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The War Comes Home

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  • A police officer examines seized marijuana.
  • The Border Patrol station in Rio Grande City.
  • Portable Border Patrol surveillance tower positioned along Texas-Mexico border.
  • The Border Patrol evidence room in Rio Grande City.
  • Gear for the San Juan PD SWAT team.
  • A Border Patrol agent tests a suspicious package for cocaine at a Brownsville, TX, port of entry.
  • Weighing drugs seized by Border Patrol at a Brownsville, TX, port of entry.
  • A Border patrol officer inspects a vehicle at a Brownsville, TX, port of entry.
  • Corporal Manuel Casas and Officer Chris Piland, both of Mission Police Department, in the department's evidence room.

  • Plastic Wrapped Weed

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    A police officer examines seized marijuana.

  • Border Patrol Station

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    The Border Patrol station in Rio Grande City.

  • Portable Tower

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    Portable Border Patrol surveillance tower positioned along Texas-Mexico border. 

  • Seized Bundles

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    The Border Patrol evidence room in Rio Grande City.

  • Guns and Gear

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    Gear for the San Juan PD SWAT team. 

  • Suspicious Package

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    A Border Patrol agent tests a suspicious package for cocaine at a Brownsville, TX, port of entry.

  • The Weight of Drugs

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    Weighing drugs seized by Border Patrol at a Brownsville, TX, port of entry.

  • The Right to Search

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    A Border patrol officer inspects a vehicle at a Brownsville, TX, port of entry. 

  • Contraband Closet

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    Corporal Manuel Casas and Officer Chris Piland, both of Mission Police Department, in the department's evidence room.

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