This one was initially set up for an (X-ray type scanning) exam sometime during the next two or three days following its arrival, which is a standard time frame for containers.
They were in bags inside the drums. Some of them were hockey bags, some of them were not concealed at all.
The new trend we're seeing up in western Washington coming down from British Columbia is a rise in ecstasy over the last few years. It's just grown in leaps and bounds.
If we can get better forms of identification, it enhances our border security and facilitates the movement of legitimate people across our border.
They were basically looking for a way to get out. They didn't offer any resistance or try to run.
They appeared, luckily, to be in fine health. This group was pretty well prepared with water, food to spare, blankets, car batteries for lighting and a fan, tools, and a ladder.
It concerns us nationally that we don't have in real time the ability to check a validity of a license before us. That is what we are working on with great speed to accomplish.
