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Cartels recruit legal border crossers to move stolen US vehicles through El Paso, feds say

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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Mexican cartels are recruiting U.S. citizens and others who can legally cross the border to deliver stolen American vehicles through El Paso, supplying criminal organizations with transportation for their operations, federal authorities say.

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    Cartels recruit legal border crossers to move stolen US vehicles through El Paso, feds say (opens WOOD TV8)

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    EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Mexican cartels are recruiting U.S. citizens and others who can legally cross the border to deliver stolen American vehicles through El Paso, supplying criminal organizations with transportation for their operations, federal authorities say.

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