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CBP Seizes Contraband Pork Bologna at Texas Border on 2 Separate Occasions

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By Steve Neavling CBP has its eyes out for more than just drugs. This month, the agency seized 243 pounds of prohibited pork bologna at the Texas border in El Paso on two separate occasions. The contraband bologna was “seized and destroyed,” CBP said in a news release. The lunch meat is banned from entering…

Border Patrol Agents Intercept Invasive Insects from Latin American Cargo

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents aren’t just worried about illegal immigrants and terrorists entering the U.S. Fox News reports that CBP agriculture specialists intercepted invasive insects coming from in on container ships. “Keeping these insect pests out of the United States is of grave concern for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and our…