Thread: AZ: Five illegal aliens with guns, marijuana apprehended

What's with the weapons???
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Five illegal aliens with guns, marijuana apprehended

07:29 PM MST on Wednesday, May 14, 2008

By Jim Edwards, Fox 11 News

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents arrested five illegal aliens and seized five guns, ammunition, and some marijuana near Arivaca on Tuesday, May 13. Agents discovered the five men at around 7 p.m. in a remote area known for bandit activity.



The suspects were carrying three automatic rifles and two shotguns plus six bundles of marijuana with a street value of over $200,000. The men were turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for prosecution.


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Drug cartel members????

Wonder if we'll hear anymore about this? Wouldn't want to let the public know the violence may be spilling over across our border would they?

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5 men from Mexico arrested in drug bust


Associated Press - May 15, 2008 9:14 AM ET

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Five men carrying weapons and drugs are in custody after U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered more than 1,500 pounds of marijuana in an abandoned vehicle on the Tohono O'odham (toh-HO'-noh OH'-tuhm) Reservation.

Agents working near the town of Arivaca (ayr-uh-VAH'-kuh), about 50 miles southwest of Tucson, encountered five men carrying three automatic rifles and two shotguns Tuesday night.

A Border Patrol Tucson Sector spokesman says the men were all from Mexico and were carrying six bundles of marijuana that weighed a total of nearly 300 pounds.

The men were arrested and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.


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Now that the Gov. slashed the funds for enforcement, they're going to get alot more of these scumbags.

Tucson Region
Weapons, nearly a ton of pot all in a night's work
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.15.2008
advertisementU.S. Border Patrol agents arrested five men carrying weapons and drugs Tuesday night near Arivaca and discovered more than 1,500 pounds of marijuana in an abandoned SUV early Wednesday morning on the Tohono O'odham Reservation.
A 7 p.m. Tuesday, agents working near the town of Arivaca, about 50 miles southwest of Tucson, encountered five men carrying three automatic rifles and two shotguns, said Mario Escalante, Border Patrol Tucson Sector spokesman. The men, all from Mexico, were also carrying six bundles of marijuana that weighed a total of nearly 300 pounds, he said.
The area where the men were arrested is known for bandit activity, but it's unknown if the five had robbed or assaulted anybody, he said. The agents arrested the men without any scuffle or incident. They were turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Since Oct. 1, the beginning of fiscal year 2008, agents in the Tucson Sector have seized 81 weapons compared with 133 at the same time last year, Escalante said.
The discovery of the abandoned SUV filled with bundles of marijuana occurred at about 4 a.m. Wednesday in the San Miguel area in the southeastern corner of the Tohono O'odham Reservation, Escalante said.
Agents were following tire tracks that went north and then westbound when they came upon a 2006 Chevrolet Suburban hidden in the brush. They found 64 bundles of marijuana weighing a total of 1,511 pounds, he said.
The Suburban, which was reported stolen out of Tempe, was turned over to the Tohono O'odham police. The drugs were handed off to the Drug Enforcement Administration, he said.
Through April 30, agents in the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector had seized 519,880 pounds of marijuana, down 8 percent from the same time the previous year, agency figures show.


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