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El Centro Sector Border Patrol Arrests Drug Body Carrier
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Salton City, California - El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station arrested a suspected narcotics smuggler and seized more than two pounds of opium paste concealed on his body on the 4th of July.
CBP Addresses False Claims of Separation for those Seeking Asylum at U.S. Ports of Entry
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Washington, DC - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, Todd Owen addressed false claims today on a call with media that CBP is separating families seeking asylum at U.S. ports of entry as part of the zero tolerance policy. The zero tolerance policy did not change or affect operations at U.S. ports of entry.
Sweltering Heat Claims the Life of Immigrant Left Behind by Callous Smugglers
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El Centro, California - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector responded to an incident involving two men who had crossed into the country illegally on Friday afternoon.
Border Patrol Discovers Narcotics in Vehicle’s Front Floorboards
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Salton City, California - El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint arrested a man and a woman suspected of smuggling methamphetamine on Sunday afternoon.
CBP officers nab murder suspect at Portland International Airport
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Portland, Oregon - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers detained a Texas murder suspect as he returned on a flight from Tokyo, Japan, Friday.
Effect of genetic variation in caffeine metabolism
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Washington, DC - Researchers at the National Cancer Institute evaluated the coffee-drinking habits of nearly half a million people, using demographic, lifestyle, and genetic data from the UK Biobank, to determine whether genetic variation in caffeine metabolism affects associations between coffee drinking and mortality risk. The investigators confirmed previous studies showing an inverse association between coffee drinking and mortality during the study period and found similar associations in participants with genetic variants conveying both faster and slower caffeine metabolism.
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