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  • Mission Police Officer Roque Vela rewards his canine with a toy after stopping a package of marijuana from being shipped from a post office.
  • Officer Roque Vela's K9 partner, Officer Tiko, rides in the back seat of the patrol car.
  • Border Patrol agents are on patrol in the brush of South Texas.
  • Bundles of marijuana that Border Patrol agents at the Falfurrias checkpoint found in a truck also transporting heads of lettuce.
  • Bundles of marijuana that Border Patrol agents at the Falfurrias checkpoint found in a truck also transporting heads of lettuce.
  • Border Patrol agents process bundles of marijuana that they seized at the Falfurrias checkpoint.
  • Trucks wait to cross the U.S.-Mexico border at the World Trade Bridge Port of Entry in Laredo.
  • Officer Roque Vela and his K9 partner, Officer Tiko.
  • A welcome mat greets visitors at the McAllen Border Patrol Station.
  • Border Patrol agents monitor the U.S.-Mexico border on their ATVs.
  • Border Patrol agents in the Horse Patrol Unit use take advantage of the hills to search for illegal activity.
  • Border Patrol agents have used horses since the Border Patrol was founded.
  • A Border Patrol canine on duty is always ready to work.
  • Border Patrol agents pull bundles of marijuana out of a vehicle that was trying to pass through the Falfurrias Checkpoint.
  • A Border Patrol agent pokes through heads of lettuce to find bundles of marijuana in an 18-wheeler.
  • Border Patrol Agent Rolando Puente rewards his canine partner with a toy after apprehending illegal immigrants in the brush.

  • Risk and Reward

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    Mission Police Officer Roque Vela rewards his canine with a toy after stopping a package of marijuana from being shipped from a post office.

  • Pooch Partner

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    Officer Roque Vela's K9 partner, Officer Tiko, rides in the back seat of the patrol car.

  • Texas Patrol

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    Border Patrol agents are on patrol in the brush of South Texas.

  • Seized Drug Pile

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    Bundles of marijuana that Border Patrol agents at the Falfurrias checkpoint found in a truck also transporting heads of lettuce.

  • A Marijuana Mountain

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    Bundles of marijuana that Border Patrol agents at the Falfurrias checkpoint found in a truck also transporting heads of lettuce.

  • Bundle Stackers

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    Border Patrol agents process bundles of marijuana that they seized at the Falfurrias checkpoint. 

  • Trucks in a Row

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    Trucks wait to cross the U.S.-Mexico border at the World Trade Bridge Port of Entry in Laredo. 

  • Officers in Action

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    Officer Roque Vela and his K9 partner, Officer Tiko. 

  • Friendly Welcome

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    A welcome mat greets visitors at the McAllen Border Patrol Station.

  • Motor Patrol

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    Border Patrol agents monitor the U.S.-Mexico border on their ATVs. 

  • Hilltop Horses

    Photograph by NGT

    Border Patrol agents in the Horse Patrol Unit use take advantage of the hills to search for illegal activity. 

  • Horseback Patrol

    Photograph by NGT

    Border Patrol agents have used horses since the Border Patrol was founded. 

  • A Working Dog

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    A Border Patrol canine on duty is always ready to work.

  • Packages of Pot

    Photograph by NGT

    Border Patrol agents pull bundles of marijuana out of a vehicle that was trying to pass through the Falfurrias Checkpoint.

  • Concealed in Vegetables

    Photograph by NGT

    A Border Patrol agent pokes through heads of lettuce to find bundles of marijuana in an 18-wheeler.

  • Puppy Playtime

    Photograph by NGT

    Border Patrol Agent Rolando Puente rewards his canine partner with a toy after apprehending illegal immigrants in the brush.

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