Mexico Fights Smuggling of Television Sets, VCRs
United Press International
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico —
The Mexican Customs Service will step up its fight against the smuggling of contraband items such as television sets, radios and video cassette recorders through jungles across the southern border into the country, a customs official said Saturday.
Arnulfo Chacon Martinez, a customs official in the southern state of Chiapas, said at a news conference that the program will employ customs agents along the border.
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