TUNNELS & OPEN BORDERS USED TO SMUGGLE NARCOTICS

By Michael Cutler
February 1, 2009
NewsWithViews.com

A news release appeared on the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) website. http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/new ... 292009.xml This article could be called a "Good news: Bad news" article.

The good news is that our Border Patrol agents intercepted a significant load of illegal drugs, in this case, ecstasy, from entering the United States. The bad, indeed, disturbing news is that the news release does not make note of who the driver of the vehicle was! Nor is there any mention as to how many other people were in the vehicle with him. All that is noted at the end of the press release is:

Agents stopped the described vehicle leaving this area and with consent from the driver conducted a search of the vehicle and two conspicuous suit cases seen in the rear cargo area. A total of 120,000 tablets of Ecstasy valued at $1,440,000 were discovered inside the suitcases.
“This clearly shows our ability to rapidly respond to simultaneous threats occurring along our border,â€