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Customs Department Dogs Nab 39 Million In Drugs
The U S Customs Service trains detector dogs at Front Royal Virginia to uncover narcotics at borders and ports. Agents like Gene McEathron oversee a program that has revealed millions in drugs including 2 246 pounds of marijuana in a California van and multiple hauls across New Jersey and Texas. Albert the dog gained fame for proving heroin detection possible, fueling the program’s expansion to about 146 working dogs and 46 training dogs nationwide.
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Los Angeles Times
Front Royal
U.S
Gene McEathron
Laredo
Tex
Antonio Garcia
Port Elizabeth
N.J
Antwerp
Belgium
McEathron
Toro, Baron
Bud
Smokey
U. S. Customs Service
Blue Ridge Mountain
Customs Service
Detector Corps
Chopper
Paul Thomas
U.s.-Mexican
San Ysidro
Calif
Thomas
Front Royal Center
Albert
White House