Texas couple killed

Bedlam wrote:
Fords were popular trucks to steal because they had the simplest ignitions of the big three to bypass until electronic interlocks were finally added. Older Toyota's and Honda's are desirable theft vehicles for the same reason Ford trucks were.

I'm surprised how easy it is to take a vehicle out of the country that does not belong you. The border crossings should be a good filter preventing international thefts - If you do not own the vehicle, you should have a legal document from owner allowing your use. There should be no question who these two people are that crossed the border unless the documents were forged - It may be difficult to track down the person, but the identity should be known.

Who would you empower to investigate and enforce those inspections? US Customs has no contact with anyone leaving the country, any current inspections are done by the customs departments of the countries being entered. Not sure Mexican and Canadian Customs have or even want the ability to examine the authenticity of vehicle titles and ownership. Since apparently these vehicles are taken directly to Mexico after the theft, they are likely not reported and entered into any data base as a stolen vehicle by the time the border is crossed. Adding exit examinations to US Customs duties would essentially require doubling the agency all in an effort to find a few stolen trucks. Probably not a good use of resources. As for Mexico, they have bigger problems to solve before they get down interdicting stolen vehicles.