Border Traffic Jams Reveal Marijuana Influx
UPI reports a six hour wait for 25 000 cars at the Tijuana San Ysidro border while marijuana seizures highlight the scale of smuggling. Customs agents describe growing illicit entries, from weed packed in surfboards to planes dropping bundles in the California desert. The piece notes 1964 to 1968 seizure figures and recalls Operation Scarecrow as a coast guard led drill against border sabotage.
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