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a more in-depth examination of the engine area and noticed some discrepancies with the battery. After searching the area, CBP officers re-
moved five packages of fentanyl from the battery, weighing
12 pounds. The fentanyl carries an estimated street value of $360,000.
The same day, at about 4:25 p.m., an 18-year-old male Mexican
citizen and visa holder arrived at the Otay Mesa port of entry driving
a Mazda 3. A CBP officer and his canine were screening vehicles
when the dog alerted to the vehicle. CBP officers referred the vehicle
and occupant for further examination. Officers conducted a more in-
depth examination utilizing the port’s imaging system, which revealed
anomalies concealed within the vehicle’s doors. CBP officers removed
nine packages of fentanyl, 13 packages of methamphetamine and four
packages of heroin. The narcotics carry an estimated street value
of almost $807,000.
“It is only through the labor and vigilance of our officers and
their enthusiasm and determination to protect the homeland that we see
such enormous enforcement results year after year,” said Division Di-
rector, David Salazar.
Both drivers in these two incidents were turned over to the cus-
tody of Homeland Security Investigation agents for further processing
and were later transported to the Metropolitan Correctional Center
where they currently await arraignment.
(www.cbp.gov)
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Article 6
Yuma Sector BP Rescues Pregnant Woman, Two Men
Claiming to be Children, and 10 other illegal aliens
Release Date: September 6, 2019
YUMA, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents working near Yuma,
Arizona and Blythe, California rescued 13 illegal aliens, including
a pregnant woman and two men falsely claiming to be children, in sep-
arate events this week.
At approximately 5:50 p.m. Tuesday, Yuma Station agents dis-
covered footprints along the U.S./Mexico International Boundary be-
fore spotting two subjects west of Avenue B near County 24th Street.
Agents arrived on scene to find two individuals in the U.S. illegally,
a pregnant woman and a man claiming to be a minor.
The woman showed signs of dehydration and was first given as-
sistance by the agents while emergency medical services were called
in for medical support and transport. She was taken by ambulance
to the Yuma Regional Medical Center for further care before being
released into Border Patrol custody.
The second subject initially claimed to be a 17-year-old Guate-
malan national, but agents discovered he was actually a 24-year-old
Mexican national. The man reported to agents a human smuggler told
him to make the fraudulent claim. He was advised representing himself
as an unaccompanied child from Guatemala would ensure his release
into the United Stated by law enforcement. Both subjects were pro-
cessed for immigration violations.
On Wednesday at approximately 8:40 a.m., Blythe Station
agents were informed that nine illegal aliens were traveling through the
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desert near Blythe, California. A short time later, California Highway
Patrol received a 911 call from an individual in the same group report-
ing he and eight others were stranded without water. CHP deployed
a fixed-wing aircraft to locate those in distress. Agents found the group
and immediately provided water at the scene. All of the individuals
were provided a medical assessment and found to be in good health.
All nine were placed into custody and processed for immigration viola-
tions.
Later that day at approximately 7:45 p.m., Yuma Station agents
located two subjects west of Avenue B and near County 24th Street.
One subject was unconscious and apparently suffering from heat ex-
haustion. The second subject, also suffering from heat exhaustion, ini-
tially claimed to be a 17-year-old juvenile, but through an investigation
was determined to be a 24-year-old Mexican national. They were
transported to Yuma Regional Medical Center by ambulance and treat-
ed before released to agents. Both subjects were processed for immi-
gration violations.
The two 24-year-old men from Mexico in the above incidents
were later found to be brothers who were traveling separately. Both
were instructed by a smuggler to make the false claim.
(www.cbp.gov)
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Article 7
Brexit: NHS books hotels for staff and extra ambulances
in case of no-deal
5 September 2019
Hotel rooms are being booked for NHS staff in case they
have difficulty getting to work in the event of traffic jams after a
no-deal Brexit.
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust said staff
rotas after 31 October were being reviewed to ensure enough key
workers were on duty.
The trust's two main sites are both close to ports at Folkestone
and Dover.
Extra ambulance staff and vehicles from across the country are
also set to help the South East Coast Ambulance Trust.
