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• 100 lbs. of meth seized by border agents near Curlew

  December 6, 2011 in City About 100 pounds of methamphetamine and $20,000 was found near the Canadian border on Sunday. Border patrol agents found the drugs and cash in three backpacks and a duffel bag … 4

• GOP: Border Patrol should control federal lands

  April 14, 2010 in Nation/World, Region A group of House Republicans say Border Patrol agents should be granted direct control over U.S. borders, even on federal lands managed by other agencies. 3

• Sophisticated pot fields a growing problem in Washington

  October 18, 2009 in City on Page A1 Some of the most innovative farming techniques in the Northwest are being applied to a cash crop that isn’t wheat, apples or grapes. It’s a low-tech but high-stakes, high-risk venture … 18

• Four will be returned to Mexico

  September 15, 2009 in City on Page A6 Four Mexican nationals who were rescued by helicopter last week from a remote region near the border of Washington state and British Columbia entered the country illegally and will be …

• Customs bureau looking to fill 11,000 positions

  January 31, 2009 in City on Page A8 U.S. Customs and Border Protection is preparing to fill 11,000 positions nationally this year and Blaine, Wash., is one of 15 locations across the country hosting a “National Career Day” …

• Need a job? Try the Border Patrol

  January 30, 2009 in Nation/World, Region U.S. Customs and Border Protection is preparing to fill 11,000 positions nationally this year and Blaine, Wash., is one of 15 locations across the country hosting a “National Career Day” …

• Mustangs in training

  December 18, 2008 in City on Page B1 When picking eight mustangs to represent the U.S. Border Patrol and the Pacific Northwest for the inaugural celebration next month, Lee Pinkerton has to worry about a horse’s temperament, its …

• Border Patrol mustangs prepare for inaugural parade

  December 17, 2008 in City, Region When picking eight mustangs to represent the U.S. Border Patrol and the Pacific Northwest for the inaugural celebration next month, Lee Pinkerton has to worry about a horse’s temperament, its …

• Region’s U.S. Border Patrol mustangs to march in D.C.

  December 8, 2008 in City Mustangs that were running wild less than two years ago will be part of next month’s inaugural parade for Barack Obama.