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  • From its earliest days as a nation, the United States has employed mechanisms to monitor its borders to secure commerce and collect import duties on items being brought into the country, as well as to investigate those involved in attempts to avoid paying import tariffs and more complex smuggling operations. The history of the agencies responsible for these tasks can be explored in two stages: the establishment and operation of the U.S. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Customs Service as Police]

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