date:Dec 03, 2013
action was related to the illegal drug trade. The trade group Avocados From Mexico did not respond to a request for comment.
APHIS inspectors in Mexico work in local packing facilities and conduct avocado field surveys.
On April 25, two packinghouses in Tancitaro burned down, but effects on shipments to the U.S. were not affected. Pharr, Texas-based Agroexport was the owner of one of the sheds.