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Supervisory Customs Patrol Officer Jerry Kasha con
ducting a surveillance technique seminar; one of many
held during the conference.
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An Explorer from the Tulsa post examines a cup for
fingerprinls during an investigation of a crime scene
search sponsored by U.S. Customs. A Customs Patrol
Officer stands behind and judges the post's performance.

By Charles W. Conroy
Customs Explorer Post 1789 Now In Business

meets for an hour or more in the early 1789 include Scout Advisors Victor
Laredo, Tex., the first Customs-
Customs Explorer Scout Post 1789 in evening twice a month. Meetings are Oliver, Mary Visttahuz, John Mason,
sponsored Explorer Post, enjoys much usually held at the Customhouse in Rodolfo Santos, Hector Tijerina, Margie
more than a famous date in its numerical Laredo, and may feature an appropriate Zapata and Delia Guzman. Mason is a
designation. Just as this historic date Customs film, speakers from local law Supervisory Customs Patrol Officer. The
commemorates the establishment of the enforcement agencies, training activities, other advisors are Customs inspectors in
U.S. Customs Service, the numbers also including firearms, or a field trip to a law Laredo. The post strives for a ratio of ap
herald what promises to be the develop enforcement activity. proximately one advisor for each five
ment of a dynamic group of Explorer Activity is a watchword and the members.
Posts in several Texas cities and, group has already raised several hundred Additional chief supporters of the
perhaps, eventually extending to the dollars—by holding a car wash—to pur group include Laredo District Director
frontiers of the Southwest Region. chase uniforms. Already planned is a Bar- Joseph Costellano and several local
Modesto Canales, Customs South B-Q dinner to bring in still additional municipal dignitaries.
west Region Liaison Officer and Chair funds for expanding operations. Nu A special guest at a recent commit
man of the Explorer Scout Committee, is merous Laredo businessmen have also tee meeting was Melinda Hilyard, a
currently organizing three additional pledged support. Scout executive representing the regional
posts, in Brownsville, El Paso and Major field trips planned include a office of the Boy Scouts of America, who
Houston. All will follow a similar law en visit to Customs Marine operations in provided the group with especially help
forcement theme of activity. Corpus Christi, the San Antonio Air ful program direction and guidance.
The post in Laredo, organized and Support Branch, airport operations at Goal of Customs Explorer Scout Post
chartered last July, now has 25 active Houston Intercontinental Airport, sea 1789: Participate in the 1984 Explorer
members and a waiting list for new mem port operations in Brownsville and a tour Law Enforcement National Conference in
bership. The group is coeducational, and of Texas Department of Public Safety Ohio.
includes nine girls. All members are facilities in Austin. Charles W. Conroy is Public Affairs Officer,
under 18 years old. The post normally Kingpins in the management of Post Southwest Region

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