By Leslie Berestein, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 12:04 a.m.
SOUTH COUNTY — Last spring, U.S. officials announced a $400 million effort to tighten border security, this time with an emphasis on southbound inspections of vehicles headed into Mexico to check for contraband cash and firearms.
Since then, inspectors have made some impressive discoveries — and in addition to the money and guns, some unexpected ones.
Because of California’s relatively strict firearms laws, gun seizures have been minimal compared with discoveries made farther east, particularly in Texas, said Angelica De Cima of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which conducts the checks. However, large amounts of cash have been found.
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[Posted by Carl Nash]
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