Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin CBP seeks to enhance data sharing with USPS to combat drug trafficking

CBP seeks to enhance data sharing with USPS to combat drug trafficking

Published: April 21, 2021, 11:21 a.m.

b'A plan to enhance the screening of international packages for illegal opioids like fentanyl is coming into focus at Customs and Border Protection. CBP is gathering feedback on an interim final rule that strengthens the collection and sharing of advance electronic data on packages coming into the U.S. This rule is part of CBP working with the Postal Service to stand up the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention plan, something Congress ordered in 2018. For more on how the rule puts CBP one step ahead of drug smugglers, Federal News Network\\u2019s Jory Heckman spoke with the agency\\u2019s Executive Director for Cargo and Conveyance Security, Thomas Overacker, on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'