Drug Cartel Threatens Arizona Police Department

[sjr09 155]

Mexican Drug Cartel Threatens Arizona Police Department

The Nogales, Arizona Police Department is on heightened alert after a Mexican drug cartel threatened to target off-duty police officers. The threat followed an early June drug bust in which two off-duty Nogales police officers riding on horseback outside the city seized 400 pounds of marijuana. (Fox News, June 22, 2010; Reuters, June 23, 2010).

According to Nogales Police Chief Jeff Kirkham, the department learned of the threats through informants: "The warning was … that the officers, if they are off duty, are to look the other way and ignore any drug trafficking loads that are coming across the border, otherwise they will be targeted." Chief Kirkham added that his department has been unable to ascertain which cartel made the threat, though he noted that the Los Zetas and the Sinaloa Cartel are both currently trying to gain footholds in the Nogales area. Kirkham noted that he is taking the threats "very seriously", adding that he has requested additional support from the Border Patrol. In addition, Kirkham has ordered his officers to carry communications equipment and weapons at all times: "We let them know that if they are to go out there, they are to be armed." (Id.).

The cartel's threats came in the midst of a debate over whether crime is rising in the southwest border region and, especially, in Arizona. A recent piece in The New York Times asserted that "the rate of violent crime at the border, and indeed across Arizona, has been declining, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as has illegal immigration, according to the Border Patrol." (The New York Times, June 19, 2010). However, well-known blogger Tom Maguire has generated considerable interest by pointing out that, while the overall crime figures in Arizona may be down, the numbers have actually increased dramatically in cities outside metropolitan statistical areas and in non-metropolitan counties – areas which are much more likely to be along the border and trafficked by drug smugglers and illegal aliens. (JustOneMinute, June 20, 2010). In addition, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard has suggested that "the drop in violent crime rates might not reflect the continued violence" because crimes committed by smuggling organizations often go unreported. (The New York Times, June 19, 2010).

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[웃 910]

Legalize marijuana. Problem solved.

[sjr09 155]

Legalize marijuana. Problem solved.

Marijuana is not the only drug.

[웃 910]

Marijuana is not the only drug.

The (off-duty) police seized 400 pounds of marijuana. If it was legal then this wouldn't have happened in the first place. The dealers that got caught just lost 10-30 years of freedom. They will now rot in a cage until the 2030s, maybe even longer....

[sjr09 155]

Like I said marijuana is not the only drug, that crosses the border it could have easily been 400 lbs. of cocaine. The dealers got what was coming, they can rot in a cage! Longer the better.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

My link

[natty bumppo 297]

either let the invaders through and sing kumbaya

or

stop with extreme prejudice

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Green cards for all! Just stamp the addresses to the open border folks. Sayin " free food come live with me"

[natty bumppo 297]

Green cards for all! Just stamp the addresses to the open border folks. Sayin " free food come live with me"

and free education ... housing ....

[evli1966 88]

and free education ... housing ....

Sure as long as the people wanting open border laws pay for it.

[natty bumppo 297]

Sure as long as the people wanting open border laws pay for it.

what about paying you back for all your expenses for doing the legal thing? hope you get to enjoy the $$$$$$ cause you're gonna get fvcked for doing things right instead of jumping the border ....

[SuperDuper! 230]

what about paying you back for all your expenses for doing the legal thing? hope you get to enjoy the $$ cause you're gonna get fvcked for doing things right instead of jumping the border ....

This is about the Cartels declaring war on the police Dept, Nasty. It ups the game in a major way, and is yet another level of terrorism in our country. Get it?!

Edited June 30, 2010 by Hopp

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Like I said marijuana is not the only drug, that crosses the border it could have easily been 400 lbs. of cocaine. The dealers got what was coming, they can rot in a cage! Longer the better.

[sjr09 155]

Sure as long as the people wanting open border laws pay for it.

And pays for the security of every citizen of the US!

[Heracles 417]

Legalize marijuana. Problem solved.

Actually, that will just provide a boast to their business.