to ask why.

It was nothin' but optics, Abbott showing what a manly man he is.

 

[Rightguide]

The purpose of the inspections was to pressure Mexican Governors to negotiate security deals with Abbott. Since and To date, there have been four such agreements signed.

 

[ll74]

The purpose of the inspections was to pressure Mexican Governors to negotiate security deals with Abbott. Since and To date, there have been four such agreements signed.

He fixed the border! Huzzah!

 

[Dribble]

The purpose of the inspections was to pressure Mexican Governors to negotiate security deals with Abbott. Since and To date, there have been four such agreements signed.

Which means he gets a cut of the profits. Brilliant

 

[LukSkyFokker]

The purpose of the inspections was to pressure Mexican Governors to negotiate security deals with Abbott. Since and To date, there have been four such agreements signed.

Did he also give them the invoice for 45's yuge and beautiful wall?

 

[Wrong Element]

The purpose of the inspections was to pressure Mexican Governors to negotiate security deals with Abbott.

Governors of U.S. states are permitted to conduct foreign policy now? Interesting.

 

[Rightguide]

Governors of U.S. states are permitted to conduct foreign policy now? Interesting.

He wasn't negotiating with the heads of state, but with peer level governors of Mexican states bordering Texas.