It follows warnings of significant disruption in a no-deal scenario, because lorries travelling between the UK and the EU would need
to complete customs declarations which could lead to tailbacks on
Kent's roads.
In a statement, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation
Trust said: "Like the rest of the NHS, East Kent Hospitals is putting
preparations in place to ensure essential services for patients would
continue to be available if local traffic routes were disrupted, in the
same way it prepares for other potential disruptions, from heavy snowfall to flooding.
"We have booked a small number of hotel rooms close to our
emergency hospitals as a precautionary measure, for an initial twoweek period."
It did not specify an exact number.
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Meanwhile, Kent County Council (KCC) has published an update to its Brexit Preparedness document in which it says the worst
disruption following the UK's exit from the EU could last three
months.
It also expresses concern that extra customs checks should take
place outside Kent to "minimise disruption on the Kent road network
and avoid the risk of freight in transit arriving at Kent ports without
suitable customs paperwork".
The government is considering locating customs stations at the
Ashford Truckstop and Ebbsfleet International railway station's car
park D.
KCC has urged the government to finalise customs procedures
and border control practices, but said it would continue to work closely
with it "to focus national and local actions on the final arrangements
that need to be put in place for a no-deal scenario".
The document was published as Paul Carter announced he
would stand down as the Conservative leader of KCC next month after 14 years.
In a statement, he said he would leave his post on 17 October,
and it was time to pass on the challenge to someone else.
(www.bbc.com)
Article 8
Will Brexit hit Britain's fresh vegetable supplies?
By Neil Koenig Producer, In Business, Rotterdam
5 September 2019
While uncertainty hangs over the future of the UK's rela-
tionship with the EU, the European ports which send millions
of tonnes of goods to Britain every year have been planning
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for every eventuality - including the prospect of a no-deal Brexit.
Will their plans be enough to avert chaos?
For centuries, barges from the inland waterways of Europe and
ships from around the world have sailed in and out of Rotterdam's har-
bour.
Today the port is the 10th biggest in the world. Every year
it handles "about 470 million tonnes of goods ‒ about the same volume
as being handled in all British ports together", says Leon Willems
of the Rotterdam Port Authority.
Officials are proud of the efficiency of operations here. Much
of this is down to the use of an electronic system known as Portbase,
which handles a myriad of digitised documents such as transport book-
ings and custom declarations, removing the need for physical paper-
work.
But there's another important industry in this busy part of southern Netherlands that is also proud of its productivity ‒ agriculture. The
road from of Rotterdam towards the North Sea is edged for miles by
vast areas of greenhouses. Crops grown include tomatoes and cucumbers ‒ often destined for the UK.
The intensity of farming here has helped to turn the country into
one of the world's biggest food exporters. "It has to do with the effi-
ciency of the farmers," says Michel van der Maas of the Dutch food
safety authority.
The efficiency of Dutch farmers is mirrored by a smooth and fast
delivery process. Annika Hult, director of North Sea trade for ferry
operator Stena Line, says a British supermarket can place an order for
tomatoes in the morning and the items can be on the shelves the fol-
lowing day.
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Trucks loaded with fresh produce can arrive as little as 15 minu-
tes before one of Stena's giant ships departs for the UK, says MsHult.
"That is how lean and 'just in time' the process is today … we are real-
ly making modern society work."
But some Dutch business leaders fear that a giant spanner may
soon be thrown into the works of this well-oiled machine ‒ a no-deal
Brexit.
Mart Valstar runs Best Fresh, a large family-owned enterprise
that imports and exports food products to and from dozens of coun-
tries, including the UK.
He worries that not only will his business be hit by a no-deal
Brexit, but also the full English breakfast. This is something, he says,
that the British may "have to forget for a few months" if Brexit goes
ahead without a deal.
MrValstar claims that several of the ingredients of a traditional
English breakfast, such as bacon and tomatoes, are often imported. Statistics seem to bear this out ‒ according to the British Meat Processors
Association, the UK is a net importer of pig meat.
Meanwhile, the British Tomato Growers' Association says do-
mestic production accounts for only around a fifth of the total volume
of tomatoes sold in the UK every year.
