Texas Senate passes bill targeting flow of guns, cash into Mexico

Texas Senate passes bill targeting flow of guns, cash into Mexico...State senators have passed a bill that expands the authority the Texas Department of Public Safety has while operating checkpoints at the international bridges along the Texas-Mexico border..SB288 was passed Wednesday as part of an attempt to curb the smuggling of cash and weapons — which fuel drug cartels..DPS can operate checkpoints within 250 yards of an international port of entry, but only for the purpose of preventing stolen vehicles from entering Mexico, Lucio said..The bill, which now awaits action in the House, allows officials to expand the scope of those checkpoints to include the “imminent movement or transfer of firearms, controlled substances and currency,

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