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US faces tough fight in cash smuggling crackdown
Updated: Sat, Feb 11, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeanette Barraza-Galindo conspicuously left her bags of teddy bears and throw pillows on a bus during an inspection at the Texas-Mexico border — and professed ignorance about the $277,556 officers found hidden inside. The bags were handed to her at a bus station, gifts to be given to a child... Read More
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeanette Barraza-Galindo conspicuously left her bags of teddy bears and throw pillows on a bus during an inspection at the Texas-Mexico border — and professed ignorance about the $277,556 officers found hidden inside. The bags were handed to her at a bus station, gifts to be given to a child... Read More
Obama budget seeks to boost trade enforcement
Published: Sat, Feb 11, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's new budget proposal will ask Congress to devote millions for a new trade enforcement center and more U.S. inspectors in China as the administration takes aim at unfair trade practices. That's according to a senior administration official speaking anonymously ahead of... Read More
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's new budget proposal will ask Congress to devote millions for a new trade enforcement center and more U.S. inspectors in China as the administration takes aim at unfair trade practices. That's according to a senior administration official speaking anonymously ahead of... Read More
Texans on wrong side of border fence grow anxious
Updated: Sat, Feb 11, 2012
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Some landowners in South Texas are growing worried as the government prepares to install new, heavy metal gates in the fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. The gates are necessary because in some places, the fence was constructed as much as a mile from the border. Landowners can use the... Read More
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Some landowners in South Texas are growing worried as the government prepares to install new, heavy metal gates in the fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. The gates are necessary because in some places, the fence was constructed as much as a mile from the border. Landowners can use the... Read More
Suspect 'obsessed' with wounded US agent's wife
Updated: Thu, Feb 9, 2012
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NEWARK, Calif. (AP) — A suspect in the shooting of a customs agent was romantically obsessed with the victim's wife, whom he met last year while he was an instructor and she was a student at a Bay Area school for aspiring opticians, court documents filed Thursday alleged. Dennis Bagwell, 61, was arraigned... Read More
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NEWARK, Calif. (AP) — A suspect in the shooting of a customs agent was romantically obsessed with the victim's wife, whom he met last year while he was an instructor and she was a student at a Bay Area school for aspiring opticians, court documents filed Thursday alleged. Dennis Bagwell, 61, was arraigned... Read More
28 more airports to test screenings for low-risk fliers
Published: Thu, Feb 9, 2012
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WASHINGTON — A new passenger screening program to make check-in more convenient for certain travelers is being expanded to 28 more major U.S. airports, the government said Wednesday. There will be no cost to eligible passengers, who would no longer have to remove their shoes and belts before they board flights.... Read More
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WASHINGTON — A new passenger screening program to make check-in more convenient for certain travelers is being expanded to 28 more major U.S. airports, the government said Wednesday. There will be no cost to eligible passengers, who would no longer have to remove their shoes and belts before they board flights.... Read More
28 more airports will test lower-hassle screening
Updated: Wed, Feb 8, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A new passenger screening program to make check-in more convenient for certain travelers is being expanded to 28 more major U.S. airports, the government said Wednesday. There will be no cost to eligible passengers, who would no longer have to remove their shoes and belts before they board... Read More
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A new passenger screening program to make check-in more convenient for certain travelers is being expanded to 28 more major U.S. airports, the government said Wednesday. There will be no cost to eligible passengers, who would no longer have to remove their shoes and belts before they board... Read More
Greece stepping up security on border with Turkey
Updated: Mon, Feb 6, 2012
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KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Greece announced on Monday that it will soon begin building a 6-mile-long (10-kilometer-long) fence topped with razor wire on its border with Turkey to deter illegal immigrants. Thousands of illegal immigrants cross from Turkey into Greece at this point each year, often traveling from... Read More
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KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Greece announced on Monday that it will soon begin building a 6-mile-long (10-kilometer-long) fence topped with razor wire on its border with Turkey to deter illegal immigrants. Thousands of illegal immigrants cross from Turkey into Greece at this point each year, often traveling from... Read More
