Thread: TX: 69-Year-Old Mexican Arrested in Drug Smuggling Attempt

Thursday, 24 January 2008
69-Year-Old Man Arrested in Drug Smuggling Attempt

El Paso, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers performing anti-terror inspections at the El Paso port of entry on Tuesday seized 225 pounds of marijuana that were concealed in a vehicle being driven by a 69-year-old Mexican male. The seizure was the largest of five drug loads stopped by CBP officers at the El Paso port yesterday. CBP officers seized a total of 418 pounds of marijuana and 21 pounds of cocaine in those five busts.

The 225-pound seizure was made late Tuesday morning at the Ysleta crossing as CBP officers were inspecting cars in the queue of vehicles south of the inspection booths. During the “pre-primaryâ€

More PROOF that a sealed border will also have an impact on Drug Smuggling. This is an issue which needs much more attention than it gets.

I know this may be an unpopular position, but I believe our government needs to re-examine our procedures and requirements for giving visas to those who live in Mexican Border States. We already know that Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez are absolute hot beds for drug smuggling.

These Mexican Nationals who can get visas to cross into the US often use that access to smuggle drugs into the United States. Cannot tell you how many times this happens daily along California, Arizona, and Texas Borders. The drug cartles will pay non-threatening individuals such as a 69 years old man to run the drugs across the border.

This guy will be prosecuted and get 3 months in jail and then be deported. He will never be allowed to enter the US again ( legally), unless our elected leaders change that law as well. However, there are many more just like this 69 years old man who are willing to take the chance in order to earn a few hundred bucks.

Instead of giving Mexico 1.5 billion to fight the war on drugs, why don't we take proactive measures and limit access to this country by those who live in known drug areas. I know not everyone who lives in Tijuana or Ciudad Juarez is a drug runner. However the denial of acces by those who live in those areas may motivate the Mexican Government to do a little more than it is, if in fact they care enough about their people to do anything at all.

After all this is a "war" according to our president. Fighting a war requires a government to take extraordinary measures.

Oh yeah. Whatever happened to the "War on Drugs"? With all the evidence of smuggling at the Mexican border, why aren't more resources being used to fight the war?

Could it be that arresting drug smugglers and dealers crossing the border would have a negative impact on the US economy? Think about it?
How much money would evaporate if the illegal drug trade was stopped at the border?
It can be done. There are no leaders willing to try. Our government just keeps giving the corrupt Mexican government more American taxpayer money so they can fight our immigration laws in US courts.