"What's interesting is what isn't inspected. We spent time at American's cargo operation in Miami. They're shipping more than a million pounds of cargo daily, and 200,000 is U.S. mail. We asked what cargo was being inspected, and the answer was nothing. It's not just American; it's the other airlines, too.
...our sources at the Department of Homeland Security say less than 15% of all cargo is inspected."This has been an issue since after 9/11 so I am surprised that, to date, it still is not solved. A weak link in the system which terrorists may take advantage of. They should step up on security very soon. Not only on cargoes which are placed in the belly of a passenger airline but also those placed in all-cargo planes.
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