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700 Mexican customs agents fired

By Ray Gomez

Story Created: Aug 16, 2009

Story Updated: Aug 18, 2009

700 customs inspectors along the Mexican border will soon be looking for new jobs.
The Mexican government has ordered to replace them with 1400 newly hired agents...
All specifically trained to fight drug smuggling.
The government deployed soldiers to airports and border crossings across the country to take back guns that were issued to these inspectors.
Officials say these officers were not fired...
But claim they were not rehired after their contracts expired over the weekend.
The 1400 new agents have undergone extensive background checks to ensure they have no criminal records.

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Start in Laredo now said on Sunday, Aug 16 at 8:46 PM

Now come and get the Border Patrol people from Laredo that keep letting friends and family across.How can they find 4 Chinese immigrants hidden,but not catch the thousands running loose in town?Get the National Guard back or someone to make the border safer.Without the dogs,nobody would be caught.

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