Customs Commissioner William von Raab. who calls the southwest border of the United States and Mexico. a "modern day horror story" and has asked the Reagan administration to declare it as a "crisis zone." Commissioner von Raab cites several developments that have alarmed U.S. authorities. For example. Glenn Miles. a Customs patrol officer. was murdered on February 21. 1986 near Sells. AZ. by three drug smugglers believed to be working for Colombian traffickers. The smugglers conveniently fled back across the border into Mexico avoiding United States officials and prosecution. There also have been several firearms attacks on border patrol agents and stations in the past months. And. in Naco. AZ.
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