Law Enforcement, Congressmen Ask For Military Equipment To Secure Border

A number of law enforcement officials on the southwest border, along with two members of Congress, have asked the Department of Defense to send surplus military equipment from the war in Iraq to the southern border in an effort to bolster security in the region.

Congressmen Ted Poe (R-Humble) and Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo), both from Texas, along with sheriffs from Texas, New Mexico and Arizona sent a letter last month to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta asking for a more militarized approach to securing the U.S.-Mexico border from drug cartel violence.

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