Border crackdowns net terrorists of a different sort
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 26, 2001) — The crackdown at border checkpoints has cast a haze over Mexican marijuana growers: U.S. agents searching for terrorists are finding illegal drugs instead.
Between Sept. 24 and Oct. 25, the number of drug seizures jumped from 198 in 2000 to 265 — a 34% increase, according to U.S. Customs figures for Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Customs agents in the three border states confiscated 25,045 pounds (11,360 kg) of marijuana from Sept. 24 to Oct. 25, figures show. Figures for California were not available.
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