In Safe Hands is a compilation of stories about the day-to-day activitiesexperienced by inspectors in the United States Customs Service. Whetherit be at Logan Airport in Boston, the land border in Houlton, Maine, orone hundred miles at sea on a Coast Guard cutter, these men and womenare tirelessly enforcing the laws of the United States of America. Druginterdiction, money laundering, and terrorist-related matters interweaveto make one exciting and compelling story. This country can be proud ofthese dedicated and selfl ess American patriots.