Thread: U.S. Agents, MexiCON Cops Had Standoff

Nov 10, 06

U.S. Agents, Mexican Cops Had Standoff

http://link.toolbot.com/ap.org/22933

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- U.S. Border Patrol agents chasing suspected drug traffickers on the Texas border allegedly crossed into Mexico and had a brief standoff with Mexican police before peacefully returning, Mexican authorities said Friday.

Jose Luis Delgado, a police officer in Guadalupe, about 25 miles southeast El Paso, Texas - said he and two colleagues encountered some U.S. Border Patrol agents on Mexican territory.

He said the Mexican police responded Thursday with guns drawn to a report that a marijuana-laden pickup truck had been abandoned in the Rio Grande.

"When we arrived (the U.S. officials) drew their weapons," Delgado said.

Delgado said he identified himself as a police officer and that the American agents returned to their side of the border without further problems.

Border Patrol spokesman Rogelio Garcia confirmed that U.S. agents seized about 300 pounds of marijuana from the truck but couldn't say whether the vehicle was on the Mexican side of the border because the matter was "still being investigated."

Rene Medrano, a spokesman for the Chihuahua state attorney general's office, said state investigators seized 1,445 pounds of marijuana from the pickup.

Medrano said he couldn't corroborate the alleged incursion because "when state officials arrived, U.S. Border Patrol agents were on the U.S. side." The matter was under investigation, he said.

If they got the dope out of our country and didn't harm anyone and got out quickly, it shouldn't be a problem. I could see why they had their guns drawn as there is a lot of shooting at law enforcement agnets by the drug people.

Yes, please notice the spelling of the word Mexican in the thread headline: MexiCON cops

Obviously this report came out of Mexico. The Mexican cops were guarding the drug dealers. They didn't chase after the drug runner, instead they deflected American law enforcement. Big difference between "we will take it from here guys" and get out and leave them alone.

Dixie

You are correct Dixie. According to my DEA friends many of the police departments in Mexico are on the drug dealers payroll. Many of them live beyond their means. Then there are those who are not on the payroll but scared of being killed and turn a blind eye.