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New noisy airboats perk Texas border patrol program.(The Dallas Morning News)
DEL RIO, Texas _ A cool wind sweeps upriver from Mexico, whispering through the jade wall of cane clogging the U.S. side of the Rio Grande. As the sun rises, lighting the river with fire, an egret rises gracefully from the water, a brilliant white against the dark banks.
For a moment here, a few miles downstream from Del Rio, Texas, the river is still and unexpectedly beautiful. Then, the Border Patrol airboat stirs up the waters.
Ducks scatter. Three cows dining on water plants along the Mexican side look up with alarm as the 18-foot aluminum boat slides around a bend with a roaring whine. Propelled by twin 6-foot props that resemble a giant house fan, the boat skims the river, its wake breaking in waves on the land of two nations.
"The boats have proved to be an excellent tool, both for deterrence and intelligence-gathering," said Cesar Lozano, supervisory agent at the Del Rio Border Patrol station. "It gets us out on the river and lets us see the crossing points from the smuggler's viewpoint. But it's noisy. We're never going to be able to ...
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...million for 1,000 new Border Patrol agents nationwide...assigned to inundated Border Patrol sectors in Texas, including regions around Del Rio, Laredo and McAllen...where an expanded Border Patrol helped produce a 17...
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- Press release article from: Business Wire September 5, 2001 700+ words
...of Afterburner: "In Del Rio, there is an excellent...line DSL solutions. Del Rio has a large population...Government in the US Border Patrol, US Customs, the INS...industrial sector between Del Rio and in Ciudad Acuna...
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...UPI) -- The U.S. Border Patrol plans to expand its...have a free ride," Border Patrol assistant chief Ramon...is already in place in Del Rio, Texas, and Yuma...Laredo what they do in Del Rio is really terrifying...
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