Thread: San Diego: Border Patrol makes 900-plus-pound haul of pot

Border Patrol makes 900-plus-pound haul of pot from fleeing traffickers

By: North County Times wire services -

CAMPO -- An officer with the U.S. Border Patrol seized more than 900 pounds of marijuana and a pickup truck from drug smugglers in the southeastern reaches of San Diego County today, the federal agency announced.

The agent spotted a suspicious-looking 2006 Nissan Frontera traveling to the west on state Route 94 in the Campo area about 7:30 a.m., according to the U.S. Border Patrol public affairs office.

Spotting the law enforcement vehicle, the suspect driver pulled an abrupt U-turn and sped off, leading a chase back to the east on the highway, then south on a dirt road leading to the U.S.-Mexico border.

At the border, the motorist pulled over, jumped out along with a passenger and fled into Baja California, officials said.

At the same time, a group of about 20 suspected illegal immigrants also bolted back across border, one of them pointing a pistol at the agent while fleeing, but firing no shots.

Inside the abandoned truck, the officer found 60 bales of cannabis weighing a total of about 915 pounds. The drug haul had an estimated street value of $735,000.

Authorities seized the marijuana, the vehicle and two large metal ramps the smugglers apparently had erected over the border fence to facilitate their entry into the United States, Border Patrol officials said.

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/06 ... _20_07.txt

IS THIS THE SAME POT BUST WHERE THE SMUGGLERS USED RAMPS TO GO OVER THE BORDER WALL? OR IS THIS A SEPARATE POT BUST?

Originally Posted by redpony353

IS THIS THE SAME POT BUST WHERE THE SMUGGLERS USED RAMPS TO GO OVER THE BORDER WALL? OR IS THIS A SEPARATE POT BUST?

Red, this is the same story. They certainly do get creative don't they? Metal ramps to drive over the fence. SHEESH!

sippy wrote:

Red, this is the same story. They certainly do get creative don't they? Metal ramps to drive over the fence. SHEESH!

I believe it was a road barrier they drove over, sippy. It certainly wasn't the Duncan Hunter fence that has been written into law. Someone posted some pictures in an earlier post, the barrier (or fence) appeared to only be about 5 feet tall.

redpony353 wrote:
IS THIS THE SAME POT BUST WHERE THE SMUGGLERS USED RAMPS TO GO OVER THE BORDER WALL? OR IS THIS A SEPARATE POT BUST?


Red, this is the same story. They certainly do get creative don't they? Metal ramps to drive over the fence. SHEESH!

YES THEY SURE DO. THEY ARE BOUND AND DETERMINED TO KEEP CROSSING THAT BORDER.

Originally Posted by MW

sippy wrote:

Red, this is the same story. They certainly do get creative don't they? Metal ramps to drive over the fence. SHEESH!

I believe it was a road barrier they drove over, sippy. It certainly wasn't the Duncan Hunter fence that has been written into law. Someone posted some pictures in an earlier post, the barrier (or fence) appeared to only be about 5 feet tall.

MW, you are correct. It was a vehicle barrier. There are pictures on immigrationwatchdog.com

CAMPO -- An officer with the U.S. Border Patrol seized more than 900 pounds of marijuana and a pickup truck from drug smugglers in the southeastern reaches of San Diego County today, the federal agency announced.

I wonder if this was the same bust that Lou Dobbs had on tonight that showed a BP agent loading a bale of marijuana in his vehicle for himself? Lou Dobbs showed the actual video of the agent stealing a a bale of MJ.

Originally Posted by Nouveauxpoor

Border Patrol makes 900-plus-pound haul of pot from fleeing traffickers

This is news?

O I C - the Border Patrol agent pursuing the marijuana smuggler was not arrested and put in jail for 11 or 12 years.

Yes, indeed, that IS news!