# Horse smuggling exposes cracks in US defenses against screwworm

https://mins.news/en/item/46499

- Reuters, 2026-09-05 10:25 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/horse-smuggling-exposes-cracks-us-defenses-against-screwworm-2026-09-05/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9bee046f82110001166e8e

> Sheriff’s deputies near Redford, Texas, stopped a trailer carrying six horses and found that the animals had crossed the Rio Grande illegally from Mexico through a covert smuggling network. The route bypassed US veterinary inspections, health certificates and livestock quarantine requirements.

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