Great..We've Lost Part of Arizona to Cartels

[acockasian]

Signs in Arizona warn of smuggler dangers

 

The federal government has posted signs along a major interstate highway in Arizona, more than 100 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, warning travelers the area is unsafe because of drug and alien smugglers, and a local sheriff says Mexican drug cartels now control some parts of the state.

 

The signs were posted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) along a 60-mile stretch of Interstate 8 between Casa Grande and Gila Bend, a major east-west corridor linking Tucson and Phoenix with San Diego.

 

They warn travelers that they are entering an "active drug and human smuggling area" and they may encounter "armed criminals and smuggling vehicles traveling at high rates of speed." Beginning less than 50 miles south of Phoenix, the signs encourage travelers to "use public lands north of Interstate 8" and to call 911 if they "see suspicious activity."

 

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, whose county lies at the center of major drug and alien smuggling routes to Phoenix and cities east and west, attests to the violence. He said his deputies are outmanned and outgunned by drug traffickers in the rough-hewn desert stretches of his own county.

 

"Mexican drug cartels literally do control parts of Arizona," he said. "They literally have scouts on the high points in the mountains and in the hills and they literally control movement. They have radios, they have optics, they have night-vision goggles as good as anything law enforcement has.

 

"This is going on here in Arizona," he said. "This is 70 to 80 miles from the border - 30 miles from the fifth-largest city in the United States."

 

He said he asked the Obama administration for 3,000 National Guard soldiers to patrol the border, but what he got were 15 signs.

 

............And lots more. I hope Bangkok Traveler is safe. We were all worried last month thinking he had a drug problem in the BT Junkie thread.

 

Rink here http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/31/signs-in-arizona-warn-of-smuggler-dangers/

[The_Munchmaster]

....The federal government has posted signs.....warning travelers the area is unsafe because of drug and alien smugglers,....

So a pretty good place to hang out if you want to spot a UFO?

[BadaBing]

I'd guess you would see those signs in 25% of Los Angeles , if the city could afford to make them...

[Old Hippie]

You are all racist liars! Illegals are just ALL nice people who want a better life, and ONLY take jobs Americans are too lazy to do. We should let all of them in and welcome them all, because it will cost too much if we do anything to stop them.

[LizardKing]

Given that they are a typical red state and pay less in taxes that they take in aid, I say 'good riddance!'

[Old Hippie]

You do have a point there...

[Bangkoktraveler]

You are all racist liars! Illegals are just ALL nice people who want a better life, and ONLY take jobs Americans are too lazy to do. We should let all of them in and welcome them all, because it will cost too much if we do anything to stop them.

 

 

The ssue is not illegals but illegal drugs - an issue the USA does not want to address.

 

Taxpayers have never wanted to foot the bill(s) to make Arizona safe.

[Old Hippie]

Legalizing drugs is the best answer, but it will NEVER fly! Mexico now a days is like Chicago in the 20's and 30's. all because of contraband, and the people's desire for it.

 

There are cheaper alternatives to protecting the borders, but they will never fly either...

[rchapstick]

All I can say is thank goodness for the "Papers Please" legislation. That will teach those drug smuggling hoodlums not to fuck with Arizona!

[Steve]

Legalizing drugs is the best answer, but it will NEVER fly! Mexico now a days is like Chicago in the 20's and 30's. all because of contraband, and the people's desire for it.

 

There are cheaper alternatives to protecting the borders, but they will never fly either...

 

The mob had a code. These guys have none.