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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 6:27 am
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Originally Posted by Deeg

That is the vest issued to Special Agents. If you do a Google Image Search for "concealable body armor", you'll see examples similar to what CBP Officers are issued. It's generally the same as a uniformed police officer in the United States wears. (Except in some places like Chicago, where street cops wear vests on top of their uniforms.)
I had assumed, given the commentary about "SWAT," that the OP was referring to a group of agents garbed like the NYPD Hercules teams - visible body armor, helmets, BDUs, automatic weapons, etc.
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