AP Analysis: Border Patrol OT up as arrests drop
Updated: Sat, Feb 4, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Border Patrol agents have racked up daily overtime at a cost of about $1.4 billion in the past six years while the number of arrests of illegal border crossers has fallen to the lowest level in nearly 40 years, an Associated Press analysis of agency records finds. Since the 2006 budget year,... Read More
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Border Patrol agents have racked up daily overtime at a cost of about $1.4 billion in the past six years while the number of arrests of illegal border crossers has fallen to the lowest level in nearly 40 years, an Associated Press analysis of agency records finds. Since the 2006 budget year,... Read More
Feds in NY shut down 16 sports streaming websites
Updated: Thu, Feb 2, 2012
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NEW YORK (AP) — With the Super Bowl days away, federal authorities announced a crackdown Thursday on websites that stream unauthorized broadcasts of sports events just hours after New England quarterback Tom Brady told reporters in Indianapolis that he watched last year's game on an illegal site. Investigators... Read More
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NEW YORK (AP) — With the Super Bowl days away, federal authorities announced a crackdown Thursday on websites that stream unauthorized broadcasts of sports events just hours after New England quarterback Tom Brady told reporters in Indianapolis that he watched last year's game on an illegal site. Investigators... Read More
Feds seize nearly $5M in phony Super Bowl swag
Published: Thu, Feb 2, 2012
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officials say authorities have seized nearly $5 million worth of phony Super Bowl sportswear and merchandise in a nationwide sweep. Officials from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the results of the four-month investigation... Read More
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officials say authorities have seized nearly $5 million worth of phony Super Bowl sportswear and merchandise in a nationwide sweep. Officials from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the results of the four-month investigation... Read More
NM hiker finds jawbone where remains of man found
Updated: Thu, Feb 2, 2012
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SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico authorities say scattered body parts have been found in the Gomez Peak area over the past few weeks after a hiker picked up what appeared to be a lower jawbone on Jan. 19. The medical investigator determined a bone found nearly a week later by a U.S. Forest Service worker was... Read More
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SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico authorities say scattered body parts have been found in the Gomez Peak area over the past few weeks after a hiker picked up what appeared to be a lower jawbone on Jan. 19. The medical investigator determined a bone found nearly a week later by a U.S. Forest Service worker was... Read More
Canadian sentenced in 70K Ecstasy pill border bust
Published: Tue, Jan 31, 2012
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A Canadian woman caught trying to smuggle more than 70,000 tablets of Ecstasy into the U.S. by sticking them in her car's gas tank has been sentenced in New York to nearly 16 years in prison. The U.S. attorney's office in Albany announced Tuesday that 34-year-old Tara Haynes, of Montreal, was... Read More
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A Canadian woman caught trying to smuggle more than 70,000 tablets of Ecstasy into the U.S. by sticking them in her car's gas tank has been sentenced in New York to nearly 16 years in prison. The U.S. attorney's office in Albany announced Tuesday that 34-year-old Tara Haynes, of Montreal, was... Read More
Celebrity pot busts put tiny Texas county on map
Updated: Sat, Jan 28, 2012
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SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (AP) — Nestled among the few remaining businesses that dot a rundown highway in this dusty West Texas town stands what's become a surprise destination for marijuana-toting celebrities: the Hudspeth County Jail. Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg and actor Armie Hammer have been among the thousands of... Read More
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SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (AP) — Nestled among the few remaining businesses that dot a rundown highway in this dusty West Texas town stands what's become a surprise destination for marijuana-toting celebrities: the Hudspeth County Jail. Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg and actor Armie Hammer have been among the thousands of... Read More
Celebrity pot busts put tiny Texas county on map
Published: Sat, Jan 28, 2012
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SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (AP) — Nestled among the few remaining businesses that dot a rundown highway in this dusty West Texas town stands what's become a surprise destination for marijuana-toting celebrities: the Hudspeth County Jail. Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg and actor Armie Hammer have been among the thousands of... Read More
