SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Flowers are one of the most popular gift items during the yearly celebration of Valentine’s Day and other popular yearly celebrations, but they could also be the hiding place for dangerous pests. Detecting and preventing pests from entering the US avoids significant economic and environmental harm.
For the past three years, the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) in Carolina remains among the top 10 airports nationwide in terms of the volume of imported flowers that US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspects.
“Stopping pests at the ports of entry is a critical mission for CBP agricultural specialists to protect the public and our commercial vitality,” said Marcelino Borges, Director of Field Operations for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
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