Anti-Terror Task Force Sets Up Port Inspections
From Times Wire Reports
As part of California’s anti-terrorist efforts, a special task force assembled Thursday at the Port of Oakland to inspect big-rig trucks and boats for dangerous materials.
The California Highway Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard and the Oakland Port Authority began checking all trucks, verifying they had proper documentation and searching through all cargo leaving the port, said the CHP.
Officials said the inspections are intended to increase state and national security after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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