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SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (AP) — Nestled among the few remaining businesses that dot a rundown highway in this dusty West Texas town stands what's become a surprise destination for marijuana-toting celebrities: the Hudspeth County Jail. Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg and actor Armie Hammer have been among the thousands of... Read More
11,000 counterfeit NFL jerseys seized at airports
Published: Thu, Jan 26, 2012
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Customs officials have confiscated nearly 11,000 counterfeit NFL jerseys at Los Angeles International and Ontario International airports since the football season began five months ago. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection put the retail value of the jerseys at nearly $850,000. Customs... Read More
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Customs officials have confiscated nearly 11,000 counterfeit NFL jerseys at Los Angeles International and Ontario International airports since the football season began five months ago. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection put the retail value of the jerseys at nearly $850,000. Customs... Read More
Actor Armie Hammer nabbed in Texas for marijuana
Updated: Wed, Jan 25, 2012
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SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (AP) — Authorities say Hollywood actor Armie Hammer was arrested at a border patrol checkpoint in West Texas after a drug sniffing dog discovered marijuana in his car. The 25-year-old, who starred with Leonardo DiCaprio in "J. Edgar," spent about a day in jail before paying a $1,000 bond.... Read More
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SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (AP) — Authorities say Hollywood actor Armie Hammer was arrested at a border patrol checkpoint in West Texas after a drug sniffing dog discovered marijuana in his car. The 25-year-old, who starred with Leonardo DiCaprio in "J. Edgar," spent about a day in jail before paying a $1,000 bond.... Read More
US Border Patrol to build station in NM Bootheel
Updated: Fri, Jan 20, 2012
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ANIMAS, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol Friday announced it is building an outpost in New Mexico's Bootheel, one of the last unguarded regions between the United States and Mexico. It's an unforgiving terrain where Geronimo made his last stand. Today, it remains largely isolated with no cell service, few... Read More
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ANIMAS, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol Friday announced it is building an outpost in New Mexico's Bootheel, one of the last unguarded regions between the United States and Mexico. It's an unforgiving terrain where Geronimo made his last stand. Today, it remains largely isolated with no cell service, few... Read More
New US plan to stop drug flow over northern border
Updated: Fri, Jan 20, 2012
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Federal law enforcement agencies will help tribal officers obtain equipment and training on Indian lands near the U.S.-Canadian border as part of the White House's newly released strategy for reducing the flow of illegal drugs and drug proceeds between the two countries. Tribal officers also... Read More
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Federal law enforcement agencies will help tribal officers obtain equipment and training on Indian lands near the U.S.-Canadian border as part of the White House's newly released strategy for reducing the flow of illegal drugs and drug proceeds between the two countries. Tribal officers also... Read More
Bangladesh military says it has foiled coup plot
Updated: Thu, Jan 19, 2012
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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The Bangladesh military said Thursday it foiled a plot by a group of hardline officers, their retired colleagues and Bangladeshi conspirators living abroad to overthrow Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The coup attempt underscored tension between Hasina's government and elements of the... Read More
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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The Bangladesh military said Thursday it foiled a plot by a group of hardline officers, their retired colleagues and Bangladeshi conspirators living abroad to overthrow Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The coup attempt underscored tension between Hasina's government and elements of the... Read More
AP Exclusive: Border Patrol to toughen policy
Updated: Tue, Jan 17, 2012
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol is moving to halt a revolving-door policy of sending migrants back to Mexico without any punishment. The agency this month is overhauling its approach on migrants caught illegally crossing the 1,954-mile border that the United States shares with Mexico. Years of enormous... Read More
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol is moving to halt a revolving-door policy of sending migrants back to Mexico without any punishment. The agency this month is overhauling its approach on migrants caught illegally crossing the 1,954-mile border that the United States shares with Mexico. Years of enormous... Read More
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