Vehicle Thefts, Southern Arizona
John W. Slagle
February 15, 2006
Vehicle theft in Arizona as well as many Border States is attributable to organized crime cadres in Mexico. Vehicles are stolen, often carjacked and sold or used by smugglers of contraband or human cargos.
The violence of narcotics traffickers on both sides of the line is finally gaining national attention from Texas to the West Coast. The incident at Neely’s crossing near El Paso with alleged Mexican Military personnel protecting the “off loading of bundles of marijuana” from a stolen SUV, stuck in the Rio Grande has been the subject of mainstream media attention for a considerable period of time.
Politicians have also taken the time to evaluate a potentially dangerous situation, international relations and our nation’s borders. As illegal immigration continues to increase in this nation, contraband smuggling also never ends.
In a Tucson Sector Public Information Office Press release, February 14, 2006, CBP Border Patrol Agents seize nearly 2.5 tons of Marijuana.
The P.I.O. Tucson, Arizona states that; ”On February 13, 2006, CBP Border Patrol Agent responded to a possible illegal entry near Ruby Road in Nogales, Arizona and discovered 4,926 pounds of marijuana in two previously reported stolen vehicles”.
The two vehicles, Dodge pick-ups, entered illegally and were heading north when several agents responded and both vehicles attempted to drive back to Mexico. One of the trucks became stuck and the occupants of the vehicles absconded back into Mexico. CBP air was called for support and discovered the other truck abandoned nearby. Both stolen vehicles were loaded with bundles of marijuana. A search of the area proved negative and no arrests were made”.
The 4, 926 pounds of marijuana have an approximate street value of $3,940,760. The marijuana was remanded to the custody of the Drug Enforcement Agency. Since October 1st, the Tucson Sector has seized more than 270,000 pounds of marijuana which is a 46% increase over seizures for the same period last year. CBP/PRESS-RELEASES/060214-4900LbsPotAZ_.html.
This was a similar incident, like Neely’s crossing in Texas, a remote area along the line between Mexico and the United States. In parts of Texas, the Rio Grande was the international boundary. In remote areas of Arizona, the nation of Mexico is a few meters south of a rancher’s barb wire fences for cattle containment.
Working narcotics in any large city police department is an assignment with many personal risks. The amount of money involved in illicit drugs is “staggering” on the streets. On the Borders of this nation, or Interior, it’s a day to day dangerous mission.
Laws are established to protect the majority, not the minority of any country in the world. Rules of conduct in a civilized society have been in effect throughout world history, nation to nation.
Murder, mayhem to man’s inhumanity to man is nothing new. There is a overwhelming section of the world’s population that follow religious to personal beliefs and live their lives according to their own principles, not fear of the law.
Criminal elements of society make their own rules, and anyone that impedes their goal can be a causality north or south of the border. Law enforcement is a necessary balance between those who abide by the rules and those who do not.
Cops can be a “pain in the butt” for traffic tickets and speeding motorists, running red lights ,but few people have ever seen a serious fatal injury accident in cities or highways. It’s not a place any person would ever want to be in a lifetime.
The violence of narcotics traffickers on both sides of the line is finally gaining national attention from Texas to the West Coast. The incident at Neely’s crossing near El Paso with alleged Mexican Military personnel protecting the “off loading of bundles of marijuana” from a stolen SUV, stuck in the Rio Grande has been the subject of mainstream media attention for a considerable period of time.
Politicians have also taken the time to evaluate a potentially dangerous situation, international relations and our nation’s borders. As illegal immigration continues to increase in this nation, contraband smuggling also never ends.
In a Tucson Sector Public Information Office Press release, February 14, 2006, CBP Border Patrol Agents seize nearly 2.5 tons of Marijuana.
The P.I.O. Tucson, Arizona states that; ”On February 13, 2006, CBP Border Patrol Agent responded to a possible illegal entry near Ruby Road in Nogales, Arizona and discovered 4,926 pounds of marijuana in two previously reported stolen vehicles”.
The two vehicles, Dodge pick-ups, entered illegally and were heading north when several agents responded and both vehicles attempted to drive back to Mexico. One of the trucks became stuck and the occupants of the vehicles absconded back into Mexico. CBP air was called for support and discovered the other truck abandoned nearby. Both stolen vehicles were loaded with bundles of marijuana. A search of the area proved negative and no arrests were made”.
The 4, 926 pounds of marijuana have an approximate street value of $3,940,760. The marijuana was remanded to the custody of the Drug Enforcement Agency. Since October 1st, the Tucson Sector has seized more than 270,000 pounds of marijuana which is a 46% increase over seizures for the same period last year. CBP/PRESS-RELEASES/060214-4900LbsPotAZ_.html.
This was a similar incident, like Neely’s crossing in Texas, a remote area along the line between Mexico and the United States. In parts of Texas, the Rio Grande was the international boundary. In remote areas of Arizona, the nation of Mexico is a few meters south of a rancher’s barb wire fences for cattle containment.
Working narcotics in any large city police department is an assignment with many personal risks. The amount of money involved in illicit drugs is “staggering” on the streets. On the Borders of this nation, or Interior, it’s a day to day dangerous mission.
Laws are established to protect the majority, not the minority of any country in the world. Rules of conduct in a civilized society have been in effect throughout world history, nation to nation.
Murder, mayhem to man’s inhumanity to man is nothing new. There is a overwhelming section of the world’s population that follow religious to personal beliefs and live their lives according to their own principles, not fear of the law.
Criminal elements of society make their own rules, and anyone that impedes their goal can be a causality north or south of the border. Law enforcement is a necessary balance between those who abide by the rules and those who do not.
Cops can be a “pain in the butt” for traffic tickets and speeding motorists, running red lights ,but few people have ever seen a serious fatal injury accident in cities or highways. It’s not a place any person would ever want to be in a lifetime.
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