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| | #304: 05-21-03 U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL AND SOLICITOR GENERAL OF CANADA ATTEND SEVENTH U.S.-CANADA CROSS-BORDER CRIME FORUM |
 | | The Forum, which is a key action item in the Smart Border Declaration of 2001, brings together more than 150 officials from Canada and the U.S. on transnational crime and border issues, such as terrorism, smuggling, organized crime, mass marketing fraud, money laundering, missing and abducted children, and cybercrime. |
 | | Attorney General Ashcroft said, “Bringing law enforcement leaders together from both sides of the border helps us improve our ability to protect our citizens against threats to their safety and security. |
 | | Participants in the Crime Forum from Canada include the Solicitor General, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Citizenship and Immigration, Justice, Customs and Revenue Agency, provincial and local police forces and officials. |
| www.usdoj.gov /opa/pr/2003/May/03_ag_304.htm (438 words) |
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