Thread: Mexico Makes Marijuana, Gun Bust

Published Friday | February 8, 2008
Mexico Makes Marijuana, Gun Bust
By JESSICA BERNSTEIN-WAX Associated Press Writer
The Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican soldiers seized nearly 10 tons of marijuana, a machine gun, scores of assault rifles and three grenades in a raid Thursday just across the border from Texas, the military said.

Soldiers stopped a fleeing minivan and searched a nearby building outside the city of Miguel Aleman, across from Roma, Texas. Inside, they found the marijuana, 89 assault rifles, more than 80,000 rounds of ammunition and a host of other weapons, a Mexican Defense Department statement said.

Five men, from ages 28 to 62, were arrested, according to the statement.

The seizure follows weeks of bloody confrontation between federal agents and gunmen suspected of working for powerful drug cartels along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Since taking office in December 2006, President Felipe Calderon has used the military to battle drug trafficking, sending more than 24,000 soldiers and federal agents into drug strongholds across the country.

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, who is meeting with top officials in Mexico this week, warned that using the army to combat domestic crime for long periods of time is inappropriate and can be dangerous.

Calderon insists the increased military presence is only a stop-gap measure until local police are better-trained and corrupt officers fired. He says federal agents and soldiers have helped to make enormous drug busts and arrest some 15,000 organized crime suspects.

Many security experts criticize the crackdown, saying it has in fact increased drug-related violence in some states.

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U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, who is meeting with top officials in Mexico this week, warned that using the army to combat domestic crime for long periods of time is inappropriate and can be dangerous.

Can someone enlighten me about what the h**l the United Nations have to do with telling any nation how to deal with their own drug problems?

Originally Posted by FedUpInNebraska

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, who is meeting with top officials in Mexico this week, warned that using the army to combat domestic crime for long periods of time is inappropriate and can be dangerous.

Can someone enlighten me about what the h**l the United Nations have to do with telling any nation how to deal with their own drug problems?

lol darn good Question
I wonder if ther is more too this

These bad guys stole this stuff from some other bad guys so they called it in, the military will keep the guns and sell the dope back to the original bad guys who will then resell it and everybody makes out.

Originally Posted by MountainDog

These bad guys stole this stuff from some other bad guys so they called it in, the military will keep the guns and sell the dope back to the original bad guys who will then resell it and everybody makes out.

And what ?
The UN gets his cut every time he steps in to make the game fair

Originally Posted by GREGAGREATAMERICAN

Originally Posted by MountainDog

These bad guys stole this stuff from some other bad guys so they called it in, the military will keep the guns and sell the dope back to the original bad guys who will then resell it and everybody makes out.

And what ?
The UN gets his cut every time he steps in to make the game fair

Naw, this guy is too stupid to realize he was talking to one of the higher ups in a cartel.

The U.N??? The U.N.???

From what I've seen the U.N. is a worthless bag of gas anyway. What do they expect??? Peaceful arbitration with drug lords?