But there's also parrot smugglers, farm chemical smugglers, and terrorists. The Grand Forks sector arrested nearly 2,000 illegals last year. Assistant Chief Patrol Agent Lonnie Schweitzer expects that number to grow. We already have intelligence on Mexican citizens who fly to Canada and attempt to enter the US through the northern border, because there's no visa requirement in Canada. All you need is a passport.
Drug traffic is also on the increase.
Schweitzer says Canada has become an exporter of high-grade marijuana. Canadian officials recently busted a pot farm just seven miles from the border. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized 4,500 marijuana plants in a high-tech grow operation. I don't think so. Schweitzer says 22 people were arrested for drug trafficking last year, but agent Brent Zimmerman says there's no way to know how many slip across undetected.