Mexican troops illegally cross border
Siobhan O'Leary
Issue date: 11/3/08 Section: News
On Friday, October 31, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol detained members of the Mexican military. The seven Mexican soldiers were found inside the Arizona border, about 200 yards away from the Colorado River. The entry into the United States by the Mexican soldiers was later determined to be unauthorized.
The U.S. Border Patrol was notified of a broken down military Hummer, or Humvee, which was outfitted with a turret-mounted machine gun. The Borger Patrol agents took the seven soldiers into custody. The Mexican troops were peaceful, and according to a statement from Customs and Border Patrol, no hostilities were exchanged.
The Mexican soldiers were transported by the Customs and Border Patrol agents to the San Luis, Arizona, Port of Entry. The Mexican troops were processed according to Border Patrol guidelines. After finding that none of the soldiers had any immigration or criminal history, the soldiers were repatriated to Mexico. Their equipment and vehicle was also returned to the Mexican military. However, this incident is still under investigation.
The Mexican troops said they were disoriented and believed that they were still in Mexico. The soldiers were still on the south side of the border fence.
In a conversation with CNN, Rep. Tom Tancredo said, "This is not an uncommon occurrence. Often times, it is the result of the Mexican military providing cover essentially for drug transportation across into our country, and/or creating a diversion so it will draw our people away from the place where the drugs are coming across." Rep. Tancredo is a Colorado Congressmen.
In August, four members of the Mexican military held a U.S. Border Patrol agent at gunpoint. These Mexican troops had accidently crossed the border into Arizona. In that same month, the U.S. Border Patrol said that Mexican troops have illegally crossed the border 42 times since October 2007.
The U.S. Border Patrol was notified of a broken down military Hummer, or Humvee, which was outfitted with a turret-mounted machine gun. The Borger Patrol agents took the seven soldiers into custody. The Mexican troops were peaceful, and according to a statement from Customs and Border Patrol, no hostilities were exchanged.
The Mexican soldiers were transported by the Customs and Border Patrol agents to the San Luis, Arizona, Port of Entry. The Mexican troops were processed according to Border Patrol guidelines. After finding that none of the soldiers had any immigration or criminal history, the soldiers were repatriated to Mexico. Their equipment and vehicle was also returned to the Mexican military. However, this incident is still under investigation.
The Mexican troops said they were disoriented and believed that they were still in Mexico. The soldiers were still on the south side of the border fence.
In a conversation with CNN, Rep. Tom Tancredo said, "This is not an uncommon occurrence. Often times, it is the result of the Mexican military providing cover essentially for drug transportation across into our country, and/or creating a diversion so it will draw our people away from the place where the drugs are coming across." Rep. Tancredo is a Colorado Congressmen.
In August, four members of the Mexican military held a U.S. Border Patrol agent at gunpoint. These Mexican troops had accidently crossed the border into Arizona. In that same month, the U.S. Border Patrol said that Mexican troops have illegally crossed the border 42 times since October 2007.
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Drug Rehabs
posted 1/14/09 @ 2:00 AM EST
I said it many times: the law should sentence drug dealers to death penalty. That would clear things out pretty well. But of course that our politicians won't vote such a law: some of them are paid by drug lords. (Continued…)
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