“If there is a Brexit without any arrangements about customs and
import duties, there will be long delays at the customs." MrValstar
fears that shipments could arrive so late that product quality could no
longer be guaranteed.
At the moment, goods can move freely between the UK and the
Netherlands (and other EU countries) without any checks at the port.
But after a no-deal Brexit, the UK will no longer be part of the
EU's customs union ‒ and whatever arrangement eventually transpires,
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the Rotterdam Port Authority expects the current frictionless border
arrangements to cease.
"The UK will become a 'third country'. If it's a hard Brexit, a soft
Brexit, a medium Brexit it really doesn't matter ‒ you will become
a third country and by definition that will mean custom formalities,"
says port spokesman Leon Willems.
It is the introduction of customs processes that MrValstar fears
will delay deliveries of his produce, and those of many others. But are
his fears justified?
Leon Willems says that Dutch authorities and businesses have
already made extensive preparations to ensure that any disruption that
Brexit might cause is kept to a minimum. He cites the example
of Dutch customs, which has hired hundreds of extra staff to help han-
dle the millions of new administrative checks that will be needed after
Brexit.
Other organisations have also taken action. The Dutch food safe-
ty authority has recruited nearly 150 extra staff, including some 100
"Brexit vets" to help deal with a big increase in checks on foodstuffs
once Britain has left the EU.
But will these preparations be enough to minimise potential cha-
os from a no-deal Brexit? No-one we spoke to in the Netherlands was
entirely sure what would actually happen after Brexit.
As for Brexit preparations in the UK, HM Revenue and Customs
says "the government's priority is to keep goods moving and avoid de-
lays at the border", and that as the UK's customs authority it "will act
to ensure that border processes are as smooth as possible, without
compromising security".
(www.bbc.com)
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Article 9
Q&A: The problem with the no-deal border plan?
By John Campbell BBC News NI Economics & Business Editor
4 September 2019
The former head of the UK government's Border Delivery
Group has said the no deal plan for the Northern Ireland border is
unsustainable for more than a matter of months.
BBC News NI's John Campbell looks at the plan.
What's the problem?
If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, Northern Ireland and the
Republic of Ireland will immediately be in different customs and regulatory territories.
Normally, in such a situation, countries will carry out customs
procedures and other checks at their borders to prevent smuggling.
This involves customs posts and other infrastructure. Even Sweden and Norway, which are both in the EU's single market, have customs checks at major border crossings.
However, the UK government has promised that it will not harden the Irish border in any circumstances.
What's its solution?
The UK said it will not impose tariffs on Irish goods crossing the
border into Northern Ireland.
In addition, it will not introduce any new checks or controls
on goods at the land border.
For Irish exporters to Northern Ireland, it would be like Brexit
hasn't happened.
However, Irish goods going direct to Great Britain, such as on
the Dublin-Holyhead route, will be subject to new tariffs and controls.
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So won't Irish exporters just ship their GB exports through
Northern Ireland to avoid tariffs?
To some extent this will be possible.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) say there will be a "general
anti-avoidance rule" to discourage Irish firms from using Northern Ire-
land as a tariff-free back door into GB.
However, if Irish businesses have traditionally shipped through
Northern Ireland, they can continue to use this route without facing
tariffs.
If they begin to ship products on this route for genuine commer-
cial reasons, other than avoiding tariffs, that will also be permitted.
Irish products which are processed in Northern Ireland and
shipped onwards into GB will also be tariff free.
HMRC will not be applying any new checks or controls on
products crossing from Northern Ireland ports to GB. Instead, there
will be "intelligence led" enforcement.
What about products going from Northern Ireland to the Repub-
lic?
The no tariff, no checks plan is a unilateral initiative by the UK ‒
it will not be matched by Ireland.
As an EU member, Ireland will be obliged to impose tariffs
on Northern Ireland goods crossing the border and carry out checks
to protect the single market.
In effect, this means Northern Ireland goods, particularly in the
agrifood sector, will face substantial new trade barriers but Irish goods
going in the other direction will not.
The government has acknowledged this will impact on the com-
petitiveness of Northern Ireland businesses.
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