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Providing the news from a different front but from a war that we must win as well! I recognize the poverty and desperate conditions that many Latinos live in. We, as the USA, have a responsibility to do as much as we can to reach out to aid and assist spiritually with the Gospel and naturally with training, technology and resources. But poverty gives no one the right to break the laws of another sovereign nation.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Discover Seven Pounds of Heroin Hidden Baseball Bats

Memphis, TN – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Memphis International Airport FedEx facility seized approximately seven pounds of heroin concealed in baseball bats.

On June 14, 2006, CBP officers performing pre-arrival manifest review at the FedEx hub in Memphis, selected a shipment manifested as "bats" for intensive exam. When the package arrived in the CBP exam area, a CBP officer opened the package and noticed a total of five bats.

One of the bats was x-rayed and discrepancies were noticed in the thick, upper part of the bat. A drill exam produced a brown powdery substance, which field-tested positive for heroin. The remainder of the bats were x-rayed and drilled and a total of three of the five bats were found to contain heroin.

posted by missionaryman | 6:04 AM

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