U.S. TO REQUIRE ENHANCED SCREENING OF CARGO ORIGINATING IN TURKEY
October 5, 2017
On September 7, 2017, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that it is issuing a new security directive, which will require enhanced screening of cargo originating from Turkey. Prior to the new directive, screenings for cargo from Turkey had been voluntary.
The new mandate follows a foiled terror plot in Australia, which revealed that a senior ISIS commander had shipped partially assembled components of a bomb on a commercial cargo plane from Turkey to Australia. According to TSA spokesman James Gregory, the directive is designed “[t]o adequately address emerging threats to cargo and raise the baseline for global aviation security, TSA has issued a security directive and an emergency amendment for enhanced security screening of cargo….”
To date, TSA has not publically disclosed which screening procedures will be utilized for the cargo.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6622) or Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6665).
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