A cargo inspection method comprising: continuously transporting a first guideway vehicle over a guideway through a first inspection station to a second inspection station , the first inspection station having at least one non-intrusive scanning mechanism ; using the at least one non-intrusive scanning mechanism of the first inspection station to acquire a first set of data associated with cargo stored in the first guideway vehicle during the non-stop transportation through the first inspection station to the second inspection station ; analyzing the first set of data acquired by the at least one non-intrusive scanning mechanism of the first inspection station to determine the identity of the cargo stored on the first guideway vehicle ; comparing the first set of data acquired by the at least one non-intrusive scanning mechanism with a first manifest that describes the cargo that is declared to be stored on the first guideway vehicle ; determining that the first guideway vehicle contains contraband cargo if the identity of the cargo does not match the first manifest; determining that the first guideway vehicle does not contain contraband cargo if the identity of the cargo matches the first manifest; wherein: the first inspection station and the second inspection station are located remotely from each other and the guideway extends over a geographical boundary between the first inspection station and the second inspection station enabling said non-stop transportation therebetween; and characterized in that : the second inspection station has at least one non-intrusive scanning mechanism ; the first inspection station is associated with a first customs agency associated with a first government entity; and the second inspection station is associated with a second customs agency associated with a second government entity. continuously transporting a first guideway vehicle over a guideway through a first inspection station to a second inspection station , the first inspection station having at least one non-intrusive scanning mechanism ; using the at least one non-intrusive scanning mechanism of the first inspection station to acquire a first set of data associated with cargo stored in the first guideway vehicle during the non-stop transportation through the first inspection station to the second inspection station ; analyzing the first set of data acquired by the at least one non-intrusive scanning mechanism of the first inspection station to determine the identity of the cargo stored on the first guideway vehicle ; comparing the first set of data acquired by the at least one non-intrusive scanning mechanism with a first manifest that describes the cargo that is declared to be stored on the first guideway vehicle ; determining that the first guideway vehicle contains contraband cargo if the identity of the cargo does not match the first manifest; determining that the first guideway vehicle does not contain contraband cargo if the identity of the cargo matches the first manifest; wherein: the first inspection station and the second inspection station are located remotely from each other and the guideway extends over a geographical boundary between the first inspection station and the second inspection station enabling said non-stop transportation therebetween; and characterized in that : the second inspection station has at least one non-intrusive scanning mechanism ; the first inspection station is associated with a first customs agency associated with a first government entity; and the second inspection station is associated with a second customs agency associated with a second government entity. the second inspection station has at least one non-intrusive scanning mechanism ; the first inspection station is associated with a first customs agency associated with a first government entity; and the second inspection station is associated with a second customs agency associated with a second government entity. <EOS>