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smugglers are having a harder time

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sneaking goods into Kosovo . Army

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National Guard soldiers deployed with

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Kosovo . Force 15 have been performing

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vehicle checkpoints or v . c . ps .

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near the border . These checkpoints are

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a deterrent to smugglers trying to

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enter Kosovo . K for his mission is to

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provide a safe and secure environment

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as well as freedom of movement .

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Throughout the region , trucks can only

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enter Kosovo through a side road if

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they are carrying wood , livestock or

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if they are empty trucks carrying other

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supplies must enter Kosovo through a

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customs gate and have their vehicle

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inspected . Sergeant David Gladden

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tells us why they perform these

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checkpoints . We're looking for weapons

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stuff smuggling inside Kosovo but it's

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just to get let people know that we're

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out here and then we are doing checks

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that the US has a part in this Kosovo

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mission . Sergeant Gladden also said

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with his unit's training they are fully

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capable of performing their mission

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reporting from route ribald in northern

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Kosovo . I'm Army Sergeant Nathan

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Rivard . Mhm .