Customs and Border Protection Report: Riverine Patrol : News : ValleyCentral.com

Over the last couple of years, law enforcement agencies along the border have received an overwhelming amount of attention due to the violence in Mexico caused by cartels. In this morning's Customs and Border Protection report the Border Patrol's Irma Chapa takes us to the river that divides two countries and introduces us to the agents who choose to protect our side of the border.

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