[kaktuskid]

They copied the 12 News vehicle right down to the slogans on the side...those decals cost over $1000 and are only made by one company who keeps track of its work. Whoever did the bogus vehicle did a very good job.

[HiJinx]

Well, it's all about the money isn't it?

Smuggling is a time-honored trade, if you'll pardon the pun. It's reasonably safe money, those who are caught and prosecuted don't spend much time at all in prison...unlike drug runners.

I'm willing to bet there are several outfits who can dummy up a vehicle for the right fee. If you've been in the right news coverage area, you'll remember that the smugglers have also used U.S. Postal Service, United Parcel Service, and even U.S. Border Patrol look-a-likes in the furtherance of their cross-border trade.