2010 seminar container inspections

7/27/2019 2010 Seminar Container Inspections

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Container Inspection Procedures


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Truck and Trailer Inspection Workshop

7-17-point Inspection process

Border Concealment & Recent Trends

Tractor/Trailer Compartment Awareness Using Recent & PastSeizures:

Tractors

Trailers

Tankers Flatbeds, Steak beds, Bobtails, & Live Stock Trailers

Within Commodity

Driver

Compartment Searching and Terrorism


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Conduct a Systematic Inspection

Begin and end your inspection at the same point every time.


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7-Point InspectionBe systematic


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17-Point Truck & Trailer Inspection 1. Bumper 2. Engine

3. Tires (truck & trailer)

4. Floor (inside truck)

5. Fuel Tanks

6. Cab/ Storage Compartments

7. Air Tanks

8. Drive Shafts

9. Fifth Wheel

10. Outs ide/ Undercarriage

11. Outside/ Inside Doors

12. Floor (inside trailer)

13. Side Walls

14. Front Wall

15. Ceiling/ Roof

16. Refrigeration Unit

17. Exhaust


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Smuggling Trend Changes


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Where is it?


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Indicators Tractor/Trailers

Lack of compliance to, conformity with, or familiarization ofCustoms importation procedures.

Questionable cost effectiveness of operation, trip, or cargohandling.

Newly acquired vehicle or newly formed company.

The equipment does not fit the job.


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Concealment Locations

Reefer Trailer Floors

Reefer Trailer Walls Non-factory Compartments

Trailer Roof

WHAT ARE THE TRENDS IN YOUR AREA ?


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Image fills this entire area

(OR originates at the upperleft corner of the area

outlined and is sized to thefull width or height of this

bounding box.)

Evidence is Always Present

SIGN CUTTING - is theperception and interpretation of

detail. (Visual indications thatan area has been disturbed oraltered).

Repetition allows recognition ofnormal factory construction,normal oxidation, and dirtaccumulation from road use.


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Inspection Points

Scratches

Burn/Weld Marks

Tampered Bolts/Rivets

Fresh Grease

Fresh Paint

Silicone

Fiberglass/Bondo Patchwork

Odor Masking Substances

After Market Modification


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New Screws & Bolts


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New Bolts, Weld Marks, Etc.


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New Rivets


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Weld Marks & New Rivets


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Is that Normal ?


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Tractor Compartments

Air Dam

Bumpers

Fuel Tank(s)

Tires

Batteries

Air Filter

Transmission

Differential

Oil Pans

Seats

Sleeper Area

Dashboard

Vents

Roof (Interior)

Interior Walls

Speaker Compartments

Bags, Luggage within CabArea.


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Bumpers


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Tractor Compartments


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Air Filter & Fire Wall Compartments


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Radiator & Hood Compartments


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Exhaust System Compartments


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Radiator Compartments


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Oil Pans


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Cab Over Tractor Hump Area

234 lbs of Cocaine


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Tractor Floor Compartments


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Tractor Tank Compartments


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Diesel Tanks


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Reefer Gas Tank


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Reefer Gas Tank

561 lbs of Marijuana


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Tractor Tank Compartment


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Suspended Compartment


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Suspended Compartment


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F T k C


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Front Tank Compartment

175 lbs of B.C. Bud

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Tires

Recently Mounted

Tampered Bolts

Water Streaks

W ld d Ti C t t


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Welded Tire Compartments

D i Sh ft C t t


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Drive Shaft Compartments

C b O T t Lift G


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Cab Over Tractor Lift Gear

60 lbs of Cocaine

Rear Differential Compartment


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Rear Differential Compartment

$ 179,800 Seizure


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Tractor Cab or Sleeper Area

Sleeper Area Compartment


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Sleeper Area Compartment

Lead to 13 lbs of Cocaine Seizure

Bed Mattress Extra Firm


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Bed Mattress Extra Firm

Storage Compartment


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Storage Compartment


Storage Compartment


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Storage Compartment


Tractor Back Wall Compartment


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Tractor Back Wall Compartment

Tractor Wall


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Tractor Wall


Air Conditioning Vent Area


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Air Conditioning Vent Area


Tractors Air Deflector


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Tractor s Air Deflector

1,104 lbs of Marijuana

Tractors Air Deflector


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Tractor s Air Deflector

Lift the Cab


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Lift the Cab

Temperature & Scratches


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Trailer Compartments


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Front Wall

Roof

Side Walls

Floor

5th Wheel Area

Rear Doors

Reefer Unit

Tires

Frame Rails

Reefer Fuel Tank

Reefer Unit


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Reefer Unit Compartment


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5th Wheel Area


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Check for Weld Marks


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Check for Tampering


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5th Wheel Inspection Ports


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Is the view blocked?


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5th Wheel Compartment


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5th Wheel Compartment


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$713,580 Seizure

5th Wheel & Floor Compartment


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Check the Drain Plugs


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What doesnt look right?


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Floor Compartment


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Floor Compartments


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22 of 36 beams were empty

Loaded beams were locatedabove fifth wheel and rear tires.

Lead Covered Compartments


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327 lbs of Cocaine

Floor Compartments


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Weld Mark Underneath Pallets


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Side Wall Compartments


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Check Rivets & Look for Signs


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Side Wall Compartments


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Sign Cutting


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Side Wall Kick Panel Compartments


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Side Wall Kick Panel Compartment


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Side Wall Top Area Compartment


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Side Wall Top Area Compartment


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Wall Beams behind Plywood


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Dry Box Trailer Wall Beams


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Wall Beams: 1,064 lbs of Marijuana


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Front Wall Compartments


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Front Wall Compartment


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Dry Box Front Wall Compartment


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Roof Compartments


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Roof Compartments


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Excessive Roof Screws?


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Roof Compartments


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New Roof & New Rivets


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Box Compartments in Roof


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2,599 lbs of Cocaine !!!!


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Roof Compartments


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Roof Compartment


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Packages Bonded to Roof


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Roof Compartments


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2,735 lbs of Cocaine

Roof Compartments


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Soviet Made Attack Helicopter


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(2) fully functional Hind MI-24D Helicopter

(4) Containers from Bulgaria

Described as helicopter parts. No mention of military equipment.

Rocket Pods & Missile Rail Launchers


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(2) Rocket Pods

(4) Missile Rail Launchers with Firing System


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