1.   Also patron of bankers, book-keepers, customs agents, security guards, and tax collectors.

2.   Customs agents have the power to value imports and, within limits, charge a range of tariff rates.

3.   Customs agents stopped Ahmed Ressam as he tried to sneak into the United States with a trunk full of explosives.

4.   An FBI agent and a customs agent went along for the interviews.

5.   And then he was handcuffed by customs agents.

6.   As a result, he said, passengers arriving from abroad were held aboard air-conditioned planes until customs agents could process them.

7.   As investigators continue gathering evidence, they are waiting for records from customs agents in Canada and the United States.

8.   At each port, he had customs agents or immigration officials sign affidavits verifying that he had arrived and had set out alone.

9.   Back in the states, you will have to report to customs agents even if you did not visit farms or livestock centers.

10.   Border customs agents came to Washington, D.C., today to slam a bill that would end their ability to take overtime and would prevent collective bargaining.