Border Patrol seizes more than 2 tons of pot in Escobares Texas

Aug 302008
 
 30/08/2008  Posted by PMC at 21:52 on 30/08/2008 Comments Off
Border Patrol seizes more than 2 tons of pot in Escobares Texas

Agents from the U.S. Border Patrol seized more than two and a half tons of marijuana Wednesday. The drugs have a street value of more than $4 million. Agents at the Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station responded to suspicious activity Wednesday afternoon near Escobares in western Starr County. When agents came upon what appeared to be a narcotics packaging operation inside a corrugated metal building, two men attempted to flee the area, but were caught. Agents discovered several large bundles and an overwhelming marijuana odor that saturated the surrounding area. Further investigation revealed hundreds more bundles and packaging materials ….Read More

In the Courts – Two Dallas Men on trial for smuggling pot

Jul 262008
 
 26/07/2008  Posted by PMC at 08:52 on 26/07/2008 Comments Off

A U.S. Border Patrol agent told jurors Friday in federal court that she had been involved in the pursuit of a tractor she said was driven by Artis Ryan Miller.The pursuit started when Agent Judy Sepulveda’s canine unit alerted her to the presence of marijuana in a tractor Aug. 2, 2007, at the Border Patrol checkpoint on U.S. 59 near Freer, she said in court. Sepulveda identified Miller in court as the driver of the truck. An agent sent the truck to secondary inspection, but the driver drove off on the highway, Sepulveda said.

Army units seize 3 tons of marijuana in Camargo Tamaulipas

Jun 122008
 
 12/06/2008  Posted by PMC at 06:17 on 12/06/2008 Comments Off
Army units seize 3 tons of marijuana in Camargo Tamaulipas

NUEVO LAREDO (MTNS) Almost 3 tons of marijuana was seized Monday outside the town of Camargo by units of the First Motorized Calvary, on routine patroi. Military units discovered two SUV’s abandoned next to a canal on a ranch close to town and upon investigation, found they contained 276 packages of marijuana wieghing 2,852 kilograms .It appeared the vehicles and their contents had been abandoned and no arrests were made. The drugs and vehicles were truned over to the AFI for further investigation. To date, as part of operations on the border to combat narcotics, the First Motorized Calvary stationed ….Read More

Up in Smoke – 4 tons of drugs and pirated CD’s destroyed by Federal Authorities

May 182008
 
 18/05/2008  Posted by PMC at 08:31 on 18/05/2008 Comments Off
Up in Smoke - 4 tons of drugs and pirated CD's destroyed by Federal Authorities

Nuevo Laredo. – More than 4 tons of marijuana in addition to other drugs and pirated CD’s,were destroyed yesterday by personnel of the Army in the presence of federal, state and municipal authorities. Operativo Permanente, has resulted in the seizure of enormous amounts of narcotics in Nuevo Laredo, Nuevo Guerrero, Cd. Mier, Miguel Alemán, Díaz Ordaz y Camargo, according to spokesmen from the First Motorized Cavalry regiment, headquartered in Nuevo Laredo. The contraband was turned over to the Military and State and local authorities by the Procuraduría General de la República (PGR), after being used as evidence in administrative and ….Read More

Mexican military seizes 2.5 tons of marijuana in Miguel Aleman

Mar 302008
 
 30/03/2008  Posted by PMC at 16:46 on 30/03/2008 Comments Off
Mexican military seizes 2.5 tons of marijuana in Miguel Aleman

More than 2.5 tons of marijuana was seized in two raids in Miguel Aleman Tamaulipas this week. Units of the First Motorized Calvary Regiment, headquartered in Nuevo Laredo, made the seizures after executing a warrant signed by a Federal Magistrate. A total of 365 packages of marijuana, wrapped in brown paper and duct tape weighing 2, 608.9 kilos, was seized. No word of any arrests or detentions at this time. Military spokesmen reported that, to date, Operation Nuevo Leon-Tamaulipas, an operation to combat the narcotic traffic on the border, has resulted in the seizure of 644 kilos of marijuana, 50.3 ….Read More

California truckers busted hauling marijuana in semi

Nov 282007
 
 28/11/2007  Posted by PMC at 09:15 on 28/11/2007 Comments Off

Editor’s Note: Let’s see! A wop and a rag head! How about that! No mention of a Mexican trucker here! The Trucker – Two California truckers face felony drug charges alleging they had more than a half-ton of marijuana stashed amid a load of fresh tomatoes in their semitrailer truck. Marco Corzo, 54, and Gurmit Singh, 37, co-drivers from Palmdale, Calif., each was charged in La Crosse County Circuit Court with being party to the crime of possession with intent to deliver THC, an active ingredient in marijuana.

1.400 pound shipment of pot seized!

Nov 282007
 
 28/11/2007  Posted by PMC at 09:09 on 28/11/2007 Comments Off

Editor’s Note: Business as usual and absolutely nothing to do with the cross border issue. It show ICE and CBP are on the ball as usual! Maybe it is time to decriminalize the shit and put these guys out of business. But then, that would be too simple a solution. Two brothers from Mexico were arrested after federal agents noticed that a tractor trailer had illegally entered the United States “in an area popular with smugglers,” according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials

Feds seize tons of pot in Calexico POE

Nov 112007
 
 11/11/2007  Posted by PMC at 07:03 on 11/11/2007 Comments Off

EDITORS NOTE: One might wonder why I publish the reports of these seizures on this blog as it would appear to support the critics claims of Mexican trucks being used to bring drugs into the country. To the contrary, it bolsters my arguments that the ICE and CBP agents on the southern border, the honest ones, are continuing to do their jobs with diligence and success. This seizure, being brought across on a border shuttle truck, was discovered during an inspection procedure all trucks crossing the border undergo. It was a combination of a K-9′s excellent senses, the officers alertness ….Read More

CBP El Paso sector makes largest seizure of the year

Oct 312007
 
 31/10/2007  Posted by PMC at 17:25 on 31/10/2007 Comments Off
CBP El Paso sector makes largest seizure of the year

Border Patrol agents in Fort Hancock, Texas made the El Paso Sector’s largest marijuana seizure of the year after a motorist lost control of his vehicle and flipped his trailer on FM Road 192, spilling over 3,000 pounds of marijuana Tuesday, announced U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials today. According to officials the incident occurred at about 1:40 p.m. when a Border Patrol agent observed the vehicle pulling a utility trailer traveling northbound from the levee just north of the U.S./Mexico boundary. The vehicle was next seen traveling west on I-10 near McNary. Agents became suspicious and began following the ….Read More

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