Poppinjay, I hope you weren't considering this an anecdote:
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Ahmed Ressam (millennium bomber) nearly succeeded crossing into Washington with a trunk load of explosives. It was his nervous behavior that caused border guards to give him a second look.
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It turns out than an unemployed county prosecuting attorney was involved in this snatch. Ressam actually was able to leave Canada via a ferry to Port Angeles, WA. He failed the snicker test when he arrived.
I find it doubtful that a group of volunteer citizens would have been any luckier than a former attorney with a border patrol badge. I believe it was also watchful citizens at our borders that detected unusual activity on the Canadian side that led to finding a tunnel crossing under the border.
I honestly don't have a problem with citizen involvement at our borders as long as they remain in a solely reporting capacity.