[APWG] NEWS: New ABC TV Show Highlights Invasive Pests (tonight, Jan 6th)

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/Press_Releases/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=09-001

New Abc Tv Show Highlights Invasive Pests
California Border Threats featured Tuesday Night on "Homeland Security 
USA"

SACRAMENTO, Monday, January 05, 2009 -- A new television program that 
highlights the threat to homeland security posed by invasive species will 
premier Tuesday night on the ABC Television Network.

The program, .Homeland Security USA,. premieres on Tuesday, January 6 at 8 
p.m. on ABC stations. The first episode "This is Your Car on Drugs," 
features international entry points to the U.S. such as the Los Angeles 
International Airport. The episode also takes you behind the scenes with 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers to see some unusual illegal 
items intercepted at the International Mail Center in Carson, California, 
where officers discovered barbecued bats. Additional episodes will feature 
California's airports and the measures taken by Customs and Border 
Protection officials to protect the state's agriculture and commerce from 
invasive pests and diseases.

See the link above for the full press release.