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BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts lawmakers on Thursday called for a closer look at border security after customs officials allowed a man carrying a sword, a hatchet, brass knuckles and a chain saw stained with what appeared to be blood to cross the U.S.-Canadian border. Two days after being allowed into the United States in late April, Gregory Despres, 22, was arrested in Massachusetts in connection with the beheading of his elderly neighbor and the stabbing death of his wife in the New Brunswick town of Minto. Customs officials had fingerprinted Despres, determined there were no warrants for him and let him into the United States. They maintain they could not have detained him because he is a naturalized U.S. citizen and there was no evidence at the time that he may have committed a crime. "This chilling case raises serious questions about security procedures at our borders," said Rep. Ed Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts and a member of a congressional committee on homeland security. "We need to take another look at rules at border crossings so that violent criminals or terrorists are not given a green light to enter our country." Rep. Stephen Lynch, also a Democrat from Massachusetts, said the bizarre circumstances surrounding Despres should have set off alarms. "He was somewhat delusional, stating he was a Marine working for President Bush and waiting for a helicopter," Lynch told Reuters. "They might have exercised more caution and held him longer. Their performance was less than what we would have expected." But Bill Anthony, spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection said, "It's impossible to hold someone if there is no legal recourse. What he was carrying was also not illegal." In 1999, Ahmed Ressam, an Algerian living in Canada, was arrested when trying to cross into the United States with explosives apparently destined for an attack on Los Angeles. Since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, there has been increased emphasis on the need to tighten security at U.S. borders. Despres is being held in Massachusetts as he awaits an extradition hearing next month. His attorney, Michael Andrews, did not return calls seeking comment.
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Doubt that would happen at the Mexico-US border......you gotta wonder
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