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Mexican Smugglers Exploit the Corrupt Reputation of U.S. Border Officers

By Monica Alonzo December 01, 2011

Michael Angelo Atondo's U.S. Border Patrol truck is backed up to the Arizona-Mexico border near an opening in the fence. The three men with him stand on the south side of the border next to a pair of Jeep Cherokees also parked... More >>>

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U.S. Border Patrol Agent Eric Cantu stands at the U.S.-Mexico border, marked here by a fence of steel poles to keep out cars.

A Border Patrol truck advertising the federal agency during a Customs and Border Protection job fair in Tucson.

U.S. border checkpoints are especially vulnerable as customs officers deal with thousands of cars a day.

A van loaded with nearly 6,000 pounds of marijuana ran out of gas just before passing through Customs Officer Margarita Crispin's assigned border checkpoint.

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U.S. border checkpoints are especially vulnerable as customs officers deal with thousands of cars a day.

Monica Alonzo

U.S. border checkpoints are especially vulnerable as customs officers deal with thousands of cars a day.

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