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 WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. customs inspectors could be stationed by this fall at the largest seaport in the Bahamas, where the Bush administration is hiring a Hong Kong conglomerate to help detect nuclear materials inside cargo, a senior customs official said.
Any such agreement will require approval by the Bahamian government. Diplomatic talks are expected to begin soon to put agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the sprawling Freeport Container Port, just 65 miles from Florida's coast.
"We're now looking at going over there to begin discussions," Jayson Ahern, assistant customs commissioner for field operations, told The Associated Press on Monday. "It does require bilateral discussions with another country, but we're cautiously looking at being there by the fall."
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