MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — While FIFA World Cup fans were having fun, U.S. Customs and Border Protection used technology to protect the country’s border at the stadium.

U.S. CBP gave Local 10 News a behind-the-scenes look at their quiet efforts to screen the cargo delivered to the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

“Food deliveries, merchandise, staging equipment, anything that is going to get offloaded, that needs to be screened by us,” U.S. CBP Officer Alexander Hernandez said at the stadium.

The U.S. CBP team at the stadium property used a “non-intrusive inspection,” or NII, portal to scan cargo trucks with X-ray and gamma-ray, without physically having to search and unpack.

Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies use deputized dogs, or K-9s, trained to detect explosives as an extra layer of security.

Security is tight, and the perimeter around the stadium is wide. Federal, state, and local law enforcement are working together. They learned from the chaos that erupted at the stadium during a Copa America match between Argentina and Colombia on July 14, 2024.

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