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Posted: 8:32 AM Feb 22, 2012
Homeland Security to up presence in Four Corners
Homeland Security officials say the federal agency is planning to increase its presence fighting drug cartels in New Mexico's Four Corners region.
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FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) -- Homeland Security officials say the federal agency is planning to increase its presence fighting drug cartels in New Mexico's Four Corners region.
The Farmington Daily Times reports that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations in New Mexico is proposing that two agents move to San Juan County full-time and that more agents be dispatched occasionally to the area to assist with serious criminal investigations.
The move comes after local law enforcement agencies have asked federal officials to assist cash-strapped departments in battling gangs, drug trafficking and weapons violations. In recent months, authorities have said violent Mexican drug cartels have increased their presence in the remote area of northwest New Mexico.
Federal agents have been assigned to other parts of New Mexico to battle drug cartels and gangs.
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