The Washington Times
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. -- The U.S. Border Patrol has begun a new community-based program called "Operation Be Alert," involving a series of highway billboards calling on citizens to report alien and drug smugglers.
Border Patrol spokesman Rob Daniels said the operation began last week with the placement of five informational billboards along major highways here, aimed at providing what he called "another line of communication between the citizens of Arizona and the Border Patrol."
The billboards direct citizens to contact Border Patrol field offices about suspicious activity using the toll-free telephone number, 1-877/USBP HELP (872-7435), which also will be placed on all Border Patrol vehicles.
Posted by Suzanne at March 31, 2005