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Updated: 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2011 | Posted: 3:42 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Cocaine, Marijuana Busts Up At El Paso Crossings

EL PASO, Texas —

Customs officials said cocaine seizures at the El Paso border crossings have more than doubled over the same period last year, and marijuana busts are up as well.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Roger Maier told The Associated Press on Tuesday that agents intercepted 491 pounds of cocaine from Jan. 1 to May 23. That's an increase from 221 pounds during the same period in 2010.

Maier said agents have collected more than 32,000 pounds of marijuana, up from slightly more than 25,000 pounds a year ago.

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