Sweetgrass port of entry closed
SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2012 START 2:30 PM / END ON UPDATE
(SWEETGRASS)
– THE U-S PORT OF ENTRY AT SWEETGRASS IS
CLOSED THIS AFTERNOON AND THE TOOLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT
HAS BLOCKADED THE HIGHWAY NEAR THE PORT.
BOTH
THE NORTH AND SOUTH ENTRIES ARE CLOSED AND LISA WHITE,
A SPOKESPERSON WITH CANADIAN BORDER SERVICES SAYS THE ROYAL
CANADIAN
MOUNTED POLICE ARE THE LEAD INVESTIGATORS IN THE MATTER, BUT
THERE ARE
NO FURTHER DETAILS ON WHAT PROMPTED THE CLOSURE.
WHITE
SAYS TRAVELERS ARE BEING TOLD TO TAKE AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE,
THE CLOSEST BEING THE DEL BONITA PORT OF ENTRY, NORTH OF CUT
BANK. SHE
DID NOT SPECULATE ON HOW LONG THE PORT MIGHT BE CLOSED.
WHITE
DESCRIBED THE MATTER AS A “SECURITY INCIDENT” THAT IS BEING
INVESTIGATED.
THE
PORT OF ENTRY FACILITY IS A SHARED FACILITY WHICH HAS NOT BEEN
EVACUATED BUT THERE IS LIMITED ACCESS.
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