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| Armed standoff at Mexican Border: Mexican Army rescues Pot? |
| 2005-11-21 |
| Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin A marijuana-laden dump truck got stuck in the Rio Grande on Thursday evening in Hudspeth County, leading to a standoff between U.S. law enforcement and what appeared to be the Mexican military, sheriff officials said. "It's a very serious incident," Hudspeth County Chief Deputy Mike Doyal said. "We are very fortunate (Thursday) night no one got hurt," Doyal said. "Everyone had the presence of mind not to cause an international incident, or start shooting." The incident began when Border Patrol agents tried to stop the dump truck on Interstate 10, sheriff's officials said. The truck fled to Mexico in the Neely's Crossing area. The truck got stuck in the riverbed, and the driver took off running. Agents "started to retrieve the bundles (of marijuana) when the armed subjects appeared," said Agent Ramiro Cordero, a Border Patrol spokesman. The Border Patrol called Hudspeth County sheriff's deputies and Texas state troopers for backup, both agencies confirmed. Doyal said the truck driver returned with the armed men, including men who arrived in official-looking vehicles with overhead lights and what appeared to be Mexican soldiers in uniform and with military-style rifles. The Mexican army is used in The standoff ended when the "soldiers" used a bulldozer to pull the dump truck into Mexico, sheriff's officials said. Doyal said the bulldozer is kept in the area and is suspected of being used to create makeshift paths across the river. Time to equip the Border Parol with RPG's. That would have taken care of both the Dump truck and bulldozer. If the mexico objects then ask Fox what Mexico was doing sending a dumptruck of pot into the united states. |
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