17/02/2009  Posted by PMC at 08:16 on 17/02/2009 Comments Off
It's harvest time in Mexico and Ultralight flights are the new method to haul drugs

Craft can evade radar along border, feds say NOGALES, Ariz. – On Oct. 10, Jesus Iriarte hauled a load of pot from Sonora across the U.S. border. The Mexican national was like hundreds of other drug couriers except for one important distinction: He transported the marijuana by strapping it to a motorized hang glider, something that looks like a lawn mower in the sky. Federal customs agents say radar-dodging ultralights may be an emerging trend among drug smugglers looking for new ways to outwit increased surveillance. But the planes aren’t the safest strategy. In the past four months, three of ….Read More

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