Bundles of marijuana were discovered by U.S. Border Patrol agents Wednesday afternoon near Escobares.
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 — grease buckets, saran wrap, lime sacks, gloves, and masks — commonly used to package marijuana.
Once weighed, the 412 bundles had a total weight of 5,680 pounds — with an estimated street value of $4.54 million.
The two men arrested near the operation were far enough away when they were caught by agents that they could not be connected to the drugs, said Dan Doty, spokesman for the Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley sector.
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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.
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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 in Nuevo Laredo have seized more than 14 tons of marijuana and 51 kilos of cocaine.
Cd Camargo is approximately 60 miles south of Nuevo Laredo and reputedly a stronghold of the Zeta’s, enforcement arm of the Gulf cartel.
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 legal proceedings
The contraband was incinerated at Cuarentenaria Station, located on the Ribereña Highway, between Nuevo Laredo and Reynosa.
The destruction of the goodies was overseen by members of the local Subdelegation of the PGR, of the Federal Agency of Investigations (AFI), the Army, the Preventive Federal Police (PFP) and the Municipal Police.
Among the items destroyed were various chemicals from a clandestine laboratory in the Municipality of Miguel Aleman that were part of a meth lab.
Also destroyed were more than 50,000 pirated CD’s seized in raids around the city.
This is more evidence of President Calderon’s ongoing effort to fight organized crime and corruption in Mexico.
Mexico deserves and needs the $1.4 billion dollar aid package recently approved by Congress to fight the cartels. Mexico does not need US interference or boots on the ground however. Calderon is quite capable of turning this country around.
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 kilos of cocaine, 137 grams of heroin, 14 automatic weapons, 27 pistols, 41 shotguns and 3,337 rounds of ammunition.
34 arrests have been made, in addition to $20,816.00 pesos and $54,970.00 dollars, seized 52 vehicles and made four property seizures.
This operation is being spearheaded by the First Motorized Battalion Cavalry whose area of responsibility includes the municipalities of Laredo, Nuevo Ciudad Guerrero, Miguel Alemán, Díaz Ordaz y Camargo.
Good job guys! More evidence of Mexico’s contribution to helping stop the drug traffic and violence on the southern border.
PCorn
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.
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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
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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 and the effectiveness of the GAMMA machine that provided these results. As a CBP officer, who has trucks leased to my carrier once remarked, when asked how many trailers cross with contraband, “Very few, they would be stupid to try” And that folks is the facts.
So the other blogs that pee themselves posting all these seizures, keep it up! You are only confirming the efficiency of our border security and providing more credibility to Mexico Trucker.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 8.85 tons of marijuana from a truck from Mexico on Friday afternoon, the largest marijuana load ever to be seized at the Calexico port of entry, officials said Saturday.
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