Killed in The Line of Duty
The Border Patrol has suffered more in the line of duty deaths than any other federal law enforcement agency since the patrolling of the border began in 1904. On a daily basis Patrol Agents often work alone in remote wilderness areas along the United States international border in areas notorious for alien smuggling, narcotics and contraband smuggling, human trafficking and banditry.
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