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Kimber 1911 pistol recovered from World Trade Center after 9/11 attack
by Jennifer CruzThe Kimber, which was still in working order when it was found months after the attack, was one of 99 guns recovered from the rubble in a US Customs vault.
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Border Patrol make sssstartling, deadly discovery at JFK mail facility
by Jennifer CruzBound for the United States from Hong Kong via Express Mail were five very live King Cobras and a trio of Geckos.
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Family of fatally-shot teen says he didn’t try to rob off-duty Border Patrol agent
by Jennifer CruzThe officer, who was carrying his agency-issued gun, was approached from behind and repeatedly hit in the head as a 15-year-old suspect aimed a gun at him.
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2 Georgia men charged as part of ‘dark net’ gun smuggling ring
by Chris EgerA four-year international investigation produced indictments against the two men as part of a conspiracy to illegally export guns overseas hidden inside consumer electronics.
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Customs agents find homing pigeon carrying tiny drug-filled backpack
by Jennifer CruzCustoms agents at the Abdali border in Kuwait noticed the bird as it appeared to have trouble moving about, then found the bag containing nearly 200 pills.
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Arizona man gets 7.5 years for smuggling ammo into Mexico
by Jennifer CruzAn Arizona man was sentenced to more than seven years in prison last week for attempting to smuggle ammo across the U.S. border and into Mexico last year.
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Guns, ammo, cash found during border inspections
by Jennifer CruzA 43-year-old female was found trying to transport about half a dozen firearms, magazines, scopes and approximately 6,000 rounds of ammo across the border.
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Customs collect over $800K worth of pot at port of entry
by Jennifer CruzAuthorities said the 528 packages of pot were intermixed with a commercial shipment of limes being hauled in a tractor-trailer.
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CA couple arrested after Customs agents find dead toddler in duffel bag (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzThey said the child was not theirs, but authorities are unsure to whom the little girl belonged, how she died or why they were taking the body to Mexico.
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CBP stops guns and ammo going into Mexico (PHOTOS)
by Chris EgerOver a five-day period recently, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working the Nogales crossing in Arizona stopped two different sets of guns and ammo heading south of the border.
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Customs find containers of candy with cocaine at NY airport
by Jennifer CruzThe woman attempting to conceal about 10 pounds of cocaine flew in to New York from Mexico City.
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