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More violence at U.S.-Mexican border

Carolyn Hileman - The Voice* | February 27, 2008 

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (UPI) — A crackdown on drug and human smuggling rings at the U.S. border with Mexico has sparked an increase in violence against border patrol agents.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials say the number of assaults is up this fiscal year after more than doubling between 2004 and 2007, USA Today reported Wednesday.

“We’ve had occasions of people shooting at agents, trying to run agents down with vehicles, throwing large rocks or pieces of brick or concrete at agents, which can actually be fatal,” says Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.

Chertoff says the escalation is the result of stepped-up enforcement that aims to put smugglers out of business.

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