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Published 11/05/2009 by Taipei Times Online

US reports increase in guns, cash seizures at border

US authorities on Tuesday reported a spike in seizures of guns and cash along the Mexican border since they began assigning more agents to stem the flow of southbound contraband. Nearly 600 illegal weapons were seized along the border by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and US Customs and Border Protection officials...

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