
Transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) are bringing more illegal drugs into the U.S. than a year ago because the Trump administration’s clamp down on illegal immigration has crimped human smuggling as a revenue source for these groups, the acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection said on Thursday. The tactics used by TCOs to bring drugs into the U.S. has also shifted toward cargo shipments and away from vehicular traffic, which is down 65 percent from a year ago due to…