Stop and searches on I-10?
First time I heard of this, but I was warned several times that I-10 is having random stop and searches of drivers going between San Antonio and El Paso with either drug dogs, or actively ripping a ve...
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mlts22 wrote:
... but the time taken for the BP to search every vehicle, which can add hours to a trip.
But wouldn't that kind of search produce long backups that would make the news (as opposed to rumors)?
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Sierra+Blanca,+TX&hl=en&ll=31.19577,-105.443645&spn=0.018392,0.03592&sll=31.278551,-104.644775&sspn=4.703072,9.195557&oq=sier&hnear=Sierra+Blanca,+Hudspeth,+Texas&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=31.195691,-105.443384&panoid=nxDxgdgxIM5SuElKtdRNWQ&cbp=12,124.54,,0,-13.44
This streetview image shows a long line, mainly of trucks, at the permanent inspection station, east bound, west of Sierra Blanca, TX. To the west I10 runs close to the border. To the east it is well away.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Sierra+Blanca,+TX&hl=en&ll=31.191887,-105.43165&spn=0.002317,0.00449&sll=31.278551,-104.644775&sspn=4.703072,9.195557&oq=sier&hnear=Sierra+Blanca,+Hudspeth,+Texas&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=31.191728,-105.431291&panoid=DEAT3Ce0kneXQ3BiBuFFbA&cbp=12,122.91,,0,-0.11
Cars are diverted into the checkpoint further up. The line is much shorter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Border_Patrol_Interior_Checkpoints
This article lists only one permanent checkpoint on I10. It also quotes the court ruling pertaining to such checkpoints.
