Intercept Search, 1969

Man being searched for marijuana by a Border Patrol officer during  ‘Operation Intercept’ (a anti marijuana smuggling campaign) along the United States / Mexico border, 1969  

Intercept at Falcon Lake, 1969

‘At sunset, Customs agents, armed with shotguns, scour the darkening waters of Falcon Lake, looking for marijuana smugglers during Operation Intercept.’  Falcon Lake, Texas 1969  

Custom Transport, 1969

U.S. Customs agents transport a car filled with seized marijuana during ‘Operation Intercept’. San Diego, California 1969 U.S. Customs agents unload seized marijuana in a storage vault during ‘Operation Intercept’, San Diego, California 1969 ‘cache of confiscated marijuana is removed Read More …

Dick’s Operation, 1969

President Richard Nixon and Mexico’s President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz shake hands at a ceremony on the Mexico side of the Rio Grande River after dedicating the Amistad Dam, in background. September 8, 1969 (less than two weeks before the start Read More …