Thread: Border Patrol arrests 22 hiking into US with pot

Border Patrol arrests 22 hiking into US with pot

Apr. 29, 2009 09:11 AM
Associated Press .

TUCSON - The U.S. Border Patrol says agents patrolling near Nogales have arrested 22 men after they were spotting carrying bales of marijuana into the U.S. from Mexico.

Border Patrol spokesman Mike Scioli (See-OH'-lee) said Wednesday that the men were spotted by agents who called in a helicopter and additional officers. As the agents closed in, the men dropped their bundles of marijuana and ran away.

Agents captured all 22 of them late Monday and seized 39 bundles of marijuana weighing more than 2,200 pounds. They also found a loaded .45-caliber pistol and 2 loaded magazines for an AK-47 assault rifle.

Scioli says the men were all identified as Mexican nationals who had entered the U.S. illegally.

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Looks like they were smuggleing some guns back to us.

Dixie

Wonder how long they will survive after losing that amount of drugs? Don't you have to pay the drug lord who entrusted you with drugs and guns? And please don't even tell me that with their loss they will try for asylum.

Illegal Alien drug smuggling/gun toters were HIKING???????

I sure am glad we have those vehicle barriers that have been installed in place of the 2-layer wall.

There families are endangered in Mexico.

C.B.P. News Release

Border Patrol Agents Arrest 22, Interdict Guns, Marijuana

(Tuesday, April 28, 2009)

Tucson, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents continue to conduct operations that disrupt drug smugglings attempts. Agents interdicted 2,230 pounds of marijuana, arrested 22 subjects, and seized a semi-automatic handgun and two assault rifle magazines loaded with ammunition near Nogales, Ariz.

Agents seize more than a ton of marijuana discarded as smugglers tried to flee in Tucson, Ariz.

Yesterday evening, agents assisted by surveillance technology identified a large group of individuals carrying bundles of marijuana. A Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine helicopter and agents from the Nogales Station responded to the location. As agents arrived on scene the group fled, dropping numerous bundles of marijuana. With the assistance of the CBP Air and Marine helicopter, agents were able to arrest 22 individuals and seize 39 bundles of marijuana. During the search agents also discovered two AK-47 assault rifle magazines loaded with more than 60 rounds of ammunition and a loaded .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun.

A semi-automatic weapon, assault rifle magazines and ammunition are discovered by Tucson Border Patrol agents as they searched suspected smugglers.

Patrol Agent in Charge Al White of the Nogales Border Patrol Station said,â€

Originally Posted by Dixie

Looks like they were smuggleing some guns back to us.

Dixie

They have guns with them to defend themselves from other criminals who would try to take their drugs from them.

Originally Posted by vortex

Wonder how long they will survive after losing that amount of drugs? Don't you have to pay the drug lord who entrusted you with drugs and guns? And please don't even tell me that with their loss they will try for asylum.

Their biggest problem right now is they are going to prison in the U.S.
The loss of the drugs is part of the price of doing business to the cartel.

Gee and only appoximatly 450 got through!!


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