Border Patrol hopes boulders will stop smugglers
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October 28, 2009 9:37 PM
Jared Taylor

MISSION — It may seem like a low-tech solution, but authorities hope it will help cut down on smugglers dumping their vehicles and drugs into the Rio Grande.

Federal officials have placed a line of boulders along the river at a spot commonly used by smugglers trying to flee to Mexico during chases with authorities.

Gates, cables and rugged terrain here don’t seem to be enough to stop the smugglers as they make their way to the river, authorities said.

“At this point, we’re trying whatever we can to stop them,â€