Floridas Agriculture Commissioner, Wilton Simpson, unveiled plans for a new interdiction station on the states northern border, aiming to curb the influx of contraband, stolen goods, and illegal immigrants. The station, a collaboration with the Florida Department of Transportation, will bolster recent successes in recovering stolen semi-trailers and dismantling fuel theft rings. Simpson highlighted the involvement of organized retail crime groups, many linked to immigration enforcement, in the theft of goods and flipping of stolen items, causing significant financial losses to businesses and communities. The new station aims to strengthen interdiction efforts and disrupt cross-jurisdictional trafficking routes.

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