(Excellent summary article on the state of the southern border.) All the rest I was aware of, including the 118 incursions of the Mexican military over the border, since this has been written about previously for those who follow Tancredo and these matters.
But what I had not seen before is this:
Border Patrol agents in Douglas, Ariz., were pulled from their duty stations after police in Aqua Prieta, Mexico, tipped U.S. authorities of a pending drug shipment. Supervisors were fearful of putting their agents in the middle of a shootout between rival drug gangs, each supported by competing Aqua Prieta police.
Wow, THINK about that! That would make the U.S. Border Patrol, in effect, accessories to the crimes. They are armed and should be capable of handling the fights, its their job (even though they could use better weapons). But no, they are pulled, basically assisting the drug criminals to have unimpeded free access to the U.S. Truely amazing. Does this not strike you too?
Meanwhile the CIA opposes use of the "Lotus Eater" fungus to eradicate the Afghan poppies to maintain funding sources for the Karzai goverment (see Charles Smith). Insanity.
The Tucson Border Patrol Sector covers this area of Arizona and Lukeville, where I worked as an Inspector, is smack dab in the middle of this mess.
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Tucson Border Patrol Sector Drug Seizures
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| |
Marijana |
Cocaine |
| FY 2001 |
233,806 lbs |
153 lbs |
| FY 2000 |
240,398 lbs |
55 lbs |
| FY 1999 |
248,676 lbs |
734 lbs |
| FY 1998 |
186,299 lbs |
1,887 lbs |
| FY 1997 |
160,004 lbs |
192 lbs |
| FY 1996 |
116,840 lbs |
5,027 lbs |
| FY 1995 |
120,021 lbs |
4,537 lbs |
| FY 1994 |
80,135 lbs |
103 lbs |
| FY 1993 |
87,222 lbs |
2,357 lbs |
