Posted on 06/22/2010 11:07:28 PM PDT by Qbert
Police officers in a small Arizona border city are on heightened alert following a tip that a Mexican drug cartel will put them in its crosshairs if they conduct off-duty busts.
The threat stems from a marijuana seizure made this month by two off-duty police officers riding on horseback in an unincorporated area east of Nogales, a city of roughly 20,000, Police Chief Jeffrey Kirkham told FoxNews.com.
"The word was that these particular officers would be targeted if they were ever in that area again and were not on duty and intercepted any drug trafficking," Kirkham said. "It said they should look the other way."
The unidentified officers were able to confiscate roughly 400 pounds of marijuana during the seizure in early June at a known smuggling corridor along the U.S.-Mexican border where there is "relatively no fencing," Kirkham said. No arrests were made, and the smugglers were able to retreat into Mexico.
Kirkham said his department, which employs 62 officers, learned about the threat through informants and has been unable to determine which Mexican drug cartel is behind it. Kirkham noted that two drug trafficking organizations -- the Los Zetas and the Sinaloa Cartel -- are currently trying to gain a foothold in the Nogales area.
"Which one, we can't establish," he said. "They're not ones to advertise who's behind this. It's difficult to establish."
In response to the threat, Kirkham said everyone in the department was advised to be armed while off-duty. Officials at the Drug Enforcement Agency and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement also were notified, he said.
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I told my Senators and Congressman today to get the damn Army on the border now or impeach Obama for dereliction of his duty to protect the States from invasion.
If you can smuggle drugs, you can smuggle people. And some of those people are terrorists.
Like the police do in Mexico.
Like the police do in Mexico.
I’ve seen pictures of how they handle obstacles. Not a pretty sight. Some day in this country we are going to have to start getting serious. I guess that day hasn’t come.
For the 10,000th time, Obie will do nothing as it will mean 5-10 million dependent Democratic voters in 2012.
Oddly enough, if he did the right thing, he probably would get re-elected, but as we know, he is 100% wrong on everything, except drones.
Leaving this problem for his successor, the contemptible obama turd, was dereliction of duty, pure and simple.
George Bush was wrong here. On this matter he did suck. He was a mexican illegal alien lover....
But he is not valid anymore. He holds no power to do anything. At this point you are beating a dead horse. We must focus on what is at hand. Not live in the past presidency.
Not to dwell on W, but has he made any public statement regarding Arizona’s immigration laws?
“Leaving this problem for his successor, the contemptible obama turd, was dereliction of duty, pure and simple.”
And Clinton leaving it to Bush was dereliction of duty, pure and simple.
And Bush leaving it to Clinton was dereliction of duty, pure and simple.
And Reagan.... and on and on and on.
That sign is an utter disgrace to be displayed in this great country.
I’ll volunteer to come down and look down my gunsight.
And what has been the response to this by the “wimps in the White House”?
What part of: You can’t have a War on Drugs without Drugs
does everyone fail to see?? The border will NEVER be sealed nor protected, We need the Drugs. unless of course you think we are ready to FIRE 3/4 of the Police in this country. Because thats what we would have to do if we stopped the free flow of drugs from Mexico.
I agree 100%. When I saw GWB doling out billions to seniors medicine, to many who could certainly affore their own, I realized he was irresponsible.
Do you recall the early years, when GWB retreated into his shell? People were saying that he had a plan and was just waiting for the right moment to apply his plan? Well, the truth was GWB had no plan.
I am hearing the same thing from my Obama supporter friend, that Obama really has a plan and is just waiting to spring it on the American people. Well, Obama has no plan, not even a clue.
GWB was not a good President, but at least he was patriotic. Obama is despicable, many times worse than GWB.
At this point, does it really f***ing matter??? KILL THEM ALL!
First I have heard the Zetas are out this way. If the PC of Nogales is right, we are about to see Juarez-style fighting in Sonora.
But that isn't unexpected, after the PC of Rocky Point got hit on Saturday.
Here’s what a serious protection of our southern border would include: Drone surveillance of the drug cartel forces and Mexican military/police forces. Drone missile attacks. Special forces sent into Mexico to attack the enemy. And last but not least, BUILD THE D*MN FENCE!!!!
Not much to say to that, besides ‘yep.’
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