Trump's wall won't stop heroin from coming into the US
Trump's wall won't stop heroin from coming into the US
- It’s a scene out of TV shows like Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul: A truck transporting legal goods (like ice cream) goes through the US border, sneaking illicit drugs through security inspections by simply hiding them — whether among the other products, a secret compartment, or some other tricky spot.
- It’s a scene out of TV shows like Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul: A truck transporting legal goods (like ice cream) goes through the US border, sneaking illicit drugs through security inspections by simply hiding them — whether among the other products, a secret compartment, or some other tricky spot.
Scenarios like this aren’t just the stuff of fiction;
drug trafficking through a legal port of entry is how most illegal drugs
make it into the US. And this kind of smuggling will be totally
unaffected by a wall put in place to block illegal border crossings,
showing that even the toughest border security measures may be next to
worthless for dealing with illegal drugs.