Plus: PTL truck struck by BNSF train, Carrier411 cuts ties in Mexico, license scheme bust in Florida, and more in today’s FreightCaviar newsletter.
Carrier411 ends access for a Mexican staffing partner amid LA protest. U.S.-Mexico freight trade decreased but remains strong.
Florida authorities arrest eight in a driver’s license scheme involving "illegal aliens." DMV employees issued licenses without proper testing.
Trucker Javier Robledo Perez, 39, sentenced to 49 and 1/2 months in prison for transporting around 30 kilograms of cocaine across state lines.
A Texas truck driver's illegal side hustle has come to an abrupt end. Javier Robledo Perez, 39, was sentenced in Massachusetts for his role in a major cocaine trafficking operation.
This case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation, highlighting the ongoing efforts to combat large-scale drug trafficking in the trucking industry.
Source: CDL Life
A Canadian trucker caught with 300 pounds of cocaine, while CBP seized $503K worth at the Pharr Bridge. Law enforcement is cracking down on the war on drugs.
DEA seizes 2,380 lbs of meth in GA, their 3rd largest bust ever. Mexican Cartel hid them in celery shipment.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercept over 2,300 pounds of marijuana in a commercial vehicle at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas.
CBP officers at Laredo's World Trade Bridge seize 37 pounds of cocaine valued at nearly $500K hidden in a truck hauling cotton candy.
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