Border Wars: Contraband Cargo Pictures
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Riding Partners
Two agents riding on their ATV's along the border fence. ATV's have been excellent vehicles for patrolling the harsh terrain between Mexico and the USA.
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4-Wheel Patrol
A Border Patrol agent riding on his ATV. Agents use ATVs while on patrol or when tracking smugglers who have illegally crossed into the USA border.
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Undercover Underside
Officer Melano looking at the underside of a car that is being searched. Smugglers use many methods to hide contraband like marijuana inside vehicles such as cars.
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Sawing Open a Truck
A construction worker sawing open the underside of a truck, in order to search it for contraband. If Customs Border Protection agents believe a car is being used to smuggle drugs, the car will be completely searched.
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Marijuana Tire
A tire filled with marijuana.
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Taking Apart Tires
Taking apart tires on a vehicle to search for contraband.
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Confiscated Cocaine
A confiscated package filled with cocaine.
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Canine Search
A canine searching the trunk of a vehicle.
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Traffic Control
Officers, search dogs and traffic at the Port of Entry. Customs and Border Protection officers have to prevent the commuter lanes from becoming a conduit for drugs and contraband across the border while keeping waiting times at a minimum for law-abiding citizens.
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Cut Right In
An officer cutting open a confiscated package. Drugs which have been seized by the Customs and Border Protection agency will be delivered to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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Cocaine Confirmation
A CBP officer showing that the confiscated packages contained cocaine.
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Stack of Bills
Officer Holguin and two agents counting a big pile of confiscated cash. Laundered money is one illegal item which is regularly smuggled across the border. This money would likely have been sent to a drug cartel.
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Smile and Say Cash
Officers and agents posing with a large sum of confiscated cash. The seizure of this cash means some smugglers will not be able to make payments for their criminal activities.
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Weighing In
55.16 kilograms of confiscated contraband, which came out of a vehicle.
