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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 4:59 pm
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law dawg
 
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Originally Posted by kaszeta
Indeed, Hartland VT (just under 100 miles as the crow flies from the CA border) has a CBP checkpoint on I-91, but it's seldomly staffed these days.

When it is staffed, it's not too unusual for them to pull random people over on US-5, which parallels I-91.

These sorts of checkpoints bother me (I have to deal with the checkpoints near Yuma, AZ as well). Nothing like being a US Citizen, driving between two points in my own country, and have some guy stop me, conduct vehicle searches, and ask detailed questions about who I am and where I'm going.
They shouldn't be conducing vehicle searches, not without consent or PC.
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