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Jun 6 2009, Brandon

The Obama administration plans to use a combination of new technology and old-fashioned police work to crack down on the extensive drug trade along the U.S.-Mexican border.

Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security Janet Napolitano are due